2017 Race of Champions#Nations' Cup

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Image:Circuit RoC 2017 Miami Marlins Park.svg

The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami.{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/miami-becomes-first-american-city-to-host-the-race-of-champions/|title=Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions|date=23 August 2016|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|accessdate=23 August 2016}} Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.

Participants

class="wikitable"

! Nations' Cup team

! Drivers

! 2016 series

rowspan=2| Colombia

| {{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/chaves-joins-montoya-at-team-colombia-for-miami-roc-nations-cup/|title=Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup|date=15 December 2016|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|accessdate=15 December 2016}}

| IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/indianapolis-500-winners-juan-pablo-montoya-and-tony-kanaan-join-line-up-for-roc-miami/|title=Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami|date=4 October 2016|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|accessdate=4 October 2016}}

| IndyCar Series

rowspan=2| Brazil

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

| IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/formula-1-great-felipe-massa-joins-exciting-line-up-for-race-of-champions-in-miami/|title=Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|date=25 October 2016|accessdate=26 October 2016}}

| Formula One

rowspan=2|Germany

|{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

| Formula One

{{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein

| Formula One

rowspan=2| ROC Factor Latin America{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/roc-factor-offers-unique-chance-for-unknowns-to-race-the-best-alongside-indycar-greats-castroneves-and-hinchcliffe/|title=ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe|date=23 December 2016|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|accessdate=24 December 2016}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

| IndyCar Series

{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Glusman{{refn|name=Factor|group=N|They were elected by the general vote on ROC Facebook.}}

| none

rowspan=2| Nordic{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/champions-ready-to-roc-barbados.aspx|title=Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg rejoin forces for Race Of Champions in London|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|date=22 June 2015|accessdate=1 July 2015|archive-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701192657/http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/champions-ready-to-roc-barbados.aspx|url-status=dead}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Tom Kristensen

| none

{{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| World Rallycross Championship

rowspan=2| ROC Factor Canada

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe

| IndyCar Series

{{flagicon|CAN}} Stefan Rzadzinski{{refn|name=Factor|group=N}}

| Nissan Micra Cup

rowspan=2| United Kingdom

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/british-formula-1-greats-jenson-button-and-david-coulthard-to-race-at-roc-miami/|title=British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami|date=13 December 2016|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|accessdate=13 December 2016}}

| Formula One

{{flagicon|GBR}} David Coulthard

| none

rowspan=2| Team USA IndyCar

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| IndyCar Series

{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/indianapolis-500-winner-alexander-rossi-joins-double-global-rallycross-champion-scott-speed-at-roc-miami/|title=Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|date=7 November 2016|accessdate=7 November 2016}}

| IndyCar Series

rowspan=2| Team USA NASCAR

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kurt Busch

| NASCAR Sprint Cup

{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Busch{{cite news|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/news/latest-news/nascar-champion-kyle-busch-joins-stunning-field-for-january-s-race-of-champions-in-miami/|title=NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami|work=raceofchampions.com|publisher=Race of Champions|date=19 December 2016|accessdate=19 December 2016}}

| NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series

rowspan=2| Team USA Rally X

| {{flagicon|USA}} Travis Pastrana{{cite web|last=McAssey|first=Pat|url=http://nesn.com/2016/08/travis-pastrana-to-compete-in-race-of-champions-in-miami-at-marlins-park/|title=Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park|publisher=New England Sports Network|date=August 31, 2016|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}

| Rally America

{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Speed

| Global RallyCross Championship, Audi Sport TT Cup

Nations' Cup

There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.

The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.

=Group stage=

==Group A==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Team USA IndyCar \| style="text-align:center;"\|4 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1:15.7969
style="background:lightgreen;" !2 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Team USA NASCAR \| style="text-align:center;"\|4 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1:16.2932
3 \|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Team Canada \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1:17.4019
4 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Team USA RallyX \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|5 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1:15.8272

==Group B==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Team Germany \| style="text-align:center;"\|4 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|
\|{{flagicon\|UK}} Team Great Britain \| style="text-align:center;"\| \| style="text-align:center;"\| \| style="text-align:center;"\|
\|{{flagicon

} Team Nordic

| style="text-align:center;"|

==Group C==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Team Colombia \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|
\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Team Brazil \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|
\|{{flagicon

} Latin America

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|

=Knockout stage=

{{Round4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Team USA IndyCar|1|{{flagicon|USA}} Team USA NASCAR|2|

|{{flagicon|GER}} Team Germany|2|{{flagicon|COL}} Team Colombia|0|

|{{flagicon|USA}} Team USA NASCAR|0|{{flagicon|GER}} Team Germany|2|

| RD1 = Semi-finals

| RD2 = Final

| team-width = 170

| score-width = 50

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Race of Champions

=Group stage=

==Group A==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Travis Pastrana \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.7393
style="background:lightgreen;" !2 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.2688
3 \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Sebastian Vettel \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.6493
4 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Alexander Rossi \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.7898

==Group B==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.3303
style="background:lightgreen;" !2 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Felipe Massa \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:37.6360
3 \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:36.6564
4 \|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Petter Solberg \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:36.9282

==Group C==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|UK}} Jenson Button \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.6742
style="background:lightgreen;" !2 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Kyle Busch \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.7193
3 \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Tony Kanaan \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.6410
4 \|{{flagicon\|CAN}} James Hinchcliffe \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:39.0259

==Group D==

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
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style="background:lightgreen;" !1 \|{{flagicon\|UK}} David Coulthard \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.4466
style="background:lightgreen;" !2 \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Tom Kristensen \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.3756
3 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Kurt Busch \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:38.4182
4 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0:39.8681