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Race of Champions 2017

Most other sports are different, athletics, tennis, golf or even football. The best on the day will win and there is (more or less ) a universal set of rules. Motor sport is the exception, the best of the best is harder to agree on. This weekend in Miami, ROC will bring together the world’s finest drivers from all the disciplines of competition and sets them free to battle, head-to-head, on the very same track in the very same car. Cars include the Ariel Atom Cup, a Radical SR3 RSX, Polaris SlingshotSLR, KTM X-Bow, Whelen NASCAR and the custom built R.O.C. car.

Our very own DC is holding up the Scottish end of things and Jenson Button will be his team mate for the Sunday event.

Coulthard and Button

Other drivers this year include;

Sebastian Vettel, four-time Formula 1 world champion
Pascal Wehrlein, 2015 DTM champion and Sauber F1 driver
Jenson Button, 2009 Formula 1 world champion
David Coulthard, 13-time Formula 1 grand prix winner
Tom Kristensen, nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner
Petter Solberg, double FIA World Rallycross Champion
Juan-Pablo Montoya, 2015 Indianapolis 500 winner
Gabby Chaves, 2015 IndyCar Rookie of the Year
Felipe Massa, 11-time Formula 1 grand prix winner
Tony Kanaan, 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner
Kurt Busch, 2004 NASCAR champion
Kyle Busch, 2015 NASCAR champion
Travis Pastrana, action sports legend
Scott Speed, double Global Rallycross Champion
Alexander Rossi, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner
James Hinchcliffe, 2016 Indianapolis 500 pole sitter
Stefan Rzadzinkski, 2016 ROC Factor winner
Helio Castroneves, triple Indianapolis 500 winner
Gabriel Glusman, 2016 ROC Factor winner

You can watch it live on;

Saturday 21 January
8pm – Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Mix

Sunday 22 January
4:55pm – Sky Sports F1

Who do you think will take the title this year?

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