{"id":27398,"date":"2007-12-15T11:42:34","date_gmt":"2007-12-15T11:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsinside.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4750-roc-race-of-champions-arrives-wembley"},"modified":"2007-12-15T11:42:34","modified_gmt":"2007-12-15T11:42:34","slug":"4750-roc-race-of-champions-arrives-wembley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsinside.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4750-roc-race-of-champions-arrives-wembley","title":{"rendered":"ROC &#8211; The Race of Champions arrives at Wembley!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After three editions held at the Stade de France, the Race of Champions is taking place at Wembley this year. In the absence of S\u00e9bastien Loeb, Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm, the Solberg brothers, and Alister McRae will represent the world of rallying.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen drivers are invited to ignite the new Wembley. Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm, Petter and Henning Solberg (second, fifth, and sixth in the WRC) as well as Alister McRae (former official driver for Subaru, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi) will challenge a few other champions including Andy Priaulx (WTCC), Michael Schumacher (F1), Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR), Travis Pastrana (X Games), S\u00e9bastien Bourdais (Champ Car), and Tom Kristensen (24 Hours of Le Mans). They will attempt to beat Mattias Ekstr\u00f6m, the defending champion.<\/p>\n<p>On the London track, the Ford Focus RS 07 will take center stage alongside the Abarth Grande Punto Super 2000, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, the Solution F Touring Car, and the traditional ROC Car.<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of S\u00e9bastien Loeb, S\u00e9bastien Bourdais and Yvan Muller will defend the French colors in the Nations Cup against England, Scotland, Germany, the USA, Scandinavia, Finland, and Norway.<\/p>\n<p>Start of the duels at 2:00 PM for five hours of entertainment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three editions held at the Stade de France, the Race of Champions is taking place at Wembley this year. In the absence of S\u00e9bastien Loeb, Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm, the Solberg brothers, and Alister McRae will represent the world of rallying. Sixteen drivers are invited to ignite the new Wembley. 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