ROC: David Coulthard to compete in ROC event in Dusseldorf

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Multiple Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard will compete against a star-studded field at December’s Race Of Champions in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The Scotsman, who now commentates for the BBC and competes in DTM, joins three F1 world champions in the field for ROC 2011 in Düsseldorf

Coulthard is stepping right back into the mix at the top, taking on the dazzling field of today’s motor sport greats at ROC 2011. The line-up already includes three F1 world champions in Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button, plus stars of world rally, Le Mans, touring cars and the X Games.

The Race Of Champions is an annual end-of-season competition that brings together the world’s greatest drivers from all motor sport’s disciplines – including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans and the X-Games – and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery on a specially constructed parallel track. Drivers pair up for the ROC Nations Cup, this year scheduled for Saturday 3 December, before the individual Race Of Champions takes place on Sunday 4 December.


Drivers confirmed for the 2011 Race Of Champions:

• Sebastian VETTEL, 2010 and 2011 Formula 1 World Champion
• Michael SCHUMACHER, seven-time Formula 1 World Champion
• Jenson BUTTON, 2009 Formula 1 World Champion
• Andy PRIAULX, three-time World Touring Car Champion
• Travis PASTRANA, four-time Rally America winner and X-Games legend
• Brian DEEGAN, 13 X-games medals including Rally Cross gold in 2011
• Tom KRISTENSEN, eight-time Le Mans 24-Hour race winner
• Mattias EKSTROM, DTM star and triple ROC Champion of Champions
• Sebastien OGIER, winner of five WRC rallies in 2011
• Romain GROSJEAN, 2011 GP2 Series Champion
• Martin TOMCZYK, 2011 DTM Champion
• Vitaly PETROV, Formula 1 driver for Lotus Renault GP
• Timo GLOCK, Formula 1 driver for Marussia Virgin Racing
• Timo SCHEIDER, 2008 and 2009 DTM Champion
• David COULTHARD, winner of 13 Formula 1 grands prix