ESPNF1 Staff
December 4, 2011
Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher made it five consecutive victories as a pairing in Dusseldorf © Sutton Images
Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher followed up their 2010 win for Germany to make it five consecutive Nations Cup victories as a pairing in the Race of Champions.
The German pair had to come through a tough semi-final against Great Britain - their opponents in the final last year - before beating Team Nordic 2-0 in the final in Dusseldorf. With Great Britain having beaten Germany in the group stages, the best-of-three semi-final came down to a decider between Vettel and Jenson Button, with Button spinning out to see the Germans through. Nordic - comprised of Tom Kristensen and Juho Hanninen - defeated French pair Romain Grosjean and Sebastien Ogier 2-0 in the other semi.
The Race of Champions sees drivers pitted in head-to-head races around a stadium circuit, with this year's race remaining at the ESPRIT Arena in Germany. Of those eliminated in the group stages, the second German team of Timo Glock and Timo Scheider was unlucky to miss out by just one point, while Vitaly Petrov secured a fine win over Michael Schumacher in his first race of the night for Team Slavic.
The main individual Race of Champions takes place on Sunday, with a current Formula One driver yet to win the title after Sebastian Vettel was knocked out by eventual winner Filipe Albuquerque in the semi-final last year.
Credit: ESPN F1 (en.espnf1.com)
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