Colombian wins on his event debut; Vettel early exit; Button reaches quarter finals; Coulthard defeated in semi-final; See Nations Cup live on Sky Sports F1 on Sunday
Thursday 26 January 2017 11:41, UK
Juan Pablo Montoya marked his Race of Champions debut in style as he was crowned Champion of Champions in Miami.
The Colombian beat Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen 2-0 in the final, showing his versatility by winning heat one in a rallycross car and heat two in a KTM X-Bow.
Montoya progressed to the knockout rounds after defeating Pascal Wehrlein and Petter Solberg in the group stage.
From that point on the former F1 driver didn't lose a heat as he knocked out Travis Pastrana in the quarter-final, Felipe Massa in the semi-final and Kristensen in the final.
"I'm over the moon. I'd never done this event before and my wife said 'I want to go you better race'," said Montoya.
"You go from a rallycar, to a buggy, to a KTM, it is amazing."
Wehrlein provided one of the scariest moments of the night as he crashed into Massa after the finish during the group stage. The German then rolled Polaris Slingshot SLR, but fortunately everyone walked away from the incident unscathed.
Defending champion Sebastian Vettel made a surprise early exit, losing to Helio Castroneves and Travis Pastrana in Group A, finishing the day with only a sole victory over Alexander Rossi.
The Ferrari driver will have a chance to redeem himself on Sunday when he partners Wehrlein for Team Germany in the Nations Cup.
Team GB will be represented by Jenson Button and the action is live on Sky Sports F1 from 4:55pm.
