Champions set for Wembley

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Last updated: 13th December 2007

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On Sunday 16th December, Wembley Stadium will, for the first time, play host to the 'Race of Champions' - an unique event in the motorsport calendar and one that you can see exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Over 80,000 fans are expected to attend as some of the world's best race and rally drivers go head-to-head in a range of high-performance cars to decide who is the quickest - or, in RoC terminology, the 'Champion of Champions'.

A total of 18 drivers will be looking to achieve that aim, with the list of those taking part headed by seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher.

British F1 stars Jenson Button and David Coulthard will also be vying for honours, alongside fellow grand prix drivers Sebastian Vettel and Heikki Kovalainen - the latter a former winner of the event in 2004.

The world of rallying will be represented by the likes of former world champion Marcus Gronholm - another former winner - and Petter Sollberg.

Meanwhile, American racing yields NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson - who recently defended his Nextel Cup title - and Champ Car star Sebastien Bourdais - now F1-bound after taking his fourth title Stateside.

Debate

But the title 'Champion of Champions' is not the only one on offer at Wembley as competitors also form teams to contest the RoC Nations Cup and decide who is 'The Fastest Nation in the World'.

Thus, Button will be partnered by fellow Englishman and three-time World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx, while Scotland's team consists of Coulthard and Alister McRae, brother of late World Rally Champion - and RoC stalwart - Colin McRae.

Now in its 20th year, the Race of Champions is sure to ignite furious debate amongst fans as, using the simple - and unusual in motorsport - premise of identical equipment, they can see who is the best based purely on driving talent.

And, with Wembley Stadium transformed by the presence of a one kilometre-long track, it's also bound to provide a unique spectacle...