Race of Champions

The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring national teams consisting of racing and rally drivers. The race was organized in 1988 by Michèle Mouton and Fredrik Johnson.

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Motorsport - Racing - Rally - 1988 - Michèle Mouton - Fredrik Johnson

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Every year has featured an individual champion, and many have featured other contests. The top individual wins the Henri Toivonen Memorial trophy and given the title, Champion of Champions.

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The Nations Cup was added in 1999. Each nation fields one rally driver and one circuit racer. The second driver often comes from the WRC, Formula 1, NASCAR, CART, IRL, or Grand Prix. In some instances, circuit drivers who have previous off-road or rally experience have represented their countries as rally drivers. In 2002 and 2004, the United States had NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson as a rally driver, as Johnson's championships in auto racing have come as an off-road driver, with titles in SCORE and CORR off-road racing.

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1999 - WRC - Formula 1 - NASCAR - CART - IRL - Grand Prix

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