Scirocco R-Cup: Formula 1 world champion Vettel debuts

The new Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of the near 275-hp Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup worked the crowd at the Arena in Düsseldorf up into a frenzy at the Race of Champions.

Together with record world champion Michael Schumacher, the driver from Heppenheim (Germany) won the Nations’ Cup for the fourth time in a row. At the finale both prevailed against Team Great Britain with Jason Plato and Andy Priaulx. The Champion of Champions title was sensationally won by the Portuguese Filipe Albuquerque who prevailed against world rally champion Sebastién Loeb.

“The successful inaugural season of the Scirocco R-Cup has culminated in the Race of Champions,” says Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “We’re very proud of the fact that the new Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has inspired the crowd here at the Race of Champions in the Scirocco R-Cup. And obviously we’re also happy that the organisers of the Race of Champions selected the racing version of the Scirocco as one of the cars fielded in the event. This shows the worldwide prestige which the Scirocco R-Cup enjoys as an innovative and eco-conscious one-make cup.”

Source: Volkswagen Motorsport Information