Team Germany wins third RoC Nations Cup – Video Clips

Seven time F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher and his Team Germany team-mate, Sebastian Vettel, claimed their third consecutive ROC Nations Cup today.

The pair beat the Autosport Team GB pairing of new F1 World Champion, Jenson Button, and three time FIA World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx, in the tie break race of the Nations Cup final.

The German drivers defeated teams from the host nation, China, and Finland on their way to the semi-finals. There, they met the fired up American team of Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana.

It looked like an upset could be on the cards, when Foust drifted his way around the parallel track inside the Bird's Nest stadium to beat Schumacher, but Vettel restored honour with victories over both Pastrana and Foust,

Schumacher said: “We are a good team and we helped each other out in the earlier stages.”

Vettel added: “It's great to win the Nations Cup for the third time in a row. It's all about team work in this event and I'd like to say thanks to the fans.”

For Button, it was also a first -- his first trip to the ROC Nations Cup final, and the newly-crowned world champion quipped: "To be out there celebrating being the first loser is never best, I don't like finishing second. It was a lot of fun -- I spent most of the evening trying to hang on to my team-mate's coat tails."

Priaulx added: "It was a great pleasure to race against Michael, I've watched him race for years. Tomorrow's Race of Champions main event will be a tough night, as I won't have a team-mate to pull me through, but it's nice to have a little success tonight."

Host nation, China, reached the semi-finals of the ROC Nations Cup, with ROC China winner Dong He Bin winning two of his group races to help he and team-mate Han Han progress.

The main Race of Champions event, in which all 20 drivers battle individually for the Race of Champions crown, kicks off at 7.40pm on Wednesday.

Follow the event live by visiting www.raceofchampions.com.

Schumacher vs Button - Nations Cup Final