Michael Schumacher, seven-time Formula 1 World Champion.Sebastian Vettel, 2010 Formula 1 World Champion.It’s silent but blindingly quick! I’m proud that The Race of Champions is leading the way in promoting green technologies in motorsport and it was fantastic to see – but not hear – such great drivers pushing the Tesla hard around this track.”įull list of drivers for the 2010 Race of Champions: Johnsson said: “I’m lucky to have had a ride in the Tesla Roadster and I was really impressed. The competition pits the greats of motorsport head-to-head on a parallel track in identical machinery. The Race of Champions has been staged every year since 1988, founded by IMP President Fredrik Johnsson and Michèle Mouton, the world’s most successful female rally driver. But The Race of Champions marks Tesla’s biggest and most important entry into the world of motorsport.
Since 2008 Tesla has delivered nearly 1,400 Roadsters to customers in at least 30 countries, including professional drivers who have raced their Roadsters on some of the world’s toughest circuits. The Roadster accelerates from 0- 100 km/h in under four seconds and has an electronically limited top-line speed of 201 km/h, yet it can be fully or partially recharged by renewable energy, including solar or wind power.īased in California ‘s Silicon Valley, Tesla Motors has won critical acclaim from some of the world’s most renowned motoring enthusiasts. The Tesla Roadster is the world’s only zero-emission supercar – the only car that embodies the once-conflicting ideals of performance and efficiency. The drivers due to compete in today’s ROC Nations Cup and Sunday’s Race of Champions took turns behind the wheel – including Formula 1 world champions Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost.Ĭlick image to download the hi-res version. Ever the pioneer of innovative concepts in motorsport, The Race of Champions took a step into a green future with several demonstration runs featuring the electric-powered cars on the unique parallel track at the ESPRIT arena. DUSSELDORF, Germany - Electric power replaced the roar of an engine at the practice sessions for The Race of Champions in Düsseldorf, when the stars of world motorsport got behind the wheel of the ground-breaking Tesla Roadster.
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