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Five touring car stars to ROC

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The Race Of Champions is getting closer and a number of touring car drivers have been confirmed for the race. As we reported earlier, DTM-stars Mattias Ekström and Tom Kristensen will participate in the race. New to the list are Andy Priaulx, Yvan Müller and Bernd Schneider.

Priaulx will team up with Jenson Button in the Autosport Team England. Yvan Müller will drive with Sebastien Loeb in Team Playstation France 1. Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström are teaming up in Team Scandinavia while Bernd Schneider has no team mate yet in team Germany.

This will be the 19th edition of the Race of Champions-Nations Cup, a unique and spectacular competition that opposes motor sport champions and superstars from across the world, returns to the Stade de France in Paris, France, for the third year running on Saturday December 16, 2006.