News to hand of the Race of Champions (ROC) venue for 2013 to be Bangkok once more. The Rajamangala Stadium will be used again and the dates will be December 14, 15.
The ‘Champions’ come from many categories of motor sport, including F1, Rallying, MotoGP, Indycar and Le Mans. Several (non-champion) drivers were also invited to ensure representation from different countries (including Thailand).
Team winners have come from Germany for the past six years with their two top drivers Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, with the individual winner being Romain Grosjean (France, F1).
The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) claims that last year’s ROC event was the largest motor sport event in Thailand, but I somehow doubt that. The Rajamangala stadium seats 50,000 and the place was not filled last year. In 2010 a reputed 150,000 showed up to watch Mark Webber do his F1 demonstration runs on Ratchdamnoen Avenue.
