From press release
The 25th Race of Champions will be held in December at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
In recent years the Race Of Champions has visited the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008), Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium (2009) and Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena (2010-2011). Now it is venturing outside Europe for only the second time in its 25-year history.
Built in time to stage the 1998 Asian Games, the Rajamangala stadium has since hosted Thailand’s home football matches plus the Asian Cup in 2007. With a capacity of 50,000, the venue also hosts athletics, pop concerts and even political rallies.
His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports Mr Chumpol Silapa-archa said: “We are thrilled that the Race Of Champions is coming to Thailand. This race will be a perfect opportunity for Thais to see some of the world’s greatest drivers and represents another step by the government in its efforts to promote racing and automotive sports in the Kingdom. We aim to bring Formula One to Thailand as well.”
Race organiser Fredrik Johnsson, who created the event in 1988 alongside Michèle Mouton, the world’s most successful female rally driver, added: “We have again been swamped with offers from first-rate venues all over the world but we couldn’t think of a better place to celebrate our 25th anniversary than Thailand. Following our visit to Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium in 2009 this is only the second time the event has been held outside Europe. Now we can look forward to seeing some of the best drivers in the world fighting it out at ROC in Bangkok.”
The 25th Race of Champions will be held in December at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
In recent years the Race Of Champions has visited the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008), Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium (2009) and Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena (2010-2011). Now it is venturing outside Europe for only the second time in its 25-year history.
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| Photo: Raceofchampions.com |
Built in time to stage the 1998 Asian Games, the Rajamangala stadium has since hosted Thailand’s home football matches plus the Asian Cup in 2007. With a capacity of 50,000, the venue also hosts athletics, pop concerts and even political rallies.
His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports Mr Chumpol Silapa-archa said: “We are thrilled that the Race Of Champions is coming to Thailand. This race will be a perfect opportunity for Thais to see some of the world’s greatest drivers and represents another step by the government in its efforts to promote racing and automotive sports in the Kingdom. We aim to bring Formula One to Thailand as well.”
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| Photo: Raceofchampions.com |
Race organiser Fredrik Johnsson, who created the event in 1988 alongside Michèle Mouton, the world’s most successful female rally driver, added: “We have again been swamped with offers from first-rate venues all over the world but we couldn’t think of a better place to celebrate our 25th anniversary than Thailand. Following our visit to Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium in 2009 this is only the second time the event has been held outside Europe. Now we can look forward to seeing some of the best drivers in the world fighting it out at ROC in Bangkok.”