2013 Race of Champions

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2013 Race of Champions
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The 2013 Race of Champions was due to be the 26th running of the Race of Champions, and was due to take place over 14–15 December 2013 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] However the event was cancelled on 2 December due to political unrest in Bangkok.[2]

Participants

Champions from numerous series were invited, while also invited was nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen.

Listed below are drivers who had been announced to compete prior to the event's cancellation.

Team Drivers 2013 series
 Australia Mick Doohan[3] none
Jamie Whincup[4] V8 Supercars
 Austria Felix Baumgartner[5] VW Scirocco R-Cup
 France Sébastien Ogier[6] WRC
 Germany Michael Schumacher[7] WSKC
Sebastian Vettel[8] F1
 Great Britain David Coulthard[9] none
Susie Wolff[9] none
 India Karun Chandhok[10] FIA GT
Narain Karthikeyan[10] Auto GP
DenmarkSweden Scandinavia Mattias Ekström[11] DTM
Tom Kristensen[12] WEC
  Switzerland Fabio Leimer[13] GP2

Cars

Cars that had been announced.[14]

The Track

A 697 metres tarmac track was constructed in the Rajamangala Stadium. The track had a bridge to connect the outer lane with the inner lane in an 8 shape track. All the races were planned to be 2 laps (1.394 km).

References

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  11. ↑ Mattias Ekstrom confirms return to Race of Champions - Autosport, 11 November 2013
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