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Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has become the first driver to sign up as the Race Of Champions celebrates its 25th year of competition in 2012. ROC organisers can now also confirm that Bangkoks Rajamangala Stadium will host the prestigious event on the weekend of December 15-16.
Held every year since 1988, the end-of-season contest brings together the worlds greatest drivers from motor sports major disciplines including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans and the X-Games and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery. Drivers pair up for the ROC Nations Cup, this year scheduled for Saturday 15 December, before the individual Race Of Champions takes place on Sunday 16 December.
For the past five years Vettel has joined up with Michael Schumacher to take Team Germany to victory in the ROC Nations Cup. Now Vettel is back for more aiming to add the individual Race Of Champions crown to his 2010 and 2011 Formula 1 world championships and his growing ROC roll of honour.
Vettel said: "I've never been to Thailand before so I'm very much looking forward to having the Race Of Champions in Bangkok. I think its a great venue and hopefully there will be plenty of people supporting us and cheering for us when we are racing."
"I've been part of the Race Of Champions for quite a few years now and I really like it. Every year the atmosphere between the drivers is different to when we meet each other at the racetrack. It's more relaxed, we enjoy ourselves in the evenings and we usually we have a very good time there.:
"Together with Michael, weve been very successful for Team Germany in the ROC Nations Cup. So thats still the most important event for us. But it would be great to get through to the final of the main Race Of Champions at last and win that too
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