2013 Race of Champions

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Layout of the Track

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 due to the 2013–2014 Thai political crisis.[2]

Participants

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

Cars

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Cars that had been announced.[14]

The track

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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).

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