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Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is the first driver in the line-up for the 2013 Race Of Champions at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on the weekend of December 14-15.
The end-of-season contest, held every year since 1988, brings together the world's greatest drivers from motor sport's main disciplines - including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans, MotoGP, IndyCar and the X-Games - and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery.
Schumacher has more titles (7), wins (91) and pole positions (68) than anyone else in the history of Formula 1.
The German retired from full-time competition at the end of 2012 but he also has a mighty record at the Race Of Champions, having partnered reigning F1 world champion and compatriot Sebastian Vettel to ROC Nations Cup glory in each of the last six years. To rub it in, the pair won ten races out of ten en route to victory last December.
The Race Of Champions brings together stars from all over the world - and the rest of this year's line-up will be announced in the run-up to December's event.
Along with Schumacher and Vettel's total of ten Formula 1 world championships, the 2012 field featured a haul of seven MotoGP championships courtesy of Jorge Lorenzo and Mick Doohan, plus greats from Le Mans (Tom Kristensen), touring cars (Andy Priaulx), IndyCar (Ryan Hunter-Reay), V8 Supercars (Jamie Whincup) and more.
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is the first driver in the line-up for the 2013 Race Of Champions at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on the weekend of December 14-15.
The end-of-season contest, held every year since 1988, brings together the world's greatest drivers from motor sport's main disciplines - including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans, MotoGP, IndyCar and the X-Games - and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery.
Schumacher has more titles (7), wins (91) and pole positions (68) than anyone else in the history of Formula 1.
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| Michael Schumacher celebrates with Sebastian Vettel (Photo: RaceOfChampions.com) |
The German retired from full-time competition at the end of 2012 but he also has a mighty record at the Race Of Champions, having partnered reigning F1 world champion and compatriot Sebastian Vettel to ROC Nations Cup glory in each of the last six years. To rub it in, the pair won ten races out of ten en route to victory last December.
The Race Of Champions brings together stars from all over the world - and the rest of this year's line-up will be announced in the run-up to December's event.
Along with Schumacher and Vettel's total of ten Formula 1 world championships, the 2012 field featured a haul of seven MotoGP championships courtesy of Jorge Lorenzo and Mick Doohan, plus greats from Le Mans (Tom Kristensen), touring cars (Andy Priaulx), IndyCar (Ryan Hunter-Reay), V8 Supercars (Jamie Whincup) and more.