The 2012 Race of Champions was the 25th running of the event, and took place over 14–16 December 2012 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2][3] During the first day, a ROC Thailand contest was held with four local drivers to decide the identity of the Thai representatives. The top two drivers (Nattavude Charoensukawattana and Tin Sritrai) advanced to the ROC Asia contest, where they faced teams from India, China and Japan. The Thai team was guaranteed a place in the main Nations Cup, whilst the second spot was taken by the victorious Indian team formed by F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan and WEC driver Karun Chandhok.[4] During the second day, Germany took their sixth consecutive Nations Cup victory courtesy of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, beating France (Sébastien Ogier and Romain Grosjean) in the final 2–0.[5] During the final day, Romain Grosjean won the Race of Champions, beating Tom Kristensen 2–0 in a closely fought final.[6][7] In the UK, the live broadcasts of the latter two days of the event on Motors TV attracted a peak of 44,000 television viewers, a respectable figure for a satellite-only channel.[8]
- ^ Google news article from AFP
- ^ The IBNLive news article on the race
- ^ "Bangkok to host 25th Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "The Hindustan Times article on ROC Asia". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "News Story – Team Germany win sixth ROC Nations Cup". Race Of Champions. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "News Story – Grosjean crowned 2012 Champion of Champions". Race Of Champions. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ The Formula One official site article on the race
- ^ "Motors TV coverage of Race of Champions peaks with 44,000 viewers". The F1 Broadcasting Blog. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.