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Dec 19
Romain Grosjean has admitted to relief, after Lotus this week ended a long period of speculation about the Frenchman’s future.
After his often impressive yet error-strewn return to F1 this year, the 26-year-old Frenchman admitted he genuinely feared for his race seat. “I am happy and relieved,” Grosjean told France’s RMC Sport.
Dec 18
’Problem child’ Grosjean keeps Lotus seat
Dec 16
Romain Grosjean has been crowned the 2012 Champion of the Race of Champions after an emphatic performance in Bangkok.
Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher both failed to halt Romain’s march through the heats as he progressed through to the final against eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen in the event which pitches champions from the world of motorsport head-to-head against each other in a variety of machinery.
Dec 15
Multiple Formula 1 world champions Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel have arrived in Bangkok for the Race Of Champions
Formula 1 world champions Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel are preparing for tonight’s ROC Nations Cup as they bid to extend Team Germany’s run of glory to a record sixth consecutive triumph.
Dec 13
Drivers from all over Asia have assembled in Bangkok ahead of Friday’s ROC Asia and ROC Thailand
The two most populous nations on Earth are represented by India’s Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok plus China’s Ho-Pin Tung and Han Han. The racing begins with a four-way shootout between the host nation’s finest drivers to decide who will represent Team Thailand. Many of Asia’s finest drivers have gathered at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium for ROC Asia and ROC Thailand, the opening events of this weekend’s ROC 2012 on Friday December 14.
Dec 12
Construction of the track for this weekend’s 2012 Race Of Champions has been completed at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium
Dec 04
Reigning champion Ogier partners Grosjean for Team France
Team France will have a strong line-up at the 2012 Race Of Champions as reigning ROC ‘Champion of Champions’ Sébastien Ogier returns to defend his title alongside Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean. The French duo will team up for their home country at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium in the ROC Nations Cup on December 15 before competing for individual glory in the Race Of Champions on December 16.
Nov 20
Kristensen has a record eight wins at the Le Mans 24-Hour race while Priaulx tops the all-time WTCC list with three titles
Tom Kristensen and Andy Priaulx MBE, the greatest drivers in the history of Le Mans and the World Touring Car Championship, will compete at the Race Of Champions in Bangkok on December 14-16
Nov 06
The two most populous nations on Earth will be in the hunt for the ROC Asia title at the 2012 Race Of Champions
Team India will feature Formula 1’s Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok while Team China will partner F1 test driver Ho-Pin Tung with rally ace Han Han, best known as the world’s most widely-read blogger.
Oct 31
Newly-crowned MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will compete at the 2012 Race Of Champions in Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 24
Multiple Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard has joined the field for the Race Of Champions on December 14-16
Fresh from his retirement from full-time motor racing at last weekend’s DTM season finale, Coulthard will now travel to Bangkok for ROC 2012. Coulthard joins a star-studded field including another imminent motor sport retiree, seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher.
Sep 18
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has signed up for the 2012 Race Of Champions in Bangkok, Thailand
Jun 22
If Thailand joins the F1 calendar in 2014, the southeast Asian country’s grand prix could be staged under lights, it has emerged.
Thailand made its intentions clear recently by successfully bidding to host this December’s end-of-season Race of Champions, and talks have also taken place about bringing formula one to the country.
Jun 11
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is the first driver confirmed for the 2012 Race Of Champions in Bangkok, Thailand
Vettel will make his sixth straight appearance as he looks to extend Team Germany’s winning streak in the ROC Nations Cup. The date for the 25th Race Of Champions has now been finalised as the weekend of December 15-16, 2012
Team India’s Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok are celebrating tonight after they took glory in the inaugural ROC Asia competition, the first night of action of the 2012 Race Of Champions weekend. 
Triple V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup and five-time 500cc MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan will compete for Team Australia at the 2012 Race Of Champions in Bangkok, Thailand.