Bangkok has given the green light to a Formula One racing route, which will host the city’s first Formula One race in 2015.
According to Kanokphand Chulakasem, governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, a group of experts selected a 5.995-kilometer route that will take racers on a tour of Bangkok’s central landmarks, including the Grand Palace, Temple of Dawn and Victory Monument.
The Royal Dock Yard will serve as the race’s beginning and endpoint.
According to the Bangkok Post, the Sports Authority has proposed building makeshift stands to house up to 150,000 spectators. As the route will take racers by the banks of the Chao Phraya, some of these stands may be constructed on the river itself.
