The Thai government gave its green light on Tuesday that Bangkok has its F1 Grand Prix from the 2028 season. If the candidacy of Thailand is selected, the appointment could take place for four years, until 2032.
Will Thailand join the calendar of the F1 season in three years? Last May on the sidelines of the Monaco Grand Prix, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra had met Stefano Domenicali, the pattern of the category on the background of possible first GP in history on Thai soil. The two men visibly showed themselves convincing, unless it was one of the two who managed to rally the other to his cause.
The fact remains that this maintenance in the Principality could lead to the organization in the coming years of a Grand Prix in Bangkok, the country’s capital. On Tuesday, the Thai government officially gave the green light to a bangkok candidacy from 2028, for an overall budget estimated at one billion euros including in particular the circuit development costs. If the candidacy in question is retained by Domenicali and F1 – which seems very likely – Thailand and Bangkok would join the agenda of the season in 2028 and appear there until 2032.
A circuit in town, like Bakou or Madrid …
Or a four-year contract which could however quickly appeal to another and thus allow Bangkok to last beyond these first four years. It is still too early to say, as it still seems premature to ensure that the candidacy will seduce or not the instance. Even if once again, we can strongly imagine it. Especially since Bangkok, who would offer a circuit in town as Baku (Azerbaijan) already does it, or will soon be Madrid (GP from Spain), the newcomer, seems ready to put the package.
The route would thus include one of the most popular areas of foreign tourists on weekends (in the days of this potential GP), namely the Chatuchak market, north of the Thai capital, which has been forcing for a while to obtain its Grand Prix. And for good reason: the organization of the event could allow the city to generate up to 520 million euros in repercussions. After the disappearance of Malaysia in 2017, Thailand would become with Singapore the second Asian round of the F1 World Championship.
