Formula One legend Michael Schumacher and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will defend their Race of Champions title at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing in November.

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Seven-times F1 champion Schumacher and German compatriot Vettel are undefeated in the Race of Champions and will head to Beijing immediately after the final grand prix of the year.

The November 3-4 event pits the best racers from different motorsports against each other in identical machines.

"The Race of Champions is the perfect combination of fighting on track and having fun together, and this comes across to the audience," said Schumacher.

"Spectators feel this special atmosphere and enjoy themselves as much as we do. I'm looking forward to joining in again and I am curious to see how the Chinese spectators react to our crazy show in the famous Olympic stadium.

"I'm sure they will love an event that has been entertaining European motorsport crowds for over 20 years."

Schumacher and Vettel, Nations Cup winners for the past two years at Wembley Stadium, will also compete in the individual Race of Champions.

"I'm really looking forward to this year's Race of Champions," said Vettel, who won the Chinese GP in Shanghai early this year.

"It's always a lot of fun and to compete in the Bird's Nest is going to be amazing. I think everyone still has the image of this fantastic stadium in their memories of the Olympic Games last year.

"I look forward to trying to take our third title for Germany with Michael and personally I'm also aiming to win the individual race after the disappointment last year when I was knocked out in the quarter-finals."