Paritat Bulbon

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| nationality = Thai

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1970|10|28}}

| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|07|13|1970|10|28}}

| death_place = Bangkok, Thailand

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| current series = TCR International Series

| first year = 2016

| current team = Sloth Racing

| car number = 97

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| prev series = TCR Thailand Series
TCR Asia Series
Thailand Super Series

| prev series years = 2016
2016
2010, 14

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Paritat Bulbon (28 October 1970 – 13 July 2017) was a Thai racing driver who competed in the TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the Thailand Super Series, TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series.

Death

On 13 July 2017 Bulbon committed suicide by shooting himself in his Bangkok home.{{cite news|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/national/30320665|work=nationmultimedia.com|title=Businessman shoots himself in Bangkok condo|date=13 July 2017|access-date=30 September 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/992344-businessman-shoots-himself-in-bangkok-condo/|work=thaivisa.com|title=Businessman shoots himself in Bangkok condo|date=13 July 2017|access-date=30 September 2017}}

Racing career

Bulbon began his career in 2010 in the Thailand Super Series, he finished fourteenth in the S2000 class standings that year and eighth in 2014. For 2016 he switched to the all new 2016 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship, where he also took part in the 2016 TCR Asia Series round held in Thailand.{{cite news|url=http://www.asia.tcr-series.com/images/events/2016/02_Thailand/2016TCRASeriesFinalEntryListRounds34.pdf|work=asia.tcr-series.com|title=Chang International Circuit Entry List|date=27 August 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/paritat-bulbon/ |title=Paritat Bulbon career statistics |publisher=Driver Database |accessdate=29 August 2016}}

In August 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for his own Sloth Racing team.{{cite news|url=http://www.tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/a-strong-thai-contingent-enhances-the-field-to-26-cars|title=A strong Thai contingent enhances the field to 26 cars|work=tcr-series.com|date=22 August 2016|accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/08/25/last-minute-scramble-for-replacement-alfa-romeo-driver-in-buriram/|title=Last-minute scramble for replacement Alfa Romeo driver in Buriram|work=TouringCarTimes.com|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|date=25 August 2016|accessdate=29 August 2016|first=Neil|last=Hudson}}