There are just eight rounds left of the 2023 F1 season and this week takes us to Singapore.
Sergio Perez won last year's race at Marina Bay Street Circuit in 2022 beating the two Ferraris in Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Max Verstappen and Red Bull will be hoping to continue their dominance as the Dutchman overtook Sebastian Vettel for the most consecutive wins in Formula 1 with a 10th straight victory a fortnight ago at the Italian GP.
Ferrari looked competitive in Italy and made Verstappen work for the win – something that has rarely happened this season. Can they bring the pace to this weekend's street circuit?
The Sporting News takes a look at the layout of the circuit, its previous winners and some interesting facts about Marina Bay.
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Singapore circuit facts and layout
- First Grand Prix hosted: 2008
- Number of laps: 61
- Circuit length: 5.063 km
- Total race distance: 308.706 km
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Interesting facts about the Singapore Grand Prix
- In 2022, the event attendance record was broken by 34,000. A massive 302,000 spectators visited across the weekend.
- The Singapore Grand Prix is one of the longest races on the Formula 1 calendar in terms of time duration. Its slow corners and demanding nature can mean the race often lasts close to two hours.
- Drivers can lose three to four kilograms in weight during the race as the tropical climate adds an extra physical challenge.
- Ferrari have the most pole positions of any other team with six. The closest challengers are Mercedes with three.
- Sergio Perez is the only non-World Champion to have won at the track.
List of previous winners of the Singapore Grand Prix
Below is a full list of winners at the Singapore Grand Prix from when the race has been a regular part of the Formula One calendar.
In 2020 and 2021, the race was not held in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Year | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2009 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2010 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2012 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2019 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
Who holds the fastest lap record at the Singapore Grand Prix?
Kevin Magnussen — 1:41.905 (2018)
In 2018, Magnussen was able to earn team Haas their first-ever fastest lap in Formula 1.
After being knocked out of qualifying in Q1, Magnussen went on to struggle during the race. Haas pitted him late and put on the hypersoft compound tyre.
Magnussen would then go on to set a new lap record for the tweaked circuit beating Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton's previous best of 1:45.008, which was on the previous layout.
Unfortunately for the Danish driver, it was worth nothing more than a smile as he finished 18th.
