After two superquick ‘power tracks’ where top speed was crucial and a high percentage of the lap spent at full throttle, the FIA Formula One World Championship shifts down tempo to the streets of the Marina Bay and the Singapore Grand Prix.
With an average speed of just 168kph, engine maps are designed to target driveability through the lower revs. Since Singapore requires a high downforce set-up the teams will also work to optimise the use of off throttle exhaust gases to maximise aerodynamic grip throughout the lap.
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Race Classification
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Time |
| Race Classification |
| Winner |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
61 |
1:59:06.537 |
| 2 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
61 |
+1.7 secs |
| 3 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
61 |
+29.2 secs |
| 4 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
61 |
+55.4 secs |
| 5 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
61 |
+67.7 secs |
| 6 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
61 |
+111.0 secs |
| 7 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 8 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 9 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 10 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 Team |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 11 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 12 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 13 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams F1 |
60 |
+1 Lap |
| 14 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
59 |
+2 Laps |
| 15 |
Bruno Senna |
Lotus-Renault GP |
59 |
+2 Laps |
| 16 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
59 |
+2 Laps |
| 17 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Lotus-Renault GP |
59 |
+2 Laps |
| 18 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
59 |
+2 Laps |
| 19 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT F1 Team |
57 |
+4 Laps |
| 20 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT F1 Team |
57 |
+4 Laps |
| 21 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
56 |
Accident |
| Ret |
Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
47 |
+14 Laps |
| Ret |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
28 |
Accident |
| Ret |
Timo Glock |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
9 |
+52 Laps |
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Qualifying Session Classification
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
| Qualifying Session Classification |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:46.397 |
1:44.931 |
1:44.381 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:47.332 |
1:45.651 |
1:44.732 |
| 3 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:46.956 |
1:45.472 |
1:44.804 |
| 4 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:47.014 |
1:46.829 |
1:44.809 |
| 5 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:47.054 |
1:45.779 |
1:44.874 |
| 6 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:47.945 |
1:45.955 |
1:45.800 |
| 7 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:47.688 |
1:46.405 |
1:46.013 |
| 8 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:48.819 |
1:46.043 |
No time |
| 9 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:47.952 |
1:47.093 |
No time |
| 10 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
1:48.022 |
1:47.486 |
No time |
| 11 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:47.717 |
1:47.616 |
|
| 12 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams F1 |
1:48.061 |
1:48.082 |
|
| 13 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 |
1:49.710 |
1:48.270 |
|
| 14 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:48.753 |
1:48.634 |
|
| 15 |
Bruno Senna |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:48.861 |
1:48.662 |
|
| 16 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:49.588 |
1:49.862 |
|
| 17 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:48.054 |
|
|
| 18 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:49.835 |
|
|
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:50.948 |
|
|
| 20 |
Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:51.012 |
|
|
| 21 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:52.154 |
|
|
| 22 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:52.363 |
|
|
| 23 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT F1 Team |
1:52.404 |
|
|
| 24 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT F1 Team |
1:52.810 |
|
|
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Third Practice Session Classification
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Third Practice Session Classification |
| 1 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:46.081 |
|
| 2 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:46.108 |
0.027 |
| 3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:46.345 |
0.264 |
| 4 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:46.396 |
0.315 |
| 5 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:46.936 |
0.855 |
| 6 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:47.831 |
1.750 |
| 7 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:47.837 |
1.756 |
| 8 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:48.711 |
2.630 |
| 9 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:49.057 |
2.976 |
| 10 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:49.304 |
3.223 |
| 11 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:49.583 |
3.502 |
| 12 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:49.679 |
3.598 |
| 13 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
1:49.816 |
3.735 |
| 14 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 |
1:49.851 |
3.770 |
| 15 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams F1 |
1:50.189 |
4.108 |
| 16 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:50.229 |
4.148 |
| 17 |
Bruno Senna |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:50.523 |
4.442 |
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:50.547 |
4.466 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:52.510 |
6.429 |
| 20 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:52.697 |
6.616 |
| 21 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT F1 Team |
1:53.728 |
7.647 |
| 22 |
Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:53.823 |
7.742 |
| 23 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:53.829 |
7.748 |
| 24 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT F1 Team |
1:55.203 |
9.122 |
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Second Practice Session Classification
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Second Practice Session Classification |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:46.374 |
|
| 2 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:46.575 |
0.201 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:47.115 |
0.741 |
| 4 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:47.120 |
0.746 |
| 5 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:47.265 |
0.891 |
| 6 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:48.418 |
2.044 |
| 7 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:48.866 |
2.492 |
| 8 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:49.578 |
3.204 |
| 9 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:49.730 |
3.356 |
| 10 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:49.751 |
3.377 |
| 11 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:49.792 |
3.418 |
| 12 |
Bruno Senna |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:50.241 |
3.867 |
| 13 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
1:50.345 |
3.971 |
| 14 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:50.399 |
4.025 |
| 15 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:50.790 |
4.416 |
| 16 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams F1 |
1:50.897 |
4.523 |
| 17 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 |
1:50.937 |
4.563 |
| 18 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:51.950 |
5.576 |
| 19 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:52.257 |
5.883 |
| 20 |
Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:52.489 |
6.115 |
| 21 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:53.579 |
7.205 |
| 22 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:54.649 |
8.275 |
| 23 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT F1 Team |
1:54.754 |
8.380 |
| 24 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT F1 Team |
1:55.198 |
8.824 |
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, First Practice Session Classification
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| First Practice Session Classification |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:48.599 |
|
| 2 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:49.005 |
0.406 |
| 3 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:50.066 |
1.467 |
| 4 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:50.596 |
1.997 |
| 5 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:50.952 |
2.353 |
| 6 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:52.043 |
3.444 |
| 7 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:52.251 |
3.652 |
| 8 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:52.416 |
3.817 |
| 9 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
1:52.435 |
3.836 |
| 10 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:52.815 |
4.216 |
| 11 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams F1 |
1:52.991 |
4.392 |
| 12 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:53.050 |
4.451 |
| 13 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 |
1:53.399 |
4.800 |
| 14 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:53.703 |
5.104 |
| 15 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
1:53.749 |
5.150 |
| 16 |
Bruno Senna |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:53.765 |
5.166 |
| 17 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:53.785 |
5.186 |
| 18 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Lotus-Renault GP |
1:54.736 |
6.137 |
| 19 |
Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:54.821 |
6.222 |
| 20 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:56.198 |
7.599 |
| 21 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:57.798 |
9.199 |
| 22 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia Virgin Racing |
1:58.792 |
10.193 |
| 23 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT F1 Team |
1:59.169 |
10.570 |
| 24 |
Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team |
1:59.214 |
10.615 |
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