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9:49 AM on September 15th, 2015 by Nathan Susanto

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You can trace the origins of street racing in Singapore back to when the Southeast Asian island city-state was still part of the Malayan federation. The Orient Year GP, as it was billed in 1961, took place at the Thomson Road Circuit. In 1962 it was rebranded the Malaysian GP, but independence in 1965 saw the race become the Singapore GP and it continued until 1973.

Those initial contests were Formula Libre events and it wasn't until the 21st century when the idea of Formula 1 in Singapore arose. A deal was struck in 2007 and the republic's streets were ready for racing the following year. The event became Formula 1's first night race. Singapore's time zone (UTC+8) meant that the race began at 12 PM GMT, the same scheduled start as grands prix in Europe, making it convenient for the sport's largest fan base.

The 2008 race, won by Fernando Alonso, has subsequently been shrouded in controversy. A year afterwards it was discovered Renault had asked Alonso's then teammate, Nelson Piquet Jr., to deliberately crash to trigger a safety car period. The Enstone team (currently known as Lotus F1) was given a suspended ban for race fixing.

The Marina Bay Street Circuit, which passes city landmarks and crosses the Singapore River, is said to be tougher on the drivers than Circuit de Monaco and it's been criticized for its bumpy nature. The much maligned Singapore Sling chicane was removed ahead of the 2013 event after numerous complaints from drivers.

We head back out to the Far East with round 13 of the 2015 Formula 1 season taking place in Singapore this weekend. Lewis Hamilton took a huge step towards retaining his world title with another victory in Italy last time out. Meanwhile, his closest challenger, Nico Rosberg, saw his Mercedes go up in smoke in the closing stages, which means Hamilton now has a 53-point lead with seven races remaining.

In 2014, Lewis Hamilton edged out Nico Rosberg in qualifying but we were denied a Singapore shootout between the championship rivals when Rosberg's Silver Arrow suffered electrical problems before the formation lap. Predictably, Hamilton took charge of the race ahead of the Red Bulls; though Sebastian Vettel beat Daniel Ricciardo into turn one. A Hamilton procession was halted by a safety car, however, with about half the race to go. Upon the restart, the Mercedes pilot pumped in a succession of fast laps and although he came out of the pits behind Vettel after his final stop, Hamilton quickly got past the Red Bull to take the checkered flag, with Vettel and Ricciardo rounding out the podium.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, September 19th at 9 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Singapore GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Singapore GP
Round 13 of 19
Circuit Marina Bay Street Circuit
Location Marina Bay
Circuit Type Street circuit
Circuit Length 3.147 mi (5.065 km)
Circuit Direction Counter/Anti-Clockwise
Turns 23 (14 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:48.574, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2013
Race Length 191.897 mi (308.828 km)
Laps 61
2014 Polesitter Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2014 Winner Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, September 18th at 6 AM ET - 7:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, September 18th at 9:30 AM ET - 11:00 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, September 19th at 6 AM ET - 7 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, September 19th at 9 AM ET
Race Sunday, September 20th at 8 AM ET



Marina Bay facts:
  • The polesitter has won five of the seven races in Singapore.
  • One polesitter retired from first due to gearbox failure and another suffered a botched pit stop whilst leading.
  • There's only been one on-track overtake for the lead at Marina Bay.
  • Lewis Hamilton (3) and Sebastian Vettel (2) have combined for five poles in Singapore.
  • The 2012 event is the only one where the podium didn't have a driver that started from the front row.
  • Five out of seven podiums have featured at least one driver that started from behind the front two rows.
  • Sebastian Vettel (3) and Lewis Hamilton (2) have won five of the last six Singapore GP.
  • Red Bull (3) is the only team to have won more than once in Singapore.
  • Red Bull (8) has the most Marina Bay podium finishes.
  • Red Bull (2010, 2011 and 2014) is the only team to achieve a double podium finish at a Singapore GP.
  • The most positions gained at Marina Bay is 16 by Felipe Massa in 2010.
  • Five of the seven races at Marina Bay have had at least five retirements.
  • There have been no first lap retirements so far in Singpaore, though one car did not start in 2014.
  • The safety car has been deployed at all seven Singapore GP.
  • The 2012 and 2014 races reached the two-hour time limit, thus failing to reach full race distance.



2014 Singapore GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:46.921
1:46.287
1:45.681
1
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:47.244
1:45.825
1:45.688
2
3.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing
1:47.488
1:46.493
1:45.854
3
4.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:47.476
1:46.586
1:45.902
4
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:46.889
1:46.328
1:45.907
5
6.
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:47.615
1:46.472
1:46.000
6
7.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:46.685
1:46.359
1:46.170
7
8.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:47.196
1:46.622
1:46.187
8
9.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:47.976
1:46.700
1:46.250
9
10.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:47.656
1:46.926
1:47.362
10
11.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:47.161
1:46.943
-
11
12.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:47.407
1:46.989
-
12
13.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:47.370
1:47.308
-
13
14.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:47.970
1:47.333
-
14
15.
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:48.143
1:47.575
-
15
16.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:47.862
1:47.812
-
16
17.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber
1:48.324
-
-
17
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:49.063
-
-
18
19.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:49.440
-
-
19
20.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
1:50.405
-
-
20
21.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:50.473
-
-
21
22.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham
1:52.287
-
-
22


107% Time:
1:54.152






Qualifying Notes
Mercedes locked out the front row.
Red Bull had two cars in the top 4.
Ferrari and Williams had two cars in the top 10.



2014 Singapore GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

1
38
1
1
0
0
41
3.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing

2
36
1
1
0
0
40
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
34
1
0
0
0
36
5.
Felipe Massa
Williams

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
0
30
1
0
0
0
31
7.
Sergio Pérez
Force India

0
28
1
0
0
0
29
8.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

1
20
1
0
0
0
22
12.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso

1
14
1
0
0
0
16
15.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
Ret.
Jenson Button
McLaren
Power box
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Ret.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber
Water leak
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Ret.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
Electrical
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
Wiring loom
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
DNS.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
Power unit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2014 Singapore GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo)
3
37
2
1
0
0
43
Mercedes
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg)
5
20
0
1
2
1
29
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi Räikkönen)
1
30
2
0
0
0
33
Lotus
(Romain Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado)
0
17
2
0
0
0
19
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Kevin Magnussen)
0
14
0
0
0
0
14
Force India
(Nico Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez)
0
26
2
0
0
0
28
Sauber
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniil Kvyat)
0
22
2
0
0
0
24
Williams
(Valtteri Bottas/Felipe Massa)
1
26
2
0
0
0
29
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
9
2
0
0
0
11
Caterham
(Kamui Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson)
0
6
0
0
0
0
6



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-17 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Ferrari, Force India, Williams, Lotus, Toro Rosso, Marussia.
Race leaders Hamilton (Mercedes), Ricciardo (Red Bull), Vettel (Red Bull).
Laps led Hamilton (1-26), Ricciardo (27), Hamilton (28-52), Vettel (53),
Hamilton (54-60).
Fastest lap Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on lap 39 (1:50.417).
Miscellaneous Safety car (31-37).

Kamui Kobayashi did not start due to a power unit failure.

Nico Rosberg started from pitlane due to electronic problems.

Jean-Éric Vergne received a post-race 5-second penalty due to exceeding
track limits.

Race reached 2-hour limit; ended one lap short of full race distance.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Singapore GP 2008 - 2014 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
7
3
2.43
8.29
1
5
5
2
31.29
Season
12
11
1.08
1.83
1
12
11
7
46.83
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
7
0
5.71
7.86
2
5
4
0
29.00
Season
12
1
2.25
3.67
1
11
10
3
39.83
A
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
4
0
12.50
13.25
3
2
1
0
17.75
Season
12
0
8.08
9.17
3
9
2
0
25.50
A
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
2
0
12.00
12.00
11
0
0
0
19.50
Season
12
0
6.25
6.55
3
9
7
0
28.50
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
Race
7
2
2.86
2.29
1
7
7
3
42.86
Season
12
0
4.75
3.67
1
11
11
2
38.00
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
Race
7
1
6.29
2.57
1
7
7
2
40.71
Season
11
0
15.82
15.09
5
2
1
0
12.36
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
Race
1
0
10.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
16.00
Season
12
0
9.67
8.55
2
9
3
0
24.25
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
6
1
6.40
8.17
5
5
1
0
28.17
Season
12
0
7.25
6.67
3
10
5
0
30.75
B
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
5
0
9.60
8.40
3
4
1
0
27.00
Season
12
0
7.17
7.83
2
9
6
0
28.58
B
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
7
0
7.71
6.71
2
6
4
0
30.29
Season
12
0
16.45
14.36
8
2
0
0
12.75
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
4
0
11.75
10.50
9
3
0
0
22.25
Season
12
0
11.08
11.64
6
5
0
0
18.33
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
4
0
13.50
8.75
7
4
0
0
25.50
Season
12
0
11.83
10.08
5
7
1
0
23.08
B
Max Verstappen
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
11.50
12.25
4
4
0
0
18.58
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
10.50
12.92
8
4
0
0
17.25
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
4
0
11.50
15.25
7
1
0
0
12.75
Season
12
0
8.83
10.83
3
6
1
0
21.75
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
4
0
12.75
14.50
11
0
0
0
16.00
Season
12
0
11.17
15.67
7
2
0
0
11.33
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
Race
1
0
22.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
13.00
Season
12
0
13.58
12.08
8
5
0
0
19.00
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
13.75
10.91
5
3
1
0
19.58
B
Will Stevens
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
19.00
16.00
13
0
0
0
9.08
B
Alexander Rossi
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
5
1
6.00
10.50
1
6
5
1
25.00
Season
12
12
1.67
2.75
1
23
21
10
46.25
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
7
2
4.64
6.29
1
10
9
3
34.86
Season
12
0
8.88
8.87
2
18
5
0
25.48
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
7
0
10.21
10.71
2
6
2
0
22.86
Season
12
0
6.75
6.61
3
19
12
0
30.92
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
7
2
6.92
7.43
1
11
5
1
26.71
Season
12
0
5.96
5.75
1
20
17
2
34.42
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
7
2
5.64
8.57
1
11
6
1
28.86
Season
12
0
16.22
14.73
5
4
0
0
12.17
TM
Force India
FI
Race
7
0
14.15
12.43
4
7
1
0
19.00
Season
12
0
11.46
10.83
5
12
1
0
21.17
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
7
0
13.14
13.71
5
3
1
0
15.86
Season
12
0
11.00
12.58
4
8
1
0
17.92
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
3
0
11.67
10.33
3
3
1
0
22.67
Season
12
0
10.00
13.25
3
8
1
0
16.33
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
7
0
11.71
13.57
6
5
0
0
16.43
Season
12
0
13.67
11.52
5
8
1
0
19.92
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
3
0
21.00
16.00
12
0
0
0
12.00
Season
12
0
19.19
15.81
12
0
0
0
10.42



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,6,1,1
4
1.00
2.25
1
4
3
3
46.25
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,6,1,1
4
1.75
4.75
1
7
5
3
42.00
2,8,2,DNF
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
3,1,12,2
0
5.25
4.50
1
3
3
1
36.25
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
6,2,4,10
0
10.00
5.50
2
4
2
0
32.50
TM
Ferrari
FER
3,1,12,2
0
5.88
7.00
1
6
4
1
32.00
8,DNF,7,5
TM
Williams
WIL
5,13,9,4
0
5.25
7.00
3
6
4
0
32.00
4,12,6,3
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
4,12,6,3
0
5.75
6.25
3
3
2
0
32.00
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
2,8,2,DNF
0
2.50
7.25
2
3
2
0
31.75
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
5,13,9,4
0
4.75
7.75
4
3
2
0
29.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
DNF,3,DNF,8
0
9.38
8.25
2
6
3
0
27.25
6,2,4,10
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
8,DNF,7,5
0
6.50
9.50
5
3
1
0
25.25
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
9,DNF,5,6
0
9.00
9.75
5
3
1
0
23.75
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
11,10,10,9
0
13.75
10.00
9
3
0
0
23.25
B
Max Verstappen
TR
DNF,4,8,12
0
14.25
10.00
4
2
1
0
23.00
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
DNF,3,DNF,8
0
8.75
11.00
3
2
1
0
21.50
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
DNF,7,3,DNF
0
8.50
11.50
3
2
1
0
20.25
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
10,5,13,18
0
16.75
14.50
5
2
1
0
20.00
TM
Force India
FI
7,DNF,DNS,7
0
9.50
10.43
5
5
1
0
19.75
9,DNF,5,6
TM
Sauber
SAU
11,10,10,9
0
14.63
10.71
9
3
0
0
19.50
DNS,11,11,13
TM
McLaren
MCL
10,5,13,18
0
16.75
12.75
5
3
1
0
18.00
DNF,9,14,14
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
DNF,4,8,12
0
12.50
12.38
4
2
1
0
17.75
DNF,DNF,DNF,11
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
7,DNF,DNS,7
0
10.00
11.33
7
2
0
0
15.50
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
DNS,11,11,13
0
15.50
11.67
11
0
0
0
14.75
A
Jenson Button
MCL
DNF,9,14,14
0
16.75
14.00
9
1
0
0
14.75
TM
Marussia
MAR
13,16,16,15
0
19.25
14.75
12
0
0
0
14.50
12,15,15,16
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
12,15,15,16
0
19.50
14.50
12
0
0
0
14.00
TM
Lotus
LOT
DNF,7,3,DNF
0
10.13
14.63
3
2
1
0
13.50
DNF,14,DNF,DNF
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
DNF,DNF,DNF,11
0
10.75
14.75
11
0
0
0
13.25
B
Will Stevens
MAR
13,16,16,15
0
19.00
15.00
13
0
0
0
13.00
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
DNF,14,DNF,DNF
0
11.75
17.75
14
0
0
0
7.00

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