Singapore 2022! Everything you need to know.

Marina Bay Circuit is one of the 5 street circuits on the Formula 1 calendar.
The Singapore GP is also the original night race, with the race starting so late due to the intense temperatures and humidity.
The race will have 61 laps of the 5.063km circuit.
The lap record was set in 2018 by Kevin Magnussen (now driving for Haas) at 1:41.905.

Image taken from official Formula One website

Free Practice Updates:

Free Practice 1:

Times By Teams -

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas: P13. 1:45.725. Completed 23 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P17. 1:46.408. Completed 24 laps.

AlphaTauri

Pierre Gasly: P9. 1:45.258. Completed 23 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P15. 1:46.081. Completed 25 laps.

Alpine

Esteban Ocon: P7. 1:44.736. Completed 23 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P10. 1:45.336. Completed 11 laps.

Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel: P11. 1:45.345. Completed 21 laps.
Lance Stroll: P8. 1:45.221. Completed 12 laps.

Ferrari

Carlos Sainz: P6. 1:44.138. Completed 23 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P3. 1:43.435. Completed 16 laps.

Haas

Mick Schumacher: P18. 1:46.601. Completed 22 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P14. 1:46.028. Completed 21 laps.

McLaren

Lando Norris: P19. 1:46.680. Completed 21 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P12. 1:45.724. Completed 20 laps.

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton: P1. 1:43.033. Completed 19 laps.
George Russell. P6. 1:44.066. Completed 20 laps.

Red Bull

Max Verstappen: P2. 1:43.117. Completed 19 laps.
Sergio Perez. P4. 1:43.839. Completed 15 laps.

Williams

Alex Albon. P16. 1:46.119. Completed 19 laps.
Nicholas Latifi. P20. 1:47.092. Completed 17 laps.

Overall Rankings for FP1

Position

Driver

Team

Time

1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:43.033
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.084
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.402
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+0.806
5	George Russel	Mercedes	+1.033
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+1.105
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+1.703
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+2.188
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+2.225
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+2.303
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	+2.321
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+2.691
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+2.692
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.995
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+3.048
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	+3.086
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	+3.375
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+3.568
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	+3.647
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+4.056

Free Practice 2:

Times By Teams -

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas: P7. 1:43.431. Completed 26 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P15. 1:44.524. Completed 24 laps.

AlphaTauri

Pierre Gasly: P14. 1:44.469. Completed 21 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P17. 1:45.211. Completed 11 laps.

Alpine

Esteban Ocon: P6. 1:43.412. Completed 22 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P8. 1:43.520. Completed 22 laps.

Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel: P12. 1:44.249. Completed 23 laps.
Lance Stroll: P10. 1:43.982. Completed 20 laps.

Ferrari

Carlos Sainz: P1. 1:42.587. Completed 23 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P2. 1:42.795. Completed 13 laps.

Haas

Mick Schumacher: P19. 1:45.447. Completed 22 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P13. 1:44.422. Completed 22 laps.

McLaren

Lando Norris: P11. 1:44.013. Completed 16 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P18. 1:45.447. Completed 17 laps.

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton: P5. 1:43.182. Completed 21 laps.
George Russell: P3. 1:42.911. Completed 25 laps.

Red Bull

Max Verstappen: P4. 1:42.911. Completed 8 laps.
Sergio Perez: P9. 1:43.906. Completed 12 laps.

Williams

Alex Albon. P16. 1:45.144. Completed 24 laps.
Nicholas Latifi. P20. 1:46.553. Completed 24 laps.

Overall Rankings for FP2

Position

Driver

Team

Time

1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:42.587
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.208
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.324
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.339
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.595
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+0.825
7	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+0.844
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+0.933
9	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+1.319
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.395
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.426
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	+1.662
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.835
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+1.882
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	+1.937
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.557
17	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+2.624
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+2.860
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+3.036
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+3.966

Free Practice 3:

Times By Teams -

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas: P18. 2:02.066. Completed 11 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P19. 2:02.599. Completed 11 laps.

AlphaTauri

Pierre Gasly: P13. 2:01.245. Completed 14 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P15. 2:01.679. Completed 13 laps.

Alpine

Esteban Ocon: P7. 2:00.911. Completed 8 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P4. 1:59.429. Completed 9 laps.

Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel: P8. 2:01.007. Completed 10 laps.
Lance Stroll: P6. 2:00.374. Completed 10 laps.

Ferrari

Carlos Sainz: P3. 1:58.848. Completed 12 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P1. 1:57.782. Completed 10 laps.

Haas

Mick Schumacher: P14. 2:01.502. Completed 12 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P11. 2:01.089. Completed 12 laps.

McLaren

Lando Norris: P16. 2:01.791. Completed 13 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P10. 2:01.036. Completed 13 laps.

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton: P12. 2:01.220. Completed 7 laps.
George Russell: P9. 2:01.010. Completed 9 laps.

Red Bull

Max Verstappen: P2. 1:58.308. Completed 12 laps.
Sergio Perez: P5. 1:59.526. Completed 10 laps.

Williams

Alex Albon. P17. 2:01.907. Completed 12 laps.
Nicholas Latifi. P20. 2:03.510. Completed 10 laps.

Position

Driver

Team

Time

1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:57.782
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.526
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+1.066
4	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+1.647
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+1.744
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+2.591
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+3.129
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Marti	+3.225
9	George Russell	Mercedes	+3.228
10	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+3.254
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+3.307
12	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+3.438
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+3.473
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+3.720
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+3.897
16	Lando Norris	McLaren	+4.009
17	Alexander Albon	Will	+4.125
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+4.284
19	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	+4.817
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+5.728

Qualifying Updates:

Eliminated in Q1 -

Valtteri Bottas

Daniel Ricciardo

Esteban Ocon

Alex Albon

Nicholas Latifi

Eliminated in Q2 -

George Russell

Lance Stroll

Mick Schumacher

Sebastian Vettel

Zhou Guanyu

Drivers through to Q3 -

Charles Leclerc

Sergio Perez

Lewis Hamilton

Carlos Sainz

Fernando Alonso

Lando Norris

Pierre Gasly

Max Verstappen

Kevin Magnussen

Yuki Tsunoda

OVERALL RESULT OF QUALIFYING:

*this does not take into account any penalties, final starting grid can be found under 'The Race' section*

The time listed shows the driver's fastest qualifying lap for their respective final qualifying sessions. Blue is for Q3, red is for Q2, and no background colour is Q1. For the driver's times for Q1, Q2, Q3, see below in 'Qualifying Results by Team'.

1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:49.412
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1:49.434
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:49.466
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:49.583
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:49.966
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:50.584
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:51.211
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:51.395
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:51.573
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:51.983
11	George Russell	Mercedes	1:54.012
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:54.211
13	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:54.370
14	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:54.380
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:55.518
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:56.083
17	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:56.226
18	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:56.337
19	Alexander Albon	WIlliams	1:56.985
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:57.532

Qualifying Results By Team -

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas: P16. Q1 = 1:56.083
Zhou Guanyu: P15. Q1 = 1:55.375, Q2 = 1:55.18

AlphaTauri

Pierre Gasly: P7. Q1 = 1:55.606, Q2 = 1:53.546, Q3 = 1:51.211
Yuki Tsunoda: P10. Q1 = 1:55.314, Q2 = 1:53.848, Q3 = 1:51.983

Alpine

Esteban Ocon: P18. Q1 = 1:56.337
Fernando Alonso: P5. Q1 = 1:55.360, Q2 = 1:53.127, Q3 = 1:49.966

Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel: P14. Q1 = 1:55.602, Q2 = 1:54.380
Lance Stroll: P12. Q1 = 1:55.629, Q2 = 1:54.211

Ferrari

Carlos Sainz: P4. Q1 = 1:54.559, Q2 = 1:53.219, Q3 = 1:49.583
Charles Leclerc: P1. Q1 = 1:54.129, Q2 = 1:52.343, Q3 = 1:49.412

Haas

Mick Schumacher: P13. Q1 = 1:55.736. Q2 = 1:54.370
Kevin Magnussen: P9. Q1 = 1:55.103, Q2 = 1:54.006, Q3 = 1:51.573

McLaren

Lando Norris: P6. Q1 = 1:55.914, Q2 = 1:53.942, Q3 = 1:50.584
Daniel Ricciardo: P17. Q1 = 1:56.226

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton: P3. Q1 = 1:53.161, Q2 = 1:52.691, Q3 = 1:49.466
George Russel: P11. Q1 = 1:54.633, Q2 = 1:54.012

Red Bull

Max Verstappen: P8. Q1 = 1:53.057, Q2 = 1:52.723, Q3 = 1:51.395
Sergio Perez: P2. Q1 = 1:54.404, Q2 = 1:52.343, Q3 = 1:49.434

Williams

Alex Albon: P19. Q1 = 1:56.985
Nicholas Latifi: P20. Q1 = 1:57.532

Pre Race Penalties

Unlike the last couple of races, no one is having to take a pre-race penalty (FINALLY!), so qualifying positions should be the starting grid!

SUNDAY UPDATE:

I spoke too soon, George Russell has to start from the Pit Lane. His car was modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions and additional Power Unit elements have been used.

The Race

Starting Grid -

P1	Charles leclerc	Ferrari
P2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull
P3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
P4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
P5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine
P6	Lando Norris	McLaren
P7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri
P8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
P9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
P10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
P11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
P12	Mick Schumacher	Haas
P13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin
P14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
P15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
P16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren
P17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
P18	Alex Albon	Williams
P19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams
PIT Lane	George Russell	Mercedes

Fastest Lap -

Fastest Pit Stop -

Race Updates -

Pre-race weather update (12:00 BST): Completed downpour in Singapore currently! Expect an exciting race to come...

Due to the weather, we have a delayed start. Race set to begin at 14:00 BST.

Lap 1 - Perez gets away spectacularly, overtaking Leclerc to lead the race. Verstappen, who started P8, has dropped to P12.

Lap 4 - Hamilton tells his team in there is "no grip".

Lap 6 - Verstappen is back to P9 and trying to overtake Vettel.

Lap 7 - Contact between Zhou and Latifi. Zhou is out of the race and Latifi heads back towards to pits. Safety Car has been deployed, carrying on the Singapore GP tradition: every race sees a safety car.

Lap 8 - Latifi makes it back to the pits but has to retire the car. After contact on lap 1, Magnussen is given a black and orange flag due to damage on front wing. He pits for new tyres and new nose.

Lap 10 - Safety Car coming in at the end of this lap, the racing can return!

Lap 11 - Racing again and Verstappen makes up two places, overtaking first Vettel and then Gasly. Now at P7.

Lap 21 - Many conversations begin about changing to slick tyres. Most drivers disagreeing saying it's still too wet.

Lap 22 - In his record breaking 350th race start, Alonso reports engine issues and is forced to retire. Virtual Safety Car deployed.

Lap 23 - Russell is the first driver to pit for slicks.

Lap 24 - Russell is struggling initially on the slicks but is staying out for now.

Lap 26 - Albon has bumped the barriers. He's managed to reverse out - but leaves his front wing in the barriers - and he is heading to the pits for repairs. Another Virtual Safety Car released.

Lap 27 - Williams try to get Albon back out but the car has suffered too much damage so a second DNF for Williams and they ae out of the race. Unfortunate for Alex, who only 2 weeks ago underwent surgery and had complications during recovery, but hopefully a better race next week.

Lap 28 - Another DNF! Ocon has engine issues and is forced to retire. The second team completely out, and another Virtual Safety Car is released.

Lap 33 - Hamilton has hit the barriers. He's managed to reverse out but has lost a place to Norris, with Verstappen on his heels.

Lap 35 - Leclerc pits, but it's a slow one at over 5 seconds. Hamilton also pits to replace his front wing. George Russel on slicks is setting the fastest laps.

Lap 36 - Another car in the barriers. Tsunoda hits and is out of the race. Safety Car deployed.

Lap 37 - Ricciardo pits for softs.

Race will now be timed down, rather than running for 61 laps. There's 37 minutes on the clock.

37 mins - Safety Car still on track as the barriers continue to be repaired. Another round of pit stops and all drivers are now on slick tyres.

32 mins - Schumacher suffers puncture after fighting his way to 10th. Has to pit.

29 mins - Schumacher pits and onto softs.

22 mins - Leclerc puts pressure on Perez.

12 mins + 1 lap - Verstappen has overtaken Bottas and into P10. News that once the timer has finished, the drivers will complete an extra lap.

8 mins + 1 lap - Perez is still ahead but will be investigated after the race for an incident with the safety car earlier in the race - perhaps not within the 10 car distance.

Lap 59/61 - Perez wins the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.

Race Results -

Pos

Driver

Team

Gap

Pit Stops

P1	Sergio Perez	Red Bull		1
P2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+7.595	1
P3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+15.305	1
P4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+26.133	1
P5	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+58.282	1
P6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:01.330	1
P7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:03.825	2
P8	Sebsatian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:05.032	1
P9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:06.515	1
P10	Pierre Gasly	AslphaTauri	1:14.576	1
P11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:33.844	1
P12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1:37.610	2
P13	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+ 1 lap	2
P14	George Russell	Mercedes	+ 2 laps	4

DNFs -

Tsunoda - AlphaTauri - 1 Pit Stop

Ocon - Alpine - 0 Pit Stops

Albon - Williams - 1 Pit Stop

Alonso - Alpine - 0 Pit Stops

Latifi - Williams - 1 Pit Stop

Zhou - Alfa Romeo - 0 Pit Stops

Driver of The Day - Sergio Perez

Any Other News

It has been confirmed this week that Nicholas Latifi will be leaving Williams at the end of the 2022 season. This now leaves 4 seats unclaimed for next season: Williams, Alpine, AlphaTauri, and Haas.
1/10/22: Lewis Hamilton was assessed by the stewards for wearing a nose piercing whilst racing. This is against the FIA jewellery policy. Hamilton cleared this up during a media session stating that he had a 'letter from the doctor' as it had been 'infected' and so 'has to keep it in'. After viewing the medical records, the stewards decided to take no further action against him personally. However, Mercedes were fined €25,000 (approx £22,000) for inaccurately filling out his self-scrutiny form, as they declared that he was in compliance with the rules.

Championship Standings

World Driver Championship

1	Max Verstappen	341
2	Charles Leclerc	237	+104
3	Sergio Perez	235	+106
4	George Russell	203	+138
5	Carlos Sainz	202	+139
6	Lewis Hamilton	170	+171
7	Lando Norris	100	+241
8	Esteban Ocon	66	+275
9	Fernando Alonso	59	+282
10	Valtteri Bottas	46	+295
11	Daniel Ricciardo	29	+312
12	Sebastian Vettel	24	+317
13	Pierre Gasly	23	+318
14	Kevin Magnussen	22	+319
15	Lance Stroll	13	+328
16	Mick Schumacher	12	+32
17	Yuki Tsunoda	11	+330
18	Zhou Guanyu	6	+335
19	Alex Albon	4	+337
20	Nyck De Vries	2	+339
21	Nicholas Latifi	0	+341
22	Nico Hulkenburg	0	+341

World Constructor Championship

1	Red Bull Racing	576
2	Ferrari	439	+137
3	Mercedes	373	+203
4	McLaren	129	+447
5	Alpine	125	+451
6	Alfa Romeo	52	+524
7	Aston Martin	37	+539
8	Haas	34	+542
9	AlphaTauri	34	+542
10	Williams	6	+570