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Singapore 2022! Everything you need to know.

Updated: Oct 2, 2022

This post will be updated regularly over the weekend.


Welcome to Singapore 2022. One of the most beloved races has returned after 3 years off of the calendar.


Here you will find all the updates from free practice, to qualifying, to the race, along with any other news updates from the weekend!

 

JUMP TO:


Singapore Schedule

About The Track

Free Practice Updates

Qualifying Updates

Pre-race Penalties

The Race

Any Other News

Championship Standings

 

Singapore Schedule (BST):


Friday 30th September 2022

Free Practice 1: 11:00 - 12:00

Free Practice 2: 14:00 - 15: 00


Saturday 1st October 2022:

Free Practice 3: 11:00 - 12:00

Qualifying: 14:00 - 15:00


Sunday 2nd October 2022:

The Race: 13:00

 

About The Track:


  • 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