Marina Bay Street Circuit

Marina Bay Street Circuit

Singapore
Route type:	temporary racetrack
Opening:	August 2008
Formula 1 venue :	since 2008
Time zone:	UTC + 8 ( CNST )
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	formula 1
Route length:	5.063  km (3.15  mi )
Curves:	23
Audience capacity:	100,600
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 41.905 min. ( Kevin Magnussen , Haas - Ferrari , 2018 )
http://www.singaporegp.sg/

Coordinates: 1 ° 17 ′ 29.5 ″  N , 103 ° 51 ′ 49.9 ″  E

The Marina Bay Street Circuit is a temporary motorsport racing circuit in Singapore . On the street circuit since found in 2008 the Singapore Grand Prix during the Formula 1 instead.

The course is located in Marina Bay in the port area of ​​the city-state of Singapore and is therefore atmospherically very similar to the Monaco Grand Prix and the 2008 European Grand Prix, which was also held for the first time on the Valencia Street Circuit , due to its proximity to the water . In addition, a night race was held here for the first time in Formula 1 history. The race as well as the qualification and free practice sessions are carried out under artificial lighting . However, it was announced that the asphalt run-off areas would be less brightly lit in order to avoid confusion among drivers. As a night race in the East Asian region, viewers in Europe can watch the Grand Prix in the afternoon as usual, which should have a positive effect on TV ratings .

Route characteristics

Floodlit racetrack

Singapore Flyer adjacent to the circuit

Pit building

The track runs counterclockwise and 70% on public roads, which is why it is called a temporary race track . The course of the curve is only partially typical for a street circuit, although there are numerous 90 ° curves that can only be negotiated very slowly, but also high-speed passages that are passed at almost 300 km / h, what a course that is via public Roads runs exceptionally fast. According to Bernie Ecclestone, the Marina Bay Street Circuit is said to be the fastest street circuit in Formula 1 history. The number of 26 corners (15 left, 11 right) is currently the highest on the Formula 1 calendar and demands a lot from the transmission due to the numerous gear changes. The course was built very wide, the narrowest part of the track measures ten meters, which corresponds to the widest part on the Monaco race track.

Routing

The newly built start-finish area is located in the east of the Marina Bay district in the area of ​​the Benjamin Sheares Bridge , under which the course runs four times. A hairpin bend takes this new section of the route to normal streets - Republic Boulevard first , then Raffles Boulevard . The top speed is also reached at the end of this street. Then three 90 ° curves lead on St Andrew's Road along the Padang as well as some old buildings from the British colonial era such as the Old Supreme Court Building . After a straight there is the triple chicane called the "Singapore Sling". This is followed by the almost 100 year old Anderson Bridge , the narrowest part of the racetrack. A slow bend at the old Fullerton Hotel leads over the wide Esplanade Bridge back into the more modern Marina Bay district . At the Esplanade Theater , a right-hand bend leads to the last part of the route, consisting of some slow 90 ° bends. Here the course passes under a grandstand before it leads to the double finish curve at the Singapore Flyer . In 2013 there were minor changes to the route. After various accidents, the so-called "Singapore Sling", the left-right-left passage around turn ten , was defused and replaced by a single left turn. The curbs of this combination of curves were so high that some vehicles took off when driving over them. An accident involving Kamui Kobayashi was particularly spectacular ; his car flew over a meter high through the air. However, the conversion did not lead to any noticeable improvements in lap times.

In 2015, changes were made to the route again, but this time they were larger. The curve radius of turn eleven was reduced, and the following turn twelve became narrower, so that the drivers now drive on the left and no longer the right side of the Anderson Bridge . The route was widened by one meter in the area of turn 13 . The track operators hoped to create another overtaking opportunity through the change.

Others

The race was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Singapore

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	2008	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Renault	B.	1: 57: 16.304 h	5.067 km	61	158.139 km / h	28 Sep	Singapore
2	2009	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 56: 06.337 h	5.067 km	61	159.656 km / h	27 Sep
3	2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 57: 53.579 h	5.067 km	61	157.422 km / h	26 Sep
4th	2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 59: 06.757 h	5.073 km	61	155.810 km / h	25 Sep
5	2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	2: 00: 26,144 h	5.073 km	59 1	149.044 km / h	23 Sep
6th	2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 59: 13.132 h	5.065 km	61	155.426 km / h	22 Sep
7th	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	2:00: 04.795 h	5.065 km	60 1	151.780 km / h	21 Sep
8th	2015	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	2: 01: 22,118 h	5.065 km	61	152.673 km / h	Sep 20
9	2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 55: 48.950 h	5.065 km	61	159.993 km / h	Sep 18
10	2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	2: 03: 23.543 h	5.065 km	58 1	142.780 km / h	17 Sep
11	2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 51: 11.611 h	5.063 km	61	166.578 km / h	16 Sep
12	2019	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 58: 33.667 h	5.063 km	61	156.226 km / h	22 Sep
0-	2020	canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

¹ The race, which was planned for 61 laps, was canceled due to the maximum driving time of two hours stipulated in the regulations.

Record winner
Driver: Sebastian Vettel (5) • Driver nations: Germany (6) • Constructors: Mercedes (4) • Engine manufacturer: Mercedes (5) • Tire manufacturer: Pirelli (9)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Singapore increases audience capacity
2. ↑ Singapore races with modified schedule
3. ↑ Singapore Grand Prix
4. ↑ Singapore: Only for night owls ( Memento from November 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck: Singapore creates another overtaking point. Motorsport-Total.com, July 28, 2015, accessed September 19, 2015 . 
6. ^ Formula 1 calendar 2020 with "Eifel-Grand-Prix", but without America , motorsport-total.com from July 24, 2020; Accessed August 20, 2020
7. ↑ Norman Fischer: Formula 1 2020: Baku, Singapore and Suzuka officially canceled. Motorsport-Total.com, June 12, 2020, accessed June 12, 2020 . 
8. ^ "Vettel's comeback in the heat of the night" (Abendblatt.de on September 24, 2012)

Web links

Commons : Marina Bay Street Circuit  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• Details about the racetrack on formula1.com (English)