Marina Bay Street Circuit

Marina Bay Street Circuit
Marina Bay Street Circuit (2023–present)
LocationDowntown Core and Kallang
Time zoneSST (UTC+08:00)
Coordinates1°17′29.51″N 103°51′49.86″E / 1.2915306°N 103.8638500°E / 1.2915306; 103.8638500
Capacity>90,000
FIA Grade1
Broke ground31 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-31)
Opened31 August 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-31)
Construction cost~ S$33 million[1]
ArchitectKBR
Former namesSingapore Street Circuit
Major eventsCurrent:
Formula One
Singapore Grand Prix (2008–2019, 2022–present)
Revised circuit with new straight between turns 15–16 (2023–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length4.940 km (3.070 miles)
Turns19
Race lap record1:34.486 (Australia Daniel Ricciardo, RB VCARB 01, 2024, F1)
Revised circuit with re-profiled turns 16–17 (2018–2019, 2022)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.063 km (3.146 miles)
Turns23
Race lap record1:41.905 (Denmark Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-18, 2018, F1)
Revised circuit with re-profiled turns 11–13 (2015–2017)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.065 km (3.147 miles)
Turns23
Race lap record1:45.008 (United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W08, 2017, F1)
Revised circuit with the Singapore Sling chicane at turn 10 removed (2013–2014)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.061 km (3.147 miles)
Turns23
Race lap record1:48.574 (Germany Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB9, 2013, F1)
Original circuit (2008–2012)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.073 km (3.152 miles)
Turns23
Race lap record1:45.599 (Finland Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari F2008, 2008, F1)

The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore Street Circuit) is a street circuit around Marina Bay, Singapore, encompassing the planning areas of Downtown Core (Turns 4 to 19) and Kallang (Turns 1 to 3).[2][3]

It is the venue for the Singapore Grand Prix.[4] The track is 4.940 km (3.070 mi)[5] long in a harbourside location similar in style to the Circuit de Monaco and the Valencia Street Circuit.

The circuit was designed by KBR,[6] and is a modification of the original one first proposed by Hermann Tilke.[6] The circuit has a FIA Grade 1 license.[7] The circuit held a unique record of having at least one safety car appearance in every race until the 2024 race.[8] There has been a total of 24 safety car deployments in 15 races.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Marina Bay Street Circuit Construction Cost". National Library Board Of Singapore. National Library Board Of Singapore. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "FORMULA 1 2019 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX". www.singaporegp.sg. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ^ "New OneMap". www.onemap.sg. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Singapore confirms 2008 night race". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Track changes ahead of Singapore Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Circuit Guides: Singapore". Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Hilton Worldwide. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  7. ^ "LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS" (PDF). FIA. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Norris dominated first no-safety-car Singapore GP in history". News GP. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Singapore stats - Rosberg the third driver to win 200th race". Formula1.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Race - Hamilton wins dramatic wet-dry Grand Prix in 2017 Singapore Grand Prix with 3 safety car periods". Formula1.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Hamilton extends championship advantage with faultless Singapore victory". Formula1.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.