| 2016 Singapore Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 15 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 18 September 2016 | ||||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.065 km (3.147 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 61 laps, 308.828 km (191.897 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Clear 30 °C (86 °F) air temperature 34–35 °C (93–95 °F) track temperature 1.5 m/s (4.9 ft/s) wind from the east[2] | ||||
| Attendance |
218,824 (Weekend) 73,000 (3-Day Average)[3] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:42.584 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
| Time | 1:47.187 on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2016 Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 September 2016 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fifteenth round of the 2016 Formula One World Championship, and marked the seventeenth running of the Singapore Grand Prix and the ninth time the race had been held at Marina Bay.
Nico Rosberg started the race from pole position[4] and led throughout, holding off a late challenge by Daniel Ricciardo to win by less than half a second in his 200th race in Formula One. Sebastian Vettel was awarded the Driver of the Day award after moving 17 spots to claim 5th position.[5]
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