2025 Singapore Grand Prix

2025 Singapore Grand Prix
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Race Details
Date	3–5 October, 2025
Race Number	1143
Official Name	Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025
Location	Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore
Course	Temporary street circuit 4.940 km (3.070 mi)
Distance	62 laps, 306.28 km (190.314 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	George Russell Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:33.808 on lap 48
Podium
First	George Russell
Second	Max Verstappen
Third	Lando Norris
Lap Leaders

The 2025 Singapore Grand Prix, officially known as the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025, was the eighteenth race of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, from 3^rd to 5^th of October 2025.

Background

The 2025 Singapore Grand Prix, officially titled the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025, was scheduled for 3–5 October 2025 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore. As the eighteenth round of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship (out of 24), it formed a critical part of the season’s run‑in toward both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles.

Entering the Singapore round, the drivers’ title fight was tightly contested, primarily among the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen still in mathematical contention. McLaren’s consistency and double‑scoring finishes throughout the season had built them a strong buffer in the standings.

At that stage, Piastri held a 22‑point lead over his teammate Norris, making the intra‑team rivalry especially significant. Verstappen’s position, while third, was increasingly difficult to leverage unless errors or misfortune struck the McLaren driver. In effect, the drivers’ championship was still open but skewed in McLaren’s favour, and internal team dynamics (especially between Piastri and Norris) would play a pivotal role in its final outcome.

Available Tyres
Hard	C3
Medium	C4
Soft	C5
Inter	Inters
Wet	Wet

Entry List

The full entry for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
4	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	State F1 Team Kick Sauber	Kick Sauber	C45	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
6	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
22	Yuki Tsunoda	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
27	Nico Hülkenberg	State F1 Team Kick Sauber	Kick Sauber	C45	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
31	Esteban Ocon	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
87	Oliver Bearman	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
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Practice Overview

FP1

Early running saw several teams experiment with tyre compounds and cooling strategies to adapt to the circuit’s unfamiliar grip levels, and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin set the early benchmark lap times.

Mid‑session, Alex Albon’s Williams returned to the pits trailing smoke from its rear brakes, prompting his team to deploy fire extinguishers and cooling fans to bring temperatures under control. The incident severely curtailed his running and prevented him from posting a representative lap time. Meanwhile, the rest of the field navigated the evolving circuit, managing lock‑ups, tyre swaps, traffic, and incremental setup adjustments as the grip developed.

By the end of the 60‑minute session, Alonso emerged fastest, setting a 1:31.116 on soft tyres. He was followed by Charles Leclerc in second, 0.150s adrift, and Max Verstappen in third, 0.276s behind the leader. Lewis Hamilton claimed the fourth fastest time, while championship leader Oscar Piastri registered fifth, narrowly trailing Hamilton. Lando Norris completed the top six.

FP2

Early into the session, George Russell lost control of his Mercedes at Turn 16 and struck the barriers, damaging his front wing and front-left tyre. The incident triggered the first red flag, and Russell was unable to continue further in the session. Later, Liam Lawson brought out a second stoppage when his Racing Bulls car clipped the outside wall at Turn 17, suffering front-right damage and forcing another halt to running.

When track action resumed, more drama unfolded in the pit lane. Ferrari released Charles Leclerc into the path of a McLaren driven by Lando Norris, resulting in contact. Norris’ front wing was damaged and he was pushed back into the garage for repairs. The incident prompted an investigation by the stewards for an unsafe release. Meanwhile, other drivers encountered moments of instability—Lewis Hamilton experienced a significant twitch and touched the wall, and both Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto had near misses but avoided major incidents.

Despite the chaos, teams pushed to extract performance in the closing minutes. Oscar Piastri claimed top honours, setting a leading time of 1:30.714. He edged out Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar by just 0.132 seconds, while Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso slotted into the top four. Lando Norris managed to salvage P5 despite his pit lane damage, and Lance Stroll secured P6. Other noteworthy performers included Esteban Ocon in seventh, Carlos Sainz in eighth, Charles Leclerc ninth, and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top ten.

FP3

The hour opened with relatively uneventful running: many teams initially used medium tyres to collect baseline data as the circuit’s grip continued to evolve. Lando Norris was early to set the benchmark, posting a 1:31.021 on medium tyres, which held as the fastest time during the opening phase.

Roughly 15 minutes into the session, proceedings were interrupted by a red flag after Liam Lawson lost control of his Racing Bulls car and impacted the wall approaching Turn 8. The stoppage caused teams to briefly pause their programmes until the car was recovered and debris cleared. When action resumed, drivers began transitioning to low‑fuel runs and qualifying simulations, fitting soft tyres and seeking pace.

In the closing stages, the times tumbled. Charles Leclerc initially displaced the top time, before Lando Norris lowered the mark again on softs. Ultimately, Max Verstappen claimed top honours with a best lap of 1:30.148, edging out Oscar Piastri by just 0.017 seconds. George Russell was third, 0.049 s off Verstappen’s pace, followed by Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris, both within 0.089 s of the benchmark.

Qualifying

Q1

Max Verstappen set the early benchmark with a lap of 1:30.317, edging ahead of Oliver Bearman and George Russell in the opening runs. Lewis Hamilton experienced a moment when he ran wide into the dust at Turn 1, forcing him to abort his attempt and return to the pits before continuing.

As the session progressed, the track continued to evolve, and times began to tumble. Isack Hadjar climbed to the top of the timing sheets with a 1:30.214, before Lando Norris and then Hamilton pushed further to improve. Oscar Piastri aborted one of his efforts after encountering a car on the run‑off area and expressed irritation over unclear marshals’ flagging. Meanwhile, Kimi Antonelli was impeded early in the session by Carlos Sainz at Turn 3, affecting his first flying lap.

In the closing minutes, Hamilton struck back with a 1:29.765 to claim provisional top spot. Russell also improved to slot into second behind him, relegating Norris, Verstappen, Antonelli, and Hadjar below him at that moment. However, just prior to the chequered flag, Pierre Gasly stopped on track with a hydraulic issue at Turn 11, bringing yellow flags that disrupted the final laps of many drivers.

The five drivers eliminated in Q1 were Gabriel Bortoleto, Lance Stroll, Franco Colapinto, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, with Bortoleto’s 1:30.820 being the slowest among them.

Q2

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the opening benchmark with a time of 1:29.747, soon shadowed by Oscar Piastri who got within 0.076 s using used softs. As the session progressed, several drivers had laps deleted for exceeding track limits, including Kimi Antonelli and others, shaking up provisional order. In response, Antonelli surged temporarily to first, only for George Russell to edge ahead with a 1:29.562 on a late run, splitting the Mercedes driver and Verstappen by just one-hundredth.

Behind the front group, competition for the remaining Q3 slots intensified. Lando Norris and Piastri slotted into fourth and fifth respectively, while Charles Leclerc clawed back from earlier in the session—despite a wall clip at Turn 14—to improve into sixth ahead of Hamilton and Hadjar. Fernando Alonso and Oliver Bearman managed to secure the final two qualifying places, while Nico Hülkenberg, Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz, Liam Lawson, and Yuki Tsunoda were eliminated at the end of Q2.

Q3

George Russell immediately laid down a marker, posting a lap of 1:29.165 on his opening run, despite brushing the wall at Turn 17 in the process. That time proved strong, but Russell did not rest on it. On his second attempt, he shaved another seven thousandths to record 1:29.158, cementing his grip on pole before any rival could mount a serious challenge.

Max Verstappen emerged as Russell’s closest challenger. However, his bid for pole was thwarted by a combination of traffic and timing — Verstappen ended up 0.182 seconds adrift and was unable to better his lap in the final push. Oscar Piastri continued to deliver for McLaren, securing third on the grid with a lap of 1:29.524, though he was off the pace set by Russell. Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressed with fourth, while Lando Norris took fifth. The two Ferraris—Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc—locked out sixth and seventh respectively.

Isack Hadjar, Oliver Bearman, and Fernando Alonso rounded out the top ten, securing the final spots for the race start.

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team		Q1			Q2			Q3		Grid
					Pos.	Time		Pos.	Time		Pos.	Time
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes		4	1:29.928		3	1:29.562		1	1:29.158	1
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda RBPT		6	1:30.028		4	1:29.572		2	1:29.340	2
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes		9	1:30.313		7	1:29.813		3	1:29.524	3
4	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes		7	1:30.036		5	1:29.649		4	1:29.537	4
5	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes		5	1:29.932		6	1:29.809		5	1:29.586	5
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari		3	1:29.765		9	1:29.936		6	1:29.688	6
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari		10	1:30.370		8	1:29.914		7	1:29.784	7
8	6	Isack Hadjar	RB-Honda RBPT		8	1:30.214		10	1:30.016		8	1:29.846	8
9	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari		11	1:30.420		12	1:30.076		9	1:29.868	9
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin-Mercedes		15	1:30.745		11	1:30.054		10	1:29.955	10
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	14	1:30.715	11	1:30.141			11
12	30	Liam Lawson	RB-Honda RBPT	13	1:30.681	12	1:30.320			12
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	2		12	1:30.202			12
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull-Honda RBPT	12	1:30.574	13	1:30.353			13
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams-Mercedes	1		13	1:30.235			13
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber-Ferrari	14	1:30.820	2		14
15	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	15	1:30.949	1	'	15
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	16	1:30.982	16
17	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	17	1:30.989	17
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	18	1:31.261	18
107% Time: 1:36.049
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• Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Grid

Show Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	63. Russell
	1. Verstappen	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	81. Piastri
	12. Antonelli	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	4. Norris
	44. Hamilton	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	16. Leclerc
	6. Hadjar	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	87. Bearman
	14. Alonso	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	27. Hülkenberg
	30. Lawson	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	23. Albon
	22. Tsunoda	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	55. Sainz
	5. Bortoleto	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	18. Stroll
	43. Colapinto	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	31. Ocon
	10. Gasly	______________

Race

Report

Prior to the race start, significant grid changes were enforced: both Williams cars were disqualified from qualifying after their rear wings failed DRS slot gap checks, relegating them to the back. Alexander Albon additionally started from the pit lane after his team made suspension adjustments under parc fermé. Pierre Gasly also began from the pit lane following floor and suspension changes. Some damp patches from earlier rain in the day added uncertainty to the track surface, though by the start the circuit was largely dry.

At the lights out, Russell held a clean launch from pole into Turn 1 and retained the lead into the first corner. Behind him, the battle for position intensified: Lando Norris made contact with the rear of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in turn, and in the melee also collided with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri as he attempted an aggressive move. Norris emerged ahead of Piastri, but the contact set the tone for internal tension at McLaren. Piastri proceeded to scold the move over the radio, thought McLaren decided nothing was wrong. Verstappen dropped slightly as a result of the contact but maintained second place behind Russell.

Russell paced the race from the front, managing his tyres and maintaining a comfortable margin as the race progressed. Verstappen, running second, was under pressure from Norris, who endeavoured to close the gap in the later laps.

The first pit stops began with Verstappen switching to hard tyres relatively early (Lap 18) in an attempt to undercut rivals. Leclerc followed shortly after, also opting for hard tyres, though he rejoined behind several midfield runners before climbing back through. At McLaren, a slow pit stop for Piastri (5.2 s) dropped him down to fourth, losing momentum in what could have been a podium challenge. Norris pitted a lap earlier at McLaren’s prompting to protect track position from Leclerc and maintain pressure on Verstappen. Russell made his sole stop in tandem with Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes (double stack), temporarily surrendering the lead before reclaiming it as rivals completed their tyre changes. Hamilton, under pressure from Verstappen, also pitted for the hard compound but suffered a slow front‑right stop that hampered his race and cost him time.

On lap 45, Nico Hulkenberg locked the rears and spun, but didn't retire as there are no substantial damage to the car. As the laps wound down, Russell held a commanding margin, controlling the pace and ensuring his advantage remained unthreatened. Verstappen defended stoutly against Norris, fending off several overtaking attempts in the final stint to maintain second place. Norris, though unable to overtake, secured a hard‑fought third. Piastri crossed the line in fourth, ahead of Mercedes rookie Antonelli who executed a strong recovery drive to fifth.

In the midfield, Charles Leclerc took sixth, followed by Fernando Alonso, who was promoted to seventh after Lewis Hamilton’s post‑race penalty. Hamilton had initially finished seventh but was assessed a five‑second penalty for exceeding track limits, demoting him to eighth. Ollie Bearman delivered a solid drive to ninth for Haas, while Carlos Sainz, recovering from his uphill start, claimed the final point in tenth.

Results

The full race results for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	62	1:40:22.367	1	25
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda RBPT	62	+5.430	2	18
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	62	+6.066	5	15
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	62	+8.146	3	12
5	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	62	+33.681	4	10
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	62	+45.996	7	8
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin-Mercedes	62	+1:20.667	10	6
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	62	+1:25.251	6	4
9	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	62	+1:33.527	9	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams-Mercedes	61	+10.754	18	1
11	6	Isack Hadjar	RB-Honda RBPT	61	+17.335	8
12	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull-Honda RBPT	61	+19.269	13
13	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	61	+24.490	15
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	61	+25.320	20
15	30	Liam Lawson	RB-Honda RBPT	61	+27.145	12
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	61	+42.890	16
17	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber-Ferrari	61	+46.753	14
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	61	+47.133	17
19	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	61	+47.461	19
20	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	61	+49.040	11
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Milestones

• McLaren clinched the 2025 Constructors' Championship with six races remaining, equaling Red Bull's 2023 record.
• Oscar Piastri extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 22 points over teammate Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen trailing by 63 points.
• The FIA declared the Singapore Grand Prix a "heat hazard" race, introducing new regulations allowing drivers to wear cooling vests and teams to add extra ballast to manage extreme cockpit temperatures.
• The race was the first Singapore Grand Prix (and the third of 2025) to not have any retirements and the second to not see a Safety Car deployment.

Standings

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts. +/- 1st Oscar Piastri 336 — 2nd Lando Norris 314 — 3rd Max Verstappen 273 — 4th George Russell 237 — 5th Charles Leclerc 173 — 6th Lewis Hamilton 125 — 7th Andrea Kimi Antonelli 88 — 8th Alexander Albon 70 — 9th Isack Hadjar 39 — 10th Nico Hülkenberg 37 — 11th Fernando Alonso 36 ▲3 12th Carlos Sainz 32 — 13th Lance Stroll 32 ▼2 14th Liam Lawson 30 ▼1 15th Esteban Ocon 28 — 16th Pierre Gasly 20 — 17th Yuki Tsunoda 20 — 18th Gabriel Bortoleto 18 — 19th Oliver Bearman 18 — 20th Franco Colapinto 0 — 21st Jack Doohan 0 —

Constructors' World Championship Pos. Team Pts. +/- 1st McLaren-Mercedes 650 — 2nd Mercedes 325 — 3rd Ferrari 298 — 4th Red Bull-Honda RBPT 290 — 5th Williams-Mercedes 102 — 6th RB-Honda RBPT 72 — 7th Aston Martin-Mercedes 68 — 8th Sauber-Ferrari 55 — 9th Haas-Ferrari 46 — 10th Alpine-Renault 20 —

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