Singtel Singapore Grand Prix 2008

This weekend 26-28 Sep is the Singapore Grand Prix
Formula One race set to stage its inaugural event on 28 September 2008. To be staged in the Marina Bay area of Singapore. The first Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore will also be Formula One’s first night race.

Having just taken his fourth pole position in a row, there is no doubting Sebastian Vettel’s one-lap performance. While it’s true that he’s found it more difficult to convert those front-row starts into race wins, Vettel is confident that should all change in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Considering the lead he had on Saturday over his team mate Mark Webber and the two Ferraris, few would disagree…
Nobody could hold a candle to Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel on Saturday in Hungary – not even team mate Mark Webber, who took a distant second to the German’s dominant pole time. Together the duo look pretty invincible for Sunday’s race, but there’s no doubt Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in third and fourth, and fifth-placed McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will do all they can to stop Red Bull having it all their own way in Budapest. We take a team-by-team look at the pre-race form…
Drivers: 1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 1m 18.773s; 2. Mark Webber (Red Bull), 1m 19.184s; 3. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 1m 19.987s Q: Sebastian, 100th Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing. A front row lock-out and a commanding performance from yourself in qualifying. Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it was a very good day for us. All weekend here we felt very comfortable, from the first practice session onwards with the car. I think we were able to improve it again another bit overnight. I said on the radio to the boys ‘this is your moment.’ Mark and myself
BMW Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix by the Budapest race stewards, after he failed to enter the FIA garage to be weighed during qualifying on Saturday. During practice and qualifying cars are called in at random to be weighed to ensure that they comply with minimum weight requirements (620kg).
Virgin’s Timo Glock on setting the pace for the new teams after qualifying 19th; reigning world champion Jenson Button on failing to make it through to Q3 for McLaren; and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel on clinching his fourth consecutive pole position. All 24 drivers, and senior team personnel, review Saturday’s action at the Hungaroring…

Singapore Grand Prix Race Map

Singapore Grand Prix Circuit Map

Driver and Team Point before Singapore F1

Pos. Driver Team Points
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 78
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 77
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 64
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 53
6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 51
7 Fernando Alonso RenaultToyota 28
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 26
9 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 23
10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 20

 

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren leads the Driver’s Championship by a single point from Felipe Massa of Ferrari. Third-placed man Robert Kubica closed in on the leaders at the Italian Grand Prix and is now 14 points behind Hamilton, whilst Kimi Räikkönen, the World Champion is 21 points behind the leader.
Ferrari lead the Constructors’ Championships by only 5 points after Heikki Kovalainen finished 2nd in the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren-Mercedes. BMW Sauber lie a further 12 points behind. Renault and Toyota are 76 points behind BMW in tied 4th place.

The winners of Singapore Grand Prix 2008
2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 26 – 28 September 2008
Pos. Driver Time
1 Fernando Alonso 1:57:16.304
2 Nico Rosberg +2.9 secs
3 Lewis Hamilton +5.9 secs
4 Timo Glock +8.1 secs
5 Sebastian Vettel +10.2 secs
6 Nick Heidfeld +11.1 secs
7 David Coulthard +16.3 secs
8 Kazuki Nakajima +18.4 secs
9 Jenson Button +19.8 secs
10 Heikki Kovalainen +26.9 secs
11 Robert Kubica +27.9 secs
12 Sebastien Bourdais +29.4 secs
13 Felipe Massa +35.1 secs
14 Giancarlo Fisichella +43.5 secs
15 Kimi Räikkönen Accident

FORMULA 1™ Season 2008 28 September 2008
Pos. Driver Team Points
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 84
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 77
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 64
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 56
6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 51
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 38
8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 27
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 26
10 Timo Glock Toyota 20