ROUND

17

Singapore Grand Prix

2026-10-11·62 laps

Max Verstappen converted pole into his first Singapore Grand Prix victory, controlling a dry night race at Marina Bay from the front and running a long first stint on softs before switching to mediums on lap 33. Charles Leclerc finished second and Kimi Antonelli climbed to third late in the race, after both made their second stops under the Virtual Safety Car for Lance Stroll's retirement. Strategy split the field: Lewis Hamilton was the first front-runner to stop, on lap 19, and slipped from the podium fight to sixth. George Russell recovered from 19th on the grid, after a 60-place power-unit penalty, to finish ninth. Verstappen had also won Saturday's rain-delayed sprint.

Race Winner

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

Fastest Lap

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Conditions

☀ Dry

Circuit Profile

Marina Bay Street Circuit

Lap length

5.063 km

Race distance

62 laps · 313.9 km

Tyre allocation

H C3 · M C4 · S C5

Pit-lane loss (model)

≈ 28 s

Tyre degradation

Low

Overtaking

Difficult

Pit-lane loss, degradation and overtaking are PITWALL simulator inputs for this circuit, not official figures.

Marina Bay Street Circuit circuit guide →Run this circuit in the simulator →

Qualifying

POS	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Grid
1	Max Verstappen	1:33.241	1:31.639	1:31.373	1
2	Charles Leclerc	1:32.774	1:31.953	1:31.427	2
3	Lewis Hamilton	1:32.429	1:31.529	1:31.496	3
4	Kimi Antonelli	1:33.601	1:32.079	1:31.562	4
5	Lando Norris	1:32.775	1:31.895	1:31.712	5
6	George Russell	1:33.617	1:32.212	1:31.747	19(+60 Penalty)
7	Oscar Piastri	1:33.076	1:32.245	1:31.860	6
8	Pierre Gasly	1:33.182	1:32.602	1:32.225	7
9	Liam Lawson	1:32.885	1:32.319	1:32.369	8
10	Arvid Lindblad	1:33.288	1:32.498	1:32.781	9
11	Nico Hulkenberg	1:33.147	1:32.784	—	10
12	Oliver Bearman	1:33.356	1:32.908	—	11
13	Esteban Ocon	1:33.803	1:33.323	—	12
14	Carlos Sainz	1:33.774	1:33.526	—	13
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:34.169	1:33.658	—	14
16	Franco Colapinto	1:33.261	1:33.787	—	15
17	Fernando Alonso	1:34.223	—	—	20
18	Alexander Albon	1:34.289	—	—	16
19	Lance Stroll	1:34.946	—	—	21
20	Sergio Perez	1:35.123	—	—	17
21	Valtteri Bottas	1:35.984	—	—	18
22	Isack Hadjar	—	—	—	22

Grid to Finish

Places gained or lost between the starting grid (after penalties) and the flag, for 18 of 18 classified drivers.

Biggest gains

Isack HadjarP22 → P10+12

George RussellP19 → P9+10

Fernando AlonsoP20 → P16+4

Biggest losses

Arvid LindbladP9 → P15-6

Pierre GaslyP7 → P11-4

Lewis HamiltonP3 → P6-3

Sprint Race

POS	Driver	Time	Gap	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	2388.162	Leader	+8
2	Lewis Hamilton	2390.753	+2.591	+7
3	Charles Leclerc	2405.033	+16.871	+6
4	Kimi Antonelli	2405.400	+17.238	+5
5	Liam Lawson	2408.794	+20.632	+4
6	Oliver Bearman	2412.483	+24.321	+3
7	Nico Hulkenberg	2415.687	+27.525	+2
8	Lando Norris	2416.434	+28.272	+1
9	Pierre Gasly	2424.382	+36.220	—
10	Esteban Ocon	2425.802	+37.640	—
11	Fernando Alonso	2438.626	+50.464	—
12	Carlos Sainz	2440.629	+52.467	—
13	Arvid Lindblad	2443.954	+55.792	—
14	Oscar Piastri	—	+1 lap	—
15	Alexander Albon	DNF	DNF	—
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	DNF	DNF	—
17	Valtteri Bottas	DNF	DNF	—
18	Isack Hadjar	DNF	DNF	—
19	Franco Colapinto	DNF	DNF	—
20	George Russell	DNF	DNF	—
21	Sergio Perez	DNF	DNF	—
22	Lance Stroll	DNF	DNF	—

Race Timeline

🚦LAP 1Lights out — 62 laps scheduled

🟡LAP 8Virtual Safety Car after Gabriel Bortoleto stopped with a gearbox problem.

🔧LAP 18First pit stop of the race: Lewis Hamilton switches to Soft

⚡LAP 19Lewis Hamilton was the first of the leading group to make his first pit stop.

🏆LAP 32Race winner Max Verstappen makes stop 1, fitting Medium

⚡LAP 33Leader Max Verstappen made his only stop, switching from softs to mediums, and kept the lead.

🟡LAP 39Second Virtual Safety Car for Lance Stroll's clutch failure. Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli made their second stops under it.

🔧LAP 41Last pit stop of the race: Oscar Piastri switches to Soft

🏎LAP 46Charles Leclerc passed Lewis Hamilton on fresher tyres.

🏁LAP 62Chequered flag — Max Verstappen wins

Tyre Strategy

Every stint for the 16 classified drivers with recorded pit data (18 classified in total). Bar lengths are to scale with the 62-lap race distance.

P1Max Verstappen

S 32

M 30

P2Charles Leclerc

S 24

M 15

S 23

P3Kimi Antonelli

S 23

M 16

S 23

P4Lando Norris

S 32

M 30

P5Oscar Piastri

S 33

M 8

S 21

P6Lewis Hamilton

M 18

S 44

P7Liam Lawson

S 31

M 31

P8Nico Hulkenberg

M 30

S 32

P9George Russell

M 39

S 23

P11Pierre Gasly

M 29

S 33

P12Oliver Bearman

S 33

M 29

P13Esteban Ocon

S 28

M 34

P14Carlos Sainz

S 31

M 31

P15Arvid Lindblad

M 26

S 36

P17Sergio Perez

S 21

M 17

S 24

P19Valtteri Bottas

M 28

S 34

LAP 1LAP 31LAP 62

One-stop

12

Two-stop

4

Winner's strategy: Soft → Medium

Longest stint: Lewis Hamilton, 44 laps on Soft

Compound sequences used

Soft → Medium

6 driver(s) · best result P1

Medium → Soft

6 driver(s) · best result P6

Soft → Medium → Soft

4 driver(s) · best result P2

Pit Stops & Neutralisations

First stops came between lap 18 and lap 39, with a median of lap 30.

Stops made within 2 laps of a Safety Car or VSC being called. The race data records when a neutralisation started, not when it ended.

🟡 VSC · lap 8

No recorded stops in that window.

🟡 VSC · lap 39

Charles Leclerc — lap 39, stop 2, onto Soft
Kimi Antonelli — lap 39, stop 2, onto Soft
Oscar Piastri — lap 41, stop 2, onto Soft
George Russell — lap 39, stop 1, onto Soft

Why They Lost

Strategy and race factors that shaped the result for drivers who finished behind Max Verstappen.

P2Charles LeclercFerrari

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 8 laps earlier than Max Verstappen (lap 24 vs 32), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P3Kimi AntonelliMercedes

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 9 laps earlier than Max Verstappen (lap 23 vs 32), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P17Sergio PerezCadillac

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 11 laps earlier than Max Verstappen (lap 21 vs 32), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P6Lewis HamiltonFerrari

▸Pitted 14 laps earlier than Max Verstappen (lap 18 vs 32), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P9George RussellMercedes

▸Pitted 7 laps later than Max Verstappen (lap 39 vs 32), losing time on worn tyres before the stop.

Strategy Breakdown

Simulator replay is unavailable for this race: some finishers have no recorded pit stops, so the replay would run them without stopping.

POS	Driver	Strategy	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	S→ML32	1:42:00.785	Leader	—
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	S→ML24→SL39	1:42:08.120	+7.335	—
3	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	S→ML23→SL39	1:42:25.358	+24.573	—
4	Lando Norris McLaren	S→ML32	1:42:41.291	+40.506	—
5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	S→ML33→SL41	1:42:50.429	+49.644	—
6	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	M→SL18	1:42:53.973	+53.188	—
7	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	S→ML31	1:43:22.451	+81.666	—
8	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	M→SL30	1:43:24.171	+83.386	—
9	George Russell Mercedes	M→SL39	1:43:25.462	+84.677	—
10	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	S	1:43:31.647	+90.862	—
11	Pierre Gasly Alpine	M→SL29	—	+1 lap	—
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	S→ML33	—	+1 lap	—
13	Esteban Ocon Haas	S→ML28	—	+1 lap	—
14	Carlos Sainz Williams	S→ML31	—	+1 lap	—
15	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	M→SL26	—	+1 lap	—
16	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	S	—	+1 lap	—
17	Sergio Perez Cadillac	S→ML21→SL38	—	+2 laps	—
18	Alexander Albon Williams	M→SL22→SL37	—	DNF	—
19	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	M→SL28	—	+3 laps	—
20	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	S	—	DNF	—
21	Franco Colapinto Alpine	M	—	DNF	—
22	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	M	—	DNF	—