The race
Start time: 2000 (local) / 1300 BST)
Race distance: 61 laps (full world championship points awarded after 75 per cent distance/45 laps)
2014 winner: Lewis Hamilton 60 laps in 2h:00m04.795s
2014 pole position: Lewis Hamilton 1m45.681s 172.538km/h (107.210mph)
2014 fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton 1m50.417 165.138km/h (102.612mph)
Safety Car likelihood: High. There has been at least one Safety Car period in every Singapore Grand Prix
Don’t put the kettle on… on laps 13, 26 or 52, which would be a conventional three-stop strategy. Last year’s race was won with a three-stop strategy, although several front-running drivers made it to the end with two stops.
Weather forecast: Hot and humid. The 30-degree heat and 70 per cent humidity make this race one of the toughest physical challenges of the year for the drivers
The track
First race: 2008
Circuit length: 5.065km/3.148 miles
Run to Turn One: 200 metres/0.124 miles
Longest straight: 832 metres/0.517 miles, on the approach to Turn Seven
Top speed: 305km/h/190mph on the approach to Turn One
DRS zones: Two – on the approach to Turn One and, again, on the approach to Turn Seven
Key corner: Turn Five, a 90-degree right-hander. It’s vital to get the power down cleanly because the following straight is home to the second DRS zone and the best overtaking opportunity on the lap
Pitlane length: 420 metres (0.3 miles), which is long. A pitstop takes about 29s
Major changes for 2015: None
The car
Fuel consumption: 1.9kg per lap, one of the highest of the season
Full throttle: 45 per cent. The track has a stop-start nature, with the longest uninterrupted period of full throttle being just 9s
Brake wear: High. There are 16 braking events around the lap, with few cooling opportunities between each
Gear changes: 80 per lap/4,880 per race
Did you know?
The Marina Bay Street Circuit isn’t the first racetrack in Singapore. Between 1961 and 1973 the Singapore Grand Prix – run for Formula Libre cars – was run on the Thomson Road street circuit.
via McLaren Honda
