Circuit
Marina Bay Street Circuit
Singapore
The Marina Bay circuit is a tight, bumpy street track run at night under lights. A long lap with a great many corners and walls close throughout makes it one of the most physically gruelling races of the year, fought out in heat and humidity that sap the driver over a long, concentration-heavy distance. The bumps and close barriers punish the slightest lapse in placement.
Winding through the streets of Singapore past the bay and the floodlit city skyline, it is a spectacle as much as a race. Stamina and unbroken concentration matter as much as outright pace, because a single mistake against the barriers can undo an entire evening's work.
Marina Bay Street Circuit circuit facts
- Lap record
- 1:33.808Lewis Hamilton, 2025
- First Grand Prix
- 2008
The gap, in metres
2025 Qualifying here. Every driver’s time gap converted to the distance it actually puts them behind at racing speed. The field covers 177.6 m from first to last.
On the radio here
1,070 messages recorded at this circuit, 2018 to 2026.
- “Well, mate, I will see if we can go. Yeah, it's a tough day out there, mate. Pace was good at the end. But it's a coin where we can move forward. So, thank you, everyone. Yeah, thank you, mate. Jimmy, well driven. Well done. Maybe we need to have a little cushion under your... to have you sit higher with the track limits, but it was very good.”Kimi ANTONELLI · 2026 Race
- “How was everyone's pace at the end of the run? It's high 36, high 36. What's high 36? It's the pace of the other car, they are doing 36, 5, 7, 8. Yeah, they got new tyres, like I said, at the end of their stint, how fast were they going? Pace will be similar by the end of the race, at the moment we don't think we have the life.”Lewis HAMILTON · 2026 Race
- “Max, under a safety car, we would lose position to Leclerc, but I'm worried about restarting on this tyre, sir. Not more, I promise. If you would accept pitting behind Leclerc, say nothing. If you don't want to pit, key up on the radio, try to say something. Okay, mate, understood. Thank you.”Max VERSTAPPEN · 2026 Race
- “Well done Charles, nicely driven race, it was a good race but we were just not fast enough, I think good job for the strategy, it was a good call, at least you tried something different”Charles LECLERC · 2026 Race