Marina Bay Street Circuit
Motorsport race track in Marina Bay, Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore Street Circuit) is a street circuit around Marina Bay, Singapore, encompassing the planning areas of Downtown Core (Turns 4 to 19) and Kallang (Turns 1 to 3).[2][3]
Location | Downtown Core and Kallang |
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Time zone | SST (UTC+08:00) |
Coordinates | 1°17′29.51″N 103°51′49.86″E |
Capacity | >90,000 |
FIA Grade | 1 |
Broke ground | 31 August 2007; 16 years ago (2007-08-31) |
Opened | 31 August 2008; 15 years ago (2008-08-31) |
Construction cost | ~ S$33 million[1] |
Architect | KBR |
Former names | Singapore Street Circuit |
Major events | Current: Formula One Singapore Grand Prix (2008–2019, 2022–present) |
Revised circuit with new straight between turns 15–16 (2023–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.940 km (3.070 miles) |
Turns | 19 |
Race lap record | 1:35.867 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W14, 2023, F1) |
Revised circuit with re-profiled turns 16–17 (2018–2019, 2022) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5.063 km (3.146 miles) |
Turns | 23 |
Race lap record | 1:41.905 ( Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-18, 2018, F1) |
Revised circuit with re-profiled turns 11–13 (2015–2017) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5.065 km (3.147 miles) |
Turns | 23 |
Race lap record | 1:45.008 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W08, 2017, F1) |
Revised circuit with the Singapore Sling chicane at turn 10 removed (2013–2014) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5.061 km (3.147 miles) |
Turns | 23 |
Race lap record | 1:48.574 ( Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB9, 2013, F1) |
Original circuit (2008–2012) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5.073 km (3.152 miles) |
Turns | 23 |
Race lap record | 1:45.599 ( Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari F2008, 2008, F1) |
It is the venue for the Singapore Grand Prix.[4] The track is 4.940 km (3.070 mi)[5] long in a harbourside location similar in style to the Circuit de Monaco and the Valencia Street Circuit.
The circuit was designed by KBR,[6] and is a modification of the original one first proposed by Hermann Tilke.[6] The circuit has a FIA Grade 1 license.[7] The circuit holds a unique record of having at least one safety car appearance in every race to date. There has been a total of 24 safety car deployments in fourteen races.[8][9][10]