Did you know that Fernando Alonso has missed out on the podium just once in six editions of the Singapore Grand Prix? Or that Sebastian Vettel has led nearly half of the laps that have taken place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit? Ahead of this weekend’s 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, we present all the need-to-know facts, stats and trivia…
Circuit: Marina Bay Street Circuit
Circuit length: 5.065 km
Number of corners: 23 (9 right, 14 left)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 61
Race distance: 308.828 km
2014 tyre compounds: supersoft, soft
Circuit lap record: 1m 48.574s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2013
First world championship Grand Prix in Singapore: 2008 (won by Fernando Alonso, Renault)
Number of races: 6
Number of races at Singapore with at least one safety-car appearance: 6 (there has been at least one safety car in every Grand Prix run at Marina Bay)
Longest race: 2012 (2h 00m 26.1s)
Shortest race: 2009 (1h 56m 06.3s)
Last year's pole position: 1m 42.841s, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 3 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)
Most appearances (current field): 6 - Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button; 4 - Kimi Raikkonen; 3 - Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado, Kamui Kobayashi, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg
Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (driver): 3 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Lewis Hamilton
Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (constructor): 3 - Red Bull; 1 - Renault, McLaren, Ferrari
Most Singapore Grand Prix wins (engine manufacturer): 4 - Renault; 1 - Mercedes, Ferrari
Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (driver): 2 - Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso
Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (constructor): 2 - Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull
Most Singapore Grand Prix pole positions (engine manufacturer): 2 - Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault
Number of wins from pole: 4 from 6 races (66 percent)
Lowest winning grid position: 15th (Fernando Alonso, Renault, 2008)
Laps led (current field): 159 - Sebastian Vettel; 93 - Fernando Alonso; 76 - Lewis Hamilton; 17 - Felipe Massa; 11 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Jenson Button
Most podium places (current field): 5 - Fernando Alonso; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button; 1 - Nico Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen
Percentage of 2014 season complete: 68 percent
Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 175
Significant running sequences going into this weekend: Ferrari - 80 consecutive races in the points - the longest run in F1 history; Daniel Ricciardo - 11 consecutive points finishes; Nico Rosberg - has led at least one lap for nine consecutive races
Fascinating fact: Singapore has more corners - 23 - than any other circuit on the 2014 calendar. It is also one of the most demanding to drive - not only do drivers have to make an average of 80 gear changes per lap, but due to the heat and humidity, drivers can lose up to 3kg of fluid during the race
Potential record breakers: Mercedes have scored seven one-two finishes this year. They need four more over the remaining six races to tie McLaren's 1988 record for the most one-twos in a season, and four more to eclipse it.
Turbo history: If a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it'll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.
(source: f1.com)
