Strategy and the lead
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Singapore Grand Prix from 1st on the grid, in a winning time of 1h 42m 0.785s. He was in the lead at the end of 62 laps, from lap 1 to lap 62. He was the only driver recorded in the lead, and the lead never changed hands on track. After lap 1 the order at the front was Verstappen, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), running from 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the grid.
Leclerc started 2nd and finished 2nd, 7.335s behind the winner. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) started 4th and finished 3rd, 24.573s behind the winner.
Strategy at the front
Verstappen made 1 stop, on lap 32, and used soft tyres followed by medium. Lando Norris (McLaren) also stopped on lap 32, with soft then medium. Leclerc made 2 stops, on lap 24 and lap 39, using soft, medium, soft. Antonelli made 2 stops as well, on lap 23 and lap 39, using soft, medium, soft.
Hamilton stopped on lap 18, starting on medium tyres and moving to soft. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) made 2 stops, on lap 33 and lap 41, using soft, medium, soft. Leclerc set the fastest lap of the race, 1:35.202 on lap 41, on soft tyres.
Moves through the field
George Russell (Mercedes) took a 13-place grid drop, qualified 6th and started 19th. He finished 9th, having gained 10 places. His 1 stop came on lap 39, on medium tyres followed by soft. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) started 20th after a 3-place grid drop and finished 16th.
Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) gained 12 places, from 22nd on the grid to 10th at the flag, the largest gain of any finisher. He used medium tyres and then soft. Carlos Sainz (Williams) gained 3 places on lap 1, from 13th on the grid to 10th after lap 1.
Losses and retirements
Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) lost 4 places on lap 1, from 9th on the grid to 13th. He finished 15th, a loss of 6 places, the largest loss of any finisher. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) lost 4 places, from 7th on the grid to 11th at the flag.
18 of the 22 starters were classified as finishers. The 4 drivers who did not finish were Alex Albon (Williams, 59 laps completed), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin, 36 laps completed), Franco Colapinto (Alpine, 29 laps completed) and Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi, 7 laps completed). The race was dry, with air temperature from 30°C to 31°C and track temperature from 40°C to 45°C.
Written by Pitbrain's AI from the official timing data and checked automatically against it. Key numbers are taken directly from the timing data.