2019 Singapore Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel returned to the top step of the podium at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix as Ferrari converted an unexpected opportunity into a one-two finish. Charles Leclerc followed him home at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with Max Verstappen completing the podium after a race shaped by tyre management and pit-stop timing.

Pole position
Driver	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Time	1:36.217
Fastest lap
Driver	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
Time	1:42.301 on lap 58
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
20 September 2019	Practice 1	16:30 – 18:00
20 September 2019	Practice 2	20:30 – 22:00
21 September 2019	Practice 3	18:00 – 19:00
21 September 2019	Qualifying	21:00 – 22:00
22 September 2019	Race	20:10

All times are local (UTC+08:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Ferrari arrived with consecutive victories, although the slow corners of the Marina Bay Street Circuit presented a very different challenge from Belgium and Italy. Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas by 63 points in the 2019 F1 World Championship, with Mercedes hoping to regain the initiative under the floodlights.

Race entries

The same 20 drivers returned for the Singapore weekend. Alexander Albon continued his early run of races with Red Bull Racing, while Pierre Gasly partnered Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso.

Free Practice

Max Verstappen led FP1 with a 1:40.259, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. The opening session offered an early indication that Red Bull Racing could challenge on the demanding street circuit.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in FP2, recording 1:38.773 ahead of Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel. The floodlit session gave the teams more representative conditions for qualifying and the race.

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on top in FP3 with a 1:38.192. Lewis Hamilton was second and Sebastian Vettel third, confirming that Ferrari‘s challenge extended beyond its usual straight-line advantage.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Singapore Grand Prix FP1, 20 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:40.259	22
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.167s	23
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.666s	26
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.077s	14
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.208s	24
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.553s	26
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.707s	20
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.921s	19
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.046s	26
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.118s	24
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+2.268s	20
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.371s	23
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.418s	15
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.527s	13
15	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.532s	28
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.891s	22
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.077s	28
18	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+3.110s	23
19	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+3.359s	12
20	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.734s	29

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Singapore Grand Prix FP2, 20 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.773	29
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.184s	29
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.818s	31
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.121s	30
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.170s	30
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.245s	31
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.372s	33
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.551s	30
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.588s	35
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.864s	32
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.940s	32
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+2.038s	30
13	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.102s	29
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.355s	35
15	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.355s	31
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.459s	28
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.619s	26
18	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.672s	35
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.791s	30
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.404s	35

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Singapore Grand Prix FP3, 21 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:38.192	15
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.207s	15
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.619s	13
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.693s	16
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.066s	14
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.174s	9
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.315s	14
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.517s	13
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.926s	15
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.961s	12
11	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.017s	11
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.147s	15
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.761s	16
14	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.793s	4
15	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.964s	13
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.977s	14
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+3.302s	12
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.350s	12
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.762s	13
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	No time	3

Qualifying

Charles Leclerc delivered a spectacular 1:36.217 to secure his third consecutive pole. Lewis Hamilton split the Ferraris in second, with Sebastian Vettel third and Max Verstappen fourth. Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Albon occupied the next two positions.

Carlos Sainz led the midfield runners, but Daniel Ricciardo‘s qualifying result was later disqualified because his Renault exceeded the permitted MGU-K power output. The penalty sent Ricciardo to the back and changed the order behind the leading cars.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying, 21 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:38.014	1:36.650	1:36.217	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:37.565	1:36.933	1:36.408	19
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:38.374	1:36.720	1:36.437	16
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:38.540	1:37.089	1:36.813	15
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:37.317	1:37.142	1:37.146	18
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	1:39.106	1:37.865	1:37.411	16
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:38.882	1:37.982	1:37.818	19
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:39.001	1:38.580	1:38.264	18
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:38.606	1:37.572	1:38.329	19
10	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:39.909	1:38.620	—	14
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:39.272	1:38.697	—	14
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:39.085	1:38.699	—	12
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:39.454	1:38.858	—	14
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:39.942	1:39.650	—	14
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:39.957	—	—	7
16	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:39.979	—	—	8
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:40.277	—	—	8
18	63	George Russell	Williams	1:40.867	—	—	7
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:41.186	—	—	6
DSQ	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:39.362	1:38.399	1:38.095	18

Sergio Perez received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Daniel Ricciardo qualified eighth, but was disqualified for exceeding the MGU-K power limit during Q1. He was allowed to race at the stewards’ discretion. He also received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota for power unit components. The penalty made no difference as he was disqualified.

What happened in the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix?

Charles Leclerc led away and deliberately kept the early pace under control to protect his tyres. Lewis Hamilton stayed close, with Sebastian Vettel third. The slow pace compressed the field and made the timing of the first pit stops especially important.

Ferrari brought Sebastian Vettel in before Charles Leclerc, and the fresh tyres gave Vettel a powerful undercut. When Leclerc stopped on the following lap, he rejoined behind his team-mate. The order had changed, leaving Vettel to work through cars that had yet to stop while Leclerc questioned the outcome over the radio.

Lewis Hamilton extended his opening stint, but the strategy cost him track position to Max Verstappen. Mercedes managed the gap between its own cars to keep Hamilton ahead of Valtteri Bottas after the stop. Up front, Sebastian Vettel cleared the remaining traffic and established control.

Antonio Giovinazzi briefly led during the pit cycle, providing an unusual moment at the front for Alfa Romeo Racing. Once the stops were complete, the order settled with Sebastian Vettel ahead of Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Albon.

Three safety-car periods interrupted the second half of the race, following incidents involving George Russell, Sergio Perez and Kimi Räikkönen. Each restart brought another chance for the pursuers, but Sebastian Vettel kept the lead and Ferrari maintained its one-two formation.

Lando Norris finished seventh ahead of Pierre Gasly and Nico Hülkenberg. Antonio Giovinazzi retained tenth despite a post-race time penalty. Kevin Magnussen recorded the fastest lap but finished seventeenth, so no fastest-lap bonus point was awarded under the top-ten eligibility rule.

Sebastian Vettel‘s first victory since the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix gave Ferrari three wins in succession and its first one-two since Hungary in 2017. Lewis Hamilton‘s fourth place extended his championship advantage to 65 points over Valtteri Bottas. In retrospect, Singapore would also stand as Vettel’s final Formula One victory.

2019 Singapore Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 22 September 2019, with a scheduled start of 20:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	61	1:58:33.667	25
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	61	+2.641s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	61	+3.821s	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	61	+4.608s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	61	+6.119s	10
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	61	+11.663s	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	61	+14.769s	6
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	61	+15.547s	4
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	61	+16.718s	2
10	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	61	+27.855s	1
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	61	+35.436s	0
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	61	+35.974s	0
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	61	+36.419s	0
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	61	+37.660s	0
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	61	+38.178s	0
16	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	61	+47.024s	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	61	+86.522s	0
Ret	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	49	Collision	0
Ret	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	42	Oil leak	0
Ret	63	George Russell	Williams	34	Collision	0

Antonio Giovinazzi received a 10-second post-race time penalty for failing to follow the race director’s instructions and causing an unsafe situation. His final position was not affected by the penalty as he had finished 18 seconds ahead of Romain Grosjean.

2019 Singapore Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	58	22:08:16	1:42.301	178.168
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	58	22:07:05	1:43.534	176.046
3	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	57	22:05:44	1:44.371	174.634
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	59	22:08:45	1:44.723	174.047
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	57	22:05:13	1:44.802	173.916
6	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	57	22:05:40	1:44.896	173.760
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	58	22:07:02	1:44.914	173.730
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	56	22:03:31	1:45.176	173.298
9	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	59	22:08:53	1:45.260	173.159
10	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	59	22:09:00	1:45.630	172.553
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	58	22:07:11	1:45.716	172.412
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	59	22:08:59	1:45.765	172.333
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	58	22:07:12	1:45.769	172.326
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	55	22:02:01	1:45.915	172.088
15	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	41	21:32:47	1:45.969	172.001
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	54	22:00:12	1:46.274	171.507
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	15	20:41:46	1:46.683	170.850
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	59	22:09:26	1:46.793	170.674
19	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	18	20:47:12	1:47.062	170.245
20	63	George Russell	Williams	29	21:07:31	1:48.285	168.322

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	296
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	231
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	200
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	200
5	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	194
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	69
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	58
8	Alexander Albon	THA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	42
9	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	34
10	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	33
11	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	33
12	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	31
13	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	31
14	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	27
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	19
16	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	18
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	4
19	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	1
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	527
2	Ferrari	394
3	Red Bull Racing	289
4	McLaren	89
5	Renault	67
6	Toro Rosso	55
7	Racing Point	46
8	Alfa Romeo Racing	35
9	Haas	26
10	Williams	1

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December