Formula 1 returned after a two-week break to one of its most dazzling stages, under floodlights, for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. The Marina Bay Street Circuit, with its skyscraper backdrop and punishing layout, had become more than just a race in recent seasons, becoming a test of physical endurance for the drivers. Since its debut, Singapore has redefined night racing in motorsport, and now, in its 16th edition, the 2025 race continued to be one of the most dramatic fixtures on the calendar.
For the 2025 race weekend, the F1 Academy joined the program, providing rising female talent with a platform alongside the World Championship at one of the most challenging circuits in modern racing. With its unforgiving walls, relentless humidity, and unpredictable strategy calls, the Singapore Grand Prix continued to embody the spectacle and intensity that defined Formula 1 in the modern era.
Race Guide
Season: 2025 F1 World Championship
Race weekend: 3 October 2025 – 5 October 2025
Race date: Sunday, 5 October 2025
Race start time: 20:00 local time
Circuit: Marina Bay Street Circuit
Laps: 62
Circuit length: 4.94km
2024 winner: Lando Norris
| Pole position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:29.158 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:33.808 on lap 48 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| Second | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | |
| Third | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
Singapore made F1 history in 2008 by becoming the sport’s first-ever night race, and even as other circuits have since embraced floodlights, Marina Bay still stands as the jewel of twilight racing. Cast against the city’s futuristic skyline, the circuit delivers an atmosphere like no other. Part sporting contest, part theatre, and a global showcase that swiftly became a favourite among the paddock. The track’s unique demands, paired with its visual backdrop, have cemented Singapore’s place as one of the defining events of the modern F1 calendar.
The sheer scale of staging the race is staggering: over 108 kilometres of cabling, 240 steel pylons, and 1,600 projectors are required to flood Marina Bay’s streets with light, drawing a combined 3.18 megawatts. That’s four times brighter than a football stadium and clearer than the midday sun.
Designed to minimise glare even in heavy rain, the system allows onboard cameras to capture drivers’ eyes through clear visors as they thread the car through barriers at 200mph, offering fans a rare window into the concentration and precision required. But beyond the spectacle lies a challenge. Oppressive humidity, a punishingly bumpy surface, and the ever-present threat of tropical storms, such as the downpour that delayed the 2022 race, make Singapore one of the most gruelling, unpredictable tests on the F1 calendar.
Marina Bay Circuit Stats
Since its arrival on the calendar in 2008, and head of the 2025 race, few drivers had mastered it quite like Sebastian Vettel, who claimed a record five victories here, stretching from Red Bull’s dominant run in the early 2010s to his Ferrari triumph in 2019. Lewis Hamilton stands just behind him with four wins, his consistency across different eras and machinery underlining his street-circuit pedigree. Fernando Alonso remains a two-time winner, while Nico Rosberg, Sergio Pérez, Carlos Sainz, and most recently Lando Norris have each added their names to the winners’ roll, the latter taking McLaren’s breakthrough success in 2024. Among the teams, Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes were locked together on four victories apiece, with McLaren’s two and Renault’s lone 2008 (controversial) triumph completing a balanced picture of shared supremacy.
The podium tally reflected both the difficulty of the circuit and its demand for precision. Vettel again led the way with eight top-three finishes, followed closely by Hamilton on seven and Alonso on five, the trio defining much of Singapore’s modern Formula 1 history. Daniel Ricciardo carved out a reputation for relentless consistency with four podiums despite never winning, while Max Verstappen had appeared three times on the rostrum without yet taking victory. In total, Red Bull’s 15 podiums put them comfortably ahead of Ferrari on 11, with Mercedes and McLaren tied on seven each.
Saturdays in Marina Bay had proven just as unpredictable as Sundays, although two names dominated the pole charts. Vettel and Hamilton each sat on four poles, their qualifying duels often setting the stage for the battles that followed. Ferrari led the way among teams with seven poles, while Mercedes and McLaren had three apiece, and Red Bull had two. The fastest lap story is similarly diverse, with Hamilton and Ricciardo sharing three each, Alonso and (surprisingly) Kevin Magnussen both on two, and a host of others contributing singles.
Weekend Schedule
| Date | Session | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2025 | Free Practice 1 (FP1) | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm local time |
| 3 October 2025 | Free Practice 2 (FP2) | 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm local time |
| 4 October 2025 | Free Practice 3 (FP3) | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm local time |
| 4 October 2025 | Qualifying | 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm local time |
| 5 October 2025 | Race | 8:00 pm local time |
In Saturday qualifying, George Russell delivered a stunning lap to take pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, setting a 1m 29.158s to lead Max Verstappen by 0.182s and Oscar Piastri by 0.366s. The Mercedes driver’s relentless pace earned him a second pole of the season, while rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli impressed in fourth, and Lando Norris completed the top five. Behind them, Ferrari’s Hamilton and Leclerc had to settle for sixth and seventh, with standout performances from Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in eighth, Haas’s Ollie Bearman in ninth, and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso rounding out the top ten.
In Sunday’s race, McLaren sealed the 2025 Constructors’ Championship with six races still to go, wrapping it up at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix after a strong result from Lando Norris (P3) and Oscar Piastri (P4). The win guaranteed their dominance in the current era, coming off the back of their 2024 triumph, which had already ended a 26-year drought since their previous constructors’ title in 1998.
This 2025 success made it back-to-back Constructors’ Championships for McLaren, a historic return to when the team boasted multiple titles through the 1980s and early 1990s. It was the first time since 1991 that they had successfully defended a Constructors’ crown.
As for the race winner, George Russell delivered a flawless performance to win, leading every lap from pole to finish ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with Norris clipping Verstappen and brushing teammate Oscar Piastri in the opening laps. Piastri finished fourth.
Championship background
The 2025 F1 season arrived in Singapore with the title fight simmering after a dramatic weekend in Baku. McLaren’s misfortune in the 2025 Azerbaijan GP had tightened the intra-team battle, with Oscar Piastri’s lead over Lando Norris cut to 25 points. Max Verstappen’s back-to-back wins (Monza and Baku) had further stirred the pot, reviving hopes of a late-season charge for Red Bull’s talisman and ensuring that the 2025 Drivers’ Championship picture was anything but settled heading into Marina Bay.
On the Constructors’ front, McLaren missed the chance to clinch the crown early in Baku but remained overwhelming favourites to seal back-to-back titles under the lights of Singapore. For Mercedes to prolong the fight, they would need to outscore McLaren by at least 31 points this weekend, while Ferrari’s deficit demanded an even steeper swing of 35.
Against the stunning backdrop of the Marina Bay skyline, the race remained one of the most physically demanding battles of the season.
The race weekend also became the first in F1 history to be officially declared a ‘heat hazard’ race, with teams required to fit cooling vests after extreme conditions in past events raised safety concerns.
Race entries
The lineup of drivers and teams remained the same as the 2025 season’s entry list, apart from:
- A driver swap at the sister teams, Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls, where Yuki Tsunoda moved up to the parent Red Bull team and Liam Lawson headed in the opposite direction back to Racing Bulls, for round three at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.
- Jack Doohan stepping out of the race seat at Alpine (post Miami), beginning with the following round, the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The team confirmed that former Williams and Alpine reserve driver, Franco Colapinto, would take his place alongside number one driver, Pierre Gasly.
Aside from these changes, all the drivers from the start of the season took to the track during FP1, FP2, FP3, Qualifying, and the Grand Prix.
Tyre choices
Pirelli retained the same compounds as used in the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, with the C3 designated as the Hard compound, the C4 as the Medium compound, and the C5 as the Soft compound. While the newer, ultra-soft C6 compound was introduced for 2025, evaluations conducted before the summer break confirmed that it would not be used here. The extreme heat and heavy loads generated around the Singapore circuit risked overheating issues that could compromise both performance and safety. As always at Marina Bay, thermal stress rather than outright wear is the key factor in tyre degradation.
That would make the Medium and Hard compounds the natural choices for the bulk of teams’ race strategy, but the Soft could still play a role. Drivers could gamble on its superior grip at the start, or try to exploit it late in the race if a Safety Car levelled the playing field. The track layout changes introduced a couple of years before had slightly improved overtaking opportunities, but passing remained a challenge. That made the performance gap between a fresh set of Softs and heavily used Mediums or Hards a potentially decisive weapon for those willing to roll the dice.
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Free Practice
Fernando Alonso stunned the paddock by setting the pace in FP1 for the Singapore Grand Prix with a 1m 31.116s, narrowly ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Alex Albon’s session ended early with a rear brake failure on his Williams, while Oscar Piastri overcame understeer to climb into fifth, just ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris, with Mercedes subdued in the sweltering conditions.
Oscar Piastri set the pace in FP2 with a 1m 30.714s, leading rookie Isack Hadjar and Max Verstappen in a disrupted session marked by two red flags and a bizarre pit lane clash between Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris. George Russell’s crash at Turn 16 and Liam Lawson’s hit at Turn 17 bookended the stoppages, while Fernando Alonso and Norris rounded out the top five.
Max Verstappen went P1 during FP3 with a 1m 30.148s, narrowly ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell as teams completed final prep for Qualifying. Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli impressed in fourth, level on time with Lando Norris, while Liam Lawson’s crash brought the only red flag. Lewis Hamilton was noted for a red flag infringement, with the stewards set to investigate.
Full Free Practice Reports
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2025 Singapore GP FP1: Alonso sets the pace with Aston Martin
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2025 Singapore GP FP2: Piastri sets pace amid red flags and pit lane drama
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2025 Singapore GP FP3: Verstappen edges Piastri in tight final practice
Free Practice 1 Classification
FP1 of the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 3 October 2025 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm local time.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME / GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.116 | 22 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.150s | 24 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +0.276s | 23 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.364s | 22 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.365s | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.582s | 21 |
| 7 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.639s | 27 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.696s | 26 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +0.744s | 24 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.012s | 23 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.023s | 21 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +1.199s | 28 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.262s | 25 |
| 14 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +1.283s | 23 |
| 15 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1.345s | 26 |
| 16 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +1.422s | 24 |
| 17 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +1.495s | 26 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.918s | 18 |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +2.208s | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 2 |
Free Practice 2 Classification
FP2 of the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 3 October 2025 from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm local time.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.714 | 19 |
| 2 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.132s | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +0.143s | 19 |
| 4 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.163s | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.483s | 18 |
| 6 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.508s | 18 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +0.584s | 19 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.585s | 20 |
| 9 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.752s | 18 |
| 10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.777s | 17 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +0.994s | 18 |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +0.997s | 18 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +1.346s | 19 |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +1.355s | 19 |
| 15 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +1.605s | 19 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.744s | 20 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1.931s | 10 |
| 18 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +2.005s | 18 |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +2.425s | 20 |
| 20 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | +2.517s | 6 |
Free Practice 3 Classification
FP3 of the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 4 October 2025 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm local time.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME / GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.148 | 16 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.017s | 26 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.049s | 18 |
| 4 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.089s | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.089s | 26 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.244s | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.341s | 25 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.411s | 23 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +0.489s | 22 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.503s | 23 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +0.520s | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +0.549s | 25 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +0.636s | 23 |
| 14 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +0.651s | 24 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.775s | 22 |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +0.899s | 23 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.112s | 24 |
| 18 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +1.292s | 25 |
| 19 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.495s | 23 |
| 20 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +3.480s | 7 |
Qualifying
George Russell produced a sensational performance under the Marina Bay floodlights to claim pole position for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver lit up Q3 with a 1m 29.158s lap, finding seven thousandths on his final attempt to edge out Max Verstappen’s Red Bull by 0.182s. It marked Russell’s second pole of the season and Mercedes’ strongest qualifying display since Canada.
Behind him, Oscar Piastri continued McLaren’s charge with third place, just 0.366s off the top, while rookie Kimi Antonelli stunned with a superb fourth for Mercedes, narrowly ahead of Lando Norris. Ferrari couldn’t match the front-running pace, Lewis Hamilton taking sixth over Charles Leclerc in seventh after surviving a Q2 scare.
Further back, rookie Isack Hadjar delivered another outstanding qualifying to grab eighth for Racing Bulls, joined in the top ten by Haas’s Ollie Bearman and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Hülkenberg led the midfield in 11th for Kick Sauber ahead of the Williams pair of Albon and Sainz, as Alpine endured another nightmare session at the rear.
Overshadowing the Williams drivers, Albon and Sainz, was an investigation by the FIA that discovered both cars exceeded the legal DRS rear wing gap following qualifying. The team and both drivers were disqualified from qualifying, echoing a similar 2024 Monaco GP incident that saw Haas penalised for the same breach. Both drivers would start at the back of the grid come race day.
Come race day, Williams chose for Albon to start from the pit lane after set-up changes on his car, as Alpine’s Pierre Gasly would. The Frenchman qualified 18th, but the team changed the floor on his A525 to one of a different specification.
Full Qualifying Report
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2025 Singapore GP Qualifying: Russell conquers Marina Bay with stunning pole
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Williams Disqualification After 2025 Singapore GP Qualifying
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Qualifying Classification
Qualifying for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 4 October 2025 from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm local time.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.928 | 1:29.562 | 1:29.158 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.028 | 1:29.572 | 1:29.340 | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.313 | 1:29.813 | 1:29.524 | 20 |
| 4 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.036 | 1:29.649 | 1:29.537 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.932 | 1:29.809 | 1:29.586 | 20 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.765 | 1:29.936 | 1:29.688 | 20 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.370 | 1:29.914 | 1:29.784 | 22 |
| 8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:30.214 | 1:30.016 | 1:29.846 | 19 |
| 9 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30.420 | 1:30.076 | 1:29.868 | 17 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.745 | 1:30.054 | 1:29.955 | 18 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:30.715 | 1:30.141 | 15 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.775 | 1:30.202 | 14 | |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.640 | 1:30.235 | 14 | |
| 14 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:30.681 | 1:30.320 | 14 | |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.574 | 1:30.353 | 12 | |
| 16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:30.820 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.949 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:30.982 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.989 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.261 | 8 |
2025 Singapore Grand Prix Starting Grid
The Grand Prix starting grid, with or without penalties, after the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying session.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.158 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.340 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.524 |
| 4 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:29.537 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.586 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.688 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.784 |
| 8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:29.846 |
| 9 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:29.868 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.955 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:30.141 |
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:30.320 |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.353 |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:30.820 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.949 |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:30.982 |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.989 |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.261 |
| 19 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams |
What happened in the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix?
George Russell delivered a commanding lights-to-flag victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, mastering Marina Bay’s punishing heat and pressure to claim his second win of the season and fifth of his Formula 1 career. The Mercedes driver converted pole into victory with a flawless drive ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, while McLaren sealed the 2025 Constructors’ title for the second year running, though not without some drama between its two drivers.
As the lights went out, Russell made a clean getaway from pole, immediately covering Verstappen into Turn 1. Behind them, chaos briefly threatened McLaren’s evening as Norris clipped the rear of Verstappen’s Red Bull and brushed wheels with teammate Oscar Piastri in a tense early exchange. The contact forced both papaya cars to regroup, Norris muscling past Piastri shortly after in a move that left the Australian audibly frustrated over team radio.
While McLaren’s intra-team tension simmered, Russell was untroubled out front. The Briton’s rhythm was metronomic across the 62 laps, managing tyres and traffic to perfection under the floodlights. Verstappen gave chase but never came within striking distance, while Norris recovered superbly to apply late pressure on the Red Bull in the closing stages. Despite a brief push for P2, Verstappen held firm to finish 5.430s behind Russell, with Norris completing the podium just 0.6s adrift. Piastri followed in fourth, his 12 points securing McLaren’s title, a fitting milestone for the team’s season-long dominance.
Kimi Antonelli capped off an impressive weekend for Mercedes with a composed drive to fifth, further underlining the rookie’s growing maturity. Ferrari again found themselves behind the front-running trio, Charles Leclerc leading teammate Lewis Hamilton home in sixth and seventh. However, Hamilton’s finish remained under post-race investigation for exceeding track limits after the flag, potentially affecting his classification.
Fernando Alonso narrowly missed out on snatching seventh from Hamilton at the line, the Aston Martin driver finishing just 0.416s adrift in eighth after another resilient performance. Haas’s Ollie Bearman picked up two valuable points in ninth, while Carlos Sainz salvaged a point for Williams in tenth, a solid recovery after the team’s double disqualification from Saturday’s qualifying session.
Just outside the points, Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar took 11th ahead of Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda, with Lance Stroll in 13th for Aston Martin. Alex Albon managed P14 in the second Williams, while Liam Lawson’s consistent pace earned him 15th.
It was a rare race without retirements, with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto finishing 16th, Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto 17th, and Haas’s Esteban Ocon 18th. Pierre Gasly and Nico Hülkenberg completed the order in 19th and 20th respectively, both struggling for grip and pace throughout the evening.
For Russell, the win was another statement drive in what has been an increasingly confident second half of the year for Mercedes. But the spotlight belonged to McLaren, a team that, despite in-team tensions during the race, delivered enough points to wrap up the Constructors’ Championship with seven races to spare.
Just over an hour post-race, Lewis Hamilton learned his fate and was given a five-second time penalty, falling from seventh to eighth in the finishing order. Hamilton was found guilty of “leaving the track without justifiable reason multiple times” while managing a brake issue on his car in the closing stages.
2025 Singapore Grand Prix race results
The 2025 Singapore Grand Prix Race was held on 5 October 2025 at 8:00 pm local time.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | TIME / RETIRED | PTS. |
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| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 62 | 1:40:22.367 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 62 | +5.430s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 62 | +6.066s | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 62 | +8.146s | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 62 | +33.681s | 10 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 62 | +45.996s | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 62 | +80.667s | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton* | Ferrari | 62 | +85.667s | 4 |
| 9 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 62 | +93.527s | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 61 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 19 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 20 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 61 | +1 lap |
2025 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings
Championship standings for Drivers’ and Teams after the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix.
2025 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | PTS |
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| 1 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren | 336 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren | 314 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 273 |
| 4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 237 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 173 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Ferrari | 125 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes | 88 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 70 |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 39 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 37 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Mercedes | 36 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Williams Mercedes | 32 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Mercedes | 32 |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 30 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Haas Ferrari | 28 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renualt | 20 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 20 |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 18 |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 16 |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Alpine Renualt | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Doohan | AUS | Alpine Renualt | 0 |
2025 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings
| Pos | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 650 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 325 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 298 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 290 |
| 5 | Williams Mercedes | 102 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 72 |
| 7 | Aston Martin Mercedes | 66 |
| 8 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 55 |
| 9 | Haas Ferrari | 46 |
| 10 | Alpine Renualt | 20 |
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