Singapore GP by the numbers
As the FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix celebrates the success for the first-ever floodlit night race in Formula One history, here are a few of the numbers behind the story.
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Fernando Alonso. The first night race winner in Grand Prix history. |
| 5.067km | The lap distance of the Marina Bay Circuit |
| 61 laps | The race distance (308.95 km) completed by Fernando Alonso in 1 hour 57 minutes 16.304 seconds |
| 99 | The age of the historic Anderson Bridge, just before Turn 13. Built in 1909, it was originally designed to handle bullock-carts. |
| 104.014 seconds | Fastest qualifying lap (1m 44.014s), set by the Ferrari of Felipe Massa in Q2. |
| 172.740 km/h | Average speed for the fastest lap of the race. 1m 45.599s set by the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. |
| 220 meters | Distance calculated that Felipe Massa dragged his refueling rig – and the distance the Ferrari mechanics had to sprint to retrieve it! |
| 298 km/h | Fastest speed recorded. Heikki Kovalainen’s McLaren Mercedes at the speed trap on Raffles Boulevard, between turn 6 and turn 7. |
| 800 | The Singapore Grand Prix was the sport’s 800th World Championship race |
| 1,500 | The number of 2,000 watt lighting units, used to illuminate the track |
| 4,000 | The number of raceday guests in the exclusive Formula One Paddock Club. A sell-out and a record number at a Grand Prix. |
| 100,000+ | The sell-out, capacity crowd, who watched the Singapore Grand Prix trackside on Sunday evening. |
| 30 million | The number of TV viewers in the five main European markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, estimated to have watched the live coverage of the Formula 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. |
| 27 September | Date of the 2009 FORMULA 1™ SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX |