Singapore GP

Length : 5.067km

Profile :
Time difference: GMT +8
No of Laps: 61
Race Distance: 308.950 km
Lap Record: Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 2008, 1min 45.599 secs

History :
The Singapore Grand Prix is staged in the Marina Bay area and is the first night race in Formula One history.
The circuit design includes powerful lighting systems that will replicate daylight conditions and the most stringent safety protocols will be applied to ensure driver and spectator safety. In addition, the race will run in an anti-clockwise direction to enhance safety.
Changes have been made to the track ahead of the 2009 race. Turn One has been modified to the geometry to reduce corner speed so that it provides potential overtaking opportunities in the braking zone at the approach to the corner.
Turn 13, the tight left-handed hairpin after the historic Anderson Bridge, will be amended to increase cornering speed, providing additional speed on Esplanade Drive and increasing the opportunity for overtaking in the braking zone at Turn 14. With the revision, the cars are now likely to reach speeds of approximately 275km/h along Esplanade Drive.
In addition, the geometry of Turn 14 will also be modified to improve overtaking opportunities in the braking zone. The changes will involve relocating the corner apex to reduce the corner radius and reducing the estimated cornering speed of the cars.
The pit exit will also be changed. Last year it entered the circuit into the braking zone for Turn One, immediately after the pit wall. Following suggestions from the FIA, the pit lane will be realigned and lengthened for 2009, exiting on the drivers' left at Turn Two, away from the racing line and onto a part of the circuit where the cars will all be accelerating.
Finally, the runoff distances at Turn 22 will be reduced, providing better spectator circulation in the area.