Event Recap: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship from Singapore Grand Prix (September 16, 2018)

Event statistics following the 15th race of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, the Singapore Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand) at the 23-turn, 5.063-kilometer (3.146-mile) Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore.

Lewis Hamilton won for the 44th time from the pole position and 69th all-time, holding off Max Verstappen at the start and during a midrace challenge to further his points advantage with six races remaining. Verstappen claimed second, while Hamilton’s closest competitor in the points, fellow four-time F1 titlist Sebastian Vettel, rounded out the podium.

Race Statistics

Singapore Grand Prix

Marina Bay Street Circuit – Singapore

- Winner (starting position): Lewis Hamilton (1st)

- Podium: Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel

- Full Results: Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr., Charles Leclerc, Nico Hulkenberg, Marcus Ericsson, Stoffel Vandoorne, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Brendon Hartley, Kevin Magnussen, Sergey Sirotkin, Esteban Ocon

- Laps Completed: 61

- Distance Completed: 308.843 kilometers/191.906 miles

- Race Leaders: 4

- Laps Led: Lewis Hamilton (49), Daniel Ricciardo (5), Kimi Raikkonen (4), Max Verstappen (3)

- Pole Position: Kimi Raikkonen (1 minute, 36.015 seconds; 189.908 kph/118.003 mph)

- Hard Charger: Stoffel Vandoorne (+6; 18th to 12th)

- Fastest Lap: Kevin Magnussen (1 minute, 41.905 seconds; 178.861 kph/111.139)

- Margin of Victory: 8.961 seconds

- Car Count: 20

- Cars Entered: 20

- Cars Running at Finish: 19 (of 20; or 95 percent of the field)

- Cars Classified at Finish: 19 (of 20; or 95 percent of the field)

- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 7

- Average Speed: 166.717 kph/103.593 mph

- Lead Changes: 4

- Safety Car Periods: 1

- Race Time: 1:51:11.611

- Weather at Start of Race: 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius), mostly cloudy, winds SSE 2 mph

- Weather at End of Race: 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius), mostly cloudy, winds NNW 3 mph