2019 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2019 Singapore Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2019) was the fifteenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the twelfth time the Singapore Grand Prix was held. It was held between 20 September and 22 September 2019.
In qualifying, Charles Leclerc took his fifth pole position, beating Lewis Hamilton on a track where the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ was expected to be quicker. Sebastian Vettel qualified third after making several mistakes on his final run to improve his fastest time in Q3.
In the race, Leclerc kept ahead of Hamilton, as Vettel tried to make moves against Hamilton. Daniel Ricciardo made contact with George Russell at the first corner, damaging the latter's front wing, while Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Nico Hülkenberg touched wheels at Turn 5, giving both of them punctures. Vettel and Max Verstappen both pitted at the end of lap 19, and Leclerc did the same on the next lap, but he fell behind Vettel. Making his pit stop at the end of lap 26, Hamilton fell behind Vettel, Leclerc and Verstappen, while the top three runners were fighting with midfield runners who did not pit yet, including Antonio Giovinazzi, who led a race for the first time in his career. However, after being passed by Vettel on lap 31, Giovinazzi made contact with Ricciardo at Turn 7 on lap 34, giving Ricciardo a puncture. The safety car was deployed on lap 36, when Romain Grosjean collided with George Russell at Turn 8, putting Russell out of the race. Not long after the safety car came in at the end of lap 40, Lance Stroll got a puncture from Antonio Giovinazzi at Turn 18 on lap 41, then the safety car came out again when Sergio Pérez pulled off to the side of the track on the Esplanade Drive on lap 43. The safety car came in at the end of lap 47, but it was deployed for the third time when Daniil Kvyat collided with Kimi Räikkönen while attempting to pass him at Turn 1 on lap 50. Räikkönen retired from the race with a damaged suspension, but Kvyat kept going. With Räikkönen's car quickly cleared away, the safety car came in at the end of the next lap, and Vettel opened up the gap on Leclerc, while Hamilton tried to put the pressure on Verstappen. Vettel went on to take his fifty-third and final F1 victory, marking his first win since the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix. Leclerc's second-place finish made the first constructor to score a 1-2 finish at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, and Verstappen held on for third-place.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	2 	3 	8 	Bottas 	2 	3 	8
Vettel 	1 	3 	9 	Leclerc 	1 	3 	9
Verstappen	2 	1 	10 	Albon 	2 	1 	10
Ricciardo 	1 	2 	10 	Hülkenberg	2 	1 	10
Magnussen 	1 	3 	9 	Grosjean 	2 	2 	9
Sainz 	2 	2 	9 	Norris 	2 	2 	9
Pérez 	2 	1 	10 	Stroll 	2 	1 	10
Räikkönen 	1 	3 	9 	Giovinazzi	2 	2 	9
Kvyat 	2 	2 	9 	Gasly 	2 	2 	9
Russell 	2 	4 	7 	Kubica 	1 	5 	7
Source 	Source	Source	Source	Source 	Source	Source	Source
A third DRS zone was added between turns 13 and 14.
Prior to the race, parted ways with Rich Energy.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:42.527	11 	1:40.811	12 	1:40.153	10 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:42.180	8 	1:40.361	9 	1:39.709	8 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:40.426	2 	1:39.591	3 	1:38.811	3 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:42.786	14 	1:41.232	16 	1:40.953	13 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:42.630	12 	1:41.392	17 	1:41.542	18 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:42.377	10 	1:40.637	10 	1:40.339	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:43.369	18 	1:40.875	13 	1:40.985	14 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:43.618	19 	1:40.018	6 	1:38.192	1 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:42.791	15 	1:41.128	15 	1:40.209	11 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:43.150	16 	1:41.564	19 	1:41.494	17 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:41.467	5 	1:39.943	5 	1:39.258	5 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:42.305	9 	1:40.713	11 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.812	6 	1:40.324	8 	1:40.118	9 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:40.259	1 	1:38.957	2 	1:39.366	6 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:40.925	3 	1:38.773	1 	1:38.399	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:41.966	7 	1:40.145	7 	1:39.507	7 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:43.993	20 	1:41.445	18 	1:41.156	15 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:41.336	4 	1:39.894	4 	1:38.885	4 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:43.336	17 	1:42.177	20 	1:41.954	19 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:42.677	13 	1:41.128	14 	1:41.169	16 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	3 	1:38.014 	 	1 	1:36.650 	 	1 	1:36.217 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:37.565 	 	3 	1:36.933 	 	2 	1:36.408 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:38.374 	 	2 	1:36.720 	 	3 	1:36.437 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:38.540 	 	4 	1:37.089 	 	4 	1:36.813 	4
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:37.317 	 	5 	1:37.142 	 	5 	1:37.146 	5
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	10 	1:39.106 	 	7 	1:37.865 	 	6 	1:37.411 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	7 	1:38.882 	 	8 	1:37.982 	 	7 	1:37.818 	7
8 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	8 	1:39.001 	 	10 	1:38.580 	 	9 	1:38.264 	8
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	6 	1:38.606 	 	6 	1:37.572 	 	10 	1:38.329 	9
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	14 	1:39.909 	 	11 	1:38.620 	 	 	 	15*
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	11 	1:39.272 	 	12 	1:38.697 	 	 	 	10
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	9 	1:39.085 	 	13 	1:38.699 	 	 	 	11
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	13 	1:39.454 	 	14 	1:38.858 	 	 	 	12
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	15 	1:39.942 	 	15 	1:39.650 	 	 	 	13
15 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	16 	1:39.957 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	17 	1:39.979 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	18 	1:40.277 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	19 	1:40.867 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	20 	1:41.186 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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DSQ 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	12 	1:39.362 	 	9 	1:38.399 	 	8 	1:38.095 	20†
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** Pérez was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Ricciardo was disqualified from qualifying for exceeding his MGU-K power limit in Q1. However, the stewards gave him permission to race. He then received a ten-place grid penalty for using his fourth MGU-K and fourth CE.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	61 	1h 58m 33.667s	3 	25
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	61 	+2.641s 	1 	18
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	61 	+3.821s 	4 	15
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	61 	+4.608s 	2 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	61 	+6.119s 	5 	10
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	61 	+11.663s 	6 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	61 	+14.769s 	9 	6
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	61 	+15.547s 	11 	4
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	61 	+16.718s 	8 	2
10 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	61 	+27.855s* 	10 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	61 	+35.436s 	17 	
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	61 	+35.974s 	7 	
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	61 	+36.419s 	16 	
14 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	61 	+37.660s 	20 	
15 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	61 	+38.178s 	14 	
16 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	61 	+47.024s 	19 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	61 	+86.522s 	13 	
Ret 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	49 	Collision 	12 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	42 	Oil leak 	15 	
Ret 	63 	George Russell 	 	34 	Collision 	18 	
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** Giovinazzi was given a ten-second time penalty for not following the race director's instructions.
==Milestones==
*Lando Norris' 15th entry and start.
*George Russell's 15th entry and start.
*Alexander Albon's 15th entry and start.
*Sebastian Vettel's first win since the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, and the final win of his Formula 1 career.
*First time Antonio Giovinazzi had led a race.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	296 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	231 	
3 	Charles Leclerc 	200 	1
4 	Max Verstappen 	200 	1
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	194 	
6 	Pierre Gasly 	69 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	58 	
8 	Alexander Albon 	42 	1
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	34 	1
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	33 	1
11 	Daniil Kvyat 	33 	1
12 	Lando Norris 	31 	2
13 	Kimi Räikkönen 	31 	1
14 	Sergio Pérez 	27 	1
15 	Lance Stroll 	19 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	18 	
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	527 	
2 	 	394 	
3 	 	289 	
4 	 	89 	
5 	 	67 	
6 	 	55 	
7 	 	46 	
8 	 	35 	
9 	 	26 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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