Max Verstappen completed a superb Saturday around Singapore’s shimmering streets as he backed up sprint victory with pole for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
The Dutchman, who claimed his first race win of the season in last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix held in Malaysia, continued to make strides forward in his improved Red Bull.
Verstappen was undone off the line in the sprint in damp conditions before George Russell crashed from the lead on lap one, the four-time world champion going on to complete a routine victory in the shortened dash.
Then, as he was 24 hours earlier, Verstappen was the class of the field in qualifying as he landed a first full Singapore pole. Charles Leclerc was just 0.054 seconds off the pace, pipping team-mate Lewis Hamilton – who will line up third ahead of runaway title leader Kimi Antonelli and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
See below for all the key info for the Singapore Grand Prix:
What is the starting grid?
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
5. Lando Norris (McLaren)
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
7. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
8. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
9. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
11. Ollie Bearman (Haas)
12. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
13. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
15. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
16. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
17. Alex Albon (Williams)
18. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
19. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
21. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
22. George Russell (Mercedes)*
*Russell starts at the back of the grid due to an engine penalty
When is the Singapore Grand Prix?
Times BST
Sunday 11 October
- Race: 1pm
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The Singapore Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 11:30am (BST).
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action from Singapore on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
In the United States, every practice, qualifying and race session is streamed on Apple TV this year. You can stream Apple TV for FREE, with Apple TV’s seven-day free trial.
If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch, then you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN roundup is here to help.
Driver standings ahead of Singapore GP
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 325 points
2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 236 points
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 221 points
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 197 points
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 196 points
6. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 189 points
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 128 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 96 points
9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 69 points
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 41 points
11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) - 38 points
12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 27 points
13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 23 points
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 9 points
16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 7 points
17. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 7 points
18. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 7 points
19. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 points
20. Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) - 1 point
21. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
23. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points
Constructor standings ahead of Singapore GP
1. Mercedes - 561 points
2. Ferrari - 418 points
3. McLaren - 317 points
4. Red Bull - 306 points
5. Racing Bulls - 94 points
6. Alpine - 68 points
7. Haas - 30 points
8. Audi - 19 points
9. Williams - 12 points
10. Aston Martin - 7 points
11. Cadillac - 0 points
What is the 2026 race calendar?
ROUND 17 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October
ROUND 18 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October
ROUND 19 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November
ROUND 20 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November
ROUND 21 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November
ROUND 22 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November
ROUND 23 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December
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