f1-agws · round 17 · Marina Bay Street Circuit
Singapore Grand Prix 2026: Race Pace, Tyre Strategy & Results
Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix 2026 on a 1-stop strategy. VER took pole. Full analysis: race pace, tyre strategy for every driver, pit stops, degradation and weather.
Singapore Grand Prix 2026 result
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Singapore Grand Prix on 11 October 2026 from 1st on the grid, round 17 of the 2026 season at Marina Bay Street Circuit over 62 laps, in 1:42:00.785. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) finished second, +7.335s behind, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) completed the podium, +24.573s.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) started from pole after a 1:31.373 qualifying lap and converted it into the win.
Did not finish: ALB (Retired), STR (Retired), COL (Retired), BOR (Retired).
Race pace
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc, 1:35.202 on lap 41.
Best long run: LEC on the Soft averaged 1:36.225 over 20 clean laps, losing 0.063 s per lap.
Biggest gains from the starting grid: HAD P22 → P10 (+12), RUS P19 → P9 (+10), ALO P20 → P16 (+4).
Teammate race pace (median lap): the widest gap was at Red Bull Racing, VER ahead of HAD on the road with 1.824 s per lap between them; the closest pair was BEA and OCO at Haas F1 Team, 0.009 s apart.
Tyre strategy
Winning strategy: VER made one stop — S 1-32 · M 33-62.
Compounds: S = Soft, M = Medium, H = Hard, I = Intermediate, W = Wet; numbers are the laps of each stint.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Result | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen (VER) | Red Bull | 1 | 1:42:00.785 | S 1-32 · M 33-62 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | Ferrari | 2 | +7.335s | S 1-24 · M 25-39 · S 40-62 |
| 3 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | Mercedes | 4 | +24.573s | S 1-23 · M 24-39 · S 40-62 |
| 4 | Lando Norris (NOR) | McLaren | 5 | +40.506s | S 1-32 · M 33-62 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | McLaren | 6 | +49.644s | S 1-33 · M 34-41 · S 42-62 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Ferrari | 3 | +53.188s | M 1-18 · S 19-62 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson (LAW) | RB F1 Team | 8 | +81.666s | S 1-31 · M 32-62 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg (HUL) | Audi | 10 | +83.386s | M 1-30 · S 31-62 |
| 9 | George Russell (RUS) | Mercedes | 19 | +84.677s | M 1-39 · S 40-62 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar (HAD) | Red Bull | 22 | +90.862s | M 1-1 · S 2-62 |
Pit stops and race control
25 pit stops in the race; the quickest trip through the pit lane was ANT's, 23.5 s on lap 39.
Race control: 2 Virtual Safety Car periods.
Tyre degradation
Time lost per lap of tyre age, fitted on clean laps (no pit, in or neutralised laps).
Medium: 0.025 s/lap over 447 clean laps; Soft: 0.051 s/lap over 552 clean laps.
Weather
Air 30–31 °C, track 0–45 °C, dry throughout.
Explore the sessions in the race dashboard, the championship standings and the 2026 schedule.