Five grid positions have previously won at Marina Bay Street Circuit, while sixth is the only one yet to record a retirement. Here’s everything you need to know about the history of each grid position at the Singapore Grand Prix!
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX GRID STATS IN BRIEF
- Polesitter has won all but 5 races
- 6th has never retired
- All top 8 grid slots have finished on podium
- 19th and 20th never scored
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RESULTS: GRID OVERVIEW
Grid Position | Last Win | Last Podium | Last Points | Last DNF | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2017 | 1st |
2 | 2022 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 1st |
3 | 2019 | 2019 | 2024 | 2013 | 1st |
4 | - | 2023 | 2024 | 2017 | 2nd |
5 | 2017 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 1st |
6 | - | 2017 | 2024 | - | 2nd |
7 | - | 2013 | 2024 | 2017 | 2nd |
8 | - | 2008 | 2022 | 2023 | 2nd |
9 | - | - | 2024 | 2018 | 5th |
10 | - | - | 2024 | 2022 | 4th |
11 | - | - | 2023 | 2024 | 5th |
12 | - | - | 2023 | 2019 | 5th |
13 | - | 2013 | 2024 | 2017 | 3rd |
14 | - | - | 2017 | 2024 | 7th |
15 | 2008 | 2008 | 2017 | 2023 | 1st |
16 | - | - | 2022 | 2023 | 5th |
17 | - | - | 2023 | 2022 | 7th |
18 | - | - | 2017 | 2022 | 8th |
19 | - | - | - | 2022 | 12th |
20 | - | - | - | 2017 | 12th |
- 10 of 15 races won from pole
- Two DNFs – in 2012 and 2017
- DNFs and 13th in 2008 are only non-top two results
With the polesitter having won ten of the 15 Singapore Grands Prix held at the Marina Bay Circuit, it seems that it really does pay to be on pole here!
Lewis Hamilton’s retirement in 2012 and Sebastian Vettel’s first lap collision in 2017 are the only times that the polesitter has failed to finish the Singapore Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa and Charles Leclerc are the only other Singapore polesitters to fail to win. Leclerc has failed to win from pole twice – in 2019 and 2022, finishing as runner-up each time. Despite being in control for the opening laps of the race in 2008, a pit-stop incident for Massa in which the Brazilian dragged the fuel hose down the pit-lane saw him finish the race in a lowly 13th place.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM POLE POSITION AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
DNF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
DNF |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
- First win in 2022
- Three DNFs
- Eight podiums to date
Strangely, the two years in which the polesitter has retired are also years in which the driver starting from second on the grid has failed to finish. In addition, George Russell crashed out on the last lap of the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, becoming the third driver to retire having started second.
In 2022, Sergio Perez became the first driver to start second and win the Singapore Grand Prix. In 2024, Max Verstappen recorded the eighth podium finish for the driver starting second.
In addition to its three non-finishes, Nico Rosberg had to start from the pit lane after being scheduled to start from second in 2014. He went on to retire from the race.
Every time the driver starting here has finished the race, they have scored points.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 2ND ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
DNF |
4 |
– |
2 |
2 |
DNF |
2 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
- Two wins – last in 2019
- Two DNFs – in 2021 and 2013
In 2022, Lewis Hamilton finished only ninth having started third on the grid. It ended a streak of six consecutive Singapore Grands Prix in which the driver starting third finished in the top three. The driver starting here has not finished on the podium since.
Sebastian Vettel won from this grid slot in both 2012 and 2019. The driver starting third has failed to finish the race on two occasions – in 2010 and 2013.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 3RD ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
1 |
DNF |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
- Three podiums in last four races
- Five podium finishes in total
- Yet to win
Fourth is the only grid slot in the top five that is yet to win the Singapore Grand Prix.
George Russell’s fourth place in 2024 ended a streak of three consecutive podium finishes for the driver starting fourth at the Singapore Grand prix. In total, this grid position has finished on the podium five times in total, with a best result of second – in 2012, 2014 and 2023.
There have been three retirements from fourth on the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix, in 2009, 2013 and 2017. Robert Kubica’s 11th place finish in 2008 is the only other time that the driver starting here has failed to score.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 4TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
DNF |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
- Scored in all but three races
- Podiums in last two years
- One win to date, in 2017
Fifth on the grid has supplied points in the second-most Singapore Grands Prix, with the driver starting here only failing to score three times.
The grid slot has given six podium finishes, including Lewis Hamilton’s 2017 win and third places for both Hamilton and Oscar Piastri in the last two seasons.
Hamilton is also one of only two drivers to have retired from this grid slot; his race ended prematurely in 2015 due to power unit issues. Fernando Alonso retired having started fifth in 2022.
Other than the two retirements, Heikki Kovalainen’s tenth place finish in 2008 is the only other time this grid slot has failed to pick up points.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 5TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
DNF |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
DNF |
3 |
- Only top 20 grid slot yet to retire
- Two podium finishes, last in 2017
- Points in every race but one
Grid slot number six is the only position in the top 20 to have never retired at the Singapore Grand Prix. The position has given two podium finishes: a second place for Timo Glock in 2009, and third for Valtteri Bottas in 2017.
Sixth on the grid has scored points in all but one Singapore Grand Prix. The time it failed to do so was in 2016, when Carlos Sainz finished 14th having started from here, while Felipe Massa (ninth in 2011), Kevin Magnussen (10th in 2023) and Nico Hulkenberg ninth in 2024) are the only drivers who’ve lost positions during the race having started here.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 6TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
- Two points finishes in last six races
- Only podium in 2013
- Only DNF to date in 2017
Pierre Gasly finished tenth in the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. It made him the first driver to have scored from seventh on the grid at Marina Bay Street Circuit since 2016.
In the last six races at the track, the driver starting here has scored only twice, with Fernando Alonso’s eighth place finish in 2024 being the best result from this position since 2015.
There have been only four occasions on which the driver starting here has finished in a better position than where they started.
The grid slot has had one podium finish, with second place for Alonso in 2013. The only retirement from this position so far was for Nico Hulkenberg, in 2017.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 7TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
DNF |
16 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
- Only podium in 2008
- DNFs in three of last seven races
- Seventh is best result since podium
The driver starting from eighth has retired from three of the last seven Singapore Grands Prix. While Nico Rosberg finished as runner-up from this grid slot in 2008, such fortune hasn’t come this position’s way since, with seventh being its second-best result.
The driver starting here finished seventh in four of the five races here between 2009 and 2013, but since then the position has scored only three times.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 8TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
DNF |
DNF |
15 |
9 |
7 |
DNF |
- 2024 was first points-scoring race since 2019
- Best result of fifth, in 2024
The driver starting ninth has scored points in just over 50% of the 15 Marina Bay Street Circuit races to date. In 2024, Charles Leclerc finished fifth – scoring the first points for the driver starting here since 2019 in the grid slot’s best-ever result at the track.
Leclerc’s fifth place result was the first top six result at the track since first two races here, in 2008 and 2009, where Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello both finished sixth.
Eighth, ninth and tenth are all tied for most DNFs for grid slots in the top ten, with four non-finishes apiece.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 9TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
DNF |
DNF |
10 |
DNF |
7 |
7 |
DNF |
7 |
12 |
13 |
- Scored in 8 of 15 races
- Best ever result of fourth, in 2017
The driver starting tenth at the Singapore Grand Prix has scored in over half of the 15 Marina Bay races so far.
In 2017, Carlos Sainz recorded the best ever result from this grid slot with fourth place. There have been four retirements from this grid slot – the most recent being for Yuki Tsunoda in 2022.
The driver starting here has failed to score only once in the last six races.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 10TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
DNF |
4 |
10 |
10 |
DNF |
9 |
- Points in five of last six races
- Best result of fifth, in 2009 and 2023
- Four DNFs in total
In 2024, Alex Albon recorded the first retirement for a driver starting 11th at the Singapore Grand Prix since 2015.
Prior to 2024, 11th on the grid supplied points finishes at all of the previous five Singapore Grand Prix weekends. The best result from here is fifth, recorded by Jenson Button in 2009 and equalled by Max Verstappen in 2023.
Aside from Albon in 2024, there have been three other retirements from 11th on the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix. In addition, Jaime Alguersuari was due to line up 11th on the grid in 2010, but started from the pit lane following a coolant leak before the race.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 11TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
14 |
9 |
DNF |
DNF |
12 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
- Three DNFs in last eight races
- Best result of fifth
- Scored in three of last six races
In the last nine races at Marina Bay Street Circuit, the driver starting 12th at the Singapore Grand Prix has retired three times, scored four times and finished outside the points twice.
Those four points-scoring appearances include a best finish of fifth for Sergio Perez in 2017 and sixth place for Pierre Gasly in 2023.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 12TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
DNF |
DNF |
5 |
8 |
DNF |
13 |
6 |
- Podium finish in 2013
- Scored in four of last five races
- Three DNFs; last in 2017
13th is one of only two positions outside of the top eight which has recorded a podium finish at the Singapore Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen finished third having started here in 2013.
Between 2012 and 2015 the driver lining up 13th never failed to score. Just one points scoring race followed between 2016 and 2019.
Since this position’s last DNF (for Daniil Kvyat in 2017), the driver starting here has scored in four of the last five races. In the last three years, Sebastian Vettel finished eighth from here in 2022, Sergio Perez repeated the feat in 2023, with the Mexican then finishing tenth in 2024.
Kvyat’s retirement in 2017 is the only DNF for this grid slot since 2009.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 13TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
8 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
DNF |
9 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
- No points since 2017
- Best result of seventh
- Five top ten finishes in total
The driver starting 14th has not scored points at the Singapore Grand Prix since 2017. In total, 14th on the grid has finished in the top ten on five occasions at Marina Bay Circuit, with a best result of seventh for Timo Glock in the first race here.
There have been four retirements from 14th on the grid, in 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2024.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 14TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
10 |
8 |
DNF |
9 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
DNF |
11 |
- Points in seven races
- Alonso won from here in 2008
- No points since 2017 – two DNFs since then
The driver starting from 15th has scored points on seven occasions. The furthest back win at the circuit came from this position, somewhat controversially, as Fernando Alonso took victory in the first Singapore Grand Prix.
From the eight occasions on which the driver starting here has failed to score, four have been DNFs: for Adrian Sutil in 2009, Jenson Button in 2015, Sergio Perez in 2019 and Yuki Tsunoda in 2023.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 15TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
DNF |
10 |
9 |
13 |
DNF |
11 |
DNF |
- Scored points twice
- Best result of fifth in 2022
The 16th grid slot had the unluckiest start to life at the Singapore Grand Prix. In all of the first five races here, the driver starting 16th failed to cross the finish line.
While the DNF rate hasn’t been quite that high since, with only two DNFs in the last ten races, the 16th grid slot has only scored points twice at Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Felipe Nasr finished tenth in 2015, while Daniel Ricciardo recorded the best-ever result from 16th with a fifth place finish in 2022.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 16TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
DNF |
13 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
DNF |
18 |
13 |
5 |
DNF |
- Three points finishes
- Best result of seventh, in 2023
- Only two DNFs to date
The driver starting 17th has scored points at the Singapore Grand Prix three times. In 2010, Nico Hulkenberg finished tenth, while the 2016 race resulted in an eighth place finish for Sergio Perez. Oscar Piastri recorded the best result to date for this grid slot in the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, finishing seventh.
Retirements from this grid slot are rare, with Adrian Sutil’s DNF in 2014 and Esteban Ocon’s 2022 retirement being the only times so far that the driver starting here has failed to see the chequered flag.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 17TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
13 |
20 |
DNF |
11 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
11 |
DNF |
7 |
- Two DNFs in last four races
- Only points in 2017
Both the 2021 and 2022 Singapore Grand Prix weekends resulted in retirements for the driver starting 18th.
Lance Stroll’s eighth place in 2017 is the only time so far that the driver starting 18th at the Singapore Grand Prix has scored points.
All of the first three races here resulted in retirements from 18th on the grid.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 18TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
DNF |
DNF |
14 |
- No points finishes to date
- Best result of 12th in 2017
- Only two retirements
Starting 19th on the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix has never resulted in a points-scoring finish. The best result from this position is Pascal Wehrlein’s 12th place for Sauber in 2017, though he finished last of the finishers on that day.
In more positive news for the driver starting from 19th, the position has only failed to finish the race twice. One of those times was all the way back in the first race at the track, in which Adrian Sutil crashed his Force India. The second retirement from this grid slot came in 2022, when Nicholas Latifi crashed out.
The grid slot was left clear for the first time in 2023, as a result of Lance Stroll not starting the race and Zhou Guanyu starting from the pit lane.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 19TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
19 |
16 |
DNF |
– |
- Yet to score a point
- Best result of 12th, in 2012
Just like 19th, the driver starting 20th is yet to score a point at the Singapore Grand Prix. Also just like the last grid slot, the best finish from here is also a 12th place finish, for Timo Glock in 2012.
While there have been three DNFs from this slot, there have also been two occasions that the driver due to start from this position has failed to line up on the grid. Kamui Kobayashi failed to start after his Caterham came to a halt on the formation lap in 2014, while Romain Grosjean failed to even leave his garage as a result of brake problems in 2016.
The 20th grid slot was left clear in 2008, 2022 and 2023.
LAST 10 RESULTS FROM 20TH ON THE GRID AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
12 |
16 |
DNS |
14 |
DNS |
DNF |
14 |
14 |
– |
– |
There have been five pit lane starts at the Singapore Grand Prix. No one has scored points having started from the pit lane here, while Nico Rosberg in 2014 is the only driver to have failed to finish following a pit lane start at Marina Bay Street Circuit.