Round 14 of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore. Situated in the heart of downtown Singapore, the tight circuit passes various famous landmarks including Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, City Hall, the Supreme Court and the Esplanade Bridge. This will be the second night race held at the Marina Bay Circuit after the inaugural event in 2008.
Consisting of 61 laps, run on a circuit of 5.067km, the track is made up of public roads and features 23 corners, two of which will be taken at speeds in excess of 100 mph. Running in an anti-clockwise direction it is the only circuit which crosses two bridges and travels under a grandstand. Given that the race will take place at night, teams will face the prospect of the track temperature being cooler than the air temperature. This could create slippery conditions for drivers. Over 1,500 light projectors, each with 2,000 watt white metal halide lamps, will be used to illuminate the track. A maximum down force track, it varies in width from three-lane highways to narrow barricaded straights.
MARINA BAY STREET CIRCUIT– GRAPHICS
The interactive version of the above circuit graphic is available on the FIA website (click here).
CHANGES TO THE CIRCUIT SINCE 2008
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The pit exit has been realigned to join the track after the first corner.
The pit entry has been realigned to leave the track before turn 22.
The track has been resurfaced between turns 5 and 7.
The outer pit lane has been resurfaced.
New kerbs have been installed on the entry to turns 1 and 5.
The apexes of turns 13 and 14 have been tightened slightly.
The second and third apexes of turn 10 have been moved left and right respectively
to make the chicane slower.
The kerbs on the three apexes of turn 10 have been redesigned in order to reduce
the risk of a car being damaged if it crosses them.
The kerbs on the exit of turn 14 have been moved 10 metres downstream.
All rubber exit kerbs have additional fixations.
An extra driver egress point has been added on the left between turns 17 and 18.
The wall around the outside of turns 22 and 23 has been moved closer to the track.
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SINGAPORE CIRCUIT – INTERESTING FACTS
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There will be 110 medical staff on standby at the event.
The start and finish lines are not in the same place. The start line is at the beginning
of the main straight whilst the finish line is located near the middle.
The overall luminosity of the circuit will be 3,000 lux which corresponds to four times
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CIRCUIT DATA
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Length of lap:
Offset:
Total number of race laps:
Total race distance:
Speed limits in the pit lane:
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5.067km
0.137km
61
308.950km
60km/h during practice sessions;
100km/h during qualifying and race |
FORMULA ONE TIME TABLE AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ORGANISED BY THE FIA
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Thursday
Press Conference
Friday
Practice Session 1
Practice Session 2
Press Conference
Saturday
Practice Session 3
Qualifying
Followed by unilateral and press conference
Sunday
Drivers Parade
Race
Followed by unilateral and press conference |
18.00 hrs
18.00 – 19.30 hrs
21.30 – 23.00 hrs
23.15 hrs
19.00 – 20.00 hrs
22.00 – 23.00 hrs
18.30 – 18.45 hrs
20.00 hrs |
ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
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Autograph signing: All drivers will sign autographs on Thursday evening.
Qualifying: All drivers eliminated in Q1 or Q2 will be available for media interviews
immediately after the end of each session as well as drivers who participated in Q3,
and who are not required to take part in the post-qualifying press conference.
Location to be confirmed.
Race: Any driver retiring before the end of the race will be available for media interviews
after his return to the paddock. In addition, all drivers who finish the race outside the top
three will be available immediately after the end of the race for media interviews.
Location to be confirmed.
During the race every team will make at least one senior spokesperson available for
interviews by officially accredited TV crews. A list will be made available in the
media centre.
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