Singapore 1st Formula one

[niceguy69]

I was in Singapore for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix held on 28th September 2008. For the first time in F1 history the event was held at night, to satisfy the European audience. Melbourne has turned down the request for late night race, which prompted a stronger move to held F1 in Asian cities.

Spain's Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix Sunday, winning a drama-filled first ever night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.
It was the Renault driver's first victory since the Italian Grand Prix last year and capped a remarkable weekend that saw him top two of the free practice sessions but start 15th on the grid after a mechanical problem in qualifying




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[niceguy69]

Singapore 1st Formula one






Singapore Grand Prix Results:
1 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault one hour 5 minutes
2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 2.9 seconds behind
3 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes +5.9secs
4 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +8.1secs
5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari +10.2secs
6. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +11.101
7. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault +16.387
8. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota +18.489
9. Jenson Button (GB) Honda +19.885
10. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.902
11. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +27.975
12. Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari +29.432
13. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari +35.107
14. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari +43.571
R15 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 57 laps completed
R Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 50 laps completed
R Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Ferrari 49 laps
R Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 29 laps
19 Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 14 laps
20 Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault 13 laps







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[niceguy69]

F1 comes to Singapore



After the race, these ushers cheered everyone who walked past. They showed appreciation to the F1 fans who enjoyed the last three days of events despite the heat and humidity. Can't wait until next year



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[LOWJHG]

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[kchika]

Thanks for sharing. I actually planned to be there but sadly the hotels were simply too expensive

[impresta]

thanks for the report! I was getting anxious to see how the GP was

[niceguy69]

Thanks guys

The cheapest hotels in Singapore are run by Fragrance Hotels and the Hotel 81 group and are in Singapore’s Geylang which is also the Red light district but i have stayed there and felt safe enough. I will write a report when I have time