Saturday, April 12, 2008

Singapore SingTel-F1 Grand Prix

The inaugural (Very First!) F1 night race is going to be held in Singapore in September 2008.

The 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will be first Formula 1™ street race in Asia and will be one of three races in the 2008 Formula One™ calendar to run anticlockwise. The event would be held from 26th September through 28th September.

A quick snapshot of how the race track looks like!

singapore f1Some interesting information -
Number of Laps - 61 (estimated)
Circuit Length - 5.067 km
Race Direction - Anti-clockwise
Number of Turns - 24 turns, consisting of 14 left and 10 right turns
Maximum Speed - In excess of 300kph along Raffles Boulevard
Slowest Corners - 80 - 100 kph at T3, T10, T11, T15, T19 and T20
Overtaking Opportunities
• Turn 1 Pit Straight, • Turn 7 Raffles Boulevard • Turn 15 Esplanade Drive

No comments: