How to follow Singapore Grand Prix on the BBC

Max Verstappen fans hold up signs in the Singapore fan zone — Image caption,
The Singapore Grand Prix made its debut on the F1 calendar in 2008 and was the sport's first night race

4 October 2026

Updated 9 October 2026

Round 17 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the Singapore Grand Prix, from 9-11 October.

The weekend is also the sixth and final sprint event of the campaign.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole position for the 21-lap sprint race on Saturday ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

Kimi Antonelli, who qualified seventh, leads Mercedes team-mate Russell by 84 points in the drivers' championship, after the Briton retired from the race in Malaysia with an engine issue.

The sprint on Saturday starts at 10:00 BST.

Sunday's 62-lap grand prix, which takes place at night in Singapore, begins at 13:00.

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Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary of the race will be available across 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

You can also ask your smart speaker to "play 5 Sports Extra".

Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube., external

All times BST

Saturday, 10 October

Sprint race: 10:00-11:00 - 5 Sports Extra

Qualifying: 14:00-15:00 - 5 Sports Extra

Sunday, 11 October

Race: 13:00 with build-up from 12:45 - 5 Sports Extra

What is the Singapore weather forecast?

George Russell celebrates on the podium after winning the Singapore Grand Prix — Image caption,
George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix last season but he will be starting at the back of the grid this year because of an engine penalty

The forecast predicts some rain could fall in Singapore.

The weekend has also been declared a heat-hazard event for the second race in a row. A heat hazard is an official status for an event where it is forecast that temperatures will exceed 31C at some point during the race.

Saturday's sprint race and main qualifying, plus Sunday's grand prix, which starts at 8pm local time, are forecast for thundery showers during the day, but conditions should dry out before the night-time action takes place.

Temperatures at Marina Bay should reach highs of 32C.

How does the F1 sprint race work?

Marina Bay is hosting a sprint weekend for the very first time this year.

Sprint qualifying has three sessions, where the six slowest cars are knocked out from the first two - like normal qualifying.

These sessions, known as SQ1, SQ2 and SQ3, and last 12, 10 and eight minutes respectively.

This will make up the grid for the sprint race.

Only the top eight finishers score points, with eight points awarded for first place down to one point for eighth, which will get added to the overall drivers' championship standings.