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With only one attempt, Max Verstappen topped the timesheets in SQ1
F1 Singapore Grand Prix
F1 Singapore Grand Prix FP1 and sprint qualifying as it happened
Recap Friday practice and sprint qualifying at the 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
The 17th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Singapore Grand Prix, with this weekend marking the latest sprint event of the campaign.
The original night race on the calendar, Singapore has been a mainstay on the F1 calendar since it was introduced in 2008 and remains one of the most popular events on the schedule.
This year's Singapore Grand Prix marks the first time a sprint has been held at Marina Bay, meaning this weekend's schedule will differ from the usual order.
Just one practice session will be held before sprint qualifying concludes Friday's action.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli comes into the Singapore weekend with an 84-point lead in the championship following a second-place finish last weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
A DNF for his Mercedes team-mate George Russell has all but ended his title hopes, while the Briton will start the Singapore GP from the back of the grid due to a power unit penalty.
Mercedes will run different car packages in Singapore to better understand the update it introduced at Sepang. Antonelli will have the new parts, while Russell will use the old package.
Russell won last year's Singapore GP.
Max Verstappen will hope to break his Singapore duck and continue his winning form in 2026, after securing his first victory of the campaign in Malaysia.
Ferrari won in Singapore in 2023 and returns to Marina Bay after a podium finish at the Bahrain GP.
2026 Singapore GP Friday schedule
FP1 - 9:30am BST
Sprint qualifying - 1:30pm BST
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Start of SQ2 Delayed
The start of SQ2 has been delayed
13:52
The chequered flag is out but drivers are still on their flying laps
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Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar will have one go at this...
13:51
Lewis Hamilton is still leading, with Charles Leclerc in second, and Lando Norris in third
13:49
The drivers are back on track for their first flying laps after the restart
13:47
Max Verstappen will be investigated after the session for a yellow flag infringement...
13:46
Sergio Perez will not be investigated for driving his Cadillac in unsafe conditions
13:46
SQ1 Restarted
Sprint Qualifying 1 is back underway at the Singapore Grand Prix
13:42
SQ1 Restart Time
SQ1 will restart at 1:46pm BST
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Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton under yellow flags, and it has been noted by the stewards
13:38
With only 6 minutes on the clock, we will have a proper Sprint Qualifying...
13:37
After ending up in the wall, Sergio Perez left debris on the track, which caused the red flags to be waved around the circuit
13:36
Red Flags
We have a Red Flag in SQ1...
13:32
Kimi Antonelli has reverted to the old front wing after using the updated front wing in Free Practice!
13:31
The first drivers out on track were the Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli
13:30
Green Flags
The green flags are out at the Singapore Grand Prix, and SQ1 is underway...
13:25
Five-minute countdown until SQ
Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix will get underway in five minutes!
13:21
FP1 Results
In case you missed it, here are the full results from Free Practice 1...
F1 Singapore Grand Prix: Full Friday practice results
Charles Leclerc
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13:15
Mercedes' Singapore GP experiment
Mercedes has an interesting experiment ongoing at the Singapore GP...
Mercedes reveals early findings from Singapore split F1 car experiment
Kimi Antonelli is running the new-spec Mercedes
13:01
SQ starts in half an hour
We are half an hour away from the start of Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix
12:52
Toto Wolff with some strong statements
Toto Wolff had some strong words to say between sessions...
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Toto Wolff has blasted Mercedes conspiracy theorists
12:37
No ill feelings at Haas
Ayao Komatsu insists there are 'no ill feelings' between Esteban Ocon and Haas
‘No ill feelings’ between Haas and Esteban Ocon after F1 split
Esteban Ocon
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12:31
Sprint Qualifying Build-Up
We are an hour away from the start of Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix...
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Sprint Qualifying up next
Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix is due to start at 1:30pm BST, so we will be back at 12:30pm BST for the build-up to the start of the session!