The 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix was postponed by 1 hour and 5 minutes due to rain, which is an undesirable number. But when the lights finally went out, he spewed out a lot of fascinating numbers during the race.
Sergio Pérez endured pressure from Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) throughout the race to lead all laps at the Singapore Grand Prix on the Marina Bay street course, despite being given a five-second penalty after the race. He won his fourth career career win.
● Sergio Perez became the first F1 Singapore GP winner to start from an even grid. (Started from 2nd on the grid, took the lead at the start and led all laps from there)
● Red Bull Racing won the F1 Singapore GP since Sebastian Vettel in 2013.
• Sergio Perez became the first driver since Sebastian Vettel in 2011 to win a street race in Monaco and Singapore in the same year.
● Red Bull Racing achieved its 11th consecutive podium finish at the Marina Bay City Course.
● Sergio Perez had won only one podium in the past six races up to the F1 Singapore GP.
• Sergio Perez became the 58th driver to lead every lap of the race from start to finish. Charles Leclerc was Australia’s 57th man earlier this year.
● It was the third consecutive podium finish for Charles Leclerc, but he finished second behind the Red Bull driver each time.
● Charles Leclerc has finished second in the past two F1 Singapore GPs.
• Charles Leclerc finished second and Carlos Sainz third, giving Ferrari its first double podium since Miami 12 races ago.
• With Lando Norris fourth and Daniel Ricciardo fifth, McLaren returned to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship with 22 points ahead of Alpine.
• Second top-four finish of the year for Lando Norris and McLaren (3rd at Imola).
● McLaren has had its drivers finish within the top seven in the past four F1 Singapore GPs.
● Daniel Ricciardo’s first top-five finish since 2021 in Saudi Arabia.
• Daniel Ricciardo started 17th on the grid and finished 5th.
● Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll has five 10th place finishes in 2022, with 6th being his best result of the year.
● Max Verstappen will win the 2022 champion at the next F1 Japan GP if he surpasses Charles Leclerc by 8 points and Sergio Perez by 6 points.
● Max Verstappen ended his record with five straight wins.
● Sebastian Vettel will finish in the Top 8 for the fourth time in 2022.
• Excluding the retirement of the first lap in 2017, eighth was Vettel’s lowest result ever at Marina Bay after 13 starts.
● Lewis Hamilton finished the race in ninth place for the seventh time in his 305 Grand Prix starts.
● AlphaTauri’s Pierre Guthrie won consecutive prizes for the first time since Saudi Arabia and Australia this year.
● Mercedes’ George Russell has failed to finish in the top five twice in 2022 (retired on lap 1 at Silverstone).
● The 14 finishers at the F1 Singapore GP are the same number as the season’s minimum (Saudi Arabia and Great Britain).
● Alpine was Nopont for two races in a row. As a result, McLaren lost 4th place in the Constructors’ Championship.
Category: F1 / F1 Singapore Grand Prix