Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix from a shock 11th place after Lance Stroll crashed out at 110mph and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took pole position.
On a wild night at the Marina Bay Circuit, both Red Bull drivers were eliminated in Q2 leaving the world champions facing an enormous task to retain their unbeaten record this season.
George Russell qualified second, missing out on pole by just 0.072 seconds with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari, one place ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton finished fifth, half-a-second back.
Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 after he bemoaned the handling of the Red Bull machine which has carried him to a record 10 consecutive wins, but has struggled under the bulbs that light up this unique 3.07-mile high-downforce track.
Here is everything you need to know.
What is the race schedule?
(All times BST)
Sunday 17 September
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The entire race schedule from Singapore will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 in the UK and Ireland. Sky’s coverage of the race on Sunday starts at 11:30am (BST).
The weekend’s action will be broadcast on ESPN in the United States.
Free-to-air highlights in the UK will be aired on Channel 4; for the grand prix on Sunday evening at 5:30pm.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Singapore on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
Max Verstappen has never won in Singapore
(AP)
What is the starting grid?
1) Carlos Sainz
2) George Russell
3) Charles Leclerc
4) Lando Norris
5) Lewis Hamilton
6) Kevin Magnussen
7) Fernando Alonso
8) Esteban Ocon
9) Nico Hulkenberg
10) Liam Lawson
11) Max Verstappen
12) Pierre Gasly
13) Sergio Perez
14) Alex Albon
15) Yuki Tsunoda
16) Valtteri Bottas
17) Oscar Piastri
18) Logan Sargeant
19) Zhou Guanyu
20) Lance Stroll
Driver Standings
1) Max Verstappen – 364 points
2) Sergio Perez – 219 points
3) Fernando Alonso – 170 points
4) Lewis Hamilton – 164 points
5) Carlos Sainz – 117 points
6) Charles Leclerc – 111 points
7) George Russell – 109 points
8) Lando Norris – 79 points
9) Lance Stroll – 47 points
10) Pierre Gasly – 37 points
11) Esteban Ocon – 36 points
12) Oscar Piastri – 34 points
13) Alex Albon – 21 points
14) Nico Hulkenberg – 9 points
15) Valtteri Bottas – 6 points
16) Zhou Guanyu – 4 points
17) Yuki Tsunoda – 3 points
18) Kevin Magnussen – 2 points
19) Logan Sargeant – 0 points
20) Liam Lawson – 0 points
21) Nyck de Vries – 0 points
22) Daniel Ricciardo – 0 points
Constructors’ Championship
1) Red Bull – 583 points
2) Mercedes – 273 points
3) Ferrari – 228 points
4) Aston Martin – 217 points
5) McLaren – 115 points
6) Alpine – 73 points
7) Williams – 21 points
8) Haas – 11 points
9) Alfa Romeo – 10 points
10) AlphaTauri – 3 points
What is the 2023 F1 calendar?
ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit – 15-17 September
ROUND 17 – JAPAN
Suzuka International Racing Course – 22-24 September
ROUND 18 – QATAR (sprint weekend)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 6-8 October
ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint weekend)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 20-22 October
ROUND 20 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 27-29 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 3-5 November
ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 16-18 November
ROUND 23 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit – 24-26 November