Round 18 of Formula 1 to be held in Singapore

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) — The round 18 of the 2024 Formula One World Championship will be held in Singapore on Sunday.

The Singapore Grand Prix will take place over 62 laps of 4.94-kilometer (about 3.1-mile) Marina Bay Street Circuit at 1200 GMT.

In this season's races, Red Bull's reigning world champion driver Max Verstappen has topped the podium seven times.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri won twice each, while Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won once each.

The first five places in the drivers and constructors class are as follows:

Drivers:

1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 313

2. Lando Norris (Great Britain): 254

3. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 235

4. Oscar Piastri (Australia): 222

5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 184

Constructors:

1. McLaren: 476

2. Red Bull: 456

3. Ferrari: 425

4. Mercedes: 309

5. Aston Martin: 82