Marina Bay

Singapore • September 17, 2023 • Race

Worth Watching Score

9.8

If you like tense, tactical F1, this Singapore night race delivers a smartly controlled win for Carlos Sainz—the first non-Red Bull victory of 2023—more than nonstop chaos. A single Safety Car and later VSC set up a strategy split, with Mercedes gambling on fresh mediums to chase down Sainz and Lando Norris, only for Sainz to brilliantly keep Norris in DRS as a shield. The finale is gripping: 111 overtakes across the field, four DNFs, and George Russell crashing on the last lap to hand Lewis Hamilton P3. Not a crash-fest, but worth a watch for the strategic chess and nervy closing laps.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	46.0	8.68	0.25	+2.17	+141%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+54%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	0.8	9.64	0.20	+1.93	+57%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	95.0	8.26	0.15	+1.24	+107%
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	2.0	5.0	0.20	+1.0	+67%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	48.0	6.11	0.10	+0.61	+56%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	4.0	10.0	0.05	+0.5	+14%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	4.0	8.0	0.03	+0.24	+85%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	1.0	5.0	0.02	+0.1	-9%
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	N	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Carlos SAINZ Ferrari	M→H	Finished
2	Lando NORRIS McLaren	M→H	Finished
3	Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes	M→H→M	Finished
4	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	S→H	Finished
5	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	H→M	Finished
6	Pierre GASLY Alpine	M→H	Finished
7	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	M→H	Finished
8	Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing	H→M	Finished
9	Liam LAWSON AlphaTauri	M→H	Finished
10	Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team	M→H→S	Finished
11	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→H→M	Finished
12	ZHOU Guanyu Alfa Romeo	S→H→M	Finished
13	Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team	M→H	Finished
14	Logan SARGEANT Williams	M→H→M	Finished
15	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	M→H→S	Finished
16	George RUSSELL Mercedes	M→H→M	DNF
17	Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo	H→M	DNF
18	Esteban OCON Alpine	M→H	DNF
19	Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri	S	DNF