How to follow Singapore Grand Prix on the BBC

Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton with their sprint trophies, posing with Veronica Shanti Pereira.
Despite losing a position at the start of the sprint, Max Verstappen regained the lead and Lewis Hamilton made up four positions to finish P2 [Getty Images]

Round 17 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the Singapore Grand Prix, from 9-11 October.

The weekend is also the sixth and final sprint event of the campaign.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the sprint after George Russell crashed out at the end of the first lap in the wet.

There were nine retirees in total – a record number of DNFs in a sprint race.

Heavy rain caused a delay to the start of the sprint, meaning that qualifying will start 30 minutes later than scheduled at 14:30 BST.

Sunday’s 62-lap grand prix, which takes place at night in Singapore, begins at 13:00.

Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary of the race will be available across 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

You can also ask your smart speaker to “play 5 Sports Extra”.

Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

All times BST

Saturday, 10 October

Qualifying: 14:30-15:30 – 5 Sports Extra

Sunday, 11 October

Race: 13:00 with build-up from 12:45 – 5 Sports Extra

What is the Singapore weather forecast?

George Russell celebrates on the podium after winning the Singapore Grand Prix
George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix last season but he will be starting at the back of the grid this year because of an engine penalty [Getty Images]

The weekend has been declared a heat-hazard event for the second race in a row. A heat hazard is an official status for an event where it is forecast that temperatures will exceed 31C at some point during the race.

Qualifying and Sunday’s grand prix, which starts at 8pm local time, are forecast for thundery showers during the day, but conditions should dry out before the night-time action takes place.

Temperatures at Marina Bay should reach highs of 32C.