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Posted on Tuesday, 09.22.09

Formula One - Singapore Grand Prix Preview

The Sports Network

Date: Sunday, September 27th

Start Time: 8 a.m. (et)

Site: Marina Bay Street Circuit -- Singapore

Track: 5.067 km (3.148 miles), 23-turn temporary street course

Laps: 61

Miles: 192.066

Capacity:

Total purse:

Payouts:

Year: 2nd

On TV: SpeedChannel

Announcers:

On Radio:

Race record: Fernando Alonso, 2008 (1 hour, 57 minutes, 16.304 seconds)

Qualifying record:

2008 Finish

Defending champion: Fernando Alonso

Runner up:

Pole winner: Felipe Massa (1:44.801)

Top 10:

1. Fernando Alonso (Start: 15)

2. Nico Rosberg (8)

3. Lewis Hamilton (2)

4. Timo Glock (7)

5. Sebastian Vettel (6)

6. Nick Heidfeld (9)

7. David Coulthard (14)

8. Kazuki Nakajima (10)

9. Jenson Button (12)

10. Heikki Kovalainen (5)

Average speed: 158.068 k.p.h.

Time of race: 1 hour, 57 minutes, 16.304 seconds

Margin of victory: 2.957 seconds

Caution flags:

Lead changes:

Past winners

2008 Fernando Alonso, Renault, 158.068 k.p.h./1:57:16.304

Last race

Race: Italian Grand Prix (September 13th)

Site: Autodromo Nazionale Monza -- Monza, Italy

Miles: 190.596

Laps: 53

Finish line order: Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Adrian Sutil, Fernando Alonso

Time of Race: 1 hour, 16 minutes, 21.706 seconds

Average speed: 240.670 k.p.h.

Margin of victory: 2.866 seconds

Caution flags:

Lead changes:

Lap leaders:

Entry list

#1 Lewis Hamilton (Stevenage, England) Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone

#2 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone

#3 Giancarlo Fisichella (Rome, Italy) Ferrari/Marlboro

#4 Kimi Raikkonen (Espoo, Finland) Ferrari/Marlboro

#5 Robert Kubica (Krakow, Poland) BMW-Sauber

#6 Nick Heidfeld (Monchengladbach,Ger) BMW-Sauber

#7 * Fernando Alonso (Oviedo, Spain) Renault/ING

#8 Romain Grosjean (Geneva, Switz.) Renault/ING

#9 Jarno Trulli (Pescara, Italy) Toyota/Panasonic

#10 Timo Glock (Lindenfels, Germany) Toyota/Panasonic

#11 Jaime Alguersuari (Barcelona,Spain) Ferrari/Red Bull/Toro Rosso

#12 Sebastien Buemi (Aigle,Switzerland) Ferrari/Red Bull/Toro Rosso

#14 Mark Webber (Queanbeyan, Australia) Renault/Red Bull

#15 Sebastien Vettel (Heppenheim, Germ) Renault/Red Bull

#16 Nico Rosberg (Wiesbaden, Germany) Toyota/AT&T

#17 Kazuki Nakajima (Aichi, Japan) Toyota/AT&T

#19 Adrian Sutil (Grafelfing, Germany) Mercedes/Force India

#20 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Mercedes/Force India

#21 Jenson Button (Frome, England) Mercedes/BrawnGP

#22 Rubens Barrichello (Sao Paulo, Brz) Mercedes/BrawnGP

Leading contenders

Name	2008
Fernando Alonso	Won
Nico Rosberg	2nd
Lewis Hamilton	3rd
Sebastian Vettel	5th
Jenson Button	9th
Heikki Kovalainen	10th
Giancarlo Fisichella	14th
Kimi Raikkonen	15th
Mark Webber	18th
Rubens Barrichello	19th

Notes

Last season, Fernando Alonso captured the checkered flag, as he finishednearly three seconds ahead of Nico Rosberg for his 20th career F1 title. Thevictory snapped a year-long winless streak, a stretch that went back to theItalian Grand Prix in September of 2007.Once again, the race will be run at night through the Singapore metropolis onan all-new anticlockwise street circuit. Historic landmarks during the runinclude Anderson Bridge, St. Andrews Road and Raffles Boulevard.With just four races remaining, Jenson Button owns a 14-point lead over lastrace winner Rubens Barrichello. Six of Burton's seven career wins have comethis year. He has totaled 12 top-10s in the 13 races.The next race on the Formula One schedule is October 4th in Suzuka, Japan, asFernando Alonso attempts to defend his title in the Japanese Grand Prix.09/22 14:20:36 ET

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