2009 Singapore Grand Prix Race day in Singapore
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The following shows the weight of each car, fuelled for the first stint of today's grand prix:
Pos Driver Weight (kg)
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 660.5
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 651.0
3. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 657.5
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault 654.5
5. Alonso Renault 658.0
6. Glock Toyota 660.5
7. Kubica BMW-Sauber 664.0
8. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 664.5
9. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 655.5 *
10. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 680.7
11. Button Brawn-Mercedes 683.0
12. Raikkonen Ferrari 680.5
13. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 678.0
14. Trulli Toyota 690.9
15. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 693.0
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 683.5
17. Fisichella Ferrari 678.5
18. Grosjean Renault 683.0
19. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 656.0
20. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 650.0 **
* Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change
** Pit lane start after car was found underweight
Traffic is going to be a major factor in tonight's race and this was emphasized by several incidents around the circuit on Saturday with two arguments over 'track position' during final practice and then another two during qualifying itself:
• The first altercation involved an unhappy Timo Glock, who displayed his frustration at being held up on a quick lap to fellow German Nico Rosberg at the end of final practice. This was the only incident that did not go as far as the stewards' room.
• Almost simultaneously, Rubens Barrichello was gesturing his annoyance with French newcomer Romain Grosjean. Both were summoned but ultimately no action was taken once they had given their account of the incident.
• The stewards were also busy later in the evening once qualifying had concluded. Giancarlo Fisichella found himself in trouble for impeding his old Force India team-mate Adrian Sutil. One-nil to Force India as the Italian was given a reprimand.
• Sutil found himself in the spotlight again and was asked to explain why he had impeded Kazuki Nakajima during that frantic late scramble in the first qualifying period. The stewards were satisfied with his version of events and deemed that no action should be taken against him.
• The first altercation involved an unhappy Timo Glock, who displayed his frustration at being held up on a quick lap to fellow German Nico Rosberg at the end of final practice. This was the only incident that did not go as far as the stewards' room.
• Almost simultaneously, Rubens Barrichello was gesturing his annoyance with French newcomer Romain Grosjean. Both were summoned but ultimately no action was taken once they had given their account of the incident.
• The stewards were also busy later in the evening once qualifying had concluded. Giancarlo Fisichella found himself in trouble for impeding his old Force India team-mate Adrian Sutil. One-nil to Force India as the Italian was given a reprimand.
• Sutil found himself in the spotlight again and was asked to explain why he had impeded Kazuki Nakajima during that frantic late scramble in the first qualifying period. The stewards were satisfied with his version of events and deemed that no action should be taken against him.
Nick Heidfeld will start from the pitlane this evening after his car was found to be underweight in qualifying. A team statement confirmed that the wrong ballast weights were fitted to the car.
The German had qualified eighth as the team made good use of a heavily-revised car, but will now be in for a difficult race from the tail end of the pack.
The team has taken the opportunity to change both engine and gearbox.
The German had qualified eighth as the team made good use of a heavily-revised car, but will now be in for a difficult race from the tail end of the pack.
The team has taken the opportunity to change both engine and gearbox.
Felipe Nasr
EuroInternational's Felipe Nasr won Saturday's Formula BMW Pacific race, held before Formula 1 qualifying, putting the Brazilian on pole for this afternoon's second 10-lap event.
Nasr, the Formula BMW Europe champion, was making a one-off appearance in the Pacific series for this grand prix support round.
Rio Haryanto remains on course for the title, with a visit to TI Aida next on the calendar before the season ends in Macau.
Nasr continued his dominant from this afternoon, leading home American duo Michael Lewis and James Kovacic.
The support action wrapped up with a round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia before the Formula 1 stars toured the circuit for the recently-concluded drivers' parade.
AMAC
The support race action got underway in the daylight a few hours ago with a 10-lap race for the Aston Martin Asia Cup. The series, now in its second year, is world’s first one-make Aston Martin championship, using Vantage N24 GT cars with 4.3litre, 410bhp V8-engines.
This afternoon's race continued the title battle between Australian Mark Williamson of Concord Motorsport and Sri Lankan Dilantha Malagamuwa of Dilango Racing.
Motor racing enthusiasts love to debate and discuss the action on track, and the live forum at the bottom of the screen is your chance to let everyone know your thoughts on events as they unfold at the circuit.
• Will Lewis Hamilton convert a well-earned pole position in to victory tonight?
• Can Red Bull out-score Brawn GP to close down the mammoth lead in the constructors' championship?
• What can Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella do from 13th and 18th places on the grid?
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• Will Lewis Hamilton convert a well-earned pole position in to victory tonight?
• Can Red Bull out-score Brawn GP to close down the mammoth lead in the constructors' championship?
• What can Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella do from 13th and 18th places on the grid?
Tell the world what you think.
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Weather-wise we have been through the potential rain risk of the day and conditions were dry during those critical late morning / early afternoon hours, so we are now on course a fully dry race with no threat of rain.
Partly cloudy skies will be somewhat hidden from view by the darkness and of course the focus of the lighting above the track. The temperature is around 31 degrees and likely to stay around that mark during the course of the race.
Don't forget that next weekend we do this all over again at Suzuka. AUTOSPORT Live will publish the standard early weather forecast at 15:00 GMT tomorrow for the Japanese Grand Prix - and prospects do look particularly grim in Japan over the next few days.
Partly cloudy skies will be somewhat hidden from view by the darkness and of course the focus of the lighting above the track. The temperature is around 31 degrees and likely to stay around that mark during the course of the race.
Don't forget that next weekend we do this all over again at Suzuka. AUTOSPORT Live will publish the standard early weather forecast at 15:00 GMT tomorrow for the Japanese Grand Prix - and prospects do look particularly grim in Japan over the next few days.
Lewis Hamilton
A wonderful qualifying session was brought to a sudden halt with just 26 seconds left on the clock, handing Lewis Hamilton an unchallenged pole position for tonight's race.
Rubens Barrichello lost control of his Brawn Mercedes at Turn 5, as he and the remaining nine drivers pushed hard on their final lap. At the time Sebastian Vettel looked set to better the Briton's leading time, but the red flags prevented the battle from developing any further.
Nico Rosberg starts a superb third for Williams, with Mark Webber fourth in the second Red Bull entry. Brawn are in trouble here, with Rubens Barrichello 10th on the grid, and Jenson Button a lowly 12th.
Hamilton on pole as Barrichello crashes
Singapore
Hello everyone and welcome to AUTOSPORT Live for round 14 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
The sun is setting over the city-state of Singapore, but soon the 5.067km Marina Bay circuit will be illuminated by an explosion of light. Yes, it's the sport's second night race, and the action is about to get underway.
The race itself starts at 12:00 GMT - 20:00 local time - but before then we will review Saturday's action at the circuit incase you missed it, take a look at this morning's support races as well as looking at the weather forecast. We'll also analyse the fuel weights and what they may mean for the first stint of the race.
It's Sunday night fever in the far east and the world is ready to witness the most spectacular event of the season.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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