Another Long-Term Deal for F1 as Singapore Signs through 2028

• A new long-term contract between F1 and Singapore race organizers means the series will race there until at least 2028.

• Singapore's future with the series was believed to be uncertain after its contract expired after 2021, but it was placed on the 2022 calendar, with a date of October 2.

• The long-term nature of Singapore’s deal reflects a growing trend of longer deals between Formula 1 officials and Grand Prix hosts.

Formula 1 has locked down another venue for the long haul, as the future of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix has been secured through at least 2028.

A new long-term contract between F1 and race organizers was announced today.

Singapore became part of Formula 1’s schedule in 2008, as the championship’s very first night race, with floodlights illuminating the circuit to create a spectacle around the streets of the city state. Singapore’s most recent race was held in 2019, with both the intended 2020 and 2021 editions scrapped because of the pandemic, and the tight entry restrictions imposed by the government.

Singapore's future with the series was believed to be uncertain after its contract expired after 2021, but it was placed on the 2022 calendar, with a date of October 2, subject to a commercial agreement.

That process has been undertaken, and a seven-year deal means Singapore is staying on the F1 schedule at least through 2028.

Singapore’s government sees the Formula 1 event as a focal point financially—driving tourism and business back to the city—as it navigates a path out of the pandemic. It also plans to undertake an audit in order to make the event more sustainable long-term.

Singapore is regarded as one of the most challenging events on F1’s schedule owing to its tight and twisty layout, its night-based timetable, and its oppressive heat and humidity. Its races have regularly run to the two-hour time limit.

“I am delighted that Formula 1 will continue to race in Singapore for another seven years,” said Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. “The Marina Bay Street Circuit hosted the first night race in F1 history in 2008, and Singapore has continued to thrill fans, teams, and drivers ever since.