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2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Index 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, formally known as the 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, was a Formula One race held on 28 September 2008 at 20:00 SST at the newly built Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. [1]

81 relations: Adrian Sutil, Autosport, BBC Sport, Bernie Ecclestone, BMW in Formula One, Chicane, Christian Horner, David Coulthard, Electric generator, Euro, F1 in Schools, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, FIA World Motor Sport Council, Flavio Briatore, Force India, Formula Libre, Formula One, Frank Williams (Formula One), Giancarlo Fisichella, HANS device, Heikki Kovalainen, Honda in Formula One, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Kazuki Nakajima, Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions, List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Lux, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mediacorp Channel 5, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, Mercedes-Benz, Michael Schumacher, Monaco Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet Jr., Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Norbert Haug, Pat Symonds, Pit stop, Pole position, Red Bull Racing, ..., Renault Formula One crash controversy, Renault in Formula One, Robert Kubica, Ron Dennis, Rubens Barrichello, Safety car, Sébastien Bourdais, Scuderia Ferrari, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastian Vettel, Singapore, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Standard Time, Soccer-specific stadium, Spyker F8-VII, Stefano Domenicali, The Daily Telegraph, Timo Glock, Toyota Racing (Formula One team), Watt, Williams Grand Prix Engineering, 1973 Singapore Grand Prix, 2006 Australian Grand Prix, 2007 United States Grand Prix, 2008 Formula One World Championship, 2008 Italian Grand Prix, 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2009 Singapore Grand Prix. Expand index (31 more) »

Adrian Sutil

Adrian Sutil (born 11 January 1983) is a German racing driver who most recently drove for Sauber in Formula One for the 2014 season.

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Autosport

Autosport is a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom every Thursday.

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BBC Sport

BBC Sport is a department of the BBC North division providing national sports coverage for BBC Television, radio and online.

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Bernie Ecclestone

Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British business magnate.

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BMW in Formula One

BMW has been involved in Formula One in a number of capacities since the inauguration of the World Drivers' Championship in.

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Chicane

A chicane is a serpentine curve in a road, added by design rather than dictated by geography.

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Christian Horner

Christian Edward Johnston Horner (born in Leamington Spa, England, on 16 November 1973) is the Team Principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team, a position he has held since 2005.

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David Coulthard

David Marshall Coulthard, (born 27 March 1971), known as DC, is a British former Formula One racing driver turned presenter, commentator and journalist.

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Electric generator

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.

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Euro

The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union.

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F1 in Schools

F1 in Schools is an international STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) competition for school children (aged 11–18), in which groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F1 Model Block using CAD/CAM design tools.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa (born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian former Formula One racing driver.

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Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and two-time world champion who is currently racing for McLaren F1 team.

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FIA World Motor Sport Council

The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) is the most powerful body of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore (born 12 April 1950) is an Italian businessman.

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Force India

Force India Formula One Team Limited, competing as Sahara Force India F1 Team is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom, with an Indian licence.

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Formula Libre

Formula Libre (also known as "Formule Libre") is a form of automobile racing allowing a wide variety of types, ages and makes of purpose-built racing cars to compete "head to head".

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Formula One

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group.

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Frank Williams (Formula One)

Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams (born 16 April 1942) is a British businessman and former driver and mechanic.

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Giancarlo Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella (born 14 January 1973), also known as Fisico, Giano or Fisi, is an Italian professional racing driver.

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HANS device

A HANS device (Head and Neck Support device), also known as a head restraint, is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports.

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Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver.

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Honda in Formula One

Honda has participated in Formula One, as an entrant, constructor and engine supplier, for various periods since 1964.

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Jarno Trulli

Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian racing driver.

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Jenson Button

Jenson Alexander Lyons Button (born 19 January 1980) is a British racing driver and former Formula One driver.

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Kazuki Nakajima

is a professional racing driver who drove in Formula One for the Williams-Toyota team from to.

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Kimi Räikkönen

Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 17 October 1979), nicknamed "Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari.

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Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas.

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List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions

The Formula One World Constructors' Championship (WCC) is awarded by the FIA to the most successful Formula One constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.

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List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.

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Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (born 31 August 1947) is an Italian businessman, former Chairman of Ferrari, and formerly Chairman of Fiat S.p.A. and President of Confindustria and FIEG.

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Lux

The lux (symbol: lx) is the SI derived unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area.

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Marina Bay Street Circuit

The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore Street Circuit) is a street circuit around Singapore's Marina Bay and is the venue for the Singapore Grand Prix.

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Marina Bay, Singapore

Marina Bay is a bay located in the Central Area of Singapore surrounded by the perimeter of four other planning areas, the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South and Straits View.

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Mark Webber

Mark Alan Webber (born 27 August 1976) is an Australian former professional racing driver, who last competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship as a Porsche works driver in LMP1, in which he won the championship in 2015.

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McLaren

McLaren Racing Limited, competing as McLaren F1 Team, is a British Formula One team based at the McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey, England.

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Mediacorp Channel 5

Mediacorp Channel 5 (Chinese: 5頻道, Before 1 January 2005: 新加坡電視 (English: "Television Singapore") and 第5波道 (English: "Saluran 5" and "5th Frequency") is a 24-hour English general news and entertainment free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore. Programmes on Channel 5 normally include English dramas either made in-house or obtained from overseas, movies, sports, reality show, variety show, news, current affairs and game show programmes. Local editions of overseas programmes like Singapore Idol, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Deal or No Deal have also been produced.

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Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (previously known as Ilmor Engineering and Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines) is a British Formula One engine manufacturer, owned by Mercedes-Benz.

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a global automobile marque and a division of the German company Daimler AG.

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Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a retired German racing driver who raced in Formula One for Jordan Grand Prix, Benetton and Ferrari, where he spent the majority of his career, as well as for Mercedes upon his return to the sport.

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Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco.

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Nelson Piquet Jr.

Nelson Angelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, West Germany), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One driver.

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Nick Heidfeld

Nick Lars Heidfeld (born 10 May 1977) is a German professional racing driver.

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Nico Rosberg

Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985) is a German–Finnish former Formula One racing driver and 2016 Formula One World Champion.

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Norbert Haug

Norbert Haug (born 24 November 1952 in Engelsbrand, Baden-Württemberg) is a German journalist, and the former Vice President of Mercedes-Benz motorsport activity, including Formula One, Formula 3 and DTM.

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Pat Symonds

Patrick Bruce Reith "Pat" Symonds (born 11 June 1953) is a British motor racing engineer.

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Pit stop

In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.

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Pole position

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a racing event.

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Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing (also known as Red Bull or RBR and competing as Aston Martin Red Bull Racing) is a Formula One racing team, racing under an Austrian licence and based in the United Kingdom.

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Renault Formula One crash controversy

The Renault Formula One crash controversy, dubbed Crashgate by some in the media, is a sporting scandal perpetrated by the Renault F1 team who ordered Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash deliberately during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, to gain a sporting advantage for his Renault teammate Fernando Alonso.

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Renault in Formula One

Renault are currently involved in Formula One as a constructor, under the name of Renault Sport Formula One Team.

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Robert Kubica

Robert Józef Kubica (born 7 December 1984) is a Polish racing driver who is currently test and reserve driver for the Williams F1 team.

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Ron Dennis

Ronald Dennis CBE (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and Official British Business Ambassador for The United Kingdom.

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Rubens Barrichello

Rubens "Rubinho" Gonçalves Barrichello, born 23 May 1972, is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between and, scoring 11 Grands Prix wins and 68 podiums.

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Safety car

In motorsport, a safety car or pace car is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather.

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Sébastien Bourdais

Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver, who resides in St.

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Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A. is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer, Ferrari, and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.

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Scuderia Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso, commonly known as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR and currently competing as Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda, is an Italian Formula One racing team.

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Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel (born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Grand Prix

The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor race which forms part of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

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Singapore Standard Time

Singapore Standard Time (SST) or Waktu Piawai Singapura (WPS), also known as Singapore Time (SGT), is used in Singapore and is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:00).

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Soccer-specific stadium

Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada to refer to a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose stadium which is for a variety of sports.

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Spyker F8-VII

The Spyker F8-VII (subsequently known as the Force India VJM01) was a Formula One car, constructed by Spyker F1 that competed in the 2007 Formula One World Championship.

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Stefano Domenicali

Stefano Domenicali (born 11 May 1965) is an Italian manager and CEO of Italian sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A..

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Timo Glock

Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver.

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Toyota Racing (Formula One team)

Panasonic Toyota Racing was a Formula One team owned by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Martini Racing, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor.

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1973 Singapore Grand Prix

The 1973 Singapore Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit on 22 April 1973.

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2006 Australian Grand Prix

The 2006 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXXI Foster's Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne on 2 April 2006.

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2007 United States Grand Prix

The 2007 United States Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI RBS United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, in the United States on 17 June 2007.

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2008 Formula One World Championship

The 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 62nd season of Formula One motor racing, recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of motorsport – as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.

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2008 Italian Grand Prix

The 2008 Italian Grand Prix (formally the LXXIX Gran Premio Santander d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 2008 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy.

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2008 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2008, at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.

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2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally the I Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the seventeenth and final Formula One motor race of the 2009 Formula One season.

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2009 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2009 Singapore Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on 27 September 2009.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Singapore_Grand_Prix

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