Some quick facts and estimates about the inaugural F1 Singapore Grand Prix:
- Over B4bn-equivalent investment was made by the government and private sector.
- Some B2.8bn-equivalent tourist revenue expected for the race week.
- 597,000,000 TV viewers forecast.
- B800,000-equivalent - reported cost of a race weekend table at the F1 Paddock Club.
- 100,000 people turned up at the race each day - 80% of which bought their own tickets.
- B30,000 - the price of our weekend ticket at Turn One.
- 3,000 temporary jobs - eg ticket inspectors, info staff and ushers - were created.
- 800 volunteer safety marshals worked 12-hour shifts four straight days.
- B450-equivalent - price of a glass of Raffles Hotel's Singapore Sling at the F1 Village.
- 350 metres long pit building - unofficially said to be the longest on the circuit.
- 300% average hotel price increase.
- 289kph - fastest speed clocked before Turn Seven taken at seventh gear.
- B100-equivalent - price of one small bottle of drinking water at the track.
- About 80kph - slowest estimated track speed at Turn 13, 16 and 18.
- 48/33 degrees Celsius track/air temperature at 3pm on race day.
- 32/29 degrees Celsius track/air temperature at 8pm race day.
- 1 minute 45.599 seconds - lap record set by Kimi Raikkonen.
- 1 race casualty - minor injury to one Ferrari technician.
- 1 non-race casualty - a Toro Rosso technician cut his foot by a pool Friday and sat out the race.
- 0 race fatality and power blackout.
- Priceless - worth of Singapore branding.
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| No F1 extravaganza is without extroverts and intrepids—Singapore was no exception. |
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