Wednesday, September 24, 2008

F1 in Singapore 2008 - MediaCorp TV's Channel 5 offer live telecast

On September 26 - 28, Singapore will be the host and also be Asia's first F1 street race to the 15th of the 18-leg race calendar. It will be set the first ever night race Singapore’s street circuit of public roads in Marina Bay.


(Picture from http://sg.88db.com/sg)
(Picture from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/)

The night event means it can be broadcast at a convenient time for European TV audiences. The track will be illuminated by projectors to match the shape of the course.
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) will sponsor the event and the official name of the event will be F1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
There will be around 110,000 tickets made available for the country's first Formula One race.

Program on that day:

Friday 26th September, 2008.
13.00: Gates open for all ticket holders
14.00: Formula One Paddock Club™, Sky and Club Suite Opens
15.00 – 15.25: Formula BMW Pacific Practice Session
15.50 – 16.20: Aston Martin Asia Cup Practice Session
16.40 – 17.25: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Practice Session
17.50 – 18.15: Formula BMW Pacific Qualifying Session
19.00 – 20.30: Formula One First Practice Session
21.30 – 23.00: Formula One Second Practice Session
Midnight: Formula One Paddock Club™ , Sky and Club Suite Closes

Saturday 27th September, 2008.
13.00: Gates open
14.00: Formula One Paddock Club™, Sky and Club Suite Opens
15.00 – 15.30: Charity Challenge (Fiat 500)
15.50 – 16.20: Aston Martin Asia Cup Qualifying Session
16.50 – 17.15: Formula BMW Pacific Race One (10 Laps)
17.45 – 18.15: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Qualifying Session
19.00 – 20.00: Formula One Third Practice Session
20.30 - 21.00: Charity Challenge (Fiat 500)
22.00 – 23.00: Formula One Qualifying Session
Midnight: Formula One Paddock Club™, Sky and Club Suite Closes

Sunday 28th September, 2008.
13.00: Gates open for all ticket holders
14.00: Formula One Paddock Club™, Sky and Club Suite Opens
15.30 – 16.00: Aston Martin Asia Cup Race (10 Laps)
16.30 – 17.00: Formula BMW Pacific Race Two (10 Laps)
17.30 – 18.05: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Race (12 Laps)
18.30: Formula One Drivers Parade
18.45 – 19.15: Starting Grid presentation
19.46: Singapore National Anthem
20.00: 2008 Formula 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix (61 Laps)
Midnight: Formula One Paddock Club™ , Sky and Club Suite Closes

(Sources from http://www.singaporegp.sg)

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