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2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix

2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. FAST FACTS. Race Date 28 September 2008 Milestones Asia’s first F1 street race – located at Marina Bay in the heart of the City First night-race in F1 history Circuit Length 5.067 km/3.148 miles Spectators 80,000 . FAST FACTS.

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2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix

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  1. 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix

  2. FAST FACTS Race Date 28 September 2008 Milestones Asia’s first F1 street race – located at Marina Bay in the heart of the City First night-race in F1 history Circuit Length 5.067 km/3.148 miles Spectators 80,000

  3. FAST FACTS • Race Direction Anti-clockwise • *Only one of three in the • 2008 calendar, besides • Brazil and Turkey • Number of Turns: 24 turns • 14 left • 10 right Number of Laps 61(estimated) Race Distance 308.95 km Lap Time 1min 30sec(estimated) SpeedsUp to 300km/h - the fastest section of the track being Raffles Boulevard Pit building Scheduled to be completed by July 2008

  4. OVERTAKING OPPORTUNITIES • Turn 1: Pit Straight • Turn 7: Raffles Boulevard • Turn 15: Esplanade Drive

  5. LEGEND New Road (1.2km) Overtaking Opportunity Slowest Corner, 80 – 100kph Speed in excess of 300kph Speed: 250-300kph

  6. RACE FORMAT • Friday 26, September 2008 Testing 8pm • Saturday 27, September 2008 Qualifying 8pm • Sunday 28, September 2008 2008 FORMULA 1™ • SingTel Singapore 8pm Grand Prix

  7. LIGHTING SYSTEM • Appointed lighting contractor, Italy-based • Valerio Maioli S.p.a • Lighting tests have been conducted at the • Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track • in Le Castellet, France, to study the system under • real racing conditions • The first ever FORMULA 1™ night race was approved • by the FIA on 24 October 2007

  8. LIGHTING SYSTEM Challenges • Not a permanent circuit • Impossible to put cables in • underground ducts • Trees along the roads • To prevent the unnecessary • uprooting of trees, • the height of the lights • would have to be lower • than the tree canopy • lining the circuit

  9. LIGHTING SYSTEM • The Requirements • Optimal lighting and no glare is required to meet • the following requirements: • Safety • The driver’s, marshal’s • and spectator’s • safety is critical • Good Visuals • For spectators, drivers • and journalists • Able to broadcast • High-Definition pictures

  10. LIGHTING SYSTEM • The Solution • Bespoke state-of-the-art lighting system that delivers optimal visibility for night race conditions. • The overall result would be almost four times brighter than a typical stadium • Set-up: 2-3 months, from second quarter 2008

  11. LIGHTING SYSTEM Aluminum Truss Lighting Projectors 4m Steel Pylon Pylon Electric Panel 32m 10m Courtesy of Valerio Maioli S.p.a.

  12. PROPOSED LIGHTING SYSTEM • At A Glance... • Total Power 3,180,000 watt • Track Projectors 1, 485 @ 2,000 watt each • Power Generators 12 pairs (with back-up) • Aluminium Truss 6,282m • Steel Pylons 240 • Power Cables 108, 423m • Set up 2 to 3 months, • from second quarter of 2008

  13. TICKETING • Catch the action up close at corporate hospitality suites and grandstands located at strategic locations around the circuit • Corporate hospitality suites • A phased ticketing system went on sale from November 29 and will continue to early December 2007 • The deluxe suites – also known as Sky and Club Suites will be fully equipped with personalised service and food and beverage will be catered by five-star hotels around the circuit • General Ticketing • Sale of three-day passes start in late December 2007 • Single-day passes released for sale just before the Chinese New Year (late February), subject to available inventory

  14. TICKETING • Indicative Pricing in US$ • FORMULA 1™ Paddock Club: approximately US$5,000* • Corporate hospitality: • from US$2,500 - US$4,500* • General Ticketing: • from US$200 • *Indicative pricing based on three-days passes, per person

  15. TICKETING • Catch the action up close at corporate hospitality suites and grandstands located at strategic locations around the circuit • Corporate hospitality suites • On sale from late November to early December 2007 • The deluxe suites will be fully equipped with personalised service and food and beverage will be catered by five-star hotels around the circuit • General Ticketing • Sale of three-day passes start in late December 2007 • Single-day passes released for sale just before the Chinese New Year, subject to available inventory

  16. TICKETING

  17. 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Circuit Map

  18. “The circuit is in a great, exotic location and it’s going to look fantastic on television. As a night race it will very quickly establish itself and it’s going to be one of the most dramatic races on the calendar.” Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Management

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