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S'pore Grand Prix welcomes crowd of 300,641 over race weekend
The Straits Times
|October 06, 2025
Fans turn up to catch drivers, entertainment acts as event clocks second-highest turnout
It was a weekend of firsts at the 2025 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, as Mercedes' George Russell claimed his maiden victory at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Oct 5, while McLaren became the first team to secure the Constructors' Championship in the Republic.
As British pop icon Elton John brought the curtains down on the three-day extravaganza of racing and entertainment, the Singapore Grand Prix once again proved a hit with local and international fans, with organisers announcing a total attendance of 300,641 over the three-day event.
This was 11.7 per cent more compared with the 269,072 fans who packed the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the 2024 edition, and the second-highest after a record turnout of 302,000 in 2022.
The record was set before the route was amended to omit The Float @ Marina Bay, which could seat 27,000, with the revision made for the construction of NS Square.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic student Qiara Jesrina, who started following the sport in 2024, had a memorable experience at her first Singapore Grand Prix.
The 18-year-old began camping outside the paddock at about 3pm on Oct 5 in the hope of meeting and securing the autographs of her favourite drivers.
This story is from the October 06, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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