Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix odds make Max Verstappen the +225 favorite for Sunday’s night race at Marina Bay. The Red Bull driver arrives off his first win of 2026 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli sits second at +375. Meanwhile, last year’s winner George Russell is priced at +5000. Mercedes has confirmed an engine change that sends him to the back of the grid.
Last Updated: October 8, 2026
Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix — Race Info
| Where | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore |
| When | Sunday, October 11, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET |
| TV | Apple TV |
2026 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix Betting Preview
Marina Bay is a 4.927-kilometer street circuit with 19 corners, and Sunday’s race runs 62 laps under the lights. The track asks for maximum downforce, heavy braking and strong traction out of slow corners. Its straights are short, so top speed matters less here than at most venues. Pirelli has brought its three softest compounds, the C3, C4 and C5. Walls line the circuit and passing is difficult, which makes track position unusually valuable. This is also the first time Singapore has hosted a sprint weekend with a 21-lap Saturday sprint. One practice hour on Friday leads straight into sprint qualifying, and Grand Prix qualifying follows the sprint on Saturday. Antonelli leads Russell by 84 points with seven rounds left, but he cannot clinch the title this weekend.
The feed carries no opening prices for this market, so the board can only be read as it stands now. It is steep at the top and flat at the bottom. Eight drivers are priced at +5000 or shorter, and the other 14 all sit at +50000. Verstappen’s +225 carries an implied probability of 30.8%, while Antonelli’s +375 implies 21.1%. Lando Norris at +500 and the Ferrari pair at +600 sit just behind them. That leaves seven drivers priced as realistic winners, with Russell’s grid penalty placing him well outside that group. Sprint qualifying, the sprint and Grand Prix qualifying are the sessions most likely to reshape this board. At a track this hard to pass on, Saturday night’s grid carries extra weight.
Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix — Top Odds to Win
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | +225 |
| Kimi Antonelli | +375 |
| Lando Norris | +500 |
| Charles Leclerc | +600 |
| Lewis Hamilton | +600 |
| Isack Hadjar | +900 |
| Oscar Piastri | +1000 |
| George Russell | +5000 |
| Alex Albon | +50000 |
| Arvid Lindblad | +50000 |
| Carlos Sainz | +50000 |
| Esteban Ocon | +50000 |
| Fernando Alonso | +50000 |
| Franco Colapinto | +50000 |
| Gabriel Bortoleto | +50000 |
| Lance Stroll | +50000 |
| Liam Lawson | +50000 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | +50000 |
| Oliver Bearman | +50000 |
| Pierre Gasly | +50000 |
| Sergio Perez | +50000 |
| Valtteri Bottas | +50000 |
Odds accurate as of October 8, 2026 via TheSpread.com. Odds change, get the latest F1 Odds – Props
Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix Odds: Verstappen Leads Antonelli
Verstappen tops the board on form. He has finished third, second, second and first across the last four Grands Prix, and Sepang delivered his first win of 2026. Red Bull introduced its final major upgrade of the season in Baku, a package covering the floor, diffuser and sidepods. Team principal Laurent Mekies described it as most probably the team’s last significant package this year. Teammate Isack Hadjar has also reached the podium since it arrived, so the gain has shown up in both cars. The risk is the venue. Verstappen has never won in Singapore, and Sepang’s fast, flowing layout has little in common with Marina Bay’s slow, stop-start corners.
Antonelli’s +375 reflects a season in which he has won eight Grands Prix and Mercedes has won 11 of 16. He finished second at Sepang and fifth here a year ago, when Russell won for Mercedes from pole. The doubt is the car. Mercedes brought an upgrade to Sepang that did not deliver the gain the team expected. As a result, Mercedes will run old and new specifications back to back across both cars this weekend. That comparison is the biggest unknown behind his number, and it explains why a driver with eight wins sits second rather than first.
Norris at +500 and the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at +600 complete the top of the board. Norris won here in 2024 and took back-to-back wins in Hungary and the Netherlands this summer. However, McLaren’s own race preview flagged that Marina Bay’s slow, 90-degree corners may not suit its car. Hamilton is a four-time Singapore winner and set the race lap record here last year. Ferrari also showed pace at Sepang, where both drivers recovered from a slick-tire start on a damp track to finish third and fourth. Leclerc has finished fourth in each of the last two races.
Middle of the Board: Hadjar, Piastri and Russell
Hadjar at +900 is the shortest price outside the top five. He returned from a wrist injury to finish third in Baku and fifth at Sepang, running the same upgraded car as Verstappen. The gap to his teammate’s price reflects Verstappen’s stronger results this season, 188 points to 96.
Oscar Piastri is next at +1000. He sits seventh in the standings, 60 points behind Norris, and finished sixth at Sepang. McLaren has won two Grands Prix this season, both with Norris, so the board treats Piastri as the team’s second option.
Russell’s +5000 is the most striking number on the board. Mercedes confirmed he will take his fifth power unit of the season this weekend, one beyond the allocation of four. That carries a back-of-the-grid start for Sunday’s race. His previous unit failed late at Sepang while he circulated behind the Safety Car. The penalty lands at an awkward track. Russell won here from pole a year ago, but starting last where passing is this hard leaves him relying on Safety Cars and strategy. The price is long because his path is narrow, not because his car lacks pace.
Long Shots: The Rest of the Field at +50000
The other 14 drivers all share the same +50000 price, an implied probability of 0.2%. The board is not separating them, and the season explains why. Every 2026 Grand Prix so far has been won by Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren or Red Bull.
Fernando Alonso is the name with history. He is a two-time Singapore winner, from 2008 and 2010, and he finished eighth at Sepang. However, Aston Martin has scored seven points all season, so his case rests on circuit experience rather than car pace. Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad give Racing Bulls a pair of recent points finishers. Lawson was seventh at Sepang, while Lindblad was seventh in Baku and tenth at Sepang.
Singapore’s chaos factor is what keeps this tier from being entirely closed. The race produced a Safety Car in every edition until 2024, and a well-timed neutralization can reshuffle a street-circuit order. Even so, a winner from this group would need several of the top eight cars to hit trouble. These are true fliers rather than drivers with a live path on pace.
Closing Thoughts on the Singapore Grand Prix Board
This board is built around two questions. The first is whether Red Bull’s late-season gains carry from a fast circuit to a slow one. The second is whether Mercedes can recover its edge by comparing old and new parts across the weekend. Verstappen’s price leans on the first answer being yes, while Antonelli’s leaves room for the second to go either way. Ferrari and McLaren sit close enough behind that a strong Saturday could pull either team toward the top of the board.
Russell’s recovery from the back is the other storyline to follow, because it will test how much track position decides this race. With a sprint and two qualifying sessions still to run, the board has plenty of room to change before Sunday.
Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix FAQ: October 11, 2026
What time does the Singapore Grand Prix start?
The Singapore Grand Prix starts at 8:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, October 11, 2026. That is 8:00 p.m. local time at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which makes it a night race. The 62-lap race is scheduled for up to two hours, and the sprint runs Saturday at 5:00 a.m. ET.
What channel is the Singapore Grand Prix on?
The Singapore Grand Prix airs on Apple TV in the United States. Apple TV is the exclusive U.S. home of Formula 1 in 2026 and carries every practice, sprint, qualifying and race session live. That includes Friday’s sprint qualifying and Saturday’s sprint.
Is the Singapore Grand Prix a sprint weekend?
Yes. This is the first sprint weekend ever held in Singapore and the final sprint of the 2026 season. Sprint qualifying runs Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, the 21-lap sprint runs Saturday at 5:00 a.m. ET, and Grand Prix qualifying follows Saturday at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Who won the Singapore Grand Prix last year?
George Russell won the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position, with Max Verstappen second and Lando Norris third. Russell is priced at +5000 this year because Mercedes confirmed an engine change that sends him to the back of the grid for Sunday’s race.
Who is favored to win the Singapore Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen is the favorite to win the Singapore Grand Prix at +225. Kimi Antonelli is second on the board at +375, followed by Lando Norris at +500 and Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at +600. Verstappen arrives off his first win of 2026, though he has never won in Singapore.
Who leads the drivers’ championship?
Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers’ championship with 320 points, 84 clear of Mercedes teammate George Russell, with Lewis Hamilton third on 214. Antonelli cannot clinch the title in Singapore. The United States Grand Prix in Austin on October 25 is his earliest chance.