Singapore Grand Prix To Be Sponsored By SingTel

The inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, which will take place on 28th September next year, will be called the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix after a deal has been reached for the telco company to be the main sponsor of the event.

For this prominent display of their sponsorship, the deal is estimated to be around US $10 million by the Straits Times, although no confirmation of the exact figure was given by the company. As the title sponsor, SingTel will be actively involved in the events leading up to the night race next year.

Singapore Grand Prix 2008: Night Race is On!

Singapore will be hosting the inaugural night race of Formula 1 after the plans for the floodlit plans submitted were approved by the FIA.

The Singapore Grand Prix, which will be held on the 28th September 2008, will be a street-circuit that will feature prominent icons of Singapore, including the Swissotel, the Esplanade as well as the old Parliament House.

The US Grand Prix in Indianapolis will not be featured in the 2008 calendar, while the German race will be in the Hockenheim. Valencia, another new feature and a street circuit concept as well, will be the second of the two races in Spain (the first being in the Circuit de Catalunya) and will be called the Europe Grand Prix.