Verstappen claims first Singapore GP win on 250th Grand Prix start

Max Verstappen won his first Singapore Grand Prix on his 250th Grand Prix start, holding off Charles Leclerc at the first corner and staying ahead for all 62 laps. The Red Bull driver finished 7.335 seconds clear.

Leclerc stayed close early, running 0.6 seconds behind—close enough to use Overtake Mode. By Lap 15, Verstappen had stretched his lead to 2.6 seconds. His Lap 33 stop, switching from soft to medium tyres, did not cost him the lead.

It was Verstappen’s 73rd career victory, following his win in the rain-affected Sprint and his first pole at Marina Bay earlier in the weekend. Kimi Antonelli finished third, extending his championship lead.