STATISTIC CORNER: Vettel remains the most successful driver at the Singapore Grand Prix

Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is still the most successful driver in the history of the Singapore Grand Prix, with the German having secured a total of five victories at the Marina Bay Circuit.

There have been 15 editions of the Singapore Grand Prix to date and in ten of them, or two thirds, the winner has started from pole position. It shows just how important is qualifying, especially if a comparison is made with Monaco where 46.48% of the races have been won from pole.

Only in the very first year in 2008, has the winner come from a position lower than fifth. Fernando Alonso started from 15th, but that race featured a completely chaotic sequence of events.

The most successful driver in Singapore is Sebastian Vettel with five wins, followed by Lewis Hamilton on four. Seven drivers have shared all the wins here and four of them are on track this weekend. Unusually, Max Verstappen is not one of them, as he is yet to break his duck at Marina Bay. Not only has he never won, he has never taken pole, although he has made it to the podium on three occasions.

As for the German, Vettel won with Red Bull three times while he also clinched two victories with Ferrari. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won in 2009, driving for McLaren, and he went on to score three further victories at the Marina Bay Circuit with Mercedes.

The only other repeat winner is Fernando Alonso, who won the chaotic inaugural race in 2008 before the Spaniard took another brilliant victory with Ferrari two years later.

Of the teams, Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull lead the way on four wins apiece. When it comes to pole positions, Vettel and Hamilton top the table on four, with Ferrari the clear leader among the teams with seven.

The German driver also has the most podium finishes on eight, ahead of Hamilton on seven and Alonso on five. Red Bull leads the teams with 15 ahead of Ferrari on 11, while Mercedes and McLaren are third equal on seven.