Russell wins Singapore GP as McLaren clinches 2025 Constructors

George Russell converted pole position into victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday night, while McLaren secured the 2025 Constructors Championship at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, race officials and team statements confirmed. The win under the floodlights marked a strong showing for Mercedes at the tight, twisty street circuit and secured McLaren their second consecutive teams title.

Russell started from the front of the grid, with Max Verstappen alongside and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri lining up third. The 62-lap race around the modified Marina Bay layout tested drivers with high humidity, heavy braking demands and narrow runoffs. The result leaves McLaren as the season’s leading team and shifts greater attention to the drivers’ title fight for the remaining rounds.

Marina Bay’s current configuration, revised two years ago, is slightly shorter than its previous incarnation and requires 62 laps to cover the scheduled 306.143 kilometres. The FIA designated four DRS zones to assist overtaking on a venue where passing has traditionally been difficult. Race control and circuit organisers continue to contend with the challenges of a street track, including welded manhole covers...