Singapore Turn 1: Braking from 306 to 138 km/h

Turn 1 · Marina Bay Street Circuit · Marina Bay, Singapore

T1
Speed along the lap, slow (violet) to fast (red). The white ring is the slowest point of Turn 1; the bar across the track is the start line.

Heavy braking off the start straight; a key passing spot.

Min speed
138 km/h
Approach
306 km/h
Lowest gear
3rd
Throttle
Fully off
Lap position
6%
Into the lap
4.5 s

Real F1 telemetry · 2026 pole lap · Max Verstappen, 1:31.373

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Through the corner

On the 2026 pole lap, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) arrived at 306 km/h and slowed to 138 km/h at the slowest point of Turn 1, shedding 168 km/h, down to 3rd gear. The driver came fully off the throttle. Out of it the car reached 162 km/h before Turn 2.

Turn 1 comes 6% of the way round the 4.940 km lap, 0.31 km after the start line, and the car got there 4.5 s into the 1:31.373 lap. At 138 km/h it is the 10th fastest of the 19 corners on that lap.

Named corners at Singapore, slowest first

  1. T14Esplanade90 km/h
  2. T16Turn 16111 km/h
  3. T7Turn 7125 km/h
  4. T1Turn 1138 km/h
  5. T5Memorial145 km/h

Slowest point of each corner on the 2026 pole lap, Max Verstappen, 1:31.373 lap.

Before and after

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