FINISH: Please join us again in two weeks' time for the Japanese GP
FINISH: Well done to Fernando Alonso and Renault
FINISH: Heidfeld, Coulthard, Nakajima complete the points while Felipe Massa crosses the line in 13th place
FINISH: Nico Rosberg is second ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Timo Glock and Seb Vettel
FINISH: And the double world champion crosses the line to win the inaugural Singapore GP
Lap 61: Alonso comes round to complete the final few miles of the 2008 Singapore GP
Lap 60: Rosberg is on for his best result in F1. He has a P3 but not a second place to his name
Lap 59: This will be Alonso's 20th win if he holds on
Lap 58: And Raikkonen ruins Ferrari's race completely, putting his car into the wall
Lap 57: Coulthard is pulling away from Nakajima and should take the final points-paying position
Lap 56: Alonso holds a six-second lead and looks set to put Renault back on the podium
Lap 55: Hamilton is right behind Rosberg but is not able to find a way through. The same goes for Raikkonen with Glock
Lap 54: Nakajima is fighting Coulthard for eighth place but the Scot holds on
Lap 54: Alonso leads with Rosberg, Hamilton, Glock and Raikkonen behind him
Lap 54: And we are back racing
Lap 53: Race Control: Kerb is damaged at the exit of Turn 7. Safety Car is in end of this lap
Lap 52: Trulli looks rather worn out as he's handed a cold cloth while sitting in the Toyota garage
Lap 51: Sutil crashes into the barriers, bringing out the Safety Car as Trulli parks his car, calling it quits
Lap 51: And with that Raikkonen pits. He comes out in fifth place
Lap 50: Raikkonen has closed up on Rosberg. They are fighting over second place with just half a second between the two drivers
Lap 49: Barring any mistakes this is Alonso's race to win. He's 17s ahead of second-placed Rosberg
Lap 48: Coulthard has informed his team that his brakes aren't all that great
Lap 47: Glock pits the Toyota from second
Lap 46: Raikkonen is up to fourth place, just ahead of Hamilton. However, the Ferrari driver still needs to stop
Lap 45: Vettel and Heidfeld pit
Lap 44: Hamilton and Coulthard both come in for their second stops. Hamilton gets out ahead of Coulthard, who tries to pull away that little bit too soon and has to brake. Nakajima pits
Lap 43: So Alonso comes out in the lead, forcing Coulthard to brake, which allows Hamilton to close right up on him. Alonso passes him for second place
Lap 42: Renault mechanics are preparing for the race leader. Alonso pits. He stops for 7.6s and comes out ahead of the Coulthard/Hamilton battle
Lap 41: Rosberg comes in from second place. Great race from the Williams driver even though he had a stop-go penalty. He comes out in seventh place
Lap 40: Sutil pits from 11th place
Lap 39: Raikkonen overhauls Trulli and is up into ninth place
Lap 38: Nakajima overtakes Trulli and Raikkonen immediately closes in on the back of the Toyota driver
Lap 37: Hamilton is touring in fourth place, just behind Coulthard
Lap 36: Raikkonen is stuck behind the Honda of Jenson Button, fighting for 10th place. Button pits, freeing up Raikkonen
Lap 35: Massa overtakes Bourdais for 16th place. From greatness to glumness
Lap 34: Bourdais and Kubica pit
Lap 33: Trulli pits from the lead and comes out in eighth place. Alonso is leading now
Lap 32: So in a surprise move Jarno Trulli is leading the grand prix by 10.6s over Alonso
Lap 31: Kubica overtakes Massa for 15th place and Massa then pits moments later
Lap 30: Webber pits to retire his car. He parks it in the garage
Lap 30: Fisichella pits from second place. He stills for 13.1s
Lap 29: Hamilton looks up the inside of Coulthard but passing isn't all that easy here this evening
Lap 28: Rosberg serves his penalty
Lap 27: Kubica comes in for his penalty
Lap 26: Alonso is informed that Fisi will have to stop in the next four laps and that Rosberg and Kubica have stop-go penalties. This will leapfrog Alonso to the front
Lap 25: Kubica and Rosberg's penalties are also confirmed
Lap 25: Massa immediately takes his penalty. When it rains it pours
Lap 25: Massa has been handed a drive-through penalty for unsafe release after Ferrari sent him out into Sutil's path
Lap 24: Glock and Kubica are under investigation for pitting when the pit lane was closed
Lap 23: A disappointed Barrichello throws his racing gloves into the river rather than the crowd
Lap 22: Race control: Incident involving car 2 (Felipe Massa) is under investigation
Lap 21: Kubica in fourth place is in line for a 10-second stop-go for fuelling while the pits are closed
Lap 20: Ferrari have really suffered. Massa has gone from first to last and Raikkonen has gone from third to 16th
Lap 19: Safety Car comes in and we are back to racing. Massa, who was the race leader prior to the Safety Car, is now last
Lap 18: Rosberg is now leading the race, although he will get a penalty for pitting while Trulli is second, followed by Fisichella
Lap 17: Massa was also released into Sutil's path! So he could yet get a penalty for that
Lap 17: Massa has driven off with the fuel hose attached to his car! That's his race wrecked. Ferrari mechanics are running up to his car but they can't get the hose out. It's stuck! What a mess, an absolute mess. They finally get it out but that's Massa's race pretty much over
Lap 17: Massa, Hamilton, Raikkonen and pretty much everyone else has pitted
Lap 17: Pit lane is now open!
Lap 17: Marshals are pushing Barrichello's car out of the way while others are sorting out the craning of Piquet's wrecked Renault
Lap 17: Kubica is pitting! He will be penalised for pitting when the pit lane is closed
Lap 17: One of the Hondas, it's Barrichello, has stopped out on track
Lap 16: While Webber, DC and Barrichello all pitted seconds before the Safety Car came out, Rosberg has pitted under the Safety Car and therefore will be handed a penalty
Lap 15: The Brazilian spun his R28, putting it into the wall. Heavy damage but he climbs unaided from his car
Lap 15: Piquet Jr has crashed heavily at Turn 17!
Lap 14: Bourdais finds him up an escape route and has to throw a U-turn to make his way back onto the track
Lap 13: Massa now sets a new fastest lap time, a 1:45.757
Lap 13: Alonso pits from 11th place. The Spaniard stops for 9.5s and rejoins in last place
Lap 12: Alonso has made his way be Trulli and is up into 11th place. The Spaniard was quickest in two of the weekend's three practice sessions
Lap 11: And now it's a 1:45.764 from Raikkonen. He has definitely found the pace that has been lacking of late. He's seven-tenths up on Hamilton per lap
Lap 10: The two Force India drivers are the final two on track with Adrian Sutil just ahead of Fisichella
Lap 10: He goes even quicker the next lap as he tries to close the gap to Hamilton and Massa
Lap 9: Raikkonen sets a new fastest lap time, a 1:46.115
Lap 8: Nakajima has made his way passed Trulli
Lap 8: Massa could run into problems as the Ferrari driver - and race leader - has caught a piece of debris under his front wing. This could affect the grip
Lap 7: Rosberg finally overtakes Trulli in a spray of sparks and burning rubber as he looks up. But he gets the position
Lap 7: There is a bit of debris on the track, bringing out the yellow flags at that point. It looks like tubing of some sort
Lap 6: Brilliant view as Massa storms over the bumps along the track, sending up sparks from the bottom of his Ferrari. Great sight
Lap 5: Rosberg looks up the inside of Trulli again through Turn 1 but can't stick a move
Lap 4: Rosberg tries to take Trulli, but misses the apex and cuts the chicane, leaving Trulli to hold onto ninth place
Lap 3: Massa is the fastest man on track, clocking a 1:46.539
Lap 3: Massa and Hamilton are in a race of their own. The duo are five seconds ahead of Raikkonen
Lap 2: Trulli is holding up a train of cars that includes Rosberg, Nakajima, Alonso, Webber and Button
Lap 2: Alonso is already up to 12th place from 15th thanks to those softer option tyres
Lap 1: Great start from Massa who leads from pole with title rival Hamilton going defensive to keep his eye on Raikkonen. Kovalainen is overtaken by Glock but the McLaren driver fights back at Turn 7. The Toyota comes back at him though through Turn 8
START: And it's go in Singapore!
13h03: The drivers reform on the grid ready for the start of F1's first ever night race
13h02: The two Ferraris and McLarens are on the harder option tyres as is most of the field except Fernando Alonso
13h00: The formation lap is under way
12h57: Drivers are ready for the start of the formation lap
12h55: Overhead shots of the track prove just what an amazing spectacle tonight's race really is
12h53: The drivers are climbing into their cars and getting last-minute instructions from team personnel
12h47: Fisichella is starting from the pit lane after his disappointing Saturday
12h45: Pit lane is now closed
12h43: BMW are using dry ice to keep their cars cool while Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with a bunch of dignitaries
12h40: The air temperature is 27 degrees Celsius while the track temp is 32. It is not raining!
12h37: Track marshals are scrubbing the area, hoping to get rid of the water
12h36: Race control message: Water on the run-off area at Turn 23
12h35: Felipe Massa will be making his way to the pole-position slot when he heads out. The Ferrari driver grabbed the coveted grid slot by 0.66s ahead of Lewis Hamilton. However, Massa is thought to be carrying a lighter fuel load
12h30: The pit lane is open, which means the drivers now have 15 minutes to make their way onto the grid
12h20: Then there is the pit lane. This has already caused much confusion this weekend with drivers pitting using the racing line. So expect a few near misses
12h15: The track has raised some concerns as the drivers fear the bumps at Turn 10 could pitch them into the wall. This already happened to Giancarlo Fisichella on Saturrday - and not once but twice
12h10: The race is starting at 8pm local time, which means the route will be artificially lit by 1,600 spotlights, making it four-times brighter than the average sport's stadium
12h05: This race marks a piece of Formula One history as it will be the first time that a grand prix is held at night
12h00: Welcome to coverage of the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, which will run through the streets of the MarinaBay area
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