{"id":3757,"date":"2026-10-10T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:09:22","slug":"verstappen-ends-red-bulls-13-year-singapore-pole-drought-last-achieved-by-vettel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-ends-red-bulls-13-year-singapore-pole-drought-last-achieved-by-vettel\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen ends Red Bull&#8217;s 13-year Singapore pole drought \u2014 last achieved by Vettel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Max Verstappen claimed his first Singapore Grand Prix pole<\/strong> with a 1:31.373, beating Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red Bull ended a 13-year wait for pole at Marina Bay<\/strong>, having last achieved the feat with Sebastian Vettel in 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verstappen became <strong>only the second Red Bull driver to take Singapore GP pole<\/strong>, joining Vettel, who achieved the feat twice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen ended <strong>Red Bull&#8217;s 13-year wait for pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix<\/strong> on Saturday, October 10, securing his first Grand Prix pole at Marina Bay and becoming the team&#8217;s first driver to achieve the feat since Sebastian Vettel in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutchman set a <strong>1:31.373<\/strong> during Q3, beating Charles Leclerc by just 0.054s and Lewis Hamilton by 0.123s. The result gave Verstappen his 50th career Formula 1 pole and his second consecutive Grand Prix pole following Sepang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Red Bull&#8217;s dominance during several periods of the past decade, the team had not started the Singapore Grand Prix from pole since Vettel&#8217;s final championship-winning season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-1024x576.png\" alt=\"F1 2026, SINGAPURA, MARINA BAY, CLASSIFICA\u00c7\u00c3O, RED BULL, MAX VERSTAPPEN, CARRO\" class=\"wp-image-1020317813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/f1-2026-singapura-classificacao-marina-bay-red-bull-max-verstappen-12.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Max Verstappen (Photo: Red Bul Content Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verstappen joins Vettel as Red Bull&#8217;s Singapore pole-sitters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Saturday, Vettel was the only driver to have secured Singapore Grand Prix pole position for Red Bull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German first achieved the feat in 2011, setting a 1:44.381 before going on to win the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He returned to pole at Marina Bay in 2013 with a <strong>1:42.841<\/strong>, beating Nico Rosberg&#8217;s Mercedes by 0.091s. Vettel subsequently won the Grand Prix, extending his dominance during his fourth consecutive championship-winning season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull went through the following 12 Singapore Grands Prix without another pole position, despite regularly challenging for podiums and victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verstappen finally ended that sequence in 2026, becoming the second driver to qualify on pole for the team at Marina Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix pole positions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Driver<\/th><th>Car<\/th><th>Pole time<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>2011<\/td><td>Sebastian Vettel<\/td><td>Red Bull RB7<\/td><td>1:44.381<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013<\/td><td>Sebastian Vettel<\/td><td>Red Bull RB9<\/td><td>1:42.841<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Max Verstappen<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Red Bull RB22<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:31.373<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These figures refer to Grand Prix pole positions, not sprint qualifying results. Circuit layout changes mean lap times from different years are not directly comparable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singapore was one of Verstappen&#8217;s remaining qualifying gaps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verstappen arrived at Marina Bay without a Grand Prix pole or victory at the circuit, despite nine previous appearances and four podium finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His previous qualifying performances included front-row starts in 2024 and 2025, but he had never secured first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-250th-grand-prix-singapore-no-win\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-250th-grand-prix-singapore-no-win\/\">reported before the weekend<\/a>, Singapore remained one of the few circuits where Verstappen had not taken pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation changed across the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verstappen first secured pole for Friday&#8217;s sprint qualifying before <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-finally-wins-in-singapore-as-rain-crashes-and-mclaren-chaos-wreck-f1-sprint\/\">winning Saturday&#8217;s rain-affected sprint<\/a><\/strong>, his first race victory of any kind at Marina Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then completed the qualifying double by taking pole for Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verstappen reaches 50 F1 poles with Singapore breakthrough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result also marked another career milestone for the four-time world champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verstappen reached <strong>50 Grand Prix poles<\/strong>, joining Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Sebastian Vettel as the only five drivers to have achieved the milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He remains fifth in the all-time ranking, seven poles behind Vettel&#8217;s career total of 57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-reaches-50-f1-poles-in-singapore-and-joins-hamilton-schumacher-and-senna\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO has published the complete historical ranking of drivers with 50 or more F1 poles<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-denies-hamilton-first-f1-pole-in-three-years-with-late-singapore-lap\/\">complete Singapore Grand Prix qualifying results<\/a><\/strong> show Verstappen ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton, with Kimi Antonelli fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/singapore-gp-schedule-changes-after-rain-chaos-when-are-qualifying-and-the-race\/\">updated Singapore GP schedule, including Sunday&#8217;s race time<\/a><\/strong> is available in <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong>, which follows the latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">Formula 1<\/a><\/strong> news throughout the Singapore GP weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Verstappen secures his first Singapore Grand Prix pole position and ends Red Bull&#8217;s 13-year wait at Marina Bay, becoming the team&#8217;s first pole-sitter at the circuit since Sebastian Vettel in 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020317816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Max Verstappen ","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Red Bull Content 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