Singapore announces its lighting program

The organizers of the Singapore Grand Prix have confirmed that their night race scheduled for next September will start at 8 PM local time.

The event, which is set to take place on September 28, will be the first Grand Prix in F1 history to be held at night.

And with a start at 8 p.m., the organizers are working tirelessly to ensure the lighting is as effective as possible.

It is an Italian company, Valerio Maioli S.p.a., that has been chosen to equip the city with the necessary lighting. The brightness level will be four times that of a stadium.

« The entire track, including the runoff areas, must be constantly lit, » the company said.

« However, the runoff areas will not be as well-lit as the rest of the track, in order to avoid confusion among drivers. »

« The light beam must be controlled in such a way that if cars make an exit and re-enter in the wrong direction of traffic, the driver’s vision is not compromised. »

Valerio Maioli revealed that it only lights one side of the track, in order to minimize glare for television cameras.

« The entire lighting system will be placed on one side of the track only. The cameras will be on the same side of the track to reduce glare during the race replay, » she said.

« As the height of an F1 car is one meter, the shadows will be minimal. Therefore, it is not necessary to have lighting on both sides of the track. »