The drivers come to the fans this afternoon. The F1 Drivers’ Fan Forum runs today, Friday 9 October, on the Wharf Stage in Zone 1 from 2.10pm to 3.10pm Singapore time. The organiser has split that hour into six ten-minute team slots, so you can turn up for your team instead of waiting around and hoping. Session times and what’s on right now are in our Singapore Grand Prix guide.
This guide is for fans at the circuit who want to know exactly when their team walks out. It is also for first-timers working out how to fit the forum around First Practice and Sprint Qualifying later tonight.
Friday at the Circuit, Slot by Slot
From a grandstand seat, you see a car for a few seconds each lap. At the Fan Forum, the teams take turns on the Wharf Stage in front of the crowd for an hour on Friday afternoon, and for most fans this is the closest they will get to the people driving those cars.
The organiser’s event schedule lists the slots by team rather than by driver, as below, and may change them:
- 2.10pm to 2.20pm: Audi
- 2.20pm to 2.30pm: Red Bull Racing and Ferrari
- 2.30pm to 2.40pm: Mercedes and Racing Bulls
- 2.40pm to 2.50pm: McLaren
- 2.50pm to 3pm: Cadillac and Haas
- 3pm to 3.10pm: Williams and Aston Martin
The organiser’s guide puts Audi at 2.10pm as the opening slot. Work from that time, not a later one, or you could arrive after Red Bull and Ferrari have already left the stage. The organiser also says the programme is subject to change, so check its Fan Forum page before you head over.
The Wharf Stage is in Zone 1 of the Circuit Park.
If work keeps you away this afternoon, the forum runs again on Saturday 10 October.
Once the forum ends, the cars take over. First Practice runs from 4.30pm to 5.30pm tonight, and Sprint Qualifying runs from 8.30pm to 9.14pm. That gives you a gap of about 80 minutes between the last forum slot and the first laps, which is time to eat and find your spot. On Saturday, the Sprint starts at 5pm.
For the music on the stages, see our Singapore GP concerts guide. If you don’t have a race ticket, our Singapore Grand Prix 2026 guide covers the pop-ups, mall appearances and city-wide events.
Our recommendation: go if you follow one team. Be at the Wharf Stage before 2.10pm. The first half hour fits three slots and five teams into 30 minutes.
📅 Fri 9 Oct, 2.10pm to 3.10pm · 📍 Wharf Stage, Zone 1 · 🗓 By team, as listed; the organiser may change them · 🎟 Check the organiser’s F1 Drivers’ Fan Forum page
If You Only Catch One Slot
The middle of the hour will be the busiest. Red Bull Racing and Ferrari appear at 2.20pm, then Mercedes and Racing Bulls at 2.30pm, which is four teams in 20 minutes. Audi at 2.10pm and McLaren at 2.40pm each have ten minutes to themselves. The last two pairs, Cadillac and Haas at 2.50pm and then Williams and Aston Martin at 3pm, suit fans who would rather get to their First Practice spot early than push for space at the stage.
If you can only choose one time, choose 2.10pm. If you are there for Audi, you are already in place when Red Bull and Ferrari come out ten minutes later, and you won’t have to squeeze past a crowd that has already settled in.
Before you set off, check the organiser’s Fan Forum page for last-minute changes, and aim to be at the Wharf Stage for the 2.10pm start. Keep our Singapore Grand Prix 2026 guide open for the rest of the weekend.
Photo by Brandon Neo of The DANAMIC Team.
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