Singapore GP revs up local residents with fan-friendly Formula One experiences

Race promoter Singapore GP is offering a host of exciting experiences to get Singapore residents revved up for the 2017 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. The Thursday Pit Lane Experience is back for its fifth edition. Usually accessible only to Formula One Paddock Club ticket holders over the race weekend, members of the public can now enjoy this coveted experience a day before the Circuit Park officially opens to ticket holders.

3,000 members of the public will get to walk the Formula One Pit Lane on Thursday, 14^th September for an exclusive up-close view of the race cars and the pit crews in action at the team garages.

Visitors will also enjoy performances from roving artistes, try their hand at interactive activities and shop for official merchandise at the F1 Village. Singapore residents can ballot for a complimentary pair of passes from now till 27^th August.

Fans of Lewis Hamilton can catch the F1 driver in the third instalment of the popular 'Cars' film franchise. Singapore GP has teamed up with Disney/Pixar to be the first to present a preview screening of 'Cars 3' to 1,000 lucky Singaporeans.

The screening will take place at Golden Village theatres - located at Jurong Point, Suntec City, Tampines, Vivocity, and Yishun - on Saturday, 19^th August, before the movie officially opens in Singapore on 31^st August. Singapore residents can ballot for a complimentary pair of tickets from now till 9^th August.

Members of the public are invited to go on a guided walking tour of the Marina Bay Street Circuit and see what it takes to set up the home of F1 night racing. Participants will hear firsthand from key Singapore GP representatives, gain an insight into the inner workings of the Paddock, and access restricted areas such as the team garages, media centre, race control room and the winners' podium.

For the first time, the tour will also feature a part of the Temasek Suite, an exclusive hospitality suite that hosts various dignitaries and foreign Ministers of State during the race weekend. Each tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours and costs $5 per participant, with proceeds going to the Community Chest. Registration will commence in mid-August.

Back by popular demand, members of the public can experience the adrenaline rush of Formula One night racing on-board Singapore GP's Rev Up Singapore! roving truck, race around the Marina Bay Street Circuit on simulators for free and take home exclusive premiums.

Catch the truck as it makes pit stops islandwide at schools, heartlands, community events and public spaces, including Queenstown Community Centre, Our Tampines Hub and Punggol Park from now till September 2017.

Organisations who wish to have the Rev Up Singapore! roving truck at their event can write in to [email protected] with their request. More Rev Up Singapore! initiatives will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information on Singapore GP's Rev Up Singapore! campaign and to ballot for passes, please visit www.singaporegp.sg/revupsingapore.