Lewis Hamilton is taken out for a ride on the street circuit ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Formula One's first ever night race Timo Glock (l) starts in seventh and Sebastian Vettel (r) in sixth, with Nick Heidfeld (c) penalised three places after qualifying They're off - Felipe Massa of Brazil and Ferrari starts in pole position and races away from the pack at the first corner Lap one: McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen drops to seventh at the start with Renault's Fernando Alonso gaining three places Lap eight: Massa, first, catches debris in his tea-tray and Hamilton, second, shortens the gap between them to three seconds Lap ten: Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari is the fastest car on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, closing the gap to Hamilton to 2.2 seconds Lap 15: Nelson Piquet's crash allows several teams to pit but confusion in the Ferrari team sends Massa off too early The Brazilian pulls away with the fuel hose still attached, sending crew sprawling and coming to a halt 500m down the pit Massa is also given a 10-second drive-through penalty for the error, but Ferrari are relieved that nobody is seriously hurt The crash and the pit chaos that interrupt many drivers leaves Fernando Alonso clear in the lead Nico Rosberg and David Coulthard are second and third, respectively, until pit strategies let in Glock with 17 laps left Coulthard's chances disappear as he too drives away from the pits with hose attached while Hamilton exits in third place Adrian Sutil crashes and the safety car sees Alonso lose his 35-second lead ahead of Rosberg, then Hamilton The race approaches the two-hour mark but Alonso finishes his 61 laps, winning his first Grand Prix since rejoining Renault Alonso's victory will be sweet given his rivalry with Hamilton, though both congratulate each other on an eventful, well-fought race
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