The Formula One circus is heading east after the end of the season's European leg. Lewis Hamilton takes the championship lead into a race for the first time this season as the drivers do battle under the lights of Marina Bay as the Singapore Grand Prix celebrates its tenth anniversary.
ESPN looks at all of the stats that you will need ahead of the crucial race weekend.
The race of champions
Could Singapore give any indication of who will win the world championship come seasons end? History suggests that it could -- five of the last six Singapore Grand Prix have been won by the eventual champion that season, including Nico Rosberg, who took the chequered flag by just 0.488s from Daniel Riccardo last term.
Only four drivers have ever taken top spot on the podium -- all of them drivers who were, or went on to be, world champions. A chance for Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen or Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, fresh from signing a new contract this week, to seal their future place in history?
A very unwanted record
Lewis Hamilton has been breaking records during the last few grands prix, but breaking a record is the last thing Renault's Nico Hulkenberg will want to do this weekend. Barring a spectacular performance, he will be the sole owner of the unenviable record of being the driver with the most grand prix starts without a podium.
The German equaled that rather unfortunate record last time out at Monza, so failure to land a podium in Singapore would mean that Hulkenberg will have made his 129th Grand Prix start without a single podium to his name.
Strap yourselves in, it's going to be a long one
While Monza was the shortest race on the calendar in terms of time to complete, Singapore is at the opposite side of things with the longest lap time and the most corners [23] out of all of the circuits on the calendar.
Nico Rosberg took 1hr 55m 49s to take victory last season, and with there being a two-hour time limit on Formula 1 races and rain very possible on race day, this year's race could easily become a race of two hours rather than 61 laps.
Safety cars often contribute to the length of the Singapore Grand Prix -- there still has not been a Grand Prix in Singapore where the safety car has not had to emerge from the pits. There was just the one safety car last season, with Hulkenburg crashing almost immediately after lights out, but multiple safety car periods combined with the possibility of rain this time around could mean that the race is timed out.
Can Singapore specialist Vettel reclaim the championship lead?
No driver has won more times in Singapore than Sebastien Vettel. He has claimed victory under the lights four times in nine races and with the Singapore street circuit being a high downforce track, Vettel is going to have a big advantage over Hamilton, whose Mercedes team are anticipating a difficult weekend.
But Vettel won't have things all his own way this weekend -- the track will also suit Red Bull, and Daniel Ricciardo is also a specialist of Singapore. In the three races he's had with the team at the circuit, he has always been on the podium. He will be gunning for his first victory at the track this weekend.
Sergio Perez is another driver to look out for -- he has finished in the points on each of his six visits to Singapore.
The battle of the constructors
It is also a pivotal weekend in the constructor's championship at Marina Bay. Mercedes currently lead Ferrari by 62 points -- and this weekend represents a great chance for Ferrari, who undoubtedly hold the upper hand in Singapore -- to close the gap on the Silver Arrows.
It will not be easy to take maximum points this weekend though -- no team has ever taken a one-two in Singapore, and Kimi Raikkonen is currently on a barren run of 88 races without a victory. The Ice Man has two 3rd place finishes at Marina Bay, but Ferrari realistically need the Fin to complete a one-two with Vettel to make real inroads into Mercedes' lead in the constructors.
Stats checklist
Qualifying Record Lap: 1:42.584 [Nico Rosberg, 2016]
Race Record Lap: 1:47.187 [Daniel Ricciardo, 2016]
Laps: 61
Circuit Length: 5.065km
Corners: 23 [14 left, 9 right]
Top Speed: 311km/h
Race Distance: 308.828km
Most victories: Sebastian Vettel [4]
Normal overtakes in 2016: 22
DRS Overtakes in 2016: 8
Fuel Consumption: Low
DRS Zones: Two: First zone's detection point on the exit of turn 4, activation after turn 5. The second zone's activated before turn 22, activating after turn 23 and running down the pit straight.