RACE ACCREDITATION
The official FIA/FOM National Media pass provides accredited media access to the Singapore Formula 1 Paddock and Media Centre.
National Media (Singapore-based media excluding local offices of international press agencies) must submit their applications to Singapore GP by Monday, 17 August 2026, 12pm (Singapore Time). There is strictly no extension of deadline. Successful applicants will be notified via email.
For requests from international publications and agencies, please click here to register via the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
The official FIA/FOM National Media pass provides accredited media access to the Singapore Formula 1 Paddock and Media Centre.
National Media (Singapore-based media excluding local offices of international press agencies) must submit their applications to Singapore GP by Monday, 17 August 2026, 12pm (Singapore Time). There is strictly no extension of deadline. Successful applicants will be notified via email.
For requests from international publications and agencies, please click here to register via the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Applicants for national media accreditation are advised to read these Guidelines before submitting their application for the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2026.
- Applications will be forwarded to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for approval. The FIA only accredits publications who meet their criteria on coverage, circulation and quality. Media publications are required to submit satisfactory evidence of substantial amount of news coverage of the Championship and/or Event.
- For a daily newspaper, a substantial amount of coverage for each event is required. For example, an introductory article in the Thursday edition, follow-up articles in Friday, Saturday and, where applicable, Sunday editions, plus a race report in the Monday edition.
- For a weekly or monthly publication, a substantial amount of coverage for each event is required and a major portion of the overall content should be on the subject of Formula 1. Agencies or individuals applying for a race-by-race photographer accreditation must supply evidence of independent coverage where their pictures have been used for editorial purposes in at least three (3) publications that comply with the FIA Accreditation Criteria per pass issued at each event they have been accredited for in the previous year’s Championship. The FIA will periodically request evidence of recent coverage for race-by-race applicants.
- A maximum of two passes (journalists and/or photographers) will be allocated per publication. Freelance journalists/photographers must apply for credentials via a publication.
- Press passes can be allocated to general news, specialist, business and lifestyle consumer publications that do not intend to publish conventional race reports but whose coverage is considered of promotional benefit to the sport.
- Requests must include a formal application letter written on the applicant's letterhead. This letter must be signed by the editor or a senior member of the editorial staff. Requests signed by clerical staff will not be accepted. This letter must include:
- The name(s) of the representative(s) who will be covering the Event;
- A copy of the official national press card(s) (where applicable) of the representative(s) who will be covering the Event;
- The job title(s) of the representative(s);
- Information on the publication (including circulation, readership, frequency, etc., or traffic figures in the case of websites);
- An original copy of the publication;
- A formal undertaking from the editor to publish a report related to the event concerned and an indication as to when this report will be published;
- A written confirmation that the accredited party and/or the journalist/photographer to whom the credential has been allocated has not applied or will not apply for additional FIA passes for any other purposes, including journalism for Television and Radio networks (unless previously agreed with the FIA).
- Applications will be forwarded to Formula One Management (FOM) for approval.
- A maximum of two passes will be allocated per station. Priority will be given to stations actively covering the FIA Formula One World Championship™, in particular the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
- Successful applicants will be granted access on the understanding that any or all radio broadcasts and internet radio transmissions from the Event will be in the form of a maximum of four brief periodic news reports (no longer than 60 seconds per report) aired live or within 24 hours of the Event. All radio broadcasts and transmissions must be geo-blocked to Singapore, is not downloadable, and that DRM techniques are used to protect the content from unauthorised access. Applicants interested in providing more extensive coverage of the Event should apply directly to FOM for further consideration.
- Each successful applicant will be required to complete an Event Accreditation and Assignment of Copyright Agreement and return it to FOM prior to the Event.
- Applications to include moving picture images or sound recordings will be forwarded to Formula One Management (FOM) for approval. Applications for sites solely using text and/or photos will be forwarded to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for approval.
- FIA Requirements:
- A maximum of one representative journalist per website may be accredited. Websites associated with a print or broadcast media organisation that has already applied for, and been granted, any other form of media accreditation will not qualify for Internet Accreditation. Such websites should use the accreditation obtained through their associated media organisations. Blogs will not qualify.
- The applicant must be a professionally run website dedicated to reporting on the FIA Formula One World Championship™, in particular the Event, a professionally run general news or sports website with a dedicated Championship section, or a full-time professional journalist and must be employed or engaged by the website as a journalist, wholly or primarily for the coverage of the Event. In each case, all and any coverage of the Championship must be free of charge to the public.
- The applicant must submit audited traffic figures in English for the last year (expressed as unique IP addresses per year) together with a geographical breakdown of users (i) for the website or (ii) in case the website is not a website dedicated to the Championship, for the Championship section of the website. Websites are expected to receive as a minimum 250,000 unique users per month on their Formula 1 coverage.
- The applicant must submit satisfactory evidence of publication on the website of news coverage of each Championship event in the previous three Championship seasons, together with the dates of publication, correctly by-lined.
- The applicant must undertake to publish for the Event as follows:
- At least one news story (of 250 words or more) on each of the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, race day and Monday;
- At least one feature article (of 500 words or more) of the Event.
- The website must maintain a clear “contacts” section with a link from the website homepage and must contain full contact details for the website including a full postal address (PO Boxes not accepted), telephone numbers, email address; and all contributing journalists must be named either on their articles or elsewhere on the website. Photographs must be accompanied by a photographer’s credit and all sources must be credited in accordance with editorial best practice.
- The website must have a suitable written Privacy Policy, a Right to Reply/Complaints Policy and otherwise comply with all laws, regulations, guidelines and good practice relating to the operation of a website.
- The applicant must respect others’ intellectual property rights of the FIA, the Formula 1 Commercial Rights Holder and third parties. This shall include the strict prohibition on the taking of any moving picture images, sound recordings, use of trademarks, title or logos or the transmission of certain kinds of results as further set out in the Accreditation Agreement. If any pass holder is found producing moving images of any kind of the Event (or any part thereof), their accreditation will be withdrawn and the pass holder will not be admitted to any major FIA championships for as long as the FIA deems necessary.
- Requests must include a formal application letter written on the applicant's letterhead. This letter must be signed by the editor or a senior member of the editorial staff. Requests signed by clerical staff will not be accepted. This letter must include:
- The name(s) of the representative(s) who will be covering the Event;
- A copy of the official national press card(s) (where applicable) of the representative(s) who will be covering the Event;
- The job title(s) of the representative(s);
- Information on the publication (including circulation, readership, frequency, etc., or traffic figures in the case of websites);
- A formal undertaking from the editor to publish a report related to the event concerned and an indication as to when this report will be published;
- A written confirmation that the accredited party and/or the journalist/photographer to whom the credential has been allocated has not applied or will not apply for additional FIA passes for any other purposes, including journalism for Television and Radio networks (unless previously agreed with the FIA).