--- description: Organizers of the Grand Prix say the race will go on in Singapore this weekend, despite a rather unhealthy layer of smog clouding the island title: Smog Isn't Stopping the Grand Prix in Singapore This Weekend image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ca96837a99beecd/698863cda988cac19c6b459a/singapore-smog.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Choking Smog Isn't Going to Stop the Grand Prix in Singapore This Weekend by [Lisa Spear](/author/lisa-spear/) ## Lisa Spear Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2015 3:38 AM CUT  A man and woman wear masks as they work outdoors during a hazy day in Singapore on Sept. 10, 2015 A man and woman wear masks as they work outdoors during a hazy day in Singapore on Sept. 10, 2015Ng Han Guan—AP by [Lisa Spear](/author/lisa-spear/) ## Lisa Spear Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2015 3:38 AM CUT Grand Prix organizers say this weekend’s scheduled [race](http://www.singaporegp.sg/media/press-release/180#2015 "undefined") in Singapore will go ahead as planned, despite a hefty layer of smog engulfing the affluent island-state. The haze, which has wafted into the country over the past week from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia, will not impact the racing schedule although extra medical professionals will be on hand to assist spectators, organizers said in a statement on Tuesday. With the smoke’s density in Singapore shifting every hour, the statement said it is impossible to predict what level of pollution will shroud the Marina Bay Street Circuit. “We will continue to work closely with all the relevant government authorities to receive the best possible forecasts when they are available,” the statement said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/"},"headline":"Choking Smog Isn't Going to Stop the Grand Prix in Singapore This Weekend","datePublished":"2015-09-16T03:38:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:57:57.903Z","description":"Current air-quality levels are rated unhealthy, but not dangerous","url":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/","keywords":["indonesia","fire","Smog","Singapore","racing"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ca96837a99beecd/698863cda988cac19c6b459a/singapore-smog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Spear","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-spear/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ca96837a99beecd/698863cda988cac19c6b459a/singapore-smog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Singapore Haze","caption":"Singapore Haze","creditText":"Ng Han Guan—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/","name":"Choking Smog Isn't Going to Stop the Grand Prix in Singapore This Weekend"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The World’s Most Expensive Cities","description":"The most expensive city on the planet to call home is Singapore. According to the EIU, it’s 11% more expensive to live in the Lion City than in the Big Apple.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/SagycTYW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-04T18:26:42.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SagycTYW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/","duration":"PT1M28S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4035757/grand-prix-singapore-smog-haze/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```