The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Singapore_Grand_Prix" id="mwASY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="2008 Singapore Grand Prix">Singapore Grand Prix</a> is held as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One" id="mwASc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Formula One">Formula One</a>'s inaugural night race, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" id="mwASg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Piquet_Jr." id="mwASk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nelson Piquet Jr.">Nelson Piquet Jr.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Formula_One_crash_controversy" id="mwASo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Renault Formula One crash controversy">had been ordered to crash his car</a> to help bring out the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_car" id="mwASs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Safety car">safety car</a> and give Alonso the advantage and win.<sup about="#mwt191" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"gpupdate.net"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-gpupdate.net-36"}}' id="cite_ref-gpupdate.net_36-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./September_28#cite_note-gpupdate.net-36" id="mwASw" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 36;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAS0">[36]</span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt195" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-37"}}' id="cite_ref-37" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./September_28#cite_note-37" id="mwAS4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 37;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAS8">[37]</span></a></sup>