SISTIC will be the Official Ticketing Partner of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix from 2027, taking responsibility for primary ticket sales, hospitality suite ticketing, onsite box office operations and event support under a new multi-year agreement.
The deal follows SISTIC’s integration into AXS Tickets in 2025 and AXS’s acquisition of a majority stake in October 2025, tying the locally based operator to AXS’s wider infrastructure. Organisers said the appointment covers end-to-end ticketing for the annual night race, which drew 300,641 fans across its three-day weekend last year.
Singapore GP Pte Ltd told organisers that SISTIC emerged as the preferred choice after a competitive tender, citing the company’s technological capabilities and understanding of the local market as decisive factors. Joe Ow described the race as "one of the most complex and high-profile sporting events in the region" and said the partnership "reflects a shared commitment to innovation, integrity, and operational excellence."
AXS Tickets already provides credentialing and accreditation services at other Formula 1 events, including the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and the F1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. SISTIC and AXS present the arrangement as a local-facing operation supported by a global ticketing backbone — a combination organisers say will improve security and the purchasing experience for fans.
That dual pitch is the story’s friction point. SISTIC will be positioned as the familiar, local choice for Singapore racegoers, yet the effectiveness of the partnership depends on AXS’s global platform to strengthen infrastructure and fight fraud at scale. SISTIC has said the collaboration is designed to provide a "more secure and seamless ticket-purchasing experience," and added, "We are bringing together our already deep, local market expertise with world-class technology to deliver a seamless ticketing experience for fans."
The appointment comes with practical implications for racegoers: from 2027, primary sales, hospitality allocations and on-site box office transactions will flow through SISTIC’s systems. The selection also hands a Singapore-based operator control over one of the country’s biggest annual sporting events, shifting responsibility for crowd-facing ticket operations to a local team backed by AXS’s global systems.
One notable absence in the announcement is financial detail; the multi-year agreement’s commercial terms have not been disclosed. How revenue-sharing, pricing strategy and anti-fraud enforcement will be managed between SISTIC and AXS has not been published, leaving the commercial mechanics of the tie-up as the clearest unanswered question.
SISTIC will begin managing Singapore Grand Prix ticketing when the 2027 event cycle opens, giving the partnership time to integrate systems and processes before it is tested by the race weekend’s high volumes. The real test will be whether the local-global model cuts fraud and improves the fan experience at scale — a measurable outcome organisers and ticket-holders will watch closely when the lights go out on the first night race under SISTIC’s stewardship.
