Spain's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who won Formula One's first night race in Singapore on Sunday, said on Monday he expects there will be more nocturnal Grand Prix.

"It was a new and certainly historical experience for Formula One. I don't think it will be the only nightime race, after Singapore there will be other such Grand Prix, there is talk of one in Japan, in Malaysia," the Renault driver told Spain's radio Cadena Ser.

"All us drivers had fun. It was a good experience," he added.

Alonso was dubbed the "Prince of Darkness" after he took the winning spot on Sunday ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who extended his championship lead despite finishing third.

The 27-year-old, who had dominated in practice but was forced to start in 15th after mechanical failure in qualifying, was helped by some pit-lane drama involving Ferrari's Felipe Massa to secure his first win of the year.

The race took place in downtown Singapore under 1,500 specially created spotlights that were said to be four times brighter than that of those at football stadiums.

The government of the city-state is reportedly shouldering 60 percent of the annual tab of 100 million dollars (68.5 million euros) to host the event, for which it has a five-year contract.