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Miami Grand Prix
Miami International AutodromeMiami, USA
FP1
Q
RACE
Countdown to race
14
DAYS09
HRS23
MIN28
SECYour Local Time
Sun, May 3, 08:00 PM UTC
Weekend Flow
Practice 1
Fri, May 1, 04:30 PM UTC
Sprint Qualifying
Fri, May 1, 08:30 PM UTC
Qualifying
Sat, May 2, 08:00 PM UTC
Sprint
Sat, May 2, 04:00 PM UTC
Previous Race
Japanese Grand Prix
Round 3 highlights
Podium
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Winner
Oscar Piastri
Second
Charles Leclerc
Third
Fastest Lap
1:32.432
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Fastest Pit Stop
22.80s
Lewis HAMILTON
Highest Speed
308 km/h
Nico HULKENBERG
Driver
2026 Driver Standings
Pos.DriverPoints
1
Antonelli
Mercedes
72pts
2
Russell
Mercedes
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