Formula One statistics for the Miami Grand Prix
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May 5, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) during the Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
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Formula One statistics for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium complex, round six of the 24-race championship:
Lap distance: 5.412km. Total distance: 308.326km (57 laps)
2024 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute, 27.241 seconds.
2024 winner: Lando Norris (Britain) McLaren
2024 sprint winner: Verstappen
Lap record: Verstappen, 1:29.708 (2023)
Start time: 2000 GMT (1600 local)
MIAMI
The race is the fourth to be held at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.
Verstappen won the first two in 2022 and 2023 and Norris took his first career F1 win there last year from fifth on the grid.
Miami is the first of three U.S. rounds on the calendar, with Austin and Las Vegas, and is being held in the sprint format for the second time. There is no U.S. driver on the starting grid.
The Hard Rock Stadium is usually home to the Miami Dolphins NFL team. The temporary anti-clockwise street circuit has three straights and 19 corners, with cars reaching top speeds of 340kph.
The track surface was relaid in 2023 and is very smooth. Temperatures and humidity are high, exceeding 55 degrees Celsius last year. The strategy has generally been one stop.
Miami is the only race on the current calendar that Mercedes have yet to win.
Each year has seen a different driver on pole so far -- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Verstappen. The race has yet to be won from pole.
CHAMPIONSHIP
McLaren's Oscar Piastri leads the drivers' championship by 10 points from teammate Lando Norris. Verstappen is a further two behind.
Leaders and champions McLaren are 77 points clear of Mercedes and 99 ahead of Red Bull.
RACE WINS
Piastri has won three of the last four races and is chasing his third victory in a row after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Norris and Verstappen have won once each this year.
Hamilton has a record 105 career victories from 361 starts. Verstappen has won 64 grands prix and is third on the all-time list after Michael Schumacher on 91.
POLE POSITION
Norris, Piastri (twice) and Verstappen (twice) have been on pole so far this season. Norris has only twice started on the front row in five races.
Hamilton has a record 104 career poles, his most recent in Hungary in 2023.
ROOKIES
Three of the six drivers starting a season for the first time have scored so far -- Andrea Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes, Oliver Bearman for Haas and Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar.
Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber), Jack Doohan (Alpine) and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) have yet to open their accounts.
MILESTONE
Piastri is the first Australian to lead the standings since Mark Webber in 2010. REUTERS
