Miami Grand Prix: What time do the lights go out in South Africa on Sunday, 7 May?

The 2023 Formula One season has four (of 23) races under the belt with the fifth grand prix scheduled to take place TODAY, Sunday, 7 May.

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The lights at the Miami Grand Prix are due to go out at 21:30 (SA time).

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez grabbed pole position for the race and with team-mate Max Verstappen back in ninth on the grid, has his eyes on a victory that could send him to the top of the standings.

Perez is just six points behind defending world champion Verstappen after the Mexican’s second victory of the season in Azerbaijan last week.

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, enjoying a strong season, claimed second place and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start in third in an all-Spanish speaking front row of the grid.

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As a reminder, the 2022 Miami Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen..

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Verstappen leads the 2023 standings with 93 points, six ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez with veteran Fernando Alonso in third on 60 points.

World championship standings (after four of 23 races)

Drivers

1. Max Verstappen (NED) 93 pts, 2. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 87, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 60, 4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 48, 5. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 34, 6. Charles Leclerc (MON) 28, 7. George Russell (GBR) 28, 8. Lance Stroll (CAN) 27, 9. Lando Norris (GBR) 10, 10. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 6, 11. Oscar Piastri (AUS) 4, 12. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 4, 13. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 4, 14. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 4, 15. Zhou Guanyu (CHN) 2, 16. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 2, 17. Alexander Albon (THA) 1, 18. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1, 19. Logan Sargeant (USA) 0, 20. Nyck de Vries (NED) 0

Constructors

1. Red Bull 180 pts, 2. Aston Martin-Mercedes 87, 3. Mercedes 76, 4. Ferrari 62, 5. McLaren 14, 6. Alpine 8, 7. Haas-Ferrari 7, 8. Alfa Romeo 6, 9. AlphaTauri 2, 10. Williams 1