Formula 1 to visit Canada this weekend

Canada will host the ninth round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship this weekend.

The Canadian Grand Prix will be run over 70 laps at Montreal's 4.361-kilometer (2.7-mile) Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Sunday.

The race will start at 1800GMT.

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen dominated this season's championship, winning five Grands Prix.

His Mexican teammate and nearest rival in driver standings Sergio Perez was victorious in two races.

The sixth round, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, was previously canceled due to serious flooding that hit northern Italy.

- Top 5 drivers

1. Max Verstappen (The Netherlands): 170 points

2. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 117

3. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 99

4. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 87

5. George Russell (Great Britain): 65

- Constructor standings

1. Red Bull: 287

2. Mercedes: 152

3. Aston Martin: 134

4. Ferrari: 100

5. Alpine: 40