MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – It might be McLaren’s year in 2025.
And it’s certainly looking like it’s going to be Oscar Piastri’s year, too.
Piastri won his fourth race of the season, while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris finished second in the fourth annual Formula One Miami Grand Prix on Sunday at the Miami International Autodrome surrounding the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium.
McLaren has won five of the six F1 races this season. Piastri picked up another victory after winning in China, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while Norris started 2025 with a win in Australia and won the Miami Sprint race one day earlier.
‘The team has done an amazing job,’ Norris said after the race.
The duo was so dominant in Miami that there was a gap that grew upwards of 30 seconds between second and third place. Piastri commented after the race highlighting the turnaround for McLaren, which was one of the slowest teams at the Miami race just two years ago.
‘To come away with a win Sunday is an impressive result,’ Piastri said. ‘I had a good pace advantage and the car was unbelievable today. Very happy to be leaving Miami on top.’
The last spot on the podium belonged to Mercedes’ George Russell, who was just 2.3 seconds faster than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won the 2022 and 2023 Miami races and started this one on pole. In four races, no driver has won Miami starting first or second.
Piastri took the lead in the 14th lap, one lap after Verstappen complained about the track being slippery one lap earlier.
Norris, the 2024 Miami race winner, started in P2 but dropped to sixth on the opening lap. This Miami race is his third time finishing in second place this season, behind Piastri in China and Verstappen in Japan.
The intrigue in the race came from Ferrari as Lewis Hamilton complained about not being able to pass teammate Charles Leclerc for several laps during the middle of the race.
“This is not good teamwork – that’s all I can say,” Hamilton said over his radio.
When Ferrari finally cleared Hamilton to pass Leclerc, the seven-time champion snapped to his team: “Have a tea break while you’re at it – C’mon.”
Alex Albon of Williams finished fifth and Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes finished sixth, ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton, while Williams’ Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda finished 10th.
Piastri increased his lead in the championship standings with 131 points. The Australian led by 16 points over Norris (115), while Verstappen sat third with 99 points, 32 adrift of the lead. Russell has 93.
― Safid Deen
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s Miami Grand Prix, including live updates from USA TODAY Sports from the race:
McLarens swallow Verstappen, rain approaches
As a weather system approached the track, Max Verstappen saw his lead disappear as both McLaren drivers passed the four-time defending champion to take control of the 2025 Miami Grand Prix.
It didn’t take long for Oscar Piastri to take the lead of the race, but Verstappen and Lando Norris tussled multiple times for second place before the Red Bull pilot acquiesced.
Meanwhile, arriving rain appeared to rear its head on weather radars. Wet weather would surely spice up the race, which was approaching its halfway mark.
― Richard Morin
Verstappen stays ahead despite incident with Norris
Max Verstappen maintained the lead in the 2025 Miami Grand Prix despite a close call between the four-time defending champion and Lando Norris, who started in second place.
Norris was behind Verstappen at the start until the polesitter locked up heading into Turn 1. The lack of traction for Verstappen allowed Norris to place his McLaren firmly alongside as the cars approached Turn 1. Ultimately, Norris ran out of room on the inside of the corner and was forced off the track, leaving him in sixth place.
The incident between Verstappen and Norris was noted by the race stewards. The two have had previous run-ins this season.
Meanwhile, Alpine driver Jack Doohan made contact with Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, causing Doohan to retire from the race and a virtual safety car to be deployed.
― Richard Morin
Celebrities show out at Miami Grand Prix
Everywhere you turned at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix there was seemingly another celebrity basking in the F1 festivities.
High-profile athletes such as Odell Beckham Jr., Derrick Henry and Jalen Ramsey were among the NFL stars sighted on the paddock. Other celebrities such as DJ Khaled, Pedro Martinez and Terry Crews were also present.
F1’s first female race engineer embracing underdog spirit at Miami Grand Prix
Working for the Haas F1 team, Laura Mueller is F1’s first female race engineer. There are 20 race engineers on the grid, one for each driver. They are the chief link between the driver and team, working on track through radio communication and away from it while preparing for the next race. They commonly remain at their positions longer than an F1 driver stays in their seat.
Mueller was elevated to the position this season and is paired with Haas newcomer Esteban Ocon. Mueller had previously worked as a performance engineer at Haas, while Ocon, a Hungarian Grand Prix winner in 2021, joined the American team after five seasons with the Alpine F1 team. Read more about Mueller here.
Haas has been the ultimate underdog outfit since joining the grid in 2016. It finished fifth that season but has only managed to equal that result once (2018). The lone American team until Cadillac joins the grid next season, Haas has yet to win a race or secure a single podium finish in F1.
“It’s been great to work with Laura,” Ocon said during a recent appearance on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast. “She’s really a great engineer. She’s been having a lot of experience in a lot of different categories. She’s done DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), I’ve done DTM, so we have that point in common. But she did a lot of different categories, and her trajectory is very impressive.
“She’s awesome to work with. The amount of hours she puts in is very, very impressive. She doesn’t count hours.”
― Richard Morin
F1 drivers take life-sized Lego cars around the track during drivers’ parade
“That was the most fun drivers’ parade we’ve ever had,” Lewis Hamilton said.
— Safid Deen
What time does the F1 Miami Grand Prix begin?
Formula 1’s Miami coverage begins with a pre-race show at 2:30 p.m. The Miami Grand Prix begins at 4 p.m.
How to watch F1 Miami Grand Prix on TV and stream?
You can watch it on ABC and ESPN, and live stream is available on ESPN+ and F1 TV Pro.
Will it rain during the F1 Miami Grand Prix?
Some earlier showers passed around noon ET, soaking the track. But the sun is starting to emerge around 2:30 p.m. Still, there’s plenty of reason for the F1 drivers to be alert: The National Weather Service in Miami Gardens says there is an 80 percent chance of precipitation in the area during race time.
2025 F1 Miami Grand Prix race predictions
Safid Deen: There’s just something about Mercedes youngster Kimi Antonelli. His first time on the track, he produced one of the fastest laps in the four-year history of the Miami race. He’ll remember how he was edged by Oscar Piastri to start the Sprint race Saturday, and will ensure he gets off to a more aggressive start on Sunday. He’ll have to fend of Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Piastri and the field, but a new F1 star could be born if Antonelli wins the Miami Grand Prix.
What’s the starting grid for the Miami Grand Prix?
- Max Verstappen, No. 1 (Red Bull Racing)
- Lando Norris, No. 4 (McLaren)
- Kimi Antonelli, No. 12 (Mercedes)
- Oscar Piastri, No. 81 (McLaren)
- George Russell, No. 63 (Mercedes)
- Carlos Sainz, No. 55 (Williams)
- Alexander Albon, No. 23 (Williams)
- Charles Leclerc, No. 16 (Ferrari)
- Esteban Ocon, No. 31 (Haas)
- Yuki Tsunoda, No. 22 (Red Bull Racing)
- Isack Hadjar, No. 6 (Racing Bulls)
- Lewis Hamilton, No. 44 (Ferrari)
- Gabriel Bortoleto, No. 5 (Kick Sauber)
- Jack Doohan, No. 7 (Alpine)
- Liam Lawson, No. 30 (Racing Bulls)
- Nico Hulkenberg, No. 27 (Kick Sauber)
- Fernando Alonso, No. 14 (Aston Martin)
- Pierre Gasly, No. 10 (Alpine)
- Lance Stroll, No. 18 (Aston Martin)
- Oliver Bearman, No. 87 (Haas)
F1 Miami Grand Prix betting odds
Here are the favorites to win the Miami Grand Prix, according to BETMGM.
- +140: Verstappen
- +160: Norris
- +350: Piastri
- +1100: Antonelli
- +1600: Russell
- +6600: Leclerc, Hamilton
- +10000:, Sainz, Albon
- +25000: Tsunoda
- +50000: Ocon
- +75000: Hadjar
- +150000: Bearman
- +200000: Gasly, Lawson, Alonso, Doohan, Hulkenberg
- +250000: Bortoleto
- +300000: Stroll
Where is the F1 Miami Grand Prix race track?
The Miami Grand Prix race weekend is hosted at Miami International Autodrome, a temporary track surrounding Hard Rock Stadium – home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
Who won the 2025 Miami Grand Prix Sprint race?
Lando Norris won the Sprint race on May 3, while Oscar Piastri finished second and Lewis Hamilton finished in third place.
Previous F1 Miami Grand Prix winners
- 2022: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- 2023: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- 2024: Lando Norris (McLaren)
Which drivers have won Formula One races in 2025?
- Australian Grand Prix (March 16): Lando Norris
- Chinese Grand Prix (March 23): Oscar Piastri
- Japanese Grand Prix (April 6): Max Verstappen
- Bahrain Grand Prix (April 13): Oscar Piastri
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (April 20): Oscar Piastri
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