Round 4 · 3 May 2026

Miami Grand Prix

2026-05-03_Race · 57 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won from pole by 3.264 s over Lando Norris (McLaren), with Oscar Piastri third— Lando Norris set the fastest lap (1:31.869 on L35, on new hards).

The start-compound split: 21 drivers on mediums, HAD alone on hards. The biggest pit wave came on lap 21 — 3 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-6 safety car and a lap-58 yellow, with ≈5 laps run under caution.

ANT did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 6 times, with LEC (laps 2–3 and laps 5–12) and NOR (laps 13–27) and VER (lap 28). 4 DNFs: HUL (lap 7, DNF in the pits), LAW (lap 6, DNF in the pits), GAS (lap 4, stopped on track — brought out the safety car), HAD (lap 4, stopped on track — brought out the safety car). ANT leads the championship on 100 points, 20 clear with 507 points still available in 19 rounds.

Official race poster for the Miami Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner
ANT
+3.264 s
Fastest lap
NOR
1:31.869 L35
Lead changes
6
7 stints in front
Cautions
1 SC · 0 VSC
red flag ×0
DNFs
4
HUL, LAW, GAS, HAD
Championship
ANT
leads by 20 pts

Session timeline

LocalLapEvent
12:201 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
12:301 PIT EXIT CLOSED
12:3412 Yellow flag
12:3712 Yellow flag
12:3712 Yellow flag
12:451 RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 40%
13:041 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
13:1152 Yellow flag
13:1264 Safety car deployed
13:2411 SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
13:32162 Yellow flag
13:3316 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – CROSSING THE LINE AT PIT EXIT
13:3820 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – CROSSING THE LINE AT PIT EXIT
14:22482 Yellow flag
14:36572 Yellow flag
14:3757 CHEQUERED FLAG
14:41582 Yellow flag

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC−4) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#DriverLapStopLanevia
1ANT262.2 s22.1 sstop feed
2VER62.4 s22.5 sstop feed
3LIN282.5 s22.7 sseries
4STR212.8 s22.6 sseries
5NOR272.8 s22.6 sstop feed
6STR372.8 s22.1 sstop feed
7COL312.9 s23.1 sstop feed
8BOT63.0 s23.5 sseries

Median stationary stop 3.1 s over 19 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

0 drivers started on intermediates; the biggest pit wave came on lap 21 (3 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — ANT vs RUS, laps 27–36 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

ANT is quicker through 73 of 120 track segments vs RUS (43 to RUS); biggest edges: ANT +68 km/h at 88% distance, RUS +159 km/h at 0%.

Penalties & steward decisions

LapCarDecision / message
343 COL+44 HAMTURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 44 (HAM) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
443 COL+44 HAMFIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 44 (HAM) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
810 GASTURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
810 GASFIA STEWARDS: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
930 LAW+10 GASFIA STEWARDS: UPDATE: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
930 LAW+10 GASFIA STEWARDS: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 10 (GAS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION
981 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 2:11.907 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 6 13:13:19
930 LAWCAR 30 (LAW) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 6 13:14:05 (PIT)
1441 LIN+11 PERTURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 11 (PER) NOTED - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK
1411 PERCAR 11 (PER) TIME 1:36.951 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 12 13:27:01
1641 LIN+11 PERFIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 11 (PER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK
163 VERINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – CROSSING THE LINE AT PIT EXIT
1731 OCOINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
1723 ALBINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
1714 ALOINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
1718 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:40.953 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 15 13:32:27
1918 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:36.371 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 17 13:34:39
203 VERFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – CROSSING THE LINE AT PIT EXIT
2123 ALB+3 VERTURN 18 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 3 (VER) NOTED
2112 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:33.345 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 19 13:37:17
2223 ALB+3 VERFIA STEWARDS: TURN 18 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION
2514 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:36.386 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 23 13:44:15
2677 BOTINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) NOTED - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
2877 BOTFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
2831 OCOFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
2823 ALBFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
2914 ALOFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
3077 BOTPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: DRIVE THROUGH PENALTY FOR CAR 77 (BOT) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
3314 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:36.080 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 29 13:53:53
3377 BOTFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - DRIVE THROUGH PENALTY FOR CAR 77 (BOT) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
3631 OCOFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) NO FURTHER ACTION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
3623 ALBFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NO FURTHER ACTION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
3614 ALOFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NO FURTHER ACTION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT
431 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:32.662 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 42 14:13:06
4377 BOTBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) - IGNORING BLUE FLAGS
4612 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:32.399 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 45 14:18:11
4714 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:33.512 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 44 14:18:17
4814 ALOBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) - TRACK LIMITS
4887 BEACAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:37.535 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 47 14:22:07
4914 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:36.389 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 46 14:22:30
5716 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:49.834 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 57 14:36:53
5716 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:49.834 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 57 14:36:46
5763 RUSTURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
573 VER+63 RUSTURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 3 (VER) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
5716 LEC+63 RUSTURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
5716 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:49.834 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 57 14:37:31
5716 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:49.834 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 57 14:36:54
5716 LECINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 16 (LEC) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK MULTIPLE TIMES AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
5716 LECFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 16 (LEC) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - LEAVING THE TRACK MULTIPLE TIMES AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
5763 RUSFIA STEWARDS: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
573 VER+63 RUSFIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 3 (VER) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION
5716 LEC+63 RUSFIA STEWARDS: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION
5716 LECINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 16 (LEC) NOTED - UNSAFE CONDITION
5716 LECFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 16 (LEC) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - UNSAFE CONDITION

Championship state

ANT leads the championship on 100 points, 20 clear with 507 points still available in 19 rounds.

Drivers

PosDriverTeamPointsThis raceModel
1ANTMercedes100+25100
2RUSMercedes80+1280
3LECFerrari63+863
4NORMcLaren51+1851
5HAMFerrari49+649
6PIAMcLaren43+1543
7VERRed Bull Racing26+1026
8BEAHaas F1 Team17+017
9GASAlpine16+016
10LAWRacing Bulls10+010
11COLAlpine5+45
12LINRacing Bulls4+04
13HADRed Bull Racing4+04
14SAIWilliams4+24
15BORAudi2+02
16OCOHaas F1 Team1+01
17ALBWilliams1+11
18HULAudi0+00
19BOTCadillac0+00
20PERCadillac0+00
21ALOAston Martin0+00
22STRAston Martin0+00

Constructors

PosTeamDriversPointsThis raceModel
1MercedesANT · RUS180+37180
2FerrariHAM · LEC112+14112
3McLarenNOR · PIA94+3394
4Red Bull RacingHAD · VER30+1030
5AlpineCOL · GAS21+421
6Haas F1 TeamBEA · OCO18+018
7Racing BullsLAW · LIN14+014
8WilliamsALB · SAI5+35
9AudiBOR · HUL2+02
10CadillacBOT · PER0+00
11Aston MartinALO · STR0+00

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Sprint weekend

Sprint Qualifying set the Sprint's grid; the Sprint awarded its own points, counted in the championship state above.

Sprint Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest lap
1NORMcLaren1:27.869
2ANTMercedes1:28.091
3PIAMcLaren1:28.108
4LECFerrari1:28.239
5VERRed Bull Racing1:28.461
6RUSMercedes1:28.493
7HAMFerrari1:28.618
8COLAlpine1:29.320
9HADRed Bull Racing1:29.422
10GASAlpine1:29.474
11BORAudi1:29.994
12HULAudi1:30.019
13BEAHaas F1 Team1:30.116
14ALBWilliams1:30.216
15SAIWilliams1:30.224
16LINRacing Bulls1:30.573
17LAWRacing Bulls1:31.043
18OCOHaas F1 Team1:31.245
19PERCadillac1:31.255
20BOTCadillac1:31.826
21ALOAston Martin1:41.311
22STRAston Martin-

Sprint · 19 laps

PosDriverTeamGridGapBest lapPts
1NORMcLaren1—1:31.885 L108
2PIAMcLaren3+3.7661:32.079 L167
3LECFerrari4+6.2511:31.964 L116
4RUSMercedes6+12.9511:32.387 L105
5VERRed Bull Racing5+13.6391:32.201 L194
6ANTMercedes2+13.7771:31.932 L113
7HAMFerrari7+21.6651:32.448 L62
8GASAlpine10+30.5251:33.072 L101
9HADRed Bull Racing9+35.3461:33.195 L110
10COLAlpine8+36.9701:33.139 L60
11BORAudi11+48.4381:34.174 L80
12OCOHaas F1 Team16+56.9721:34.409 L60
13BEAHaas F1 Team13+57.3651:34.524 L60
14SAIWilliams14+58.5041:34.008 L50
15LAWRacing Bulls15+59.3581:34.204 L100
16ALOAston Martin20+76.0671:34.720 L110
17PERCadillac17+76.6911:35.015 L60
18STRAston Martin21+77.6261:35.009 L100
19ALBWilliams18+88.1731:33.473 L180
20BOTCadillac19+89.5971:35.856 L100
DNFHULAudi12--0
DNFLINRacing Bulls22--0

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridGapStopsBest lapTyrePts
1ANTMercedes1—11:31.968 L34HHard25
2NORMcLaren4+3.26411:31.869 L35HHard18
3PIAMcLaren7+27.09211:31.949 L30HHard15
4RUSMercedes5+43.05111:32.446 L53HHard12
5VERRed Bull Racing2+43.94911:33.110 L24HHard10
6LECFerrari3+44.24511:32.515 L44HHard8
7HAMFerrari6+53.75311:32.676 L29HHard6
8COLAlpine8+61.87111:33.035 L33HHard4
9SAIWilliams13+82.07211:33.026 L30HHard2
10ALBWilliams15+90.97211:33.784 L30HHard1
11BEAHaas F1 Team121L11:33.744 L28HHard0
12BORAudi211L11:33.500 L55HHard0
13OCOHaas F1 Team141L11:33.712 L33HHard0
14LINRacing Bulls161L11:34.058 L30HHard0
15ALOAston Martin171L11:34.594 L45SSoft0
16PERCadillac201L11:34.895 L31HHard0
17STRAston Martin181L21:34.716 L56SSoft0
18BOTCadillac192L31:36.080 L16MMedium0
DNFHULAudi1050L21:34.523 L4MMedium0
DNFLAWRacing Bulls1151L11:34.814 L3MMedium0
DNFGASAlpine953L-1:34.856 L4MMedium0
DNFHADRed Bull Racing2253L-1:34.833 L4HHard0