Kimi Antonelli won the F1 Miami Grand Prix, marking his third consecutive victory this season. He extended his championship lead by defeating reigning champion Lando Norris by 3.264 seconds in a thrilling race.
Key points
Kimi Antonelli won the F1 Miami Grand Prix
He extended his championship lead
Antonelli achieved his third consecutive victory
Lando Norris finished second, 3.264 seconds behind
Race start was moved up to avoid rain
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Miami International Autodrome
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – World championship leader, 19-year old Kimi Antonelli continued his winning season form in Sunday’s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver claiming his third consecutive victory in the four-race old season.
Antonelli had to hold off reigning world champion and 2024 Miami Grand Prix winner, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris in a tightly contested final laps run to the checkered – the young Italian ultimately pulling away and winning by 3.264-second in one of the most action-packed competitive races in the Miami Grand Prix’s five-race history.
Best of all, the action stayed on the track, not in the sky.
Overcast, but dry weather at the 3.363-mile, 19-turn sold-out Miami International Autodrome around Hard Rock Stadium was a bonus as race organizers took the extraordinarily step of moving the race start up three hours in hopes of getting the race in between morning and expected evening rain showers.
In the early-going, drivers seemed to race frantically as if rain was a sure-bet – before eventually settling into more of a controlled pace. New technical regulations introduced just before this race certainly seemed to be effective in terms of keeping the cars closer and able to overtake at will.
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli (12) before the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) prepares to race in the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Q&A
Who won the F1 Miami Grand Prix 2026?
Kimi Antonelli won the F1 Miami Grand Prix in 2026.
What was the margin of victory for Kimi Antonelli in the Miami Grand Prix?
Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix by a margin of 3.264 seconds.
How many races has Kimi Antonelli won this season?
Kimi Antonelli has won three races this season out of four.
What changes were made to the Miami Grand Prix race start time?
The race start was moved up three hours to avoid expected rain showers.
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May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli (12) prepares to race in the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (3), McLaren driver Lando Norris (1), Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) and Mercedes driver George Russell (63) lead the field into turn one to start the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (3), McLaren driver Lando Norris (1), Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) and Mercedes driver George Russell (63) lead the field into turn one to start the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Williams driver Carlos Sainz (55) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Mercedes driver George Russell (63) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (3) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
May 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) before the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
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Not only is Antonelli the youngest championship leader in the sport’s storied history, but his three consecutive wins from pole position is also historic. He is the first to ever to win his first three career races from the lead spot on the grid.
He had to work at it Sunday, however, losing the lead at different times early to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and also to Norris, but he regained form during a pit stop exchange when his Mercedes’ crew proved itself quickest.
“I lost the place to Lando but then the pace was strong and I was able to stay close and then the team did a great strategy - we did a massive undercut and managed to bring it home even though it was not easy,’’ said the teenager Antonelli, who celebrated his win with sparkling rose water instead of champagne.
“This is just the beginning.,’’ he added with a grin. “The road is still long, but we're working super hard, and the team is doing an incredible job.
Race winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the podium after the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 3, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
Race winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the podium after the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 3, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
“Without them, I wouldn't be here. So mainly thanks to them, to my family. And yeah, I'm going to enjoy this one, and then get back to work.’’
The runner-up showing was Norris’ best finish of the season and he was obviously encouraged after climbing out of his car.
“We just got undercut [on the pit stop], there's no excuses other than that,’’ said Norris, who scored his career first win at Miami in 2024. “We got undercut. We should have boxed [pit] first.
“Kimi did a good job. They drive a good race. Easy to make mistakes. out there with the big braking zones and with these cars, but he didn't make any big enough for me to capitalize on. So I have to be happy.”
The close racing characterized the grand prix from flag to flag and was particularly decisive in setting the final step on the Miami podium. The 2025 Miami winner, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moved into third place only a couple corners from the checkered flag after Leclerc spun from the position on the last lap of the race.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 03: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates with his team in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 03: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates with his team in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
“It’s not been the most straight forward of weekends, but more encouraging today and obviously the end of the race was a pretty late charge,’’ said Piastri, who has scored consecutive podium finishes now.
“We’re a step closer in performance once again. … Excited for the future.’’
Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate George Russell and four-time world champion, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen rounded out the top-five with Leclerc nursing his Ferrari home in sixth place after running up front all afternoon.
The American Cadillac Formula 1 team claimed 16th (Sergio Perez) and 18th (Valtteri Bottas) in its first ever race on “home soil.”
Antonelli extended his world championship points lead to 20 over Russell (100-80) and Leclerc remains third, 37 points off Antonelli’s pace. Norris’ encouraging result places him fourth in the championship – 49 points behind Antonelli. Verstappen’s fifth place showing was his best of the season and he is now seventh in the standings.
The Formula One Series next race is May 24 in Canada.
Race winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli holds the trophy as he celebrates on the podium after the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 3, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)
Race winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli holds the trophy as he celebrates on the podium after the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 3, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 03: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 03: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)