As Kimi Antonelli looks to become only the third driver in F1 history to win his first three Grands Prix consecutively, Hamilton hopes to add a 37th track to his podium collection and Verstappen could become the sixth driver to score in 200 Grands Prix. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix!
The 2026 Miami Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Miami Grand Prix will be the 1,153rd race in World Championship history.
The 2026 Miami Grand Prix will be the second Sprint weekend of the 2026 F1 season. This will be the 26th Sprint event in total. It will be the third time that Miami International Autodrome has hosted the Sprint format, having hosted a Sprint event in each of the last two seasons.
The 2026 Miami Grand Prix will be the fourth Formula 1 race held on May 3. It will be the first time F1 has raced on this date since the 1992 Spanish Grand Prix. The 1981 and 1987 San Marino Grands Prix also took place on this date.
This will be the 83rd time that Formula 1 has raced in the United States. It will be the fifth Miami Grand Prix held at Miami International Autodrome since the event was first held in 2022.
This weekend, Valtteri Bottas becomes the 14th driver to have made as many as 250 Grand Prix starts.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
Kimi Antonelli has won both of the last two Grands Prix. A victory this weekend would see him become only the third driver in Formula 1 history to take all of his first three wins consecutively. The only other drivers who have done so are Damon Hill in 1993 and Mika Hakkinen in 1997-98.
A podium finish for either Mercedes driver at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would see Mercedes overtake Williams for the third-most top three finishes in F1 history. Williams have sat in the top three places on the list since the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix.
McLaren have reached Q3 with both cars at all of the last 31 race weekends, since the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Another double Q3 appearance at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix will see the team overtake Ferrari for the second longest run of double Q3 appearances. The Scuderia achieved the feat at 31 races in a row from the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix to the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix.
A points finish for Max Verstappen at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix would make him the sixth driver in F1 history to have scored points at as many as 200 Grands Prix.
A points finish for George Russell this weekend would be his 20th consecutive points-scoring race weekend.
If a Mercedes-powered car lines up on the front row of the grid, this will be the 32nd race at which a Mercedes-powered car has appeared on the front row. It would equal the manufacturer’s previous longest streak, from the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix to the 2015 Italian Grand Prix.
Miami International Circuit is one of four tracks on the current Formula 1 calendar at which Lewis Hamilton has never previously recorded a victory. A win this weekend would see him extend his record for the most different circuits at which a driver has won to 32.
Miami International Autodrome is one of only two circuits on the calendar – along with the new Madring, which F1 will visit for the first time in September – at which Lewis Hamilton has never finished on the podium. A top three finish at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix would see Hamilton extend the record for most different circuits at which a driver has finished in the top three to 37.
A pole position for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix would make Miami International Circuit the 33rd different track at which he has taken a pole position, extending his record for the most different circuits at which a driver has secured a pole.
Victory for Norris would see him equal David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
A victory for McLaren would make 2026 the 40th season in which they’ve taken a win.
If Oscar Piastri wins, he will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
If British drivers lead 34 laps of the race between them, Britain will become the first nation to reach the milestone of 20,000 Grand Prix laps led by a country.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
The Miami Grand Prix Records On Offer
Max Verstappen leads the way for the most victories at the Miami Grand Prix, with four. His record could be equalled by Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri. A win for any other driver would make them the fourth driver to have won at Miami International Autodrome.
Red Bull and McLaren are tied for the most wins in Miami. Either team could become the first to record three victories here this weekend.
Charles Leclerc or Lando Norris could equal Max Verstappen’s record of three podium finishes at the Miami Grand Prix.
Red Bull have had the most podium finishes of any team in Miami, with four. Ferrari or McLaren could equal or surpass that record this weekend.
If Max Verstappen scores 10 points over the course of the 2026 Miami Grand Prix weekend, he will become the first driver to have scored 100 points at the track.
George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Alex Albon, Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc will be hoping to maintain their records of completing every Grand Prix racing lap to date at the track.
2026 Miami Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
Max Verstappen is the only driver to have taken multiple pole positions at the Miami Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc or Sergio Perez could join him on that list this weekend.
Red Bull will be looking to keep their record of being the only team to reach Q3 with both cars at every running of the Miami Grand Prix to date.
A Q1 exit for Lance Stroll at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix would make him the first driver to have recorded three Q1 exits at the track.
Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are the only drivers who’ve reached Q3 at all four Miami Grands Prix to date. Can they maintain their form this weekend?
VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL CHASING RECORDS
A podium finish for Max Verstappen would make him the eighth driver to record podium results in as many as 11 consecutive seasons.
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
If Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship after any race in 2026, it will be the 79th race after which he has led the standings. He will overtake Alain Prost for the most rounds after which a driver has led the title race.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
If a Red Bull driver leads a Grand Prix in 2026, it will be the 20th consecutive season in which the team has led races in as many as 20 successive years. Red Bull will be the third team to reach the milestone. McLaren hold the record for most consecutive years in which a team has led laps, having led in all 34 years from 1981 to 2014. Ferrari are the only other team to lead laps in as many as 20 years in a row, having done so twice – from 1950 to 1972 and from 1993 to 2019.
Ferrari to the Fore?
A win for Ferrari would make 2026 the 60th season in which they’ve won a Grand Prix.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the 16th driver to have won Grands Prix with as many as three different teams.
A victory for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend his record for the most different seasons in which a driver has won a Grand Prix to 17.
A fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend the record for most consecutive seasons in which a driver has recorded a fastest lap. His streak is currently 16 years, having started in 2010.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car at any race in 2026 would be the engine manufacturer’s 250th Grand Prix win. The works team have taken all but one of the previous 249 wins for Ferrari power – the exception being Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.