Ferrari locked-out the front row at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, Red Bull took the first two victories and McLaren won at Hard Rock Stadium in 2024. Here’s everything you need to know about each team’s history at the Miami Grand Prix!
RED BULL
WINS: 2, POLES: 2, PODIUMS: 4 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: VERSTAPPEN 2nd, PEREZ 4th
Despite not starting from the front row in either 2022 or 2023, Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix in both of the first two races at Miami International Autodrome.
From third on the grid in 2022 and ninth in 2023, Verstappen did not let early weekend issues – like steering problems seeing him sit out most of the running in Free Practice 2 in 2022 or headrest issues in practice in 2023 – prevent him from bringing home the victory.
In 2024, Verstappen was victorious in the Saturday Sprint but finished second in Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Sergio Perez made Red Bull the first team to record a 1-2 finish at the Miami Grand Prix in 2023, finishing as runner-up to his team-mate. He finished fourth in both inaugural race and the 2024 event – which is the lowest finishing position for a Red Bull driver to date at the track.
Perez gave the team their first pole position at the circuit in 2023, while Verstappen claimed the team’s second pole in 2024. Both cars lined up on the second row in 2022, with Verstappen’s ninth place in qualifying in 2023 being the only time to date that a Red Bull driver has qualified outside of the top four at the circuit.
MERCEDES
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: HAMILTON 6th, RUSSELL 8th
George Russell missed out on reaching Q3 at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix by just 0.045s in a tight battle to make it into the top ten shootout, while Lewis Hamilton missed out on a spot in Q3 in 2023 by two tenths.
2024 was the first time both Mercedes drivers qualified in the top ten at the Miami Grand Prix, though sixth place for Hamilton in 2022 and Russell in 2023 remains the team’s best qualifying position in Miami.
Mercedes are yet to finish on the podium at the Miami Grand Prix. Russell overtook Hamilton in the closing stages in 2022 with the duo finishing fifth and sixth. Russell again finished ahead of Hamilton in 2023, recording the team’s best result to date at the track with fourth place. Hamilton finished sixth for a third consecutive year in 2024, finishing ahead of Russell at the track for the first time.
Both drivers finished well outside of the points in the Sprint at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.
FERRARI
WINS: 0, POLES: 1, PODIUMS: 3 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: LECLERC 3rd, SAINZ 5th
Ferrari locked out the front row at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc taking pole position after topping the timesheet in all three qualifying sessions. Carlos Sainz had crashed out on Friday afternoon in Free Practice 2, but recovered well to set the second fastest time.
Despite their front row lock-out, Ferrari failed to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Leclerc finished as runner-up to Max Verstappen, while Sainz stood on the final step of the podium.
Ferrari had a trickier time in 2023. Leclerc crashed out in Free Practice 2 and crashed out again in the final minutes of qualifying, leaving the Scuderia only third and seventh on the grid. Sainz was the team’s top finisher in 2023, coming home in third place despite a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Leclerc finished seventh.
In 2024, Leclerc returned to the Miami Grand Prix podium with a third place finish, while Sainz finished fifth. With Leclerc qualifying on the front row and Sainz qualifying third, Leclerc’s seventh place in 2023 (a result of his Q3 crash) is the only time a Ferrari driver has qualified outside of the top three at the Miami Grand Prix.
McLAREN
WINS: 1, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 1 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: NORRIS 1st, PIASTRI 13th
Lando Norris secured McLaren’s first win in over two years at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. Surprisingly, Norris’ win is the only time that McLaren have scored a point in a Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome.
That being said, it was actually Oscar Piastri who secured the team’s first points at the track, thanks to a sixth place finish in the 2024 Sprint – in which Norris crashed out on the opening lap.
In 2022, Daniel Ricciardo originally crossed the line 11th but was demoted to 13th having picked up a time penalty. It remained the team’s best result at the venue until 2024, when Norris won and Piastri finished a lowly 13th after contact with Carlos Sainz.
Lando Norris crashed out following contact with Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri in 2022, while he and team-mate Oscar Piastri could manage no better than 17th and 19th in 2023.
2024 was the first time that McLaren recorded a double Q3 appearance at the Miami Grand Prix, with Norris recording the team’s best qualifying result to date at the event with fifth place.
Norris had reached Q3 on Saturday at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, qualifying in eighth place. Ricciardo was out in Q2 in 2022, qualifying 14th, while neither Norris nor Piastri progressed past Q1 in 2023. It marked the team’s first double Q1 exit since the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
ASTON MARTIN
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 1 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: ALONSO 9th, STROLL 17th
Disaster struck Aston Martin ahead of the 2022 Miami Grand Prix. Due to a fuel issue, both cars were required to start the inaugural race at Miami International Autodrome from the pit lane. Lance Stroll had originally qualified in the top ten for the race, while Sebastian Vettel was due to line up 13th on the grid.
Despite starting from the pit lane, Sebastian Vettel challenged for points and was involved in a late race scrap with Mick Schumacher. It resulted in contact, which saw Vettel retire from the race. The duo’s collision and penalties for other drivers promoted Lance Stroll into the final points-paying position.
One year later and Aston Martin finished on the podium at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso driving from a front row start to third place at the chequered flag. It was a less impressive weekend for Stroll, who was out in Q1 and finished the race 12th.
Alonso continued Aston Martin’s 100% points-scoring rate at the Miami Grand Prix in 2024 with a ninth place finish. Stroll equalled the team’s worst result to date at the track, with 17th.
ALPINE
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: OCON 10th, GASLY 12th
Esteban Ocon was unable to compete in qualifying at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix after a heavy crash in Free Practice 3. On the other side of the Alpine garage, Fernando Alonso did not reach Q3, missing out by mere hundredths of a second and qualifying 11th. One year later, both Ocon and new team-mate Pierre Gasly reached Q3, with Gasly qualifying fifth – Alpine’s best Saturday result here so far.
Despite his Saturday misfortunes in 2022, Ocon scored Alpine’s only points at the Miami Grand Prix in 2022 with an eighth place finish. Team-mate Fernando Alonso was classified three places behind despite having finished ahead on track. Originally crossing the line eighth, Alonso was handed two five-second time penalties: one for causing a collision, the other for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
In 2023, both Alpine drivers scored in the race. Gasly finished ahead of Ocon with the French duo coming home eighth and ninth.
Ocon scored a point again in 2024, finishing tenth. Gasly finished 12th – which is the team’s worst Grand Prix result to date at Miami International Autodrome.
WILLIAMS
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: ALBON 18th, SARGEANT DNF
A technical issue in Free Practice 2 certainly didn’t help Nicholas Latifi’s Miami Grand Prix in 2022. The Canadian lined up on the back row of the grid – but his team-mate Alex Albon was unable to do much better, qualifying only 18th.
Both drivers made progress in Sunday’s race. Latifi was able to move forward to 14th, while Albon made up an impressive eight positions and finished the race in ninth place, scoring rare points for Williams in 2022.
Williams failed to score in 2023, with Albon recording the team’s best result in 14th place. No drivers retired from the race, with Logan Sargeant finishing 20th and a lap down on his home race debut.
Albon became the first Williams driver to progress to Q2 at the Miami Grand Prix in 2023, qualifying 11th, while Sargeant became the team’s first driver to qualify last for the event.
Albon reached Q2 for a second year in succession in 2024, but Williams recorded their worst result to date in the Grand Prix. Albon could finish no higher than 18th, while Sargeant recorded the team’s first DNF at the track following a collision with Kevin Magnussen.
VISA CASH APP RB
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: TSUNODA 7th, RICCIARDO 15th
Both Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda reached Q3 with AlphaTauri at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, with the pair qualifying in seventh and ninth respectively. Neither driver scored points in the race however.
After a wide moment, Gasly re-joined the track and collided with Lando Norris’ McLaren on Lap 46, eliminating both drivers. Meanwhile, Tsunoda lost three positions over the course of the race and could finish no higher than 12th.
In 2023, Nyck de Vries out-qualified Tsunoda but it was only 15th on the grid for the Dutch driver. Tsunoda started 17th. The more experienced of AlphaTauri duo gained six spots to finish 11th, while de Vries fell back down the order and came home 18th.
The RB team had a fruitful weekend at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, scoring points at the track for the first time. Daniel Ricciardo impressed in the Sprint, qualifying and finishing in fourth place. For the Grand Prix, it was Yuki Tsunoda who reached Q3 and scored points, finishing seventh.
SAUBER
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: ZHOU 14th, BOTTAS 16th
Valtteri Bottas showed impressive pace at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, qualifying in fifth place. Zhou Guanyu could not replicate his team-mate’s efforts and was eliminated in Q1, qualifying a lowly 17th.
Come race day in 2022, Zhou completed only six laps of the race before a water leak forced him out of proceedings. Bottas lost positions to the two Mercedes drivers in the race but scored points, finishing in seventh place.
In 2023, Bottas gave Alfa Romeo another Q3 appearance at the Miami Grand Prix, this time qualifying tenth. Zhou was out in Q2, setting the 14th fastest time. The team left the track point-less, however, with both drivers losing positions from where they started, with Bottas 13th and Zhou 16th.
It was another point-less weekend in 2024, with Zhou finishing ahead of Bottas in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix. The team recorded their first double Q1 exit at the track.
HAAS
WINS: 0, POLES: 0, PODIUMS: 0 | 2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULT: HULKENBERG 11th, MAGNUSSEN 19th
Mick Schumacher was running within the points in the closing stages of the 2022 Miami Grand Prix but late race contract with friend Sebastian Vettel saw him drop out of the points and finish only 15th. It was a fruitless weekend for Haas, with Kevin Magnussen retiring from the race in the final laps following a collision with Lance Stroll – for which the Dane picked up a penalty.
In qualifying, Mick Schumacher progressed to Q2 and qualified 15th while Kevin Magnussen narrowly missed out on a spot in the second stage of qualifying and was eliminated in Q1.
Haas picked up their first Miami Grand Prix point in 2023 courtesy of Kevin Magnussen. After qualifying a brilliant fourth, Magnussen finished tenth. Nico Hulkenberg’s preparation for his first appearance at the Miami venue was hampered by a crash in Free Practice 1. He qualified 12th and finished 15th.
While neither Magnussen nor Hulkenberg scored points in the Grand Prix in 2024, Hulkenberg did finish seventh in the Sprint, scoring two points. Magnussen had a somewhat scrappy weekend, picking up multiple penalties for exceeding track limits, forcing other drivers off track, causing collisions and pit lane infringements.
