The polesitter is yet to win the Miami Grand Prix, while only two grid slots outside of the top six have recorded top five finishes. Here’s all you need to know about the history of all 20 grid positions at the Miami Grand Prix!
MIAMI GRAND PRIX GRID STATS IN BRIEF
- Polesitter is yet to win
- Podiums for 1st and 2nd in both races
- All top 6 grid slots scored in first two races
- Furthest back win from 9th
- Furthest back top five result from 12th
MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULTS: GRID OVERVIEW
| Grid Pos | Last Win | Last Podium | Last Points | Last DNF | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 2023 | 2023 | - | 2nd |
| 2 | - | 2023 | 2023 | - | 3rd |
| 3 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | - | 1st |
| 4 | - | - | 2023 | - | 4th |
| 5 | - | - | 2023 | - | 7th |
| 6 | - | - | 2023 | - | 4th |
| 7 | - | - | 2023 | 2022 | 7th |
| 8 | - | - | 2023 | 2022 | 9th |
| 9 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | - | 1st |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | 13th |
| 11 | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| 12 | - | - | 2022 | - | 5th |
| 13 | - | - | 2023 | - | 6th |
| 14 | - | - | - | - | 13th |
| 15 | - | - | - | - | 15th |
| 16 | - | - | - | 2022 | 16th |
| 17 | - | - | - | 2022 | 11th |
| 18 | - | - | - | - | 9th |
| 19 | - | - | - | - | 14th |
| 20 | - | - | 2022 | - | 8th |
- Polesitter has never won
- 100% podium finish rate
The polesitter is yet to win at the Miami Grand Prix. In both races to date at Miami International Autodrome, the driver starting on pole (Charles Leclerc in 2022 and Sergio Perez in 2023) has finished as runner-up. It’s one of only two grid slots with a 100% podium finish rate at the track.
- 100% podium finish rate
- Two 3rd place finishes
The other grid slot with a 100% podium finish rate at the Miami Grand Prix is second. The driver starting here has lost one position in both races to date at the track, coming home in third place each time.
- Won in 2022
- Never failed to finish in top 5
Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix from third on the grid. Carlos Sainz did not finish on the podium having started third here in 2023. He still managed to finish in the points though, with a fifth place finish.
- No podiums finishes yet
- 100% points rate
The driver starting fourth is yet to gain a position from where they have started at the Miami Grand Prix. Sergio Perez started and finished fourth in 2022, while Kevin Magnussen – after a superb qualifying performance – lost six positions over the course of the 2023 race to finish tenth.
- 100% points rate
- Yet to finish in top 6
The driver starting fifth for the Miami Grand Prix has never failed to score but has lost positions in both races to date at the track. Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas dropped from fifth to seventh over the course of the 2022 race, while Pierre Gasly dropped three places to finish eighth in 2023.
- 100% points rate
- Finished in top 6 in both races
All of the top six grid slots scored at the Miami Grand Prix in both 2022 and 2023. The driver starting here is yet to finish outside of the top six. Only Mercedes drivers have filled this grid slot so far. Lewis Hamilton finished where he started in 2022, while George Russell gained two places to finish fourth in 2023.
- One points finish, one DNF
- 7th is best result
While Charles Leclerc finished seventh having started from this grid slot last year, Pierre Gasly retired having started seventh in 2022 after a collision with Lando Norris.
- Never finished in top 8
- One DNF, one 9th place finish
Like seventh, there’s been one retirement and one points score from eighth to date at the Miami Grand Prix. Lando Norris retired after his collision with Pierre Gasly in 2022, while Esteban Ocon finished ninth having started here in 2023.
- Won in 2023
- No points in 2022
The driver starting ninth scored points for the first time at the Miami Grand Prix in 2023 – by winning the race. Max Verstappen started here and became the first driver to win any Formula 1 race from ninth on the grid since Niki Lauda at the 1984 French Grand Prix. In 2022, Yuki Tsunoda finished 12th having started ninth.
- Highest grid slot yet to score
- Finished 13th in 2023
No points have been scored yet from tenth on the grid at the Miami Grand Prix. It’s the highest grid slot not to have picked up points at the track. The grid slot was left clear in 2022 due to both Aston Martin drivers starting from the pit lane. Lance Stroll had been set to line up here. In 2023, Valtteri Bottas became the first driver to start the Miami Grand Prix from this position and finished 13th.
- No points from 11th
- Best result is 11th
The driver starting 11th is yet to score a the Miami Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso finished where he started in 2022, while Alex Albon lost three places to finish 14th in 2023.
- Furthest back top 5 finish
- Best result is 5th in 2022
12th is the only grid slot outside of the top nine to have scored a top five result at the Miami Grand Prix. George Russell finished fifth having started here in the inaugural 2022 race. No points were scored from 12th in 2023, with Nico Hulkenberg falling three positions down the order.
- Finished 6th in 2023
- Grid slot left clear in 2022
Like 10th, the 13th grid slot was left clear in 2022 as both Aston Martin drivers started from the pit lane. Lewis Hamilton became the first driver to start from this position in 2023 and brought home a sixth place finish. 13th is the furthest back position from which a top six result has been recorded.
- 100% finish rate
- No points yet
14th has a 100% finish record at the Miami Grand Prix but the position is yet to pick up any points. Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th having started here in 2022, while Zhou Guanyu lost two positions over the course of the race and finished 16th in 2023.
- No points but 100% finish rate
- 15th is best result
15th is another grid slot with no points but a 100% finish rate. The best result scored from here is 15th, with Mick Schumacher finishing where he started in 2022. Nyck de Vries finished 18th last year.
- Never finished above 16th
- Did not finish in 2022
Kevin Magnussen’s failure to finish in 2022 – in which he was classified 16th in the final order – is the best result to date from 16th on the grid at the Miami Grand Prix. Lando Norris came home 17th having started here in 2023.
- No points from 17th
- Best result is 11th
No points have been scored from 17th on the grid yet at the Miami Grand Prix – but Yuki Tsunoda was just over a second from doing so in 2023, finishing 1.4 seconds behind tenth-placed Kevin Magnussen. Zhou Guanyu failed to finish having started 17th in the 2022 race.
- Scored two points in 2022
- Finished 12th in 2023
Alex Albon picked up two points with ninth place for Williams at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix. It’s the grid position’s only points-scoring finish to date at the Miami Grand Prix, with Lance Stroll having finished 12th in 2023.
- Gained 5 places in 2022
- Finished 19th in 2023
The best result recorded from 19th on the grid in Miami is 14th, for Nicholas Latifi in 2022. Oscar Piastri finished where he started in 2023.
- Points scored in 2022
- 8th is best result
Points have been scored from last on the grid in Miami. After being unable to take part in qualifying due to a crash in Free Practice 3, Esteban Ocon started last in 2022 and made up 12 positions to finish eighth. Logan Sargeant finished where he started, in 20th, last year.
There have been two pit lane starters so far at the Miami Grand Prix. After a fuel issue, both Aston Martin drivers started from the pit lane in 2022. Lance Stroll picked up a point, finishing 10th, while Sebastian Vettel was a late race retirement following contact with Mick Schumacher.
