The 2024 Miami Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on May 5, 2024, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the sixth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the second Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing won the sprint from pole position. He also took pole position for the main race, but finished second to Lando Norris of McLaren, who took his maiden Grand Prix win on his 110th race start after a second place in the previous Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished third. The race marked McLaren's first victory since Daniel Ricciardo won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. The three-day race weekend was attended by 275,000 people, which set a new attendance record for the Miami Grand Prix.
Verstappen extended his points advantage in the World Drivers' Championship over teammate Sergio Pérez to 33 points. Red Bull extended their lead in the World Constructors' Championship to 62 points over Ferrari.
Background The event was held at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens for the third time in the circuit's history, across the weekend on May 3–5. The Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship, the third running of the Miami Grand Prix, and the first time that it featured the sprint format.
Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 110 points, 25 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 34 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 195 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who were second and third with 151 and 96 points, respectively.
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.
Penalties Daniel Ricciardo of RB carried a three-place grid penalty for the main race for overtaking Nico Hülkenberg of Haas under safety car conditions at the preceding Chinese Grand Prix.
Practice The only free practice session was held on May 3, 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC−4), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari. A red flag was called early into the session when the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc spun out in turn 16 and was unable to move. Following the session, Aston Martin was fined €400 after Lance Stroll exceeded the pit lane speed limit by over the set limit of .
Sprint qualifying Sprint qualifying was held on May 3, 2024, at 16:30 local time (UTC−4), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint.
Sprint qualifying report During the first segment (SQ1), the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas nearly collided with Oscar Piastri of McLaren as he was starting his flying lap. The incident was investigated by the stewards after the sprint qualifying session. Alexander Albon of Williams had his initial track time, that placed him in 16th, deleted for track limits, dropping him down to 20th. In the second segment, Mercedes was investigated for pit lane infringement after team personnel were seen without protective gear as Lewis Hamilton was entering the pit lane. The stewards took no further actions. In SQ3, drivers began running soft tyres with the Haas of Nico Hülkenberg making his first lap in the remaining four minutes of the segment.
In SQ1 and SQ2, Lando Norris of McLaren, whose car received upgrades, set the fastest lap in both sessions. However, Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, who found difficulties in his tyres, took pole position and was joined by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari in the grid's front row. Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez qualified in third with Daniel Ricciardo of RB joining him in fourth, the team’s best result for the season. After performing well in the first two segments, Norris qualified ninth. Bottas was given a three-place grid penalty for the sprint for impeding Piastri, dropping him to 20th from 18th in the starting grid. Albon, who qualified 20th, was required to start from the pit lane due to suspension changes during parc fermé.
Sprint qualifying classification DriverConstructorSprintgridSQ1SQ2SQ311 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:28.1941:28.0011:27.6411216 Charles LeclercFerrari1:28.5371:27.9771:27.7492311 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:28.6811:27.8651:27.876343 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT1:28.7001:28.1221:28.0444555 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:28.4351:28.2621:28.1035681 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:28.0561:28.1631:28.1616718 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:28.8071:28.3231:28.3757814 Fernando Alonso1:28.1921:28.1891:28.419894 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.9391:27.5971:28.47291027Haas-Ferrari1:29.0401:28.3301:28.476101163 George RussellMercedes1:28.3871:28.343N/A111244 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.7361:28.371N/A121331 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:28.8731:28.379N/A131420Haas-Ferrari1:28.377 1:28.614N/A141522 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT1:28.687No timeN/A151610 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:29.185N/AN/A161724 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari1:29.267N/AN/A171877 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari1:29.360N/AN/A19192 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:29.551N/AN/A182023 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:29.858N/AN/A107% time: 1:34.094Source: Notes – Valtteri Bottas received a three-place grid penalty for the sprint for impeding Oscar Piastri in SQ1. – Alexander Albon qualified 20th, but was required to start the sprint from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions.
Sprint The sprint was held on May 4, 2024, at 12:00 local time (UTC−4), and was run for 19 laps.
Sprint report Before grid formation in the pit lane, Esteban Ocon collided into the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, forcing a front wing change on the Alpine. Ocon was given a ten-second penalty and one penalty point for unsafe release. At the start of the race, going into turn one, Lando Norris retired from the race after receiving terminal damage from a three-car collision involving Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Lance Stroll. Alonso's Aston Martin contacted into Norris's McLaren, requiring a change of the front wing, while Stroll retired from damage on his car. No further actions was taken by the stewards for Hamilton, Alonso, and Stroll after the incident. Norris was fined €50,000 for returning to the pit lane during a live track, half of which is to be suspended unless a similar incident occurs in future races. Prior to the incident, Daniel Ricciardo moved up to third place after Sergio Pérez locked up into turn 1 while Kevin Magnussen moved from 14th to 8th on the grid. Under the safety car, Ocon served his penalty.
On lap five, Pérez retook third place from Ricciardo using DRS down the straight and into turn 11. Magnussen was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage during his battle for eighth place with Hamilton. In the following laps, Magnussen would receive an additional two ten-second penalties and a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits, with a black and white flag given on the third occasion after multiple warnings, during his defence against the Mercedes. Hamilton managed to finish the race in eighth after overtaking Magnussen and managing to defend from Yuki Tsunoda. Hamilton received a twenty-second time penalty, converted from a drive-through penalty, for speeding in the pit lane during the safety car period, allowing Tsunoda to finish in the points. Max Verstappen, who achieved the fastest lap and led all laps, won the sprint ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and his Red Bull Racing teammate Pérez. Ricciardo finished in fourth, earning his first points of the season.
Sprint classification DriverConstructorTime/RetiredPoints11 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT19 31:31.383 18216 Charles LeclercFerrari19 +3.37127311 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT19 +5.0953643 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT19 +14.97145555 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari19 +15.22254681 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes19 +15.75063727Haas-Ferrari19 +22.054102822 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT19 +29.816151910 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault19 +31.88016102 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes19 +34.355181124 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari19 +35.078171263 George RussellMercedes19 +35.755111323 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes19 +36.0861477 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari19 +36.892191531 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault19 +37.740131644 Lewis HamiltonMercedes19 +49.347121714 Fernando Alonso19 +59.40981820Haas-Ferrari19 +1:06.30314 18 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1 Collision7 4 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes0 Collision9Fastest lap: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT) – 1:30.415 (lap 4)Source: Notes – Lewis Hamilton finished eighth, but received a drive-through penalty converted into a twenty-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. – Kevin Magnussen finished tenth, but received three ten-second time penalties and one five-second time penalty. The first three for leaving the track and gaining an advantage and the other for exceeding track limits.
Qualifying Qualifying was held on May 4, 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC−4), and determined the starting grid order for the main race.
Qualifying report Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position after setting the fastest time in both Q1 and Q3 (the first and third segments respectively). Charles Leclerc of Ferrari joined him in the grid's front row ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. in third. Zhou Guanyu was issued a warning for forming a queue in the pit lane at the start of the first session, which was investigated after the segment. Daniel Ricciardo, who finished fourth in the sprint with RB, was eliminated in 18th position after struggling to find grip in his tyres in his flying lap. Ricciardo was imposed a three-place grid penalty from the previous race, dropping him down to 20th. Double yellow flags were called during the second session after Alexander Albon went wide on turn 17 in his Williams, reporting damage to his tyres soon after. In the third session, a potential impeding incident involving Sainz and Nico Hülkenberg was noted, although it was announced there was to be no further investigation. Verstappen earned his seventh consecutive pole, the first driver to do so since Lewis Hamilton in 2015, and the second driver to take the first six poles in a season since Alain Prost in 1993.
Qualifying classification DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q311 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:27.6891:27.5661:27.2411216 Charles LeclercFerrari1:28.0811:27.5331:27.3822355 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:27.9371:27.9411:27.4553411 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:27.7721:27.8391:27.460454 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.9131:27.8711:27.5945681 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:28.0321:27.7211:27.6756763 George RussellMercedes1:28.1591:28.095 1:28.0677844 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.1671:27.697 1:28.1078927Haas-Ferrari1:28.3831:28.2001:28.14691022 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT1:28.324 1:28.1671:28.192101118 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:28.1771:28.222N/A111210 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:27.9761:28.324N/A121331 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:28.2091:28.371N/A131423 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:28.343 1:28.413N/A141514 Fernando Alonso1:28.4531:28.427N/A151677 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari1:28.463N/AN/A16172 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:28.487N/AN/A17183 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT1:28.617N/AN/A201920Haas-Ferrari1:28.619N/AN/A182024 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari1:28.824N/AN/A19107% time: 1:33.827Source: Notes