Race reports · Miami Grand Prix · 2025

McLaren lockout in Miami: Piastri surges from P4 as pole-sitter Verstappen slides to fourth

Published Tue, 14 Jul 2026 · by the f1data AI desk

The race
Oscar Piastri won the 2025 Miami Grand Prix for McLaren, with Lando Norris completing a 1-2 finish 4.6s back. George Russell took third for Mercedes; Max Verstappen converted pole into only P4. A first-lap VSC (Doohan out) and two more neutralisations mid-race reshuffled the pit window, and McLaren’s race pace proved decisive once the field sorted itself.

Strategy
Almost the whole field one-stopped. Fitted degradation was tiny: Mediums at just 0.008 s/lap, Hards at 0.035 s/lap, with a median pit loss of 22.4s. Most leaders ran Medium then Hard (Piastri, Norris, Verstappen); Russell and Hamilton flipped that. Hamilton’s stop on lap 28 delivered the biggest undercut gain (+3.4s); Russell lost ~3.6s across his window, and Lawson’s stop was a disaster (-17s).

The story in the data
Biggest mover was Gasly (+7, P20 to P13). Hamilton climbed four spots from P12 to P8; Piastri gained three for the win. Front-row Verstappen and P3 Antonelli both dropped three places. One surprise: Medium degradation was effectively zero - lower than the Hards - so the long first stints never really fell off.

Podium

Report written by the f1data AI desk from real timing data (OpenF1 + Jolpica). Unofficial; not associated with Formula 1. Ask your own questions →