Race reports · Miami Grand Prix · 2026

Antonelli locks Miami from pole as McLaren fills the podium steps

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

The race
Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a controlled Mercedes win, beating Lando Norris by 3.3s with Oscar Piastri third from seventh. An early Safety Car (lap 6) after the Gasly-Lawson collision reshaped the order: Verstappen boxed under it from P2 and finished fifth, while Leclerc slid from third to eighth. Four early retirements thinned the midfield.

Strategy
The field ran a near-universal medium-to-hard one-stop. Hard deg was effectively flat at 0.002 s/lap (medium 0.012); median pit loss was 23.1s. Piastri’s lap-28 stop delivered the race’s best undercut, clawing 8.3s on the car ahead. Verstappen’s SC-window stop gained nothing (-0.05s) and left him on a long hard stint that never recovered track position.

The story in the data
Biggest climber: Bortoleto, +9 from 21st to 12th. Among finishers, Leclerc lost the most places (-5). Norris took fastest lap (1:31.869) yet still finished clear second. The standout number: hards barely degraded at all - Miami rewarded tyre management and clean air more than raw one-lap pace.

Podium

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