2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix: All you need to know about Sunday's race, results

Formula 1’s highly-anticipated Miami Grand Prix proved to be a success at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

After an exciting battle, McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris secured his first-ever win in Formula 1.

An emotional Norris thanked his family and crew on team radio after he took the checkered flag. “I love you all. … We did it!”

Max Verstappen started the race from the first position and managed to maintain his lead initially. However, a safety car intervention in the middle of the race allowed Lando Norris to overtake Verstappen and take the lead. When the race resumed, Verstappen was unable to catch up to Norris, who drove away to win the race.

Despite the internal issues and problems faced by his team, Verstappen has been ruling the world of Formula 1 for the past two seasons. In this race, he finished second, while Charles Leclerc from Ferrari secured the third spot on the podium.

Sunday held the main event — with the race starting at 4:00 p.m.

Over 275,000 attended the sold-out race weekend, with Donald Trump and other celebrities mingling with fans in the paddock.

For more details, click here. See the results below.

Race results

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	TIME/RETIRED	PTS
1	4	Lando Norris	MCLAREN MERCEDES	57	1:30:49.876	25
2	1	Max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	57	+7.612s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	FERRARI	57	+9.920s	15
4	55	Carlos Sainz	FERRARI	57	+11.407s	12
5	11	Sergio Perez	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	57	+14.650s	10
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES	57	+16.585s	8
7	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB HONDA RBPT	57	+26.185s	6
8	63	George Russell	MERCEDES	57	+34.789s	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	57	+37.107s	2
10	31	Esteban Ocon	ALPINE RENAULT	57	+39.746s	1
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	HAAS FERRARI	57	+40.789s	0
12	10	Pierre Gasly	ALPINE RENAULT	57	+44.958s	0
13	81	Oscar Piastri	MCLAREN MERCEDES	57	+49.756s	0
14	24	Zhou Guanyu	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	57	+49.979s	0
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB HONDA RBPT	57	+50.956s	0
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	57	+52.356s	0
17	18	Lance Stroll	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	57	+55.173s	0
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	HAAS FERRARI	57	+64.683s	0
19	23	Alexander Albon	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	57	+76.091s	0
NC	2	Logan Sargeant	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	27	DNF	0

Source: Formula 1 website

Sunday’s starting grid

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR	Q1	Q2	Q3	LAPS
1	1	Max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	1:27.689	1:27.566	1:27.241	18
2	16	Charles Leclerc	FERRARI	1:28.081	1:27.533	1:27.382	21
3	55	Carlos Sainz	FERRARI	1:27.937	1:27.941	1:27.455	21
4	11	Sergio Perez	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	1:27.772	1:27.839	1:27.460	18
5	4	Lando Norris	MCLAREN MERCEDES	1:27.913	1:27.871	1:27.594	21
6	81	Oscar Piastri	MCLAREN MERCEDES	1:28.032	1:27.721	1:27.675	19
7	63	George Russell	MERCEDES	1:28.159	1:28.095	1:28.067	21
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES	1:28.167	1:27.697	1:28.107	21
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	HAAS FERRARI	1:28.383	1:28.200	1:28.146	21
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB HONDA RBPT	1:28.324	1:28.167	1:28.192	21
11	18	Lance Stroll	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	1:28.177	1:28.222		15
12	10	Pierre Gasly	ALPINE RENAULT	1:27.976	1:28.324		15
13	31	Esteban Ocon	ALPINE RENAULT	1:28.209	1:28.371		15
14	23	Alexander Albon	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	1:28.343	1:28.413		15
15	14	Fernando Alonso	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	1:28.453	1:28.427		15
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	1:28.463			6
17	2	Logan Sargeant	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	1:28.487			8
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB HONDA RBPT	1:28.617			9
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	HAAS FERRARI	1:28.619			9
20	24	Zhou Guanyu	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	1:28.824			9

Source: Formula 1 website

Saturday’s recap

Although Saturday was not the main event, many were there — while others tuned in — for the Sprint Race and qualifying session for Sunday’s big race.

An F1 Sprint Race is a shorter race with more intensity. This provides Grand Prix attendees with additional entertainment included in their weekend ticket and gives drivers a chance to earn valuable points.

A few hours later was the qualifying session ahead of race day. Qualifying for Sunday ran from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Sprint Race results

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	TIME/RETIRED	PTS
1	1	Max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	19	31:31.383	8
2	16	Charles Leclerc	FERRARI	19	+3.371s	7
3	11	Sergio Perez	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	19	+5.095s	6
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB HONDA RBPT	19	+14.971s	5
5	55	Carlos Sainz	FERRARI	19	+15.222s	4
6	81	Oscar Piastri	MCLAREN MERCEDES	19	+15.750s	3
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	HAAS FERRARI	19	+22.054s	2
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB HONDA RBPT	19	+29.816s	1
9	10	Pierre Gasly	ALPINE RENAULT	19	+31.880s	0
10	2	Logan Sargeant	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	19	+34.355s	0
11	24	Zhou Guanyu	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	19	+35.078s	0
12	63	George Russell	MERCEDES	19	+35.755s	0
13	23	Alexander Albon	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	19	+36.086s	0
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	KICK SAUBER FERRARI	19	+36.892s	0
15	31	Esteban Ocon	ALPINE RENAULT	19	+37.740s	0
16	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES	19	+49.347s	0
17	14	Fernando Alonso	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	19	+59.409s	0
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	HAAS FERRARI	19	+66.303s	0
NC	18	Lance Stroll	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	1	+0 lap	0
NC	4	Lando Norris	MCLAREN MERCEDES	0	+0 lap	0

Source: Formula 1 website

South Florida native and Williams Racing driver Logan Sargeant secured the 10th spot in the Sprint Race.

Qualifying results

POS	NO	DRIVER	CAR
1	1	Max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT
2	16	Charles Leclerc	FERRARI
3	55	Carlos Sainz	FERRARI
4	11	Sergio Perez	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT
5	4	Lando Norris	MCLAREN MERCEDES
6	81	Oscar Piastri	MCLAREN MERCEDES
7	63	George Russell	MERCEDES
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	HAAS FERRARI
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB HONDA RBPT

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