Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix from pole. Lando Norris chased him to the flag, 3.264 seconds behind, and the win extends Antonelli's lead in the drivers' championship. Post-race penalties dropped Charles Leclerc to eighth and left Max Verstappen fifth in the final classification.
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Antonelli converts pole, Norris 3.264s back
According to Lapchive, Antonelli took pole with a 1:27.798 (Verstappen second, +0.166s) and finished the 57-lap race in 1:33:19.273. Norris started fourth and climbed to second; Oscar Piastri took third from seventh on the grid (+27.092s) and George Russell was fourth (+43.051s). Norris set the fastest lap, a 1:31.869 on lap 35. There was one safety car, on lap 6.
Lapchive states that after round 4 Antonelli leads the drivers' championship on 100 points, 20 clear of Russell. It was a sprint weekend; Norris won the sprint from pole, with Antonelli sixth.
Top 10 in the race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonelli | Mercedes | — | 25 |
| 2 | Norris | McLaren | +3.264s | 18 |
| 3 | Piastri | McLaren | +27.092s | 15 |
| 4 | Russell | Mercedes | +43.051s | 12 |
| 5 | Verstappen | Red Bull | +48.949s (includes 5s penalty) | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +53.753s | 8 |
| 7 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1:01.871 | 6 |
| 8 | Leclerc | Ferrari | +1:04.245 (includes 20s penalty) | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +1:22.072 | 2 |
| 10 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1:30.972 | 1 |
Retirements
Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly and Isack Hadjar did not finish. Gasly and Hadjar stopped on lap 4, Lawson on lap 6 and Hülkenberg on lap 7. GPFans reports that Hadjar's floor was 2mm too wide at post-qualifying scrutineering; he was excluded from the qualifying results and started from the pit lane on hards.
The Leclerc and Verstappen penalties are covered in a separate story. The order above is the final classification with penalties applied.