Components 1 returns to the observe after a five-week hiatus with its first of three journeys to the US this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix. The race, now in its fifth 12 months, takes place on a short lived circuit that envelopes the Miami Dolphins’ Exhausting Rock Stadium.
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli hopes that the lengthy layoff gained’t sluggish his momentum because the Italian has gained the final two grands prix after ending P2 on the season opener in Australia. Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen appears so as to add his third pole place and win in Miami as he’s by far essentially the most embellished driver within the occasion’s historical past.
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This additionally marks the primary weekend during which Yahoo Sports activities will stream every follow and qualifying session stay on .
Right here’s what to know forward of the Miami Grand Prix race weekend:
Dash weekend format returns
In 2021, F1 launched the Dash weekend format, which moved conventional qualifying to Friday and put as an alternative a shortened race on Saturday that will award minimal factors and set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
A couple of nominal tweaks later, now we have the present format: One follow on Friday morning native time, adopted by dash qualifying within the afternoon. The dash race itself is held on Saturday morning, with grand prix qualifying later within the day and the principle occasion itself on Sunday afternoon. The highest eight finishers of the dash shall be awarded factors in descending order (eight for P1, seven for P2, six for P3, and so on.).
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This weekend marks the second of six dash format weekends in 2026.
Miami Grand Prix TV/Streaming schedule
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Friday, Might 1Noon-1:30 p.m.: Free follow 1 (Apple TV, Yahoo Sports activities TV)4:30-5:15 p.m.: Dash qualifying (Apple TV, Yahoo Sports activities TV)
Saturday, Might 2Noon-1 p.m.: Dash (Apple TV, Yahoo Sports activities TV)4-5 p.m.: Qualifying (Apple TV, Yahoo Sports activities TV)
Sunday, Might 34-6 p.m.: Miami Grand Prix (Apple TV)
F1 returns to South Florida for the fifth straight 12 months this weekend. (Picture by Dan Istitene – Components 1/Components 1 by way of Getty Pictures)
(Dan Istitene – Components 1 by way of Getty Pictures)2026 Miami Grand Prix particulars
Observe: Miami Worldwide Autodrome (Miami Gardens, Florida), 3.36-mile, 19-turn momentary road circuitLength: 57 laps for 191.58 milesLap report: 1:29.708s (Max Verstappen, Purple Bull, 2023)Tire compounds: C3 (Exhausting), C4 (Medium), C5 (Tender)
Miami Grand Prix entries
Lando Norris (1), McLaren-MercedesOscar Piastri (81), McLaren-MercedesMax Verstappen (3), Purple Bull-FordIsack Hadjar (6), Purple Bull-FordGabriel Bortoleto (5), AudiNico Hülkenberg (27), AudiPierre Gasly (10), Alpine-MercedesFranco Colapinto (43), Alpine-MercedesSergio Pérez (11), Cadillac-FerrariValtteri Bottas (77), Cadillac-FerrariKimi Antonelli (12), MercedesGeorge Russell (63), MercedesFernando Alonso (14), Aston Martin-HondaLance Stroll (18), Aston Martin-HondaCharles Leclerc (16), FerrariLewis Hamilton (44), FerrariAlexander Albon (23), Williams-MercedesCarlos Sainz (55), Williams-MercedesLiam Lawson (30), Racing Bulls-FordArvid Lindblad (41), Racing Bulls-FordEsteban Ocon (31), Haas-FerrariOliver Bearman (87), Haas-Ferrari
