MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – World championship chief, 19-year previous continued his profitable season kind in Sunday’s , the Mercedes driver claiming his third consecutive victory within the four-race previous season.
Antonelli needed to maintain off reigning world champion and 2024 Miami Grand Prix winner, McLaren Racing’s in a tightly contested ultimate laps run to the checkered – the younger Italian in the end pulling away and profitable by 3.264-second in one of the action-packed aggressive races within the Miami Grand Prix’s five-race historical past.
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Better of all, the motion stayed on the monitor, not within the sky.
Overcast, however dry climate on the 3.363-mile, 19-turn sold-out Miami Worldwide Autodrome round Arduous Rock Stadium was a bonus as race organizers took the terribly step of shifting the race begin up three hours in hopes of getting the race in between morning and anticipated night rain showers.
Within the early-going, drivers appeared to race frantically as if rain was a sure-bet – earlier than finally settling into extra of a managed tempo. New technical rules launched simply earlier than this race actually gave the impression to be efficient when it comes to preserving the vehicles nearer and in a position to overtake at will.
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli (12) earlier than the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) prepares to race within the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Pink Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (3), McLaren driver Lando Norris (1), Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) and Mercedes driver George Russell (63) lead the sphere into flip one to start out the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Pink Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (3), McLaren driver Lando Norris (1), Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) and Mercedes driver George Russell (63) lead the sphere into flip one to start out the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Williams driver Carlos Sainz (55) in the course of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Mercedes driver George Russell (63) in the course of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (16) in the course of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) in the course of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) in the course of the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs
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Might 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) earlier than the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome. Necessary Credit score: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photographs
From Hal Habib:
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Even when the end result was acquainted.
Not solely is Antonelli the youngest championship chief within the sport’s storied historical past, however his three consecutive wins from pole place can be historic. He’s the primary to ever to win his first three profession races from the lead spot on the grid.
He needed to work at it Sunday, nonetheless, shedding the lead at totally different occasions early to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and in addition to Norris, however he regained kind throughout a pit cease change when his Mercedes’ crew proved itself quickest.
“I misplaced the place to Lando however then the tempo was robust and I used to be in a position to keep shut after which the staff did an incredible technique – we did a large undercut and managed to carry it house despite the fact that it was not simple,’’ stated {the teenager} Antonelli, who celebrated his win with glowing rose water as an alternative of champagne.
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“That is just the start,’’ he added with a smile. “The street continues to be lengthy, however we’re working tremendous arduous, and the staff is doing an unbelievable job.
Race winner Mercedes’ Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the rostrum after the 2026 Miami Formulation One Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Might 3, 2026. (Picture by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
“With out them, I would not be right here. So primarily due to them, to my household. And yeah, I’ll take pleasure in this one, after which get again to work.’’
The runner-up displaying was Norris’ greatest end of the season and he was clearly inspired after climbing out of his automobile.
“We simply acquired undercut [on the pit stop], there is not any excuses aside from that,’’ stated Norris, who scored his profession first win at Miami in 2024. “We acquired undercut. We should always have boxed [pit] first.
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“Kimi did an excellent job. They drive an excellent race. Simple to make errors. on the market with the massive braking zones and with these vehicles, however he did not make any sufficiently big for me to capitalize on. So I’ve to be completely satisfied.”
The shut racing characterised the grand prix from flag to flag and was notably decisive in setting the ultimate step on the Miami podium. The 2025 Miami winner, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moved into third place solely a pair corners from the checkered flag after Leclerc spun from the place on the final lap of the race.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – MAY 03: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Crew celebrates along with his staff in parc ferme in the course of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami Worldwide Autodrome on Might 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Picture by Peter Fox/Getty Photographs)
“It’s not been essentially the most straight ahead of weekends, however extra encouraging as we speak and clearly the tip of the race was a reasonably late cost,’’ stated Piastri, who has scored consecutive podium finishes now.
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“We’re a step nearer in efficiency as soon as once more. … Excited for the longer term.’’
Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate George Russell and four-time world champion, Pink Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen rounded out the top-five with Leclerc nursing his Ferrari house in sixth place after operating up entrance all afternoon.
The American Cadillac Formulation 1 staff claimed sixteenth (Sergio Perez) and 18th (Valtteri Bottas) in its first ever race on “house soil.”
Antonelli prolonged his world championship factors result in 20 over Russell (100-80) and Leclerc stays third, 37 factors off Antonelli’s tempo. Norris’ encouraging consequence locations him fourth within the championship – 49 factors behind Antonelli. Verstappen’s fifth place displaying was his better of the season and he’s now seventh within the standings.
The Formulation One Sequence subsequent race is Might 24 in Canada.
Race winner Mercedes’ Italian driver Kimi Antonelli holds the trophy as he celebrates on the rostrum after the 2026 Miami Formulation One Grand Prix at Miami Worldwide Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Might 3, 2026. (Picture by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – MAY 03: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Crew W17 on monitor in the course of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami Worldwide Autodrome on Might 03, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Picture by Clive Mason/Getty Photographs)
