CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

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DETAILS

Miami International Autodrome

Miami International Autodrome
347 Don Shula Drive
Miami Gardens
Florida
33056
United States of America

Tel: 305-943-8000

Fax:

Official website:
https://f1miamigp.com/

STATISTICS (PRIOR TO 2026)

Length:

5.410km (3.362miles)

Race laps:

2025 winner:

Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Configuration:

Anti-clockwise

First GP:

2022

Lap record:

1:29.746 (Lando Norris, McLaren 2025)

Type:

Street Circuit

Total races:

BIOGRAPHY

From the moment Liberty Media got the keys to F1 in early 2017, it was clear that one of its intentions was to 'Americanize' the sport.

Though, arguably, the capital of the automotive world, America had enjoyed a difficult relationship with the sport. While at times, alongside a United States Grand Prix at the likes of Watkins Glen, Phoenix and Indianapolis, before settling down in Texas at the Circuit of the Americas, there had been an East and West version, as well as races in Las Vegas and Dallas.

In terms of American fans, F1 was something of a cult, and while many remained loyal, others felt used by the sport, especially when looking at the likes of the car park that was Las Vegas, the (heat-destroyed) track surface in Dallas and the farce that was Indianapolis 2005.

Bernie Ecclestone had tried but failed to make F1 a success in the US, but in most cases it was the poor choice of location that hindered his plans, especially when race fans were eyeing the likes of Laguna Seca.

Like Liberty, he was keen to take the sport into cities and came close to taking F1 into the 'Big Apple', but it was not to be. However, as Liberty Media sought to grow the sport in its own backyard, it realised that in order for there to be US fans there had to be US races, and not just once a year.

Races had been held in Miami since the early 80s, and a local promoter and driver, Ralph Sanchez had proposed a race on a circuit in Bayfront Park in the centre of Miami to Ecclestone, but they couldn't make it work.

Consequently, Sanchez ran IMSA sportscar events on the track from 1983, before switching to another location in Bicentennial Park in 1986. IndyCar ran in various locations in and around Miami from the mid-1980s and mid-1990s to 2010, including Tamiami Park, Bicentennial Park and the Homestead-Miami oval speedway.

Under the sport's new management, a race in Miami was first proposed in late 2019, with a number of potential sites and track layouts being suggested.

Behind the scenes, for several years, Stephen Ross, owner of the Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, had been seeking to bring F1 to the stadium and eventually it was agreed that a race would be held from 2021.

However, local politics got in the way, and while the Miami Gardens commissioners and residents eventually came around, the original proposed layout had to be redrafted.

In April 2021 the project was given the green light, and a few months later the track was officially named as the Miami International Autodrome.

Designed by Apex Circuit Design, the autodrome is a purpose-built, temporary circuit that runs around the Hard Rock Stadium and its private facilities in Miami Gardens. The track is 3.363 miles (5.412 km) long and features 19 corners.

The circuit is on the private grounds of the stadium, and uses new and existing roads within. The permanent asphalt pathways of the circuit are integrated into the stadium's parking areas.

The circuit is a temporary circuit, and does not use any public streets, though it does cross public roads. Each year and a few weeks before the race weekend, the circuit and its safety features are assembled just for the race weekend. After the race weekend, the circuit is dismantled and the stadium grounds are converted back to normal.

The circuit hosted its first Grand Prix in May 2022, the autodrome on a ten-year contract. A Sprint race was added to the programme in 2024 and 2025, while in May 2025, it was announced that the event's contract would be extended until 2041.

Miami International Autodrome

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

DETAILS

Miami International Autodrome

STATISTICS (PRIOR TO 2026)

BIOGRAPHY

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