2026 Starting Grid Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix
Event: Miami Grand Prix
Track: Miami International Autodrome
Warm-up lap starts at: 13:00 Local | 19:00 CET | 18:00 UK | 10:00 LA | 02:00 Tokyo
The Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix will start three hours earlier than originally planned due to the heavy rainstorms forecast.
Kimi Antonelli starts from pole for the 2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row after Red Bull’s upgraded car finally showed real signs of life. Charles Leclerc and Sprint winner Lando Norris line up directly behind, giving Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren one car each inside the top four.
With rain forecast for race day and the new 2026 cars still largely untested in proper wet conditions, this grid has all the ingredients for a chaotic Miami Grand Prix. Antonelli has the speed, Verstappen has the momentum, and the pack behind them will be waiting for the first mistake.
Red Bull replaced the 4th Energy Store (ES) and 4th Control Electronics Unit (PU-CE) power unit parts on the car of Isack Hadjar without the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate during Parc Ferme.
F1 Starting Grid 2026 Miami GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:27,798 | |
| 2 | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27,964 | +0,166s |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28,143 | +0,345s |
| 4 | 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28,183 | +0,385s |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28,197 | +0,399s |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:28,319 | +0,521s |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28,500 | +0,702s |
| 8 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:28,762 | +0,964s |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28,810 | +1,012s |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:29,439 | +1,641s |
| 11 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29,499 | +1,701s |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:29,567 | +1,769s |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:29,568 | +1,770s |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:29,772 | +1,974s |
| 15 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29,720 | +1,922s |
| 16 | 41 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:30,133 | +2,335s |
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31,098 | +3,300s |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31,164 | +3,366s |
| 19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:31,629 | +3,831s |
| 20 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:31,967 | +4,169s |
| 21 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33,737 | +5,939s |
| PL | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:28,789 | +0,991s |
✅ Check out our 2026 Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix preview.
Notes: Isack Hadjar Red Bull RB22 #6 - Required to start from the pit lane, due to car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
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The wet conditions mean that anything's possible, so the most exciting Miami GP to date seems likely.