F1 Miami GP 2024 Schedule: When and Where to Watch the Race at the Miami International Autodrome

After an easy win for Max Verstappen and a dominant display by Red Bull at the first Chinese GP in 5 years, Formula 1 looks forward to the first race in the United States. The Miami GP will be held from the 3rd of May to the 5th of May at the Miami International Autodrome. This will still be a relatively new race on the calendar compared to most of the other races so far this season. The first edition of the Miami GP was held during the 2022 F1 season, with Max Verstappen being the only winner on the track so far. 

The Miami International Autodrome is built around the Hard Rock stadium. The circuit is a temporary one and is considered to be a street circuit. However, no public roads are used for the track, with purpose-built infrastructure and hard rock stadium parking used for most parts of the tracks. Unlike most tracks on the F1 calendar, it wasn’t built and designed by Herman Tilke but by Apex Circuit Design. 

The circuit can hold a capacity of about 65,000 fans, with loads of celebrities also showing up on the track. Last year, Tom Cruise and Shakira showed up at the track. It was only after the Miami GP when Lewis Hamilton and Shakira were spotted together, that their dating rumors started. Hopefully, the race will live up to the hype and provide the same action as last year, when Max Verstappen stormed through the grid and won the race.

For now, let’s focus on when you’ll be able to catch up with the action live from the Miami International Autodrome. 

2024 Miami GP Schedule: 3rd to 5th May

The Miami GP is going to be the 6th round of the 2024 F1 calendar and the first race in the Western Hemisphere. The weekend will begin on the 2nd of May with the media day, where the pre-weekend press conferences will take place. The racing action begins on the 3rd of May, Friday, with the only practice session and the sprint qualifying. The 4th of May, Saturday, brings the all-important Sprint Race and the qualifying session, which will decide the grid for the race. The main race will be held on May 5th, Sunday. 

Miami Practice: Friday, May 3rd

Since the Miami GP weekend is going to be a Sprint weekend, teams will only get one practice session to set up the cars and get them ready for the Sprint qualifying as the Parc Ferme condition will be in place. Hence, the importance of this session increases even more as we expect all the teams to send cars out on track more than usual compared to the non-sprint F1 weekends.

Miami Sprint Qualifying: Friday, May 3rd 

Sprint qualifying will be the second session on Friday. The session will be divided into 3 parts, just like in regular qualifying, but with each session having a shorter duration. Just like regular qualifying, the bottom 5 will be eliminated in SQ1, SQ2 will decide the sprint grid from P11–P15, and SQ3 will determine the top 10 with the pole position for the sprint race.

Miami GP Sprint Race: Saturday, May 4th 

The first session on Saturday will be the Sprint Race, a short 100-kilometer race in which the Top 8 will be awarded points. It will also act as a test session for the teams for the all-important main race. As per the new rules, the Parc Ferme will open up after the Sprint Race, and teams can make the changes before going into the regular qualifying.

Miami GP Qualifying: Saturday, May 4th

This is where things start to get really serious as the team makes the final changes and sends the cars out on track to set the grid for the main race. The session will be divided into 3 parts: Q1, Q2, and Q3. The bottom 5 will be eliminated in Q1, Q2 will decide the sprint grid from P11–P15, and Q3 will determine the top 10 with the pole position for the main race.

Miami GP Main Race: Sunday, May 5th

Sunday brings the action-packed main race with 57 laps of enthralling action. The top 10 will be awarded points, with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Where to watch all the racing action of the 2024 Miami GP

Viewers can also use the F1TV application or website to watch the 2024 Miami GP live. All the sessions will be streamed live, along with the sessions for the Junior Formula and the F1 Academy.