Race Start
Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 PM EDT
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Round 4 of 22 · Miami International Autodrome · May 1–3, 2026 · Sprint Weekend
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| Session | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, May 1, 1:30 PM EDT | Fri, May 1, 12:30 PM CDT | Fri, May 1, 11:30 AM MDT | Fri, May 1, 10:30 AM PDT |
| Sprint Qualifying | Fri, May 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Fri, May 1, 4:30 PM CDT | Fri, May 1, 3:30 PM MDT | Fri, May 1, 2:30 PM PDT |
| Sprint Race | Sat, May 2, 12:00 PM EDT | Sat, May 2, 11:00 AM CDT | Sat, May 2, 10:00 AM MDT | Sat, May 2, 9:00 AM PDT |
| Qualifying | Sat, May 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Sat, May 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Sat, May 2, 2:00 PM MDT | Sat, May 2, 1:00 PM PDT |
| Race | Sun, May 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Sun, May 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Sun, May 3, 2:00 PM MDT | Sun, May 3, 1:00 PM PDT |
F1 comes home for American fans: the Miami International Autodrome around Hard Rock Stadium, and in 2026 it's a sprint weekend, so every single day carries championship points. The circuit blends a fast, flowing first sector with a tight, technical chicane section, and its three DRS-era straights have historically produced plenty of overtaking. Expect the usual Miami spectacle dialed up to eleven for the new-regulations era.
The Miami International Autodrome loops around Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, on a temporary layout that behaves like a permanent circuit — wide, mostly well-surfaced, and quick. Sector one flows through fast, connected corners where confidence pays; sector two is the polar opposite, a slow, tight chicane complex under the turnpike overpass that drivers routinely compare to a parking lot; and sector three is a long back straight into a heavy braking zone that produces most of the passing.
Three DRS zones and big speed deltas between well- and poorly-exiting cars make Miami better for overtaking than most street-style venues. Florida heat is a real variable: track temperatures over 50°C push tire management to the front of every strategy call, and the 2023 and 2024 editions both turned on who kept their rubber alive longest. With sprint points on Saturday, expect teams to show their hand a day early.
Miami joined the calendar in 2022 after years of negotiation over a downtown layout that never materialized, and quickly became one of F1's biggest commercial spectacles — the fake marina with real boats in sector two became an instant meme, and celebrity-packed grids are the norm. On track it has history too: Lando Norris took his first career Grand Prix victory here in 2024, chasing down Max Verstappen after a mid-race safety car.
This is the easy one — every session falls in comfortable US daytime hours. The Grand Prix starts Sunday afternoon Eastern, and Saturday's double-header of sprint race and qualifying makes it one of the best single days of TV on the calendar. No alarms, no spoiler-dodging: just watch it live.
Miami and Austin are the two weekends each year when American fans get every session in comfortable daytime hours, and the 2026 sprint format doubles the value: Saturday runs a sprint race at midday Eastern followed by Grand Prix qualifying in the afternoon — the best single day of live F1 TV all season. Sunday's 4 PM Eastern start is practically built for a cookout.
The race starts Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 PM EDT. That's 3:00 PM CDT Central, 2:00 PM MDT Mountain, and 1:00 PM PDT Pacific.
Yes. In addition to the Grand Prix, the weekend includes Sprint Qualifying (Friday, May 1 at 5:30 PM EDT) and a points-paying Sprint race (Saturday, May 2 at 12:00 PM EDT).
57 laps of the 5.412 km Miami International Autodrome, a race distance of about 308 km.
Yes — it's one of the most accessible races of the season for US fans: every session is in US daytime hours, the sprint weekend means meaningful action on all three days, and the broadcast leans into explaining the sport for newer American audiences.
New to Formula 1 or planning your viewing weekend? Read our guides to watching F1 in the US, how a race weekend works, and why F1 start times vary.