F1 2025: Will Donald Trump be at the Miami Grand Prix?

Donald Trump, Zak Brown, McLaren, Miami, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Miami Grand Prix

Will Donald Trump be at the Miami Grand Prix?

The US president is no stranger to the Formula 1 paddock

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Friday 2 May 2025 13:57

Formula 1 heads to Miami this weekend for the sixth round of the 2025 championship, where the sprint race format returns for the second time this year.

During the first sprint race of the season in Shanghai, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton claimed a stunning first victory with Ferrari. Since his triumph in March, however, the 40-year-old has failed to improve on a P5 grand prix finish, with fans eagerly awaiting this weekend's 100km race to see if the F1 legend can pull out a similar feat in Miami.

Another question worth considering as the sport heads to the sunshine state is whether or not the President of the United States - and friend of McLaren - Donald Trump will be attending the Miami Grand Prix.

Trump's history with F1

The infamous media personality-turned POTUS was the talk of the town in Miami during last year's event, having been hosted by the McLaren garage in the F1 paddock.

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His appearance at the track and presence in McLaren's hospitality sparked debate over whether F1 teams should host political figures, but nevertheless, his visit coincided with Lando Norris' first career victory.

Having been given a tour by McLaren CEO Zak Brown, McLaren then released a statement having faced backlash, saying: "McLaren is a non-political organisation however we recognise and respect the office of President of the United States so when the request was made to visit our garage on race day we accepted alongside the president of the FIA and the CEO’s of Liberty Media and Formula 1.

"We were honoured that McLaren Racing was chosen as the representative of F1 which gave us the opportunity to showcase the world-class engineering that we bring to motorsport."

As Norris returns to the track as a previous winner for the first time in his career, he faces fierce competition from papaya team-mate Oscar Piastri, who has previously shown strong form in sprint races, and currently leads the drivers' championship standings after a grand prix victory in Jeddah last time out. It seems Norris could use the luck of the President that some fans joked had helped him out this time last year!

GPFans have been told that there are currently no plans for the President to attend the Miami Grand Prix at this time.

When Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2025, he became the first former president to return to office in over 130 years. In the aftermath of last year's election results, the president of F1's governing body, the FIA, congratulated Trump on his victory.

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