F1 Results Today: Miami Grand Prix practice times and positions

Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Bahrain, 2026 — Photo: © IMAGO

Miami Grand Prix Practice

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All the times from Miami Grand Prix practice

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Friday 1 May 2026 20:00

Fans were treated to an extra half hour of practice at the Miami Grand Prix on Friday, with an extended 90 minute session.

The longer FP1 was given to teams after more than a month between races after the cancellation of the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain grands prix, combined with the fact that there is only one practice session schedule (as it's a sprint weekend).

The session itself was relatively uneventful, but a couple of cracks started to appear in Mercedes' silver armour late on when a power unit issue ended Kimi Antonelli's time on track early, before he could get a qualifying simulation run on soft tyres.

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His team-mate George Russell wasn't exactly the dominant force that might've been expected either, setting just the sixth fastest time of the session, more than three quarters of a second down on the leading time of Charles Leclerc.

The other note emerging from the hour and a half of running was the reveal of Red Bull's new 'Macarena' rear wing, which flips somewhat more dramatically than Ferrari's equivalent.

Miami Grand Prix FP1 times

Grand Prix Practice Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:29.310
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.297s
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.448s
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.467s
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.769s
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.790s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.898s
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.277s
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+1.563s
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.620s
11	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.705s
12	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.714s
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.781s
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.801s
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+2.285s
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+2.325s
17	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+2.338s
18	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+2.737s
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+3.283s
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.452s
21	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+3.552s
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.649s