Antonelli secures third consecutive win in Miami as Leclerc falters at the end

The race began under maximum tension from the opening metres. Antonelli and Verstappen struggled off the line and Leclerc seized the opportunity to take the lead, while Norris attempted to advance on the inside. Verstappen then suffered a spin at Turn 2. Although he was able to recover, the incident effectively ended his hopes of a podium finish.

The Safety Car was deployed on lap six following incidents involving Hadjar and Gasly, ushering in a decisive strategic phase. McLaren delayed Norris’s pit stop in anticipation of rain that never arrived, while Mercedes brought Antonelli in earlier and executed a crucial undercut. From that point, the Italian controlled the race to claim his third consecutive victory. Red Bull attempted an alternative strategy by switching Verstappen to the hard tyre to run until the end, but the pace was not sufficient.

Behind them, Norris finished second and Piastri completed the podium after overtaking Leclerc in a highly intense closing phase. The Monegasque driver, who had been fighting for the podium positions, lost control of his Ferrari on the final lap, brushed the wall and cut several chicanes on the way to the finish.

Leclerc was later handed a drive-through penalty, converted into a 20-second time penalty, for repeatedly leaving the track without a justified reason. The stewards concluded that he had gained a lasting advantage, dropping him from sixth to eighth in the final classification. Lewis Hamilton inherited sixth place, while Franco Colapinto moved up to seventh.

Spanish drivers show signs of progress

Carlos Sainz delivered a solid performance with Williams, finishing ninth and scoring two points in a positive weekend for the British team, which also saw Alex Albon finish tenth. The Madrid-born driver improved steadily throughout the race and had the upper hand over his team-mate on race pace.

Fernando Alonso finished fifteenth for Aston Martin. The Spaniard extended his first stint significantly and ultimately fell back into the rear of the field, although he completed a demanding race in a Grand Prix heavily influenced by strategy calls and on-track incidents.

Final classification

This was the final result of the Miami Grand Prix:

Posición	Piloto	País	Equipo	Time
1	Kimi Antonelli		Mercerdes	1:33:19.273
2	Lando Norris		McLaren	+3.264s
3	Oscar Piastri		McLaren	+27.092s
4	George Russel		Mercedes	+43.051s
5	Max Verstappen		Red Bull Racing	+48.949s
6	Lewis Hamilton		Ferrari	+53.753s
7	Franco Colapinto		Alpine	+61.871s
8	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	+64.245s
9	Carlos Sainz		Williams	+82.072s
10	Alexander Albon		Williams	+90.972s