Max Verstappen won the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, driving for Red Bull Racing.

Who won Miami Grand Prix 2022?

Quick Scoop

  • Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
  • Date: 8 May 2022
  • Circuit: Miami International Autodrome (around Hard Rock Stadium, Florida)
  • Race note: It was the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in Formula 1.

Max Verstappen started third on the grid, overtook the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, and then controlled the race even after a late Safety Car bunched the field. Charles Leclerc finished second and Carlos Sainz third, giving Ferrari a double podium behind Verstappen’s Red Bull.

Mini race snapshot

  • Pole position: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
  • Top 3 finishers (podium):
    1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
2. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

3. Carlos Sainz – Ferrari
  • Fastest lap: Max Verstappen, lap 54.

A late-race Safety Car, triggered by a collision involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris, briefly threatened Verstappen’s lead, but he stayed in front at the restart and held off Leclerc to the finish. The result cemented Verstappen’s early 2022 title momentum and added extra hype to Miami’s debut as a glitzy, celebrity-filled F1 weekend.

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