Andrea Kimi Antonelli sealed his third consecutive Formula 1 win with victory at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, extending his early championship lead after a race shaped by post-race penalties. The 19-year-old overcame another sluggish launch from pole and then absorbed late pressure from reigning world champion Lando Norris to continue his remarkable start to life in F1.
Antonelli’s triumph also sets a new landmark: he is the first driver in history to win his first three grands prix from pole position. Norris, whose improved McLaren form delivered a sprint win on Saturday, led at one stage before finishing second. Team-mate Oscar Piastri rounded out the podium after getting the better of Max Verstappen late on.
George Russell came home fourth for Mercedes, ahead of Verstappen in fifth. The Red Bull driver received a five-second penalty for crossing the white line at pit exit, but his final position was unaffected.
Charles Leclerc’s evening unraveled late. The Ferrari driver spun on the final lap and initially finished sixth on the road, only to be handed a 20-second penalty after the race for leaving the track multiple times. That dropped him to eighth and promoted Franco Colapinto to a career-best seventh for Alpine. Lewis Hamilton nursed a damaged Ferrari to the flag after opening-lap contact; he was seventh at the finish but inherited sixth once Leclerc’s sanction was applied.
Williams banked a valuable double-points haul with Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon in ninth and 10th. Further back, Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar crashed in the early stages, while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly retired after being tipped into a flip by Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson. Lawson also retired following the incident, and Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg was a non-finisher due to technical issues.
2026 Miami Grand Prix — final results (after penalties): - 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 57 laps - 2. Lando Norris (McLaren) — +3.264s - 3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — +27.092s - 4. George Russell (Mercedes) — +43.051s - 5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — +48.946s - 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. Alex Albon (Williams) — +90.972s - 11. Ollie Bearman (Haas) — +1 lap - 12. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) — +1 lap - 13. Esteban Ocon (Haas) — +1 lap - 14. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) — +1 lap - 15. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) — +1 lap - 16. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) — +1 lap - 17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) — +1 lap - 18. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) — +2 laps - DNFs: Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Nico Hulkenberg (Audi), Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
The result further consolidates Antonelli’s early points advantage and underscores McLaren’s growing threat, with Norris’s form — including Saturday’s sprint win — hinting at a sustained challenge. Attention now turns to the next round of the 2026 season, where teams will look to build on Miami’s lessons in race starts, track limits discipline, and pit-lane execution.
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