Miami Grand Prix

Miami is F1’s 11th different venue in the USA. This cosmopolitan city is home to NFL football team the Miami Dolphins, NBL team Miami Heat, the Miami Marlins (baseball), Florida Panthers (NHL) and Inter Miami (soccer), a team part owned by David Beckham.

The track is 16kms from the coast and 27kms from downtown Miami. Traffic is heavy for the race so staying closer to the track instead of in Miami is a better alternative for those who value their time. I stay in Aventura which is home to a number of 4-star hotels and a terrific shopping mall. The trip to the track is 20-30 minutes and there is a handy 24-hour laundromat en route which is ideal for dropping washing off on the way to the track and collecting it on the way back. And you have the choice of flying into Miami or Fort Lauderdale airports.

After the first race in 2022, the race organiser made numerous changes to the paddock and pit lane with new hospitality suites above pit lane and the teams hospitality suites being moved to inside the Hard Rock stadium on the football field.

This race is a ripper for spotting celebrities and for something typically Miami, book the Beach Club where you can watch the race from your cabana or in the pool.

The Miami International Autodrome is divided into eight zones but my suggestion for the best grandstand viewing is the pit straight or turn 11 where you’ll have opportunities to see late braking into the tight left hander and overtakes.

The only real chance to see drivers though is at the main entrance to the paddock but entry to this area is only available to those with Paddock Club tickets.