F1 2025 Miami Grand Prix results: Piastri keeps his head in action-packed Miami Grand Prix

The 2025 Miami Grand Prix capped off a dramatic weekend of Formula 1 action in style, as the second Sprint weekend of the season delivered major headlines and another standout showing from Oscar Piastri.

McLaren became the first team since the inception of the Sprint format to take maximum points from the weekend, hoovering up 1-2s in both races thanks to its dominant race pace. George Russell continued his 100% top-five finishing record with more strong performances, while Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari woes continued. 

Piastri’s back-to-back Grand Prix victories – his fourth win of the season – keep him atop the championship standings, while McLaren has firmly established itself as the team to beat heading to Europe.

2025 Miami Grand Prix results

Luck shines on Lando in the Sprint, comes unstuck in the Grand Prix

Saturday’s Sprint began on a damp Miami track, with Norris starting third behind pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli and team-mate Piastri. 

As Antonelli slid wide at Turn 1, Norris slotted into second and began chasing down the race leader. A perfectly timed stop under the Safety Car allowed Norris to leapfrog Piastri and take the lead, one he wouldn’t relinquish to claim the Sprint win in style.

Norris lined up on the front row for the Grand Prix and challenged pole-sitter Max Verstappen into Turn 1. But as the Red Bull driver squeezed him wide through Turn 2, Norris was forced off and dropped to sixth.

From there, the McLaren driver got his head down, passing Alex Albon, George Russell, and then Antonelli in quick succession. A thrilling battle with Verstappen followed, and on lap 18 Norris finally muscled his way through to take second.

Despite emerging from the pits nine seconds behind Piastri, the Brit slashed the gap in half. But time ran out, and he had to settle for second.

A difficult weekend for Russell ends in more silverware

To say George Russell has been relentlessly consistent for Mercedes in 2025 would be an understatement. Starting fifth on the grid in the Sprint, he held position through the challenging conditions but a post-race penalty for Albon elevated him to fourth. 

Then, in the Grand Prix itself, George climbed to fourth in the early laps at Lando’s expense before his recovering compatriot relegated him back down to fifth. 

He made his sole pit stop under the Virtual Safety Car and emerged in third having jumped both Antonelli and Verstappen. 

While unable to match the McLarens ahead, Russell had sufficient pace to keep Verstappen at bay in the closing stages and secure third place, his sixth consecutive top five finish of the season.

His Miami podium means George has already surpassed his podium count for the entire 2024 season.

Hamilton and Ferrari reluctant to gel

Despite the weekend overall being one to forget for Lewis Hamilton, he exhibited his usual wet-weather prowess in the tricky conditions of the Sprint. 

Promoted to sixth after Charles Leclerc’s pre-race crash, the Ferrari driver was the first to switch to slicks and showed blistering pace in the closing stages, dispatching Max Verstappen to take third. 

He crossed the line third to take his first podium since the Chinese Sprint Race. 

A lock-up in Q2 meant Hamilton would start Sunday’s race from 12th on the grid, and he held position early on, but worked his way into the top ten as the race unfolded.

Like his old team-mate Russell, Hamilton utilised a well-timed pit stop under the Virtual Safety Car to bring him back into contention, and when Leclerc overtook Sainz on lap 34, Hamilton followed him through. 

Leclerc then allowed his team-mate past to chase after Antonelli’s Mercedes, but with the life drained from his medium tyres, Hamilton was unable to make significant inroads. 

Having given the position back to Charles, Lewis then survived a late dive from Sainz on the final lap to hold onto eighth.

Bearman’s progress halted by retirement

Ollie Bearman surged from last on the grid to eighth at the flag in a superb effort during Saturday’s Sprint, but his comeback drive was undone thanks to a post-race penalty.

In the Grand Prix, he negotiated the Turn 1 chaos to climb from 19th to 16th on the opening lap and by the time the first round of pit stops rolled around, he had made it up into 12th. 

But heartbreak was just around the corner for Bearman. On lap 29, the engine powering his Haas cried enough, forcing the 19-year-old into an early retirement.

Piastri extends points lead with Miami masterclass

Oscar Piastri may have lost out to Norris in Saturday’s Sprint, but he responded in commanding fashion on Sunday. Starting fourth, he made the most of the chaos at Turn 2 to get ahead of Norris, then passed Antonelli on lap 4 to take second.

From there, he piled pressure on Verstappen and pulled off a brilliant move on lap 14, diving underneath the Red Bull as Verstappen ran wide. 

After pitting on lap 29, he emerged with a nine-second lead over Norris, one he managed carefully to the end, despite the Brit closing the gap.

The win marks Piastri’s fourth of the season and solidifies his place at the top of the championship standings.

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