GP of Miami (Sprint race): Norris wins in front of Piastri and Hamilton

Bastien Morel, Media365, published on Saturday 03 May 2025 at 7:05 p.m.

Lando Norris (McLaren) won, this Saturday, on the occasion of the Sprint race of the Miami GP marked by the rain and the accident of Fernando Alonso. The Englishman won ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton.

For Formula 1 lovers, you had to be patient this Saturday, to see the lights die out on the occasion of the Sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix. In pouring rain, the first to be surprised is called Charles Leclerc. At the wheel of its Ferrari, the Monegasque hit the wall during the grid tour. The sanction is immediate with an abandonment to the key to him who had qualified in sixth position.

After a delayed departure of almost 25 minutes, the Grand Prix was able to start. Author of the pole position on Friday, Kimi Andréa Antonelli should remember his first race started from the first place in the starting grid. Tapped by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) in the first turn, the Italian from Mercedes then lost foot before slipping in the classification after contact with Max Verstappen (Red-Bull), penalty of ten seconds of penalty and out of the points, in the stands.

Norris benefits from the intervention of the safety car

Winner of his first Formula 1 race last season on this same Miami route, Lando Norris (McLaren) therefore recurred this Saturday on the first weekend race. Behind his teammate Oscar Piastri (McLaren) throughout the race, the Briton took advantage, despite himself, from the intervention of the safety car after the hanging between Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), three laps from the finish, in order to win and reconnect with victory. The first driver to put on tender tires, Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) completes the Top 3, he who ends again on the podium of a Sprint race, after his victory won in China.

In the pilot ranking, Norris returns to nine points of Piastri (106 against 97) while on the manufacturers’ side, McLaren widens the gap a little and now has 88 points ahead of Mercedes.