A Formula One weekend built around a football stadium, in a city that treats the race as an excuse
Miami Grand Prix: The Circuit, the Paddock and the Weekend Around It
About the Miami Grand Prix
The Miami Grand Prix is run in May on a temporary circuit laid around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
What Makes It Different
The circuit is in a car park and the event is in the city. Miami race weekend has become a social fixture as much as a sporting one — the parties, the restaurant bookings and the beach are, for a large share of attendees, the actual programme, with the race as its centrepiece.
It is also hot and humid in May, which changes how the day should be planned.
Where to Start
- Decide where you are based — the circuit is well north of South Beach and the two ends of the weekend are a long drive apart
- Choose hospitality for the shade, not only the view — May in Miami makes this a practical decision
- Book restaurants when you book the tickets — the city is full
- Plan the transfers — Miami stops moving that weekend
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us how you want the weekend split between the track and the water
Access and Hospitality
Access runs from grandstands at specific corners through club-level hospitality to Paddock Club, which adds trackside catering, pit lane walks and paddock access at the top tier of the event.
The upper tiers close first, and in Miami they close earlier than the sporting demand alone would explain — a large share of the buyers are there for the weekend rather than the race.
How We Help
- Access at the tier that suits
- A base chosen between the circuit and the water
- Transfers across a city that stops moving that weekend
- Tables held through four nights
- The boat, if the weekend calls for one
For the evenings, see our guides to the best restaurants in Miami and luxury shopping in Miami.
Frequently Asked Questions
In May each year, at the Miami International Autodrome around Hard Rock Stadium.
A substantial drive north, and considerably longer on race weekend.
Trackside hospitality with catering, pit lane walks and paddock access, at the top tier of the event.
Hot and humid. Shade and air conditioning matter more here than at most rounds.
For many attendees the city programme is the point. But the race is what fills it.
Either near the circuit for the sessions or on the water for the evenings. Trying to do both from one end of the city is the common mistake.
Months. Hospitality and the better tables go long before the season starts.
