2026 Miami GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Miami, round 4.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →Miami Grand Prix 2026 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Miami Grand Prix 2026 Race with a 1:31.869 for McLaren at Miami. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was 0.080s behind, and at racing speed that is 7.1 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Kimi Antonelli completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.099s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 375.5 m, from Lando Norris to Valtteri Bottas.
The closest call of the session was between Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto: 0.009s apart, about 0.80 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.869 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.949 | +0.080 | 7.1 m |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:31.968 | +0.099 | 8.8 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.446 | +0.577 | 51.4 m |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.515 | +0.646 | 57.6 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.676 | +0.807 | 72.0 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:33.026 | +1.157 | 103.2 m |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:33.035 | +1.166 | 104.0 m |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.110 | +1.241 | 110.7 m |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:33.500 | +1.631 | 145.4 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:33.512 | +1.643 | 146.5 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.712 | +1.843 | 164.3 m |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.744 | +1.875 | 167.2 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.784 | +1.915 | 170.8 m |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:34.058 | +2.189 | 195.2 m |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:34.523 | +2.654 | 236.6 m |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.716 | +2.847 | 253.9 m |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34.814 | +2.945 | 262.6 m |
| 19 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.833 | +2.964 | 264.3 m |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:34.856 | +2.987 | 266.3 m |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:34.895 | +3.026 | 269.8 m |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:36.080 | +4.211 | 375.5 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.869. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 375.5 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.
Miami Grand Prix 2026 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 race with a 1:31.869 at Miami.
- What was the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- The fastest lap of the Miami Grand Prix 2026 race was a 1:31.869, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Miami.
- How close was race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris beat Oscar Piastri to fastest lap by 0.080s. At racing speed that margin is 7.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas in P22, the spread is 4.211s or 375.5 m.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.949, 0.080s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 7.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.968, 0.099s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 8.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.446, 0.577s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 51.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.515, 0.646s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 57.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.676, 0.807s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 72.0 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Miami?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.9 m of track. That is why Oscar Piastri's 0.080s at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 puts 7.1 m between the cars on the finish line.