2026 Miami GP Sprint: 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. Sprint at Miami, round 4.
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Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Miami Grand Prix 2026 Sprint with a 1:31.885 for McLaren at Miami. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) was 0.047s behind, and at racing speed that is 4.0 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Charles Leclerc completed the top three for Ferrari, 0.079s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 335.3 m, from Lando Norris to Valtteri Bottas.
The closest call of the session was between Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez: 0.006s apart, about 0.51 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.885 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:31.932 | +0.047 | 4.0 m |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.964 | +0.079 | 6.7 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.079 | +0.194 | 16.4 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.201 | +0.316 | 26.7 m |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.387 | +0.502 | 42.4 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.448 | +0.563 | 47.5 m |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.072 | +1.187 | 100.2 m |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.119 | +1.234 | 104.2 m |
| 10 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:33.139 | +1.254 | 105.9 m |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.473 | +1.588 | 134.1 m |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.008 | +2.123 | 179.3 m |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:34.174 | +2.289 | 193.3 m |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34.204 | +2.319 | 195.8 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.409 | +2.524 | 213.1 m |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.524 | +2.639 | 222.8 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:34.720 | +2.835 | 239.4 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.009 | +3.124 | 263.8 m |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:35.015 | +3.130 | 264.3 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:35.856 | +3.971 | 335.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the sprint fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.885. 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 335.3 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.
Miami Grand Prix 2026 Sprint: 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 sprint with a 1:31.885 at Miami.
- What was the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- The fastest lap of the Miami Grand Prix 2026 sprint was a 1:31.885, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Miami.
- How close was sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Lando Norris beat Kimi Antonelli to fastest lap by 0.047s. At racing speed that margin is 4.0 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas in P20, the spread is 3.971s or 335.3 m.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.932, 0.047s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 4.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:31.964, 0.079s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 6.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.079, 0.194s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 16.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.201, 0.316s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 26.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Miami Grand Prix 2026?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.387, 0.502s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 42.4 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 8.4 m of track. That is why Kimi Antonelli's 0.047s at the Miami Grand Prix 2026 puts 4.0 m between the cars on the finish line.