When does racing start? Tickets are how much?! A guide to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix
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Miami Grand Prix weekend
The inaugural Miami Grand Prix takes place Sunday, May 8 at the Hard Rock Stadium site in Miami Gardens.
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As Formula One booms in popularity across the United States, South Florida will host a race for the first time this weekend. The inaugural Miami Grand Prix is set for Sunday at the Miami International Velodrome — a temporarily constructed venue around Hard Rock Stadium -- in Miami Gardens.
No, the event isn’t actually in Miami — as locals know and some out-of-town guests are sure to be confused by — but it’s all semantics: One of the biggest sports in the world is in Miami-Dade County for the first time at a moment when the sport has never been more popular.
Festivities kick off Wednesday, and cars will hit the track Friday for a few days of practice ahead of the actual Grand Prix.
How much are F1 tickets?
Most of the weekend will be televised on the ESPN family of networks, which is a good thing because, as of Tuesday, the cheapest tickets for race day are going for more than $500 with most prices bumping up into quadruple digits, according to SeatGeek.
Cheaper options are some of the practice days or qualifying. Those can be had for as low as about $100 for practice Friday and as low as $225 qualifying Saturday.
What’s the schedule of events?
The week kicks off with an opening party Wednesday, followed by practices Friday and Saturday, with qualifying Saturday and the actual race Sunday.
WEDNESDAY
Miami Grand Prix Opening Party, 8 p.m., ESPN3
FRIDAY
Practice 1, 2:25 p.m., ESPN2
Practice 2, 5:25 p.m., ESPNEWS
SATURDAY
Practice 3, 12:55 p.m., ESPNEWS
Qualifying, 3:55 p.m., ESPN
SUNDAY
Miami Grand Prix, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Will there be Spanish-language coverage?
El Nuevo Herald will have coverage of the full race weekend. ESPN Deportes will also broadcast all three practices, qualifying and the race itself.
FRIDAY
Practice 1, 2:25 p.m., ESPN Deportes
Practice 2, 5:20 p.m., ESPN Deportes
SATURDAY
Practice 3, 12:55 p.m., ESPN Deportes
Qualifying, 3:55 p.m., ESPN Deportes
SUNDAY
Miami Grand Prix, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Deportes
This story was originally published May 4, 2022 at 3:29 PM.
