Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2022 results: Max Verstappen takes the win; Ferrari continues hot start

When he finishes, he wins.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took home the checkered flag in the 2022 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, once again continuing the trend of winning races when he finishes them. It’s his third win on the season.

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Rounding out the podium are Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, continuing Ferrari’s podium finishes in 2022. Leclerc still holds the driver’s championship lead over Verstappen.

Elsewhere, it was a heck of a drive for George Russell: Russell started in 12th and finished in fifth, continuing a Jekyll-and-Hyde start for Mercedes in 2022.

The Sporting News tracked live updates and lap-by-lap highlights for Formula 1’s inaugural 2022 Miami Grand Prix below. Follow for complete results, highlights and more from Sunday’s F1 race. (All times are Eastern.)

Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2022 results

The full results from Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix are as follows (pending official results):

Formula 1 live updates, highlights from 2022 Miami Grand Prix

5:08 p.m. FINISH: Max Verstappen takes the win, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz rounding out the podium.

5:06 p.m.: Max Verstappen is in the driver’s seat for the win at Miami, unless he hits a wall. A very nice day for Red Bull — and also for Ferrari, who will finish 2-3.

5:04 p.m.: Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel collide in Lap 56. Vettel’s day is done. Schumacher sounds broken up on team radio.

5:00 p.m.: Leclerc is pushing Verstappen for first. Within a second with four laps to go. Sainz holding off Perez in third.

4:56 p.m.: Both Hamitlon and Russell get by Bottas, who goes wide. Russell later takes fifth from Hamilton.

4:49 p.m.: Safety car is in on Lap 46: Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Bottas, Hamilton, Russell, Alonso, Mick Schumacher and Esteban Ocon are your top 10 with 10 laps remaining.

4:43 p.m.: Safety car is deployed on the following lap to give the marshals an opportunity to clean debris off the track.

4:36 p.m. VSC: Lando Norris loses a tire and goes spinning around the track. He looks OK. Pierre Gasly didn’t see Norris, and made contact with him coming out of a turn. Lots of drivers pitting for fresh tires, including Russell, who called his shot earlier in the race.

4:31 p.m.: 19 laps remain, and Verstappen put the hammer down on a 1:32 lap. Leclecr nearly eight seconds behind the leader in second.

4:28 p.m.: Rain in the forecast, but it might not make a difference with the track temperature.

4:25 p.m.: Fastest lap is currently held by Charles Leclerc. George Russell is up into fifth place now. Quite the drive from him.

4:16 p.m.: Carlos Sainz with a slow, slow stop, and Sergio Perez enters the pits right behind him. The gap closes a bit.

4:14 p.m.: Verstappen enters and exits the pits with a clean stop, and now on the hard tires.

4:11 p.m.: Charles Leclerc heads into the pits for a fresh set of hard tires after a radio message criticizing the car. Leclerc exits the pits in fourth.

4:08 p.m.: Hamilton comes in for a clean pit-stop. He exits the pit for a fresh set of hards.

4:07 p.m.: The top five entering Lap 23: Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton and Russell follow in sixth and seventh.

4:04 p.m.: Sergio Perez is adamant he’s losing power on team radio, but his race engineer assures him there’s no issue. Perez says he’s losing power on the straights, and he’s currently sitting in fourth.

4:02 p.m.: A slower pit stop for Lando Norris, who currently sits in 15th place. Teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

4:01 p.m.: George Russell up into the points now with the hard tire settling in on this track.

4:00 p.m.: Fernando Alonso gets stuck in the pit, with issues with his right rear tire.

3:58 p.m.: A lot more overtaking than some may have expected entering this race, with the back half of the grid fighting for position.

3:54 p.m.: George Russell inching closer to the points, now sitting in 11th place after starting 12th. He dropped three spots early in the race.

3:52 p.m.: The first pit stop of the day, with Yuki Tsunoda pitting for hards on Lap 12.

3:48 p.m.: Even with DRS and the advantage of a slipstream, the Ferrari doesn’t have the pure straight-line speed that Red Bull has. Still a 3-to-4 mph advantage for the Red Bull on the straights.

3:46 p.m.: With Leclerc having some tire damage, Verstappen takes the lead in Lap 9. Straight-line speed from Red Bull makes the difference.

3:44 p.m.: We have our first retirement of the day, with Zhou Guanyu heading into the garage for an unknown issue. Rough for the Alfa Romeo driver.

3:42 p.m.: Leclerc still in first, with Verstappen hot on his tail. Gap at 1.1 seconds in Lap 7.

3:40 p.m.: First-lap replay shows Alonso and Hamilton coming together for some light touching.

3:35 p.m.: Alonso off to a great start, picking up four spaces. Meanwhile, due to a pre-race fuel issue, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel fall to the back of the grid.

3:33 p.m.: It’s lights out and away we go. Leclerc and Sainz get off to a good start, but Verstappen takes second after the first turn. Great start for the Red Bull driver.

3:00 p.m.: Pole-sitter looks pretty comfortable:

What time does the F1 race start today?

• Date: Sunday, May 8
• Start time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  
  

The 3:30 p.m. ET start time for Sunday’s race means the 2022 Miami Grand Prix will start at 3:30 p.m. local time. Lights out will likely take place just after 3:30 p.m. ET. ESPN’s pre-race show usually airs in the hour before the start of the race.

Below is the complete TV schedule for the weekend’s F1 events at the Miami Grand Prix. All times are Eastern.

What channel is the F1 race on today?

• Race: Miami Grand Prix
• Date: Sunday, May 8
• TV channel: ESPN
• Live stream: ESPN+, fuboTV
  
  

The ESPN family of networks will broadcast all 2022 F1 races in the United States using Sky Sports' feed, with select races airing on ABC later earlier the season. You can also stream Formula 1 races live in the U.S. with fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

ESPN Deportes serves as the exclusive Spanish-language home for all 2022 F1 races in the U.S.

Miami Grand Prix 2022 starting grid

George Russell was knocked out in Q2, but in quite the role reversal, Lewis Hamilton put himself in position for a chance at a run at a podium on Sunday.

The lineup for the race:

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