Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix To Showcase South Florida Cuisine

Being around the paddock within Formula 1, the globetrotting 24-race series, means being around one of the most glamorous series in the world of sport. And given the clientele, the hospitality at a race is as important as the race.

This year, organizers of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix are giving the paddock and hospitality areas a hometown flavor with a lineup of award-winning restaurants from the South Florida region featured. From local eateries to Michelin-recognized chefs, the restaurant lineup reflects Miami’s food culture and global influences, with flavors from around the world represented across the Miami International Autodrome Campus at Hard Rock Stadium.

“From the very beginning, our goal has been to create more than a race — it’s about offering our fans an experience that reflects everything Miami represents; vibrant culture, incredible food and unforgettable entertainment,” said Tyler Epp, President of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. “We are proud to work with so many iconic and emerging culinary brands to ensure that guests enjoy world-class dining as part of their race weekend. When you come to our F1 race, we want everyone to leave with lasting memories of an event that could only happen in Miami.”

At this year’s race, fans can savor authentic, fresh cuisine sourced locally from the Greater Miami region. Returning favorites will be joined by new vendors and chefs, spread across various areas of the campus throughout race weekend.

At The Fountains, fans can discover Cerveceria La Tropical, a part of Miami’s craft brewing scene, alongside Fabel Miami, a social club known for its dining and nightlife. Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, Miami Beach’s destination for Mexican street food and award-winning cocktails, will also be featured. Miami Slice, celebrated for serving some of the city’s best pizzas, will make its race debut.

This weekend’s scheduled of events is to be sold out in its fourth year. A new option this year is single-day tickets after only three-day packages were sold for the first three years. The race, now in its fourth year, is part of a series of events at the Hard Rock campus. It’s primarily the home of the Dolphins and also plays host to Miami Hurricanes football, soccer — the Club World Cup later this year and the FIFA World Cup next year will hold matches there — and Miami Open tennis.

Another part of the race organization that sets Miami apart is the number of women executives that are in high-ranking positions to set the race weekend up successfully, said Susie Wolff, the managing director of the F1 Academy all-female developmental racing series.

“I think it’s something which we can all take quite an amount of pride in, that the sport has shifted in such a way that it’s now the case that it is not regarded as something unusual,” Wolff said. “I don’t see it as unusual. I think is a testament to the progress we’ve made.”

10-Year Race Extension in Miami Announced

Formula 1 announced Firday that the Miami Grand Prix will remain on the calendar through 2041, following a 10-year extension to its existing agreement with South Florida Motorsports and making Miami the longest contracted event on the F1 calendar.

The inaugural Miami Grand Prix was in 2022. Max Verstappen won the inaugural race in 2022 and followed it up with another victory in 2023, before Lando Norris won last year.

The 2024 race saw a circuit record of 275,000 fans attend the Miami International Autodrome across the weekend. Built around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, home of the Miami Dolphins, the ATP and WTA Miami Open and seven matches at next year’s FIFA World Cup, the circuit has 19 corners and three straights.

“In just three years, the Miami Grand Prix has established itself as one of the most important and spectacular events on our calendar, an extraordinary example of quality and vision that truly represents the spirit and ambition of Formula 1 in the United States,” said Formula 1 President and Chief Executive Officer Stefano Domenicali. “Extending this agreement until 2041 is a strategic milestone of enormous importance, which strengthens our presence in America and consolidates the ever-deepening bond with our fan base there, which is constantly growing and passionate like never before.”

Miami’s success has been a key part of F1’s entry into the North American market over the past decade, which also continued with the Wednesday news that the Mexico City Grand Prix will remain on the F1 calendar through at least the 2028 season after a three-year contract extension was announced.

Mexico first hosted an F1 championship race in 1963 and has been on the calendar every year since 2015, excluding 2020 because of the pandemic. Mexico this year is part of a four-race series in the Americas, in October and November. The others are in Sao Paulo, Las Vegas, and Austin, Texas.

It was the latest in a series of announcements F1 has made over several months to shape future calendars. The Belgian Grand Prix will stay on the Formula 1 calendar for four of the next six seasons while the Chinese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2030 in a contract extension at the Shanghai International Circuit.

The Italian Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until 2031 as part of a six-year extension to the existing agreement at Monza, the Canadian Grand Prix will move to the third or fourth weekend of May each year starting in 2026 while the Monaco Grand Prix will stay on the schedule at least through 2031 as the grand prix will be contested on the first full weekend in June and a new street race arrives in Madrid next year.