Three days of music, passion and speed will be experienced at the Crypto.com Grand Prix of Miami F1, from May 3 to 5 at the Hard Rock Stadium international racetrack.
The F1 event will consist of five outings on the track. Usually there are three practices, qualifying and the big race. As Miami has been chosen as one of the six season venues for the F1 Sprint, the last two practices have been replaced.
In this way, the activities will begin on Friday morning with the only practice of the event. In the afternoon there will be qualifying for the Sprint.
On Saturday the Sprint will be held and then the qualification for the big race, which will be held on Sunday, May 5.
Guenther Steiner, ambassador of the Miami Grand Prix 2024 and one of the stars of the Netflix series “Drive to Survive”stated that no one like South Florida brings together the American spectacle and the F1 race with a vibrant atmosphere at the speedway and throughout the city.
Third year of F1 in Miami
In its third edition as host of F1, in a 10-year commitment, the Miami GP combines a great race with luxurious hospitality, gastronomic offerings and world-class musical shows, with the aim of providing an unforgettable experience to the fans. sports fans.
Organizers announced in recent days that double Grammy Award winner, rapper and DJ Kaytranada, will take the podium for the race's closing show.
Kaytranada, an excellent dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and electronic music specialist, will go into action after the presentation of trophies to the winners of the Miami Grand Prix, in the last event of the weekend at the Hard Rock Stadium.
“There is nothing more exciting than F1 and the Miami GP has turned sport and partying into an incredible experience,” said Kaytranada. “The energy of the city is incomparable and I can't wait to be part of this atmosphere and elevate the celebrations to their highest level.”
Community involved
In just two editions, the Miami GP has left a deep mark on the region. In the first edition in 2022, more than 240,000 fans attended and the total impact was 798 million dollars.
The following year around 300,000 people attended and the economic income for the region approached one billion dollars.
On the other hand, one of the biggest objectives of the event is to involve the Miami Gardens community, and to do so, the organizers donated 1,500 tickets to residents and created the STEM program for schools with the purpose of getting young people interested in studying. of science, technology and innovation. For this purpose, scholarships were awarded to local students.
In addition, opportunities are always given to local entrepreneurs and, for example, restaurant owners in the area are allowed to display their dishes on the racetrack campus.
In this edition, fans attending Hard Rock Stadium will have access to more than 60 carefully selected food options and will enjoy Miami style while vibrating with all the activities of the F1 weekend.
F1 Crypto.com Miami GP President Tyler Epp highlighted the diversity the event offers.
“The basis of the Miami GP is not only to offer the best experience in sports,” explained Epp. “Our goal is to reflect Miami's reputation for its amazing offerings of music, food and hospitality, which appeal to a wide variety of audiences.”
Five things not to be missed at the Miami GP
1.- For the first time at the Hard Rock Stadium Autodrome, the F1 Sprint will be held, one of the six races of the 2024 F1 world championship.
F1 Sprint is a short race that covers 100 kilometres, a third of traditional F1 races, and lasts around 30 minutes. The first eight score points. Qualifying for the Sprint is on Friday afternoon and the Sprint is on Saturday before qualifying for the Grand Prix.
2.- The F1 Academy will have a race in Miami. This is the new F1 championship for women. Seven races have been scheduled on the 2024 calendar and Miami will be the second.
3.- Marc Anthony will sing the United States National Anthem.
4.- Ed Sheeran, Steve Aoki, Don Omar, Kaskade and John Summit will perform at the Hard Rock Beach Club.
5.- For the first time in an F1 event there will be an auction by Bonhams/Cars, a company dedicated to this activity. About 25 collector cars will be driven on the Hard Rock Stadium road course and the auction will be on Saturday.
These are contemporary cars, supermodels and F1 cars.
