The inside story of F1's newest race track

After several years of planning and preparation, and with hype levels at an all-time high, the inaugural Miami Grand Prix is finally set to take place this weekend. But to get to this point has been a journey of ups and downs

Updated May 5, 2022, 10:15 AM

Formula 1’s inaugural Miami race this weekend is arguably the most eagerly anticipated event on the 2022 world championship schedule, representing the first time that two grands prix will be held in the United States in the same year since Dallas and Detroit were on the calendar almost 40 years ago.

The all-new Miami International Autodrome is situated 13 miles north from one of America’s most vibrant cities, and in this Drive to Survive era it’s a much anticipated event by Miamians. Tickets quickly sold out – the cheapest grandstand seat on race day was priced at over $600, but they’re now north of at least twice that.

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Author Charles Bradley

Charles Bradley is Motorsport.com’s Global Editor in Chief. After spending five years in the aerospace industry in his native North Wales, while working weekends as a freelance writer at racetracks around the UK, Charles joined the staff of Motoring News in the heart of London. He transferred to the nascent Autosport.com team in 2000 before transitioning to the magazine, becoming its Editor between 2011 and 2014. Charles then upped sticks to work in America, as Motorsport.com’s Editor in Chief, where he created the multi-national and multi-lingual editorial team that quickly became the world’s most-read motorsport website. He was instrumental in delivering three of the biggest Global F1 Fan Surveys in sports history and is also a multiple award-winning scriptwriter. Charles is an overseas member of the Guild of Motoring Writers. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife Helen – and a cat that’s named after Serbia’s top football club.