2026 Miami Grand Prix: Race preview, odds & favourites

After a month away, the Formula One season is set to continue in America - so check out Ladbrokes' Miami Grand Prix race preview, with predictions, odds & favourites.

It's been Mercedes' year so far, with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell already opening up a sizeable cushion to the rest of the grid, and given the form the pair have shown in the opening three races, it's no surprise to see them lead the market as joint-favourites to take the chequered flag again in Miami.

We can't wait for F1 to finally be back in action, so whet the appetite with our Miami GP race preview, featuring key details, expert predictions, and the latest live odds - and don't forget to read our 2026 season preview!

• 1 May - Practice 1 (17:30 BST)

• 1 May - Sprint Qualifying (21:30 BST)

• 2 May - Sprint Race (17:00 BST)

• 2 May - Qualifying (21:00 BST)

• 3 May - Race (21:00 BST)

Having set the standard in the opening three races of 2026, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell once again enter the weekend as clear favourites to win the Miami Grand Prix, with the pair tipped to extend Mercedes' early lead in the Constructors' Championship.

Outside of the dominant Mercedes men, it's McLaren's Oscar Piastri who is perhaps a surprise inclusion as the weekend's third-favourite, with the Aussie completing a race for the first time this season when he finished second in Japan last time out.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and reigning world champion Lando Norris follow close behind as joint-fourth favourites according to the bookies, with a small jump in the odds then taking us to seven-time world champ Lewis Hamilton - who claimed his first-ever podium for Ferrari in China back in March.

Max Verstappen offers real value in the bookies' odds at 33/1 ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, with a huge leap in the odds then bringing in the impressive Pierre Gasly, the exciting Isack Hadjar, and the determined Liam Lawson.

We're going early with our Miami GP predictions, but even after a month off, backing the Mercedes men to be battling it out at the front seems a pretty safe pick. The car has looked untouchable in the season's opening three races, but Ferrari have also made their mark with three podiums in three attempts, so they're always in with a shout.

• 1st - George Russell (Mercedes)

• 2nd - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

• 3rd - Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

• 4th - Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 5th - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

• 6th - Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

• 7th - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 8th - Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

• 9th - Ollie Bearman (Haas)

• 10th - Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

• 11th - Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

• 12th - Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

• 13th - Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

• 14th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

• 15th - Carlos Sainz (Williams)

• 16th - Esteban Ocon (Haas)

• 17th - Alex Albon (Williams)

• 18th - Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

• 19th - Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

• 20th - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

• 21st - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

• 22nd - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication.