Miami Grand Prix fuels fan events and driver sightings across the city

How it works: The Grand Prix weekend runs Friday-Sunday, with the race on Sunday at 4pm.

• There will be practice and qualifying sessions Friday and Saturday, and a sprint race on Saturday.
• Formula 2 and F1 Academy, the female racing league, will also race in Miami this weekend.

Watch parties and driver sightings

🏁 McLaren Racing Live: Miami (Wed-Sun): The reigning F1 Constructors' Champions will run cars on Pan American Drive in Coconut Grove for a live demo near Regatta Harbour as part of a free fan fest.

• Tickets for the demo are sold out, but creative fans might find a way to watch from a nearby vantage point. (Sign up for the waitlist.)
• The rest of the fan fest doesn't require a ticket and will feature car displays, race simulators, drinks and food, as well as live race broadcasts.
• Hours: Wednesday, 4pm-11:30pm; Thursday-Friday, 12pm-10pm; Saturday 11am-10pm; Sunday 12pm-7pm.

🏎️ Miami Grand Prix Fan Fest (Wed-Sun): F1 hits Lummus Park in South Beach for a free event featuring race broadcasts, driver appearances and F1 show cars.

• Also: Slot-car racing, a pit-stop challenge and food and drink options.
• Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 2pm-6pm; Friday-Sunday, 12pm-6pm.

🙌 Racing Fan Fest (Thurs-Sun): The annual F1 event at Wynwood Marketplace features a new Miami Fan Zone with the Atlassian Williams F1 Team.

• On Wednesday and Thursday, catch live Q&As with Williams driver Carlos Sainz, team principal James Vowles, reserve driver Luke Browning and former F1 champion Damon Hill. (Must download Williams app and pre-register.)
• Sainz will speak Wednesday at 6pm, the others Thursday from 4:45pm.
• There will also be a Williams showcar, racing simulators, race broadcasts, DJ performances and food and drink options.
• Fan Fest hours: Thursday from 4pm-midnight; Friday from 4pm-3am; Saturday from noon-3am; Sunday from noon-midnight. (RSVP)

🪩 Audi Revolut F1 Team Miami Experience (Thurs-Sun): The team takes over Wynwood's MAPS Backlot with DJ sessions, race simulators and live broadcasts.

• Driver Gabriel Bortoleto will make an appearance Thursday evening. CEO and team principal Mattia Binotto will greet fans Friday evening.
• RSVP.
• Hours: Thursday 12pm-9pm; Friday 12pm-10pm; Saturday 11pm-9pm; Sunday 12pm-10pm.

More team appearances

🇨🇴 Ex-Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya and his F2 driver son Sebastián Montoya will appear at Andrés Carne de Res Miami on Wednesday.

• The event starts at 5pm. Q&A at 9pm.

⛽️ Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) Formula One Team driver Arvid Lindblad will stop by a Miami Gardens gas station Wednesday to set a fast-lap time on a racing simulator.

• Fans can try to beat Lindblad's time for a chance to win $1,000 in Mobil gift cards.
• Mobil station on 18301 NW 27th Ave.
• 3pm-7pm. Free.

🗣️ Red Bull Racing reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda will do a Q&A at the University of Miami on Thursday.

• Watsco Center, 11am.
• Free with RSVP.

📕 F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff will discuss her forthcoming memoir "Driven" at the Apple Aventura Store on Saturday.

• The Apple TV event will feature a Cadillac F1 show car, a sprint qualifying broadcast and a live DJ set.
• It starts at 4:30pm. Wolff will speak at 6:30pm.
• Sign up here.
• Wolff and her husband Toto Wolff, team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, will take the book tour to the Fillmore Miami Beach at 6:30pm Thursday. ($64+)

🇦🇷 F2 driver Nico Varrone will host a meet and greet at La Ferneteria in Wynwood.

• 7pm.

🏃🏻 Aston Martin Aramco and Celsius will host a DJ-led run club experience Wednesday at 6:30pm at Pier 5.

• Aston Martin Aramco's Head of F1 Academy and driver ambassador Jessica Hawkins and former racing driver Pedro de la Rosa will be there. The run will be led by DJ SIDEQUEST.
• After the run, check out the Aston Martin show car, merch giveaways, food and drinks.