The Miami Worldwide Autodrome has added 4 new circuit configurations that can permit the monitor for use year-round with out the necessity for highway closures.
The house of the Miami Grand Prix has been on the Method 1 calendar for the previous three years, however has solely hosted the F1 race and related assist occasions throughout one weekend per yr because of the impression on the parking tons at Exhausting Rock Stadium and the requirement to shut roads that the grand prix circuit crosses.
Internal loops which were made attainable through hairpins and a brand new part earlier than the unique Flip 11 and after Flip 16 that hyperlinks up with the remainder of the monitor. The 4 new layouts vary from a 19-turn 2.8-mile configuration to a 1.43-mile brief loop that options 13 corners and can permit the monitor to host aggressive race occasions at different instances of the yr in addition to personal monitor occasions.
Miami Grand Prix managing companion Tom Garfinkel says the event means the circuit can each host company occasions in addition to give attention to community-based days.
“That is an thrilling time to be a motorsports fanatic right here in South Florida,” Garfinkel stated. “Our funding into the power and building of the inside loop creates 5 monitor configurations worthy of the world’s most elite drivers and permits us to have interaction with the rising motorsports neighborhood of South Florida whereas additionally respecting the impression to native residents and companies.
“There’s a thriving automobile tradition right here in South Florida and this funding permits us to higher serve this rising group of automotive lovers, in addition to using our campus for extra neighborhood programming, together with training and profession alternatives for native youth and college students.”
The biggest new configuration is named the Prolonged Marina Loop, and can host the Ferrari Racing Days from Might 14-18 in 2025, two weeks after the following version of the Miami Grand Prix. The F1 race will proceed to make use of the complete grand prix format.
