F1 Faces Schedule Shift: Miami GP Becomes First Standalone Race This Season

The Miami Grand Prix will make history as the first Formula 1 race not part of a double or triple-header since last June’s Canadian GP, according to Formula1.com.

This change reflects F1’s calendar expansion — from an average of 16 races per season in the 1980s-1990s to 24 races in the 2025 season.

Before 2003, grand prix events consistently occurred every two weeks with rare consecutive races. However, this pattern shifted dramatically when Liberty Media took over F1 ownership and introduced the first triple-header in 2018.

Drivers like Sergio Perez previously stated that this format wasn’t too demanding for racers but proved challenging for team personnel:

“For drivers it’s ok, but just for the rest of the crew it’s tremendous — the work that these people do, the mechanics, the catering, etc., it’s tremendous”

The 2025 season has already witnessed the Japan-Bahrain-Saudi Arabia series and will feature two more triple-headers:

• Italy-Monaco-Spain
• Las Vegas-Qatar-Abu Dhabi

While initially met with resistance, triple-headers have become F1’s new normal — demonstrating how the industry has adapted to increasingly demanding schedules.