Torrential rain led to the cancellation of Race 2 at the 2025 F1 Academy Miami Grand Prix before a racing lap could be completed. Despite championship contender Chloe Chambers starting on pole, worsening conditions forced the field to remain behind the Safety Car. With no improvement in weather, Race Control called off the race entirely. F1 Academy returns in June for Montreal.
Chambers to start on pole for F1 Academy Miami GP Race 2
The grid for Race 2 of the 2025 F1 Academy Miami GP was set during Friday’s Qualifying session, where rapidly changing weather played a defining role. Rain began falling just minutes into the session, forcing all 18 drivers to push early on slick tyres. Consequently, those initial laps proved crucial, as worsening conditions prevented any further improvements.
Chloe Chambers thrilled the home crowd by claiming pole position with a commanding 2:00.458, narrowly edging out Alisha Palmowski by just 0.018 seconds. Doriane Pin followed closely in third, while Lia Block and Aurelia Nobels rounded out the top five. Further back, Rafaela Ferreira secured sixth ahead of Ella Lloyd, who dropped to seventh after receiving a penalty. Emma Felbermayr lined up eighth, with Tina Hausmann and championship leader Maya Weug completing the top ten. Weug, unable to maximise her pace before the rain arrived, paid the price for poor timing.
Courtney Crone qualified eleventh, while Alba Hurup Larsen and Nina Gademan slotted into twelfth and thirteenth respectively. Chloe Chong followed in fourteenth. Ava Dobson, who had originally secured fifteenth, was demoted to eighteenth after receiving a three-place grid penalty for a collision with Lia Block in Free Practice 2. As a result, Nicole Havrda, Joanne Ciconte, and Aiva Anagnostiadis each gained one place, starting in fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth respectively.
Race 2 cancelled after torrential rain
By Sunday, conditions had deteriorated dramatically. Heavy rain and significant standing water around the Miami International Autodrome forced Race Control to start the race behind the Safety Car. Even before lights out, Ella Lloyd was noted for a starting procedure infringement.
As the formation lap began, it became immediately clear that the weather posed a serious challenge. Sauber’s Felbermayr, starting eighth, locked up and went off at Turn 17. Shortly after, Lloyd followed her into the run-off, while Havrda and others ran wide at Turn 6. Meanwhile, Alba Hurup Larsen narrowly kept her car on the circuit at Turn 17. Felbermayr’s struggles continued as she spun again—this time on the main straight.
Despite worsening conditions, the field continued to circulate slowly behind the Safety Car. Spray severely reduced visibility, and grip remained minimal throughout the lap. Nevertheless, the drivers pressed on in hopes of a potential start.
Eventually, Race Control suspended the start procedure. The red flag was shown, and all cars returned to the pit lane. Although a possible restart was scheduled for 13:31 local time, hopes quickly faded. The weather failed to improve, and the track remained unfit for racing.
Ultimately, officials were left with no choice but to cancel Race 2. It was a disappointing outcome, especially for Ava Dobson, the Wild Card entry for the Miami round, who was denied the opportunity to showcase her talent further in front of a home audience.
F1 Academy will now look ahead to its next round, set to take place in Montreal from 13–15 June.
