Formula One motor racing returned to the Sunshine State in May for the second Miami Grand Prix, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the South Florida economy.
The international race adds to a growing wave of professional sport events in the Magic City.
From May 5–May 7, the governing body of Formula One—the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)—occupied Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
The event transformed the facility, home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team, into the Miami International Autodrome.
Racing festivities attracted more than 270,000 people and generated enough revenue in the region to rival a national championship sports event, according to a local tourism organization….