Apple TV and IMAX Partner to Bring Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix to the Big Screen

Formula 1 is heading to the big screen across America. Apple TV, which secured exclusive broadcasting rights for F1 in the United States, has partnered with IMAX to bring select races from the 2026 season to theaters nationwide, with the Miami Grand Prix serving as the launchpad for this new viewing experience.

Tickets for the May 3rd Miami Grand Prix IMAX broadcast went on sale Tuesday, priced at approximately $30 each. The experience goes beyond simply projecting the race onto a larger screen. Viewers can expect 15 minutes of pre-race build-up, uninterrupted race coverage from lights out to the checkered flag, and post-race podium celebrations.

The Miami race is just the beginning. The Apple TV-IMAX collaboration will screen five Grand Prix events throughout the 2026 season: Miami on May 3rd, Monaco on June 7th, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 5th, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 6th, and the United States Grand Prix in Austin on October 25th.

Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of music, sports, and Beats, framed the initiative as an effort to broaden F1’s American footprint. “F1 is a rapidly growing force in sports and culture in the US,” Schusser said. “By bringing F1 on Apple TV live to IMAX theatres nationwide, we’re delivering the energy and excitement to even more screens in a truly immersive way.”

The announcement reflects F1’s growing popularity in the United States, where the sport has added Miami and Las Vegas to its calendar in recent years. With IMAX’s visual technology and Apple TV’s production resources, the partnership aims to replicate the thrill of trackside attendance for fans without access to a race weekend.

As the 2026 season opener approaches, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli holds the lead in the drivers’ championship standings, with teammate George Russell sitting nine points back in second. The Hard Rock Stadium circuit will test both drivers early in the campaign as F1 continues its push into American living rooms and, now, American theaters.