The life-sized LEGO F1 cars at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix were a standout, mixing creativity with racing excitement. LEGO made 10 fully drivable, life-sized F1 cars, one for each team, using nearly 4 million bricks total (about 400,000 per car).
These were bigger versions of LEGO’s 2025 Speed Champions F1 sets, designed to look like the real cars with matching team colors, sponsor logos, and even Pirelli tires. Each car weighed around 1,500 kg—almost twice as heavy as a real F1 car’s 800 kg limit—and was built on a steel frame for sturdiness. During the drivers’ parade at the Miami International Autodrome, all 20 F1 drivers rode in these LEGO cars (two per car) for a lap around the 5.4 km track.
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Powered by electric motors with about 7-11 horsepower, the cars reached a top speed of 20 kph (12.5 mph), much slower than real F1 cars but great for a fun, crowd-pleasing parade. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen enjoyed it, with some joking about “dirty driving” and LEGO pieces on the track.
The project, a team-up between LEGO and F1, took eight months and 22,000 hours at LEGO’s Kladno factory in the Czech Republic. A group of 26 designers and engineers, led by senior designer Jonathan Jurion, began with the cockpit to fit two people, making the cars 30 times larger than the toy models. They used regular LEGO bricks, glued for strength, and included real F1 steering wheels and hydraulic brakes. Each team shared details to make the designs accurate, including aerodynamic shapes and sponsor logos.
Why Miami? The Miami GP’s flair for big moments made it the perfect place to show them off. LEGO and F1 wanted to attract families, kids, and a growing adult fanbase, especially women, as both brands share similar audiences. The cars were shown at Hard Rock Stadium’s west campus before the parade and will now travel to future races around the world.
As a sport synonymous with innovation and pushing boundaries, it was amazing to see another first for our sport as the big builds made their way around the track in the hands of the best drivers in the world. Our partnership with the LEGO Group enables us to inject a lot of fun into the Grand Prix experience and engage new audiences, and we can’t wait to see what else we can dream up together,” said Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer at Formula 1.
