The women leading the Miami race aren’t alone in their fields. At F1, the chief commercial officer is Emily Prazer and, until late last year, Sacha Woodward Hill had been there for nearly 30 years as the chief legal officer. But Miami stands out, said Susie Wolff, the managing director of F1 Academy — an all-female developmental racing series.

"It’s the stuff I dreamed of as a kid," said Lando Norris, who won last year's Miami Grand Prix for his first F1 win and since has added four more wins.