{"id":822668,"date":"2026-03-20T07:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/822668\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:06:41","slug":"miami-dolphins-owner-reveals-the-surprising-annual-event-that-earns-him-more-money-than-all-nfl-games-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/822668\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins owner reveals the surprising annual event that earns him more money than ALL NFL games combined"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 16:51 EDT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 19 March 2026 <\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins<\/a> owner Stephen Ross is rolling in gate receipts from attendance of sporting events at Hard Rock Stadium. It’s just not the ones you’d think of.<\/p>\n

Ross has been the owner of the Dolphins since 2009 and has overseen a renovation of South Florida<\/a>‘s largest stadium.<\/p>\n

But despite its use for football, Ross says another major event held at the venue draws more people than the entire NFL season combined.<\/p>\n

‘F1 has been great,’ Ross said on CNBC. ‘We get more attendance for F1 races for three days than the entire [Dolphins] season tickets that we sold.’<\/p>\n

The Miami Grand Prix has become one of the most exclusive sporting events in the United States since it was first run in 2022.<\/p>\n

The race, which is run around the stadium itself, has been very successful and has helped to grow the sport in the US.<\/p>\n

\"Stephen <\/p>\n

Stephen Ross says the annual F1 race in Miami sells more tickets than Dolphins season tickets<\/p>\n

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The Miami Grand Prix has become a highly exclusive event since its inception in 2022<\/p>\n

\"Last <\/p>\n

Last season, under Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins missed the playoffs once again<\/p>\n

However, when it comes to television, F1 still has a ways to go to surpass the NFL.<\/p>\n

Last season, ESPN averaged 1.3million viewers per F1 race – with a majority of them put on their ESPN+ streaming service.<\/p>\n

Since last season, the rights to F1 have been moved to Apple TV – with executives claiming they’ve already surpassed some ESPN numbers without providing concrete facts.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the NFL is one of the most watched sports on the planet and rakes in millions of dollars per season through broadcasts and advertising.<\/p>\n

That said, it might not be surprising that the Dolphins aren’t selling as well as a single F1 grand prix weekend.<\/p>\n

Miami has struggled the past few seasons and this year is set to be a continuation of that after trading away star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle<\/a> and moving on from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last season, Miami went 7-10 and missed the playoffs for the second straight season.<\/p>\n

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