ESPN2’s dwell telecast of the Method 1 British Grand Prix final Sunday averaged 1.5 million viewers, a 19 % viewers acquire over final 12 months’s race and the biggest viewers ever for the occasion on U.S. tv, per Nielsen. The viewers peaked at 1.8 million between 11:30-11:45am ET as Lando Norris closed out a well-liked first residence nation win.
Eleven of 12 races held thus far this season have had year-over-year viewership development and 7 of the 12 have set occasion viewership information.
The British Grand Prix viewers was up from final 12 months’s viewership of 1.3 million, which on the time was the biggest ever for the race. The race additionally averaged 629,000 viewers within the Individuals ages 18-49 demographic.
Of the 12 F1 races held thus far this season, all however one (Miami) have seen year-over-year viewership will increase and 7 of the 12 (Australia, China, Monaco, Spain, Canada, Austria and Britain) scored occasion document audiences. The viewers for the Monaco Grand Prix was the third-largest dwell viewers ever for a Method 1 race on U.S. tv.
Throughout ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, F1 races are averaging 1.3 million viewers, up seven % over the season-to-date common for the 2024 season and up 17 % over the complete 2024 season common.
Within the 18-49 age demographic, races are averaging 511,000 viewers, up 14 % over the 2024 season up to now common and up 24 % over the complete 2024 season common.
