ESPN has reported a document viewers for the Australian Grand Prix after the race drew a mean of 1.1 million viewers for the season-opener.
The earlier excessive of 659,000 was set in 2019, and was comfortably overwhelmed final weekend as Lando Norris received a dramatic moist race in Melbourne, holding off Max Verstappen within the closing phases of a race that was interrupted by a number of Security Automobile durations. The race aired on ESPN, with lights out at midnight Jap Time and the checkered flag shortly after 0200 ET.
ESPN’s viewing figures reached a peak of 1.3 million within the opening phases of the race, and the common is greater than double the 541,000 that tuned into ESPN2 to see Carlos Sainz take victory in 2024. Nevertheless, final yr’s race at Albert Park was the third spherical of a season, coming after Verstappen claimed dominant victories within the opening two rounds.
Whereas the common is barely down on the primary race of 2024 – Bahrain attracted 1.12 million on a Saturday morning final yr, and 1.32 million on a Sunday morning in 2023 – the figures nonetheless symbolize an encouraging begin to the 2025 season for ESPN given the timezone the Australian race is held in, and means that the approaching yr might ship a brand new viewership document for the community.
Components 1 is within the last yr of its broadcast take care of ESPN and appears set to maneuver to a brand new dwelling in the US from subsequent yr onwards. Netflix is the frontrunner to safe the rights, however F1 can also be fielding curiosity from Apple and Amazon, amongst different streaming platforms.
