The 2025 F1 season was the final campaign broadcast by ESPN, before the series moves its U.S. rights to Apple TV. It ended on a high note.
The average race audience for the 24-race season ended with 1.3 million viewers. That figure eclipsed the previous high of 1.21 million set on ESPN in 2022.
The season-ending race from Abu Dhabi earned an average of 1.5 million viewers, peaking at 1.8 million, according to figures from Nielsen.
In total, more than 16 events set viewership records in 2025. 21 of the 24 races held in 2025 saw an uptick in overall viewers. Only races held in Miami, Singapore, and Brazil did not see increases.
Over the eight-year run of ESPN broadcasting F1 events, viewership increased from an average of 554,000 to 1.3 million. That marks a 135% increase in total viewers.
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