ESPN reported a record audience of Australia’s Grand Prix after the race attracted an average of 1.1 million viewers for the season opener.
The previous 659,000 people began in 2019, and when Lando Norris won the dramatic wet race in Melbourne, he won the last weekend when he blocked MAX VERSTAPPEN during the end of the race. The race was aired on ESPN, and the lights were turned off in the eastern part of the eastern time, and the checkered flag protruded immediately after 0200 et.
The viewing figure of ESPN reached 1.3 million peaks at the opening stage of the race, and the average is more than double the 541,000 adjusted with ESPN2 to win the Carlos Sainz in 2024. But last year’s race in Albert Park won the second round of the season in the second round.
Although the average fell slightly in the first race in 2024, Bahrain attracted 1.1 million people on Saturday morning and 13.2 million people on Sunday morning, which is still a encouraging start for ESPN’s 2025 seasons, considering the time of the Australian race.
Formula 1 is the last year of the broadcast contract with ESPN and is expected to move to a new home in the United States next year. Netflix is a leader in securing rights, but F1 is attracting Apple and Amazon’s attention among other streaming platforms.
