Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes leads Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 and the rest of the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 16, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images for McLaren)
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TV News: Record USA TV ratings for F1 Australian GP – up 103%

Posted by AR1 staff

F1‘s 75th anniversary season is off to a strong start! Not only was the Australian GP a record breaker in Australia, in the USA ESPN drew and event record 1.1M avg. viewers between midnight and 2:00am in the morning to watch the battle between the two McLaren drivers and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

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It was the largest USA Australian GP TV audience on record (previous record 659K/2019), Up 103.3% from 541K in 2024 on ESPN2.

The USA TV Audience peaked during the 12:15-12:30am quarter hour, reaching 1.3M viewers.

The race around the Albert Park Circuit drew 560K avg. viewers in the all important 18-49 age group.

Next Up: The Chinese GP this coming Sunday at 2:55a ET  on ESPN