F1 attendance exceeds 4 million in 2019

F1 packs in the fans

Formula 1 published spectator attendance figures for the 2019 season, based on data supplied by all the race promoters: Eight Grands Prix had more than 200,000 spectators while weekend attendance up 1.75%, Sunday attendance was up 4% compared to 2018 and the Formula 1 Paddock Club had a +7.15% increase YOY.

As in 2018, more than four million spectators (4,164,948) attended at least one of the 21 Grands Prix on the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship calendar, with a +1.75% increase compared to the previous season, despite the Saturday cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix due to Typhoon Hagibis. Adding to this total the 80,118 Formula 1 Paddock Club ticket holders* (+7,15% compared to 2018), the average attendance per race was 202,146 (+1.85%).

Three Grands Prix had an attendance of more than 300,000 spectators over the race weekend – Great Britain (351,000), Mexico (345,694) and Australia (324,100) – while a total of eight, more than a third of all events, attracted crowds of over 200,000, including Singapore and USA (268,000 each), Belgium (251,864), Hungary (230,000) and Austria (203,000). It is also worth noting the 90th edition of Italian Grand Prix registered its highest ever weekend attendance with 200,000 spectators.

The most significant increases compared to the 2018 season were the races hosted in Montreal (+14.69%), Shanghai (+10.34%), Melbourne (+9.86%), Spielberg (+9.73%), Budapest (+9.52%) and Monza (+9.29%).

Sundays only overall attendance** was 1,771,106, up 4% YOY.

Five tracks welcomed more than 100,000 spectators on the race day: Silverstone (141,000) once more topped this list, ahead of Mexico City (138,435), Austin (128,000), Singapore (115,240), Spa-Francorchamps (109,064) and Melbourne (102,000).

Six races (China, Austria, Belgium, Singapore, Japan and USA) posted a double digit increment over the previous years. The most significant was the +30% registered at the Shanghai International Circuit on the day Formula 1 celebrated an historical milestone as the 1000th Grand Prix

Sean Bratches, Managing Director, Commercial Operations, Formula 1 said:
“2019 has been another great year for Formula 1 and we are delighted to see that over 4 million fans joined us at our 21 races, beating the attendance figures for last year, including a record breaking Italian Grand Prix weekend attendance with 200,000 spectators. Our mission is to unleash the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and give our fans an experience they will never forget. We are therefore delighted to see that, based on research carried out on the ground, those attending events are enjoying their experience over a race weekend and we are determined to ensure they continue to feel that way. 2019 has been an incredible season and we are already looking forward to next year when Hanoi and Zandvoort will join our 22 race calendar and when Formula 1 celebrates its 70th anniversary."

*18 Grands Prix (Australia, Singapore, Brazil not included)

**Some of the race day attendances have been extrapolated from total weekend attendance figures