Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 chases Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W14 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Formula 1 News: Series popularity rockets upward in 2023

Posted by AR1 staff

Not only are all the Formula 1 races sold out, the series popularity on Netflix is exploding. Last year, Season 5 of Drive to Survive saw an increase of 558% over Season 4.

–by Mark Cipolloni

Season 5 has been watched 90.2 million hours, a phenomenal number that underscores the great things Liberty media is doing with the series since it bought it.

There has been a lot of complaining by Lewis Hamilton fans about Max Verstappen’s dominance, saying the races are boring.

In fact, F1’s popularity is exploding as a result of fans enjoying Verstappen’s complete domination of British driver Lewis Hamilton.

The British fans thought Hamilton was the greatest driver in history, only to find out Verstappen is even better.

Non-British fans enjoy watching Verstappen’s superior skill. British fans hate it.

Formula 1 is the most popular sport show on Netflix

  1. Formula 1 Drive to Survive: Season 5, 90.2 Million hours watched
  2. Full Swing: Season 1, 53.1 million hours watched
  3. McGregor Forever, 41 million Hours Watched  
  4. Break Point: Season 1 30.5 million hours watched  
  5. Hustle, 25.7 million hours watched
  6. Home Team, 17.8 million hours watched
  7. Formula 1 Drive to Survive: Season 4, 13.7 million hours watched  
  8. Formula 1 Drive to Survive: Season 1, 13.6 million hours watched  
  9. Bill Russell: Legend, 9.9 million hours watched  
  10. Last Chance U: Basketball: Season 2, 9.4 million hours watched
  11. Formula 1 Drive to Survive: Season 4, 9.4 million hours watched  
  12. Formula 1 Drive to Survive: Season 2, 9.2 million hours watched

This data underscores why the struggling IndyCar Series should be sold to Liberty Media.  F1 races are watched by 70 million people worldwide. IndyCar is lucky to get a little over 1 million. It is irrelevant to 99.99% of the world population.

Below is our table of F1 event statistics, updated for 2024. Over 6.15 million people, a record, came through the turnstiles to see Formula 1 in 2023.

This dwarfs all other motorsports series in the world, including NASCAR. NASCAR has more races, but they only get big crowds on race day, whereas F1 races attract big crowds all three weekend event days.

Fans are attracted to the premier motorsports series in the world, and they are willing to pay huge ticket prices for the privilege.

The 2023 season promised the most jam-packed calendar any Formula 1 campaign has ever seen, with a total of 23 races on the line-up, but Imola was rained out, so only 22 races were actually held.

2024 will see the addition of two additional races, and we could see another new attendance record.

Current F1 Event Statistics

Rnd 2024 Date Event Circuit Location Hosting Fee ($) Contract Good Thru 2023 3-Day Attendance Length (km) Length (Miles) Turns Laps
1 March 2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir 45 million 2036 99,500 5.412 3.363 15 57
2 March 9 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Jeddah Street Circuit Jeddah 55 million 2030 150,000 6.175 3.837 27 50
3 March 24 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Circuit Melbourne 40 million 2035 444,631 5.279 3.280 16 58
4 April 7 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka 25 million 2024 222,000 5.807 3.608 18 53
5 April 21 Chinese GP Shanghai Intl Circuit Shanghai 50 million 2025 No Race 5.451 3.387 16 56
6 May 7 Miami Grand Prix Miami International Autodrome Miami Collaboration 2031 270,491 5.410 3.362 19 57
7 May 19 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Imola Imola 20 million 2025 No Race 4.909 3.050 21 66
8 May 26 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo 20 million 2025 200,000 3.340 2.075 19 78
9 June 9 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 14 turns Montreal 30 million 2031 345,000 4.361 2.710 14 70
10 June23 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona Montmeló 25 million 2026 284,066 4.655 2.892 16 66
11 June 30 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring Spielberg 25 million 2030 304,000 4.326 2.688 10 71
12 July 7 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit Silverstone 25 million 2024 480,000 5.891 3.660 18 52
13 July 21 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring Mogyoród 40 million 2032 303,000 4.381 2.722 14 70
14 July 28 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot 25 million 2024 380,000 7.004 4.352 19 44
15 August 25 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort 32 million 2025 305,000 4.459 2.771 14 72
16 September 1 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza 25 million 2025 304,135 5.793 3.600 17 53
17 September 15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku City Circuit Baku 55 million 2026 95,000 6.003 3.730 20 51
18 September 22 Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit Singapore 35 million 2028 264,108 5.063 3.146 23 61
19 October 20 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas Austin 25 million 2026 432,000 5.513 3.426 20 56
20 October 27 Mexico City Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City 25 million 2025 400,639 4.304 2.674 17 71
21 November 3 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo 30 million 2030 267,000 4.309 2.677 15 71
22 November 23 Las Vegas Grand Prix Las Vegas Street Circuit Las Vegas Owned by F1 2033 315,000 6.120 3.803 17 50
23 December 1 Qatar Grand Prix Losail International Circuit Losail 55 million 2032 120,000 5.380 3.343 16 57
24 December 8 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 40 million 2030 165,000 5.554 3.451 21 55
       6,150,570 Averages  3.234 mi.  18  60