Formula 1: cumulative TV audience of 1.4 billion viewers in 2017, up 6.2% compared to 2016

The cumulative TV audience, the sum of the average audiences of all Formula 1 programmes broadcast in 2017 in the top 20 television markets (list below), was 1.4 billion viewers, an increase of 6.2% compared to 2016, according to Formula One Group on 05/01/2018.

"The top four markets - Germany, Brazil, Italy and the UK, ranked by absolute figures - all registered positive growth. The strongest was Italy (+19.1%), followed by Brazil (+13.4%), the UK (+3.9%) and Germany (+0.9%). Other significant increases were registered in China (+42.2%), Switzerland (+14.3%) and Denmark (+14.1%). Cumulative viewing (live and non-live) of races remained at around 603 million, with a 1% increase in the live audience and improvements in cumulative viewing for both free practice and qualifying sessions," said Formula One Group, a group which replaced a branch of the Liberty Media Group, following the acquisition of Formula One Management by the US media and entertainment group, Liberty Media Corporation, on 23/01/2017.

"During 2017, 352.3 million unique viewers tuned their TV set into F1 programming…