Formula 1: a stable average audience in the United States on ESPN in 2024 (1.1 million viewers)

The ESPN group (The Walt Disney Company) has recorded an average audience of 1.1 million viewers for the 24 Formula 1 Grands Prix broadcast on its ESPN and ESPN 2 pay-TV channels and on its free-TV channel ABC during the 2024 season in the United States, the same average audience as in 2023, according to the American group on 10/12/2024.

Along with the 2023 season, this is "the second most-viewed Formula 1 season ever on US television (behind the 2022 season, 1.2 million viewers)," said ESPN. "Seven races in the 2024 season set event viewership records (Miami, Monaco, Canada, British, Italian, Qatar, Abu Dhabi) and 11 races saw year-over-year viewership gains over 2023 (Japan, Miami, Monaco, Canada, Spain, British, Hungary, Dutch, Italian, Qatar, Abu Dhabi)," added the group.

The best-ever audience for a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the United States was recorded during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix (USA), won by Great Britain's Lando Norris (McLaren Racing), which was watched by an average of 3.1 million viewers on ABC on Sunday 05/05/2024 (race start at 16:00 ET, 10:00 CET), according to…