Formula 1 Hits Halfway Mark With Record Crowds, Soaring Audiences

Formula 1 is racing through 2026 with record attendance, rising TV audiences, and a rapidly expanding global fanbase.

Attendance also climbed 18% in Japan and 13% at the British Grand Prix.

Brazil recorded race-weekend viewership as much as five times higher than last year, while the British Grand Prix drew 18 million Brazilian viewers.

Audiences in Italy increased 27%, Chinese Grand Prix weekend viewership more than doubled and Monaco reached nearly 80 million viewers worldwide.

At the halfway point, the message is clear: Formula 1’s latest era is already delivering bigger crowds, broader reach and serious momentum.