Last weekend’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix delivered excitement on the track, as Lando Norris captured his first home race victory and veteran Nico Hülkenberg reached the podium for the first time in 239 F1 starts.
It also delivered another “record-breaking” number for ESPN’s coverage.
According to the network, ESPN2’s telecast of the British Grand Prix averaged 1.5 million viewers, a 19% gain over last year’s telecast and the largest audience ever for the race on U.S. television. That viewership peaked at 1.8 million right around the time Norris took the checkered flag.
Those numbers are consistent with what the network is describing as a “record-breaking season of viewership,”
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