Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 and Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes battle for track position on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 04, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool //
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TV News: USA Motorsports Weekend TV Ratings/TV Viewership

Posted by AR1 staff

TV Viewership numbers for this past weekend in the USA.  NASCAR raced in Texas, Formula 1 raced in Miami and IndyCar raced in Alabama.

NASCAR
FS1 got 2.560 million viewers for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas, up 10.8% from 2.310 million last year

Formula 1
ABC Network got 2.1 million viewers for Sunday’s F1 grand prix at Miami, excluding pre-race coverage, down 32% from 3.1 million last year though that event had an NBA Game 7 lead-in and this year’s race was head-to-head with the NASCAR race in Texas.

IndyCar
Fox got 914,000 viewers for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park, up 19.7% from 763,000 last year on NBC. The race peaked at 970,000 viewers.
Through the first four races of the season, IndyCar on FOX is up 25%, averaging 899,000 viewers, vs 720,000 in 2024.