Formula 1 returned to the United States for the second annual Miami Grand Prix, and averaged 1.96 million viewers for the race window (3:30-5:15pm ET), ABC/ESPN reports. Overall, the ABC live telecast averaged a 0.90 Nielsen rating and 1.646m viewers, including the 90-minute pre-race show. It was the sec ond-largest U.S. live F1 TV audience on record, albeit slightly trailing last year’s Miami GP for the top spot all time (1.08/2.066m on ABC).
NASCAR still the way led overall, with the Cup Series race at Kansas averaging a 1.35 rating and 2.352m viewers on FS1. That’s down slightly in rating but higher in audience than last year (1.43/2.337m). However, F1 qualifying beat Cup’s equivalent, with Miami GP qualifying securing 751,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday, vs 501K tuning in for Cup qualifying on FS1.