French free-to-air audience nears 1m for US Grand Prix

Sunday’s Formula One United States Grand Prix was watched by an average of 936,000 viewers on TMC, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel.

The audience on the TF1-owned channel was equal to a 3.8-per-cent viewing share.
TMC’s audience peaked at 1.21 million viewers for a race that began at 8.10pm (CET).

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton lifted his sixth world title with a second-place finish in Austin, Texas.

The US Grand Prix was the fourth and final race shown by TF1 as part of its three-year rights agreement that runs from 2018 to 2020. All races are broadcast live in France by pay-TV’s Canal Plus.

In Germany, yesterday’s race was watched by an average of 3.23 million viewers on RTL, the free-to-air commercial network. The audience was equal to a share of 8.9 per cent.