The 2025 It was an incredible first half of the season for Formula 1, which kicked off with the first ever season launch event with F1 75 Live at The O2, and the sport hasn’t slowed down since. 

There has been fantastic wheel-to-wheel racing, which has seen four drivers across three teams take the top step on the podium. We’ve seen sold out races, record attendance and viewership, a huge continued growth in fandom, the release of the action film of the year – F1® The Movie – and more new partnerships with global brands announced than ever before. 

Ahead of the second half of the season starting in Zandvoort this weekend, we’re sharing a summary for any season round-up stories you may be writing. If you have any additional questions, please contact the F1 comms team. 

F1 75 Live 

To celebrate the sport’s 75th anniversary and the 2025 season launch, Formula 1 produced an innovative and compelling event, F1 75 Live at the O2, where all ten teams unveiled their livery for the season. The evening provided fans with a fusion of entertainment from global music artists including mgk, Take That, Tems, Kane Brown, and Brian Tyler’s Are We Dreaming, as well as the thrill and spectacle of Formula 1 cars, teams and drivers. 

Standout statistics from the event include: 

  • O2 Arena sold out in 20 minutes. 
  • 16,000 fans in attendance 
  • 42 of F1’s broadcast partners streamed live covering 37 global territories. 
  • 7.5m tuned in to the live broadcast on the F1’s social media channels, with a peak of 1.2m concurrently watching the event. 
  • The YouTube livestream was watched in 211 different territories around the world and was the most successful livestream in the YouTube channel’s history, with over double the views of the previous best performing stream. 
  • Sky had 500k peak viewing with average of 430k across the event. 
  • F1 75 helped reach new audiences. On TikTok 63% of views were from non-followers (channel average is 46%) 

F1® The Movie 

Following its launch globally at the end of June, F1® The Movie has performed incredibly strongly at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Apple film to date. 

Key statistics following the release of the movie include: 

  • Since F1® The Movie was released globally at the end of June, box office sales have reached a total of more than $600 million. 
  • It is the largest grossing sports film of all