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Record Viewing Figures in Mexico City
Sky Italia registered record television audience metrics during the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where Kimi Antonelli secured the Formula 1 championship. The live race became the broadcaster's most-viewed Grand Prix across its Casa dello Sport programming since 2022. Overall seasonal viewership on Sky increased by 27 percent compared to the 2025 season.
Live Subscription Audience and Peak Share
Live race coverage began at 21:00 simultaneously across Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno, and Sky Sport 4K. Across these outlets, the event averaged more than 2,044,000 viewers in total audience, capturing an 11.2 percent audience share that reached a peak of 15.3 percent on the final lap. The measurement encompassed satellite DTH, IPTV transmissions, and mobile or desktop streaming via Sky Go and NOW. On traditional big-screen televisions, unique reach totaled 3,148,000 spectators, marking the highest unique reach ever recorded for a Formula 1 Grand Prix in network history. Following the conclusion of on-track action, the post-race studio program—highlighting podium celebrations and driver interviews—retained an average total audience of 1,134,000 viewers and achieved a 10.5 percent share.
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Delayed Broadcast Ratings and Digital Reach
Complementing subscription transmissions, free-to-air television produced substantial ratings through a delayed broadcast shown on TV8 starting at 22:00. The delayed transmission averaged over 1,735,000 total audience viewers, attained an 11.6 percent share, and gathered more than 4,017,000 unique viewers on big screens. Digital channels for Sky Sport also recorded strong results for the Mexico City race. The skysport.it domain logged over one million unique users, 5.8 million page views, and 1.9 million video views. Across social media properties operated by Sky and NOW, Formula 1 output generated 51.9 million video views, surpassed 5.2 million interactions, and achieved a measured social media audience of 3.3 million.
Dedicated Kampione Retrospective Special
To commemorate the title victory—chronicling Antonelli's rise from karting to F1 champion—Sky Sport announced a dedicated retrospective program entitled "Kampione." Scheduled for daily broadcasts on Sky Sport F1 and available through on-demand streaming, the special reviews the defining moments and decisive phases of the campaign that crowned the Bologna native champion, arriving 73 years after Alberto Ascari achieved Italy's previous Drivers' Championship.
