This is a List of Formula One broadcasters and 'World Feed' producers. Formula One, the highest level of circuit racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, motor sport's world governing body, can be seen live or tape delayed on television in almost every country and territory around the world.
It attracts one of the largest global TV audiences after the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games. The 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix attracted an average live global TV audience of 78 million viewers, with a total of 119 million viewers.
Official figures from FOM (Formula One Management), show Formula One television broadcasts are witnessed on average 58 billion times per season.
TV broadcasters all take what is known as the 'World Feed', which since 2007 has been produced by FOM (Formula One Management), for the majority of the rounds of the World Championship. Every race is produced in widescreen. Previously, a 'host broadcaster' from each nation produced the World Feed for their home race, for example TF1 for the French Grand Prix. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to local broadcasters focusing heavily on local teams and drivers, whilst missing key moments.
For the 2008 season, the World Feed was produced by FOM for every race apart from the Monaco and Japanese Grands Prix, produced by Télé Monte Carlo and Fuji Television respectively. No change is expected for 2009.
Three broadcasters provide a service beyond the World Feed, containing elements of the defunct F1 Digital+ service. Sky Italia offers the most comprehensive live service showing two onboard channels, one dedicated exclusively to Ferrari, alongside a live data feed. Premiere provides two additional live channels with the main onboard channel alongside data. For the 2009 season the BBC will carry the same onboard channel as used by Premiere and Sky Italia.
Broadcasters
International broadcasters
Country |
TV Network |
Language
|
Albania
|
Top Channel
|
Albanian
|
Argentina
|
Fox Sports
|
Spanish
|
Armenia
|
Shant TV
|
Armenian
|
Australia
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Network Ten (Delayed, live for the Australian Grand Prix)
|
English
|
ONE (Live for all races in 2009)
|
English
|
Austria
|
ORF1
|
German
|
Belarus
|
1st Channel
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Russian
|
Belgium
|
één, Canvas (Sporza)
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Dutch
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La Deux
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French
|
Bolivia
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Fox Sports
|
Spanish
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mreža Plus (live Qualifying and Race)
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Bosnian
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Brazil
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Rede Globo (Live Qual, Race)
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Portuguese
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SporTV (Live Practice, Race Highlights)
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Portuguese
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Bulgaria
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TV7
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Bulgarian
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bTV
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Bulgarian
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Canada
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RDS (all quals and races live, plus all live Practices for Canada)
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French
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TSN (all quals and races live)
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English
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Chile
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Fox Sports Premium (live Qualifying and Race)
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Spanish
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Chilevisión (Delayed Race)
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Spanish
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China
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CCTV-5 / SH-G
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Chinese
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Costa Rica
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Fox Sports
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Spanish
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Croatia
|
Croatian Radiotelevision HRT2 (live Qualifying and Race)
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Croatian
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Cyprus
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CyBC 2
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Greek
|
Czech Republic
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TV Nova
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Czech
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Denmark
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TV 3 Puls (Live Qualifying and Race)
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Danish
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Ecuador
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Teleamazonas (Delayed Quals and race)
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Spanish
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Fox Sports (live Quals and race)
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Spanish
|
Estonia
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TV3 (Free TV, Live Broadcasting)
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Estonian
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Finland
|
MTV3 (3-6 hours delayed highlights) and MTV3 MAX (all sessions live, Pay-TV)
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Finnish
|
France
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TF1 (Live Quals and Race)
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French
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Eurosport (Live FP)
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French
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Germany
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DSF (FP live, Highlights)
|
German
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RTL Television (Free TV) (Qualy and Race Live Broadcasting)
|
German
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Premiere (Pay-TV, all sessions Live)
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German
|
Greece
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ANT1
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Greek
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Hong Kong
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now TV-STAR Sports
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Cantonese or English
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ATV-Digital Channel 13
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Cantonese
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Hungary
|
RTL Klub
|
Hungarian
|
Iceland
|
Stöð 2 Sport
|
Icelandic
|
India
|
Star Sports (no FP,live Quals and race)
|
English
|
Indonesia
|
Global TV (live Quals and race)
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English Indonesian
|
Ireland
|
Setanta Sports
|
English
|
Israel
|
Channel 5
|
Hebrew
|
Italy
|
Rai Uno and Rai Due (Live Qualifying and Race)
|
Italian
|
SKY Sport[1] (Live Practice, Qualifying and Race)
|
Italian
|
Japan
|
Fuji Television
|
Japanese
|
Kazakhstan
|
Khabar
|
Kazakh / Russian
|
Latvia
|
TV3 (live races only)
|
Latvian
|
Viasat Sport Baltic (all sessions live including free practices)
|
Latvian
|
Lithuania
|
TV3 (Live Race)
|
Lithuanian
|
TV6 (Live Qualifying)
|
Lithuanian
|
Republic of Macedonia
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Kanal 5
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Macedonian
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Malaysia
|
RTM1 / RTM2
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English
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ESPN Star Sports
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Chinese / English
|
Mexico
|
Televisa (Delayed)
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Spanish
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Fox Sports
|
Spanish
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Monaco
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Télé Monte Carlo
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French / English
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Montenegro
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TVCG 2
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Serbian
|
Netherlands
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RTL 7, RTL 4 (In 2007 only the Canadian and USA GP race)
|
Dutch
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New Zealand
|
SKY Sport 1
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English
|
Norway
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TV3 (most races live)
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Norwegian
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Viasat 4 (races in America live)
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Norwegian
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SportN (training and quals live, race reruns)
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Norwegian
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Philippines
|
Star Sports
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English
|
Peru
|
Fox Sports (live Quals and race)
|
Spanish
|
Poland
|
Polsat
|
Polish
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Qatar
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Al Jazeera
|
Arabic
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
RTV BN
|
Bosnian
|
Romania (and Moldova)
|
TVR 1
|
Romanian
|
Russia
|
REN TV (live Qualifying and Race)
|
Russian
|
Serbia
|
Fox televizija (live Qualifying and Race)
|
Serbian
|
Singapore
|
ESPN Star Sports
|
English
|
Slovakia
|
Slovenská televízia
|
Slovak
|
Slovenia
|
POP TV
|
Slovenian
|
South Africa
|
DStv
|
English
|
Spain
|
laSexta
|
Spanish
|
TV3
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Catalan
|
Sweden
|
Viasat Motor(Pay tv, FP, qualifying and race live)
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Swedish
|
TV6(Free to air, Qualifying live and race highlights)
|
Swedish
|
Switzerland
|
SF zwei
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German
|
TSR 2
|
French
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TSI 2
|
Italian
|
Taiwan
|
Star Sports
|
English / Chinese
|
Thailand
|
Star Sports
|
English / Thai
|
Turkey
|
CNN TÜRK
|
Turkish
|
Ukraine
|
K1
|
Ukrainian
|
United Kingdom
|
BBC
|
English
|
United States
|
SPEED (live FP2, quals and races except below)
|
English
|
Fox Sports (Canada live, France, Britain, and Germany taped)
|
English
|
Venezuela
|
Televen
|
Spanish
|
Fox Sports
|
Spanish
|
Meridiano
|
Spanish
|
Radio broadcasters
Official internet broadcasters
World Feed producers
Current producers
Since the 2008 season, all but two rounds of the season have been produced by FOM.
Former producers (1990 - 2008)
- Below are the previous World Feed Producers for Grands Prix from 1990 until 2008.
- Between 1997 and 1999 the Brazilian GP World Feed was produced by FOM. What was shown was a reduced version of the F1 Digital+ main feed, mainly lacking onboard angles and without the pay per view graphics. GloboTV continued to produce an alternative National Feed for Brazilian viewers.
- Between 2000 and 2002 the US Grand Prix was broadcast locally by ABC. However, they did not ever produce the World Feed.
Grand Prix |
Circuit |
Broadcaster |
Year
|
Australian Grand Prix
|
Adelaide Street Circuit Albert Park, Melbourne
|
Nine Network
|
1990 - 2002
|
Australian Grand Prix
|
Albert Park, Melbourne
|
Channel 10
|
2003
|
Argentine Grand Prix
|
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
|
Telefe
|
1995 - 1998
|
Austrian Grand Prix
|
A1-Ring
|
ORF / WIGE
|
1997 - 2003
|
Belgian Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
RTBF
|
1990 - 2002, 2004 - 2005
|
Brazilian Grand Prix
|
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
|
Rede Globo
|
1990 - 1996, 2000 - 2007
|
Brazilian Grand Prix
|
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
|
F1 Digital+ / FOM
|
1997 - 1999
|
British Grand Prix
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
BBC Sport
|
1990 - 1996
|
British Grand Prix
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
ITV Sport
|
1997 - 2006
|
Canadian Grand Prix
|
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
|
CBC
|
1990 - 2004
|
Canadian Grand Prix
|
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
|
FOM
|
2005 - 2008
|
European Grand Prix
|
Donington Park
|
BBC Sport
|
1993
|
European Grand Prix
|
Jerez
|
Telecinco
|
1990, 1994, 1997
|
European Grand Prix
|
Nürburgring
|
RTL Television / WIGE
|
1995, 1996, 1999 - 2006
|
French Grand Prix
|
Paul Ricard Circuit de Nevers
|
TF1
|
1990 - 2006
|
French Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Nevers
|
FOM
|
2007 - 2008
|
German Grand Prix
|
Hockenheimring
|
RTL Television / WIGE
|
1990 - 2006
|
Hungarian Grand Prix
|
Hungaroring
|
MTV Hungary
|
1990 - 1999
|
Hungarian Grand Prix
|
Hungaroring
|
RTL Television / WIGE
|
2000 - 2006
|
Italian Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
|
RAI
|
1990 - 2006
|
Luxembourg Grand Prix
|
Nürburgring
|
RTL Television / WIGE
|
1997 - 1998
|
Malaysian Grand Prix
|
Sepang International Circuit
|
TV3 / RTM
|
1999 - 2004
|
Pacific Grand Prix
|
Tanaka International Circuit
|
Fuji Television
|
1994 - 1995
|
Portuguese Grand Prix
|
Estoril
|
RTP
|
1990 - 1996
|
San Marino Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
|
RAI
|
1990 - 2006
|
South African Grand Prix
|
Kyalami
|
DStv
|
1992 - 1993
|
Spanish Grand Prix
|
Jerez Circuit de Catalunya
|
TV3
|
1990 - 2006
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Phoenix
|
ESPN
|
1990 - 1991
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
FOX
|
2000
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
ESPN
|
2001
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
F1 Digital+ / FOM
|
2002
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
Speed Channel
|
2003 - 2004
|
United States Grand Prix
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
FOM
|
2005 - 2007
|