Formula 1 has revealed a solid annual increase in Grand Prix attendances with the British GP again leading the way.
For the second year in a row, more than four million people visited across the 21 races, with the total of 4,164,948 a 1.75% rise on 2018.
That equates to an average attendance of over 202,000, with three races, Britain, Mexico and Australia, surpassing the 300,000 mark and a further five reaching 200,000, including Singapore and Spa-Francorchamps.
Silverstone set the bar though with 351,000 fans coming through the gates across the three days as well as a season-high race day crowd of 141,000.
The biggest year-on-year increase in crowd size came in Montreal, where attendance was up 14.7% on 2018 while the Chinese GP in Shanghai also recorded double-digit growth.
Four more races, Melbourne, Austria, Hungary and Monza all saw nine per cent growth, with the Italian GP reaching the 200,000 spectators mark for the first time ever.
As for race day attendance, Mexico came a close second to Silverstone with Austin in third with 128,000 fans flocking to COTA.
In total, six races saw a double-digit rise on Sunday with the Chinese GP seeing a massive 30% rise as it hosted the 1000th Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Interestingly absent from near the top of any of these lists is Germany which will be the only race not to stay on the calendar in 2020.
And in its place will be two new events with the first Dutch GP at Zandvoort since 1985 already sold out.
“Our mission is to unleash the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and give our fans an experience they will never forget," F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches said.
"We are therefore delighted to see that, based on research carried out on the ground, those attending events are enjoying their experience over a race weekend and we are determined to ensure they continue to feel that way.
"2019 has been an incredible season and we are already looking forward to next year when Hanoi and Zandvoort will join our 22-race calendar and when Formula 1 celebrates its 70th anniversary.”
