Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Formula One Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Formula One in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Formula One has an estimated audience of 20,796,938 people in Italy.

The average Formula One fan in Italy is 39.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include MotoGP, AutoScout24, Tuttosport, with strongest over-indexing on MotoGP (2.32× the country average).

Demographically, the Formula One audience skews more male with an average age of 39.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Formula One fan in Italy is more male, around 39.5 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for MotoGP.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Motorsport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Formula One profile in Italy.

Audience size
20.8M
in Italy
Gender
26.5%
73.5% male
Age
39.5
average years
Country rank
#116
Event in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-43%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Formula One fans

26.5% are female, 73.5% are male, average age 39.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

26.5%
Female
73.5%
Male
Demographic split for Formula One audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female26.5%
Male73.5%
Average age39.5
Estimated audience size20,796,938
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.5
average years
Age distribution of the Formula One audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

13.6%

of the worldwide Formula One audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Formula One
CountryShare
United States14.1%
Italy13.6%
Brazil11.1%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Italy average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Formula One audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Formula One fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lombardy~3.5M1.44×
02Lazio~2M1.23×
03Aosta Valley~40K1.07×
04Molise~70K1.06×
05Tuscany~1M1.04×
06Emilia-Romagna~1M1.02×
07Sardinia~400K1.02×
08Liguria~400K1.01×
09Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~300K1.01×
10Basilicata~100K0.99×
11Friuli-Venezia Giulia~300K0.98×
12Umbria~200K0.97×
13Sicilia~1M0.96×
14Veneto~1M0.96×
15Calabria~400K0.95×
16Abruzzo~300K0.94×
17Piedmont~1M0.93×
18Marche~300K0.93×
19Puglia~900K0.89×
20Campania~1.5M0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Formula One audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Formula One audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01MotoGPSports2.32×
02Scuderia FerrariSports2.20×
03Motorcycle accessoriesCars & Mobility1.97×
04Used carCars & Mobility1.88×
05Motorcycle clubCars & Mobility1.86×
06AutoScout24Cars & Mobility1.79×
07Sport bikeCars & Mobility1.76×
08Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility1.74×
09Alfa RomeoCars & Mobility1.72×
10TireCars & Mobility1.67×
11FerrariCars & Mobility1.65×
12Motorcycle sportSports1.64×
13Škoda AutoCars & Mobility1.61×
14MotorcyclingCars & Mobility1.59×
15MotorsportCars & Mobility1.57×
16WheelCars & Mobility1.57×
17Door County, WisconsinTravel & Leisure1.56×
18Solar energyHome & Garden1.56×
19HybridsCars & Mobility1.55×
20TuttosportSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Formula One audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Formula One audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.26×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.11×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Formula One audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.81×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.86×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Formula One have in Italy?

Formula One has an estimated audience of 20,796,938 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Formula One fans?

26.5% of Formula One fans are female, 73.5% are male, with an average age of 39.5 years.

03

Which brands do Formula One fans like most?

Formula One fans show strongest brand affinity for MotoGP (2.32×), AutoScout24 (1.79×), and Tuttosport (1.5×) over the country average.

04

Where do Formula One fans live in Italy?

Formula One fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~3.5M), Lazio (reach ~2M), and Campania (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Formula One fans also like?

Beyond Formula One itself, the audience over-indexes on AutoScout24 (1.79×), Tuttosport (1.5×), Motorcycle racing (1.74×), and Tire (1.67×) compared to the Italy average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Italy who actively search for Formula One. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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