Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 30 biggest Formula One fan bases in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 30 largest formula one teams in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.6M people. Across all 30 entries the average audience size is 114k, and the largest, Max Verstappen, reaches around 654k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each formula one team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 30, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Max Verstappen 654k 35.1 33.3% Motorsport
2 Lewis Hamilton 525k 35.2 26.7% Motorsport
3 Lando Norris 374k 36.5 30.4% Motorsport
4 Charles Leclerc 242k 37.8 31.7% Motorsport
5 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 229k 34.7 26.5% Motorsport
6 Oscar Piastri 216k 37.8 32.6% Motorsport
7 Red Bull Racing 196k 33.7 21.9% Motorsport
8 Kimi Antonelli 141k 38.0 35.3% Motorsport
9 George Russell 135k 35.9 33.6% Motorsport
10 Scuderia Ferrari 117k 35.8 22.3% Motorsport
11 Yuki Tsunoda 68k 37.4 24.1% Motorsport
12 Fernando Alonso 67k 35.9 27.1% Motorsport
13 Nico Hülkenberg 55k 37.1 34.3% Motorsport
14 McLaren F1 47k 37.6 27.3% Motorsport
15 Liam Lawson 44k 34.7 27.4% Motorsport
16 Carlos Sainz 44k 36.0 28.7% Motorsport
17 Lance Stroll 42k 36.2 20.6% Motorsport
18 Williams Grand Prix Engineering 33k 38.5 24.9% Motorsport
19 Oliver Bearman 31k 38.4 31.2% Motorsport
20 Jack Doohan 30k 40.1 23.1% Motorsport
21 Cadillac F1 24k 35.1 33.0% Motorsport
22 Pierre Gasly 21k 36.3 33.6% Motorsport
23 Gabriel Bortoleto 20k 39.9 27.6% Motorsport
24 Esteban Ocon 16k 36.3 33.9% Motorsport
25 Aston Martin F1 14k 39.8 32.2% Motorsport

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular formula one teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each formula one team by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest formula one team in South Africa?

Max Verstappen currently leads with an estimated audience of 654k people in South Africa.

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