The sport and broadcaster renew their partnership at the opening Grand Prix of the 2026 season, taking place in Melbourne from 6 to 8 March, and promises to give fans all-access to races, interviews and analysis.

F1 also announced a broader agreement to cover support series F2 and F3, as well as the all-female F1 Academy, and the Porsche Super Cup.

Fans in Latin America (except Brazil and Mexico) will be able to catch the action across linear TV and streaming platforms, including Disney+, ESPN Premium in Chile, and the Fox Sports networks in Argentina.

Showcasing the sport's growth in LATAM and Caribbean, F1 announced a 5% increase in fans across the region to 150 million, 45% of which are female, with a 43% spread of under 35s.

LATAM is very well represented in F1 and feeder series, with 15 drivers from the region, including Gabriel Bortoleto and Sergio Perez. Franco Colapinto is also credited for the sport's surge of popularity in Argentina, with 17.2 million fans making F1 the most popular global sports league in the country.

In the announcement, Ian Holmes, Chief Media Rights and Broadcasting Officer of F1 said: "ESPN has been a trusted broadcast partner for many years, so we are excited to continue our collaboration, and take our sport to even more fans as we witness incredible growth across Latin America and the Caribbean.

"This has been helped enormously by the dedication and passion of the ESPN team to bring our fans the latest F1 action through world class broadcasting. We look forward to working with them into 2026 as the next generation of regulations come into force, which will shake up the competition and create huge excitement and drama.”

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