MotoGP is the highest class of road racing events for the motorbikes. Meanwhile, Formula One, or F1 is the highest class of racing for single-seater formula racing cars. Both are the competition of speeds where top speeds, acceleration, quicker lap times, etc do attract the fans. In fact, both MotoGP and F1 are highly popular, especially for speed lovers. But in this content, we will take a comparative look at these 2 competitions. Let’s find out MotoGP Vs F1: who attracts more Viewership, and holds better lap times, and top speed records?
MotoGP Vs F1: Viewership, Lap Times, Top Speed
Top speed refers to the highest-ever speed recorded by a MotoGP bike or F1 car. Meanwhile, the lap time is actually the time required to complete a single lap around a track. Viewership means the event reached or watched by how many audiences on TV or across digital platforms worldwide and also how many fans attended the event overall throughout a season.
Is F1 Faster than MotoGP?
According to RedBull.com, at the Red Bull Ring, the highest average speed for F1 cars is around 240 kmph. Meanwhile, the highest average at the same track for the MotoGP bikes is approximately 182 kmph. Now let’s head to the Top Speed records for both competitions. Brad Binder’s 366.1km/h at Mugello in 2023 during the Italian Grand Prix is the highest-ever top speed recorded at MotoGP. Meanwhile, for the F1 cars Finnish star Valtteri Bottas recorded an all-time high 378 km/h (234.878 mph) during the 2016 European Grand Prix. Meanwhile, in the race, the topmost speed recorded by Bottas himself at 372.499 km/h (231.46 mph) during the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.
Is MotoGP Faster than F1 Lap Times?
Yet again, the F1 cars have the upper hand. In fact, the F1 cars are 30% faster over a lap than their MotoGP counterparts. Barcelona, Red Bull Ring, Silverstone, and Circuit of the Americas, are the only venues shared by both competitions. For instance, at the Circuit of the Americas, where both competitions took place, F1 holds a lap record time of 1m 36.169s. Meanwhile, the MotoGP lap record time at the same venue is 2m 04.277s. So, F1 Cars take less time to complete a lap than a MotoGP bike.
Is F1 more Popular than MotoGP?
Both competitions are highly popular. However, according to the real stats, F1 reached a TV audience of 70 million per race. The cumulative TV audience went over the 1.5 billion mark. Meanwhile, MotoGP reached over 500 million audiences through TV across countries. Around 6 million F1 tickets were sold meanwhile more than 3 million fans attended the MotoGP races. Thus, overall, we can tell, that F1 seems more popular than MotoGP. Another notable point is that young guys prefer MotoGP the most while mature persons have more affection for Formula One racing.
