Full F1 fan survey results revealed

To find out what the most dedicated motorsport fans think of Formula 1, AUTOSPORT, F1 Racing and Motorsport News launched a global fan survey in May. Nearly 35,000 people responded, and the results, published in full below, covered everything from why fans watch F1, their likes and dislikes, to how they would change it in the future.

The idea of the survey was to help identify F1's weaknesses while amplifying its strengths, and the thinking behind publishing the results in full is to give fans' voices as much exposure as possible.

Some of the findings are surprising, but they provide a fully-independent insight into the thinking of serious fans of Formula 1 – 36 percent of respondents watch every session of a grand prix weekend, and nearly 65 percent have been following F1 for at least 15 years.

First up, every current driver, team and grand prix were ranked in order of popularity:

1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Kimi Raikkonen
3 Fernando Alonso
= Jenson Button
5 Sebastian Vettel
6 No favorite
7 Daniel Ricciardo
8 Valtteri Bottas
9 Felipe Massa
10 Nico Rosberg
11 Max Verstappen
12 Nico Hulkenberg
13 Romain Grosjean
14 Marcus Ericsson
15 Daniil Kvyat
16 Sergio Perez
17 Felipe Nasr
18 Carlos Sainz Jr
19 Pastor Maldonado
20 Will Stevens
21 Roberto Merhi

1 Ferrari
2 McLaren
3 No favorite
4 Williams
5 Mercedes
6 Red Bull
7 Lotus
8 Force India
9 Sauber
10 Toro Rosso
11 Manor

1 Belgium
2 Monaco
3 Canada
4 Great Britain
5 Italy
6 No favorite
7 Hungary
8 USA
9 Brazil
10 Japan
11 Singapore
12 Australia
13 Abu Dhabi
14 Austria
15 Bahrain
16 Spain
17 Malaysia
18 China
19 Russia
20 Mexico

None 44.8%
Between 1-5 41.3%
Between 6-12 8.9%
More than 12 5.0%

Yes 67.6%
No 32.4%

Rivalry and competitiveness between drivers and teams 42.6%
The speed and risks involved 14.8%
To follow one driver or team 6.3%
Technical innovations 14%
Glamour of F1 2.7%
History and prestige 14.2%
Other 5.4%

More interviews with drivers or team personnel over a GP weekend 14.6%
More information about teams' headquarters 6.7%
More social media access 8.7%
Opportunities for fans to access the F1 paddock 24.5%

Better on-screen info graphics 29.8%
Better camera angles (in and out of car) 15.7%

Yes 34.7%
No 33.3 %
Not necessary with my TV package 32%

Practice, qualifying and the race 19.4%
All sessions plus pre- and post-race discussion 36.0%

Qualifying and the race 36.7%
Just the race 3.8%
Only highlights 1%
No access to live coverage 3%

Yes 21.3%
No 49.8%
Sometimes 28.9%

Always 17.1%
Sometimes 52.9%
Never 30%

Yes 26.5%
Yes but only for young drivers 39.5%
No 28.2%
No opinion 5.7%

Yes 52.3%
No 37.5%
No opinion 10.2%

Yes 34.4%
No 50.1%
No opinion 15.6%

Yes 18.9%
No 70.5%
No opinion 10.7%

Yes 41.1%
No 50.9%
No opinion 8%

Yes 90.1%
No 7.6%
No opinion 2.2%

Yes 77.9%
No 15.3%
No opinion 6.9%

Yes 9.6%
No 86%
No opinion 4.4%

Yes 48.1%
No 37.9%
No opinion 14.1%

Yes 21.3%
No 69.1%
No opinion 9.7%

Yes 37.4%
No 45.2%
No opinion 17.5%

Yes 88.4%
No 6.4%
No opinion 5.2%

Yes 48.5%
No 45.2%
No opinion 6.3%

Male 92.2%
Female 7.8%

Under 18 3.9%
18-40 59.3%
41-60 27.3%
61+ 9.4%