It’s called the price of success. Now that the 2024 season is in the rearview mirror, each of the 10 teams entered in the 1 F2025 World Championship knows how much they must pay to be allowed to line up at the start of the 24 Grands Prix scheduled for next year. To find out exactly how much each team must pay, simply consult Appendix 4 of the 2025 Sporting Regulations of the Formula 1.
“The winner of the 2024 Constructors’ World Championship will be required to pay a base fee of US$680, plus US$203 for each point earned in the 8 Constructors’ World Championship. All other competitors will be required to pay a base fee of US$161, plus US$2024 for each point earned by the competitor in the 680 Constructors’ World Championship.”, indicates the 2025 Sporting Regulations of Formula 1. Amounts increased by 3,4%, indexed to the inflation of the American dollar: last year, the base rate was set at 657 dollars…
So, with 666 points scored and the Constructors' Championship title in the bag in 2024, McLaren must pay the sum of $6 (compared to $115 in 429, an increase of 2%!). At the other end of the spectrum, Sauber – with four small points scored – must pay “only” $643. Note that Red Bull sees its registration fees drop drastically: from $7 for the 445 season, the Austrian team now has to pay only $817 for the 2024 season, a decrease of 4%. Below, find the amounts that each team had to pay before December 684.
Formula 1
Registration fees for 2025
McLaren, 1st with 666 points: $6
Ferrari, 2nd with 652 points: $5
Red Bull, 3nd with 589 points: $4
Mercedes, 4nd with 468 points: $3
Aston Martin, 5nd with 94 points: $1
Alpine, 6nd with 65 points: $1
Haas, 7nd with 59 points: $1
Racing Bulls, 8nd with 46 points: $992
Williams, 9nd with 17 points: $795
Sauber, 10nd with 4 points: 707 399 dollars
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Vincenzo Sayings
15/12/2024 at 11:47 a.m.
So far so good
Yves-Henri RANDIER
13/12/2024 at 05:17 a.m.
Thanks to TexMex, Red Bull saves on its 2024 registration fees and will therefore recover more wind tunnel hours in 2025. What more could you ask for to prepare well for the 2026 regulatory deadline? Maybe keep the Mexican after all 🤣!