Mercedes will pay record entry fees in F1 for 2020
The astronomical registration fees that Mercedes will pay to participate in the 2020 Formula 1 championship are the highest in the history of the sport. Reigning over Formula 1 comes at a significant cost!
By winning its sixth consecutive constructors’ and drivers’ championships, Mercedes further cements its place in the sport’s history. It is the only team to have achieved this feat.
The German team scored a total of 739 points this season, which is their second-best score after the record 765 points accumulated in 2016.
The FIA has slightly increased the points-based fees over the past two years, meaning that Mercedes has to pay more than ever for its entry in F1 in 2020, even though it scored fewer points than in 2016.
For the 2020 season, the fee per point is $6,677 (€6,013) for the world champion team, while its rivals will have to pay $5,563 (€5,010) per point.
The overall registration fees for Mercedes therefore amount to $5,490,812 (€4,945,229) for the 2020 season. Ferrari, on the other hand, will only have to pay $3.3M (€2.97M). Conversely, Williams, which is last in the constructors’ standings with just one point in the championship this season, will have to pay $562,072 (€506,223).
The 2020 engagement fees for each team
| Team | Points | Amount in $ | |
| 1 | Mercedes | 739 | 5 490 812 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 | 3 360 261 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 417 | 2 876 280 |
| 4 | McLaren | 145 | 1 363 144 |
| 5 | Renault | 91 | 1 062 742 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri | 85 | 1 029 364 |
| 7 | Racing Point | 73 | 962 608 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 57 | 873 600 |
| 9 | Haas | 28 | 712 273 |
| 10 | Williams | 1 | 562 072 |
The engagement fees for Mercedes since 2015 concerning the points system only:
| Season | Previous Year’s Point | Amount in $ | |
| 1 | 2015 | 701 | 4 341 994 |
| 2 | 2016 | 703 | 4 354 382 |
| 3 | 2017 | 765 | 4 738 410 |
| 4 | 2018 | 668 | 4 137 592 |
| 5 | 2019 | 655 | 4 292 215 |
| 6 | 2020 | 739 | 4 934 303 |
