The British squad won the constructors’ championship in Abu Dhabi to mark its first title success in the competition since 1998.
However, that comes at a cost, as entry fees into next year’s championship are based on the points scored in the previous season.
As McLaren was crowned constructors’ championship, entry into next year’s competition comes with a price tag of over $6 million.
That’s a sharp uptick from 2024 when the operation paid just $2.4 million for its place on the grid.
Entry fees are based on a comparatively simple formula and laid out in the FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations.
A flat fee of $680,203 applies to all entries, with an additional $6799 per point scored.
However, for the championship winner, the per-point figure increases to $8161.
McLaren’s increase is the most significant single change, greater even than the reduction Red Bull Racing will enjoy after paying almost $7 million for its entry in 2024.
That will reduce to around $4.7 million for 2025.
Ferrari’s entry fee has risen, so too Mercedes, though the latter’s by around a third of what the Scuderia’s additional costs will be.
Elsewhere, Aston Martin will save around $1 million while, by dint of scoring just four points through 2024, Sauber’s entry fee is just above the minimum, at $707,399.
Across the 10 teams, the F1 entry fees will net the FIA around $25.8 million in 2025, up from $22.4 million in 2024.
| Pos | Team | Entry Fee |
| 1 | McLaren | $ 6,115,429.00 |
| 2 | Ferrari | $ 5,113,151.00 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | $ 4,684,814.00 |
| 4 | Mercedes | $ 3,862,135.00 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | $ 1,319,309.00 |
| 6 | Alpine | $ 1,122,138.00 |
| 7 | Haas | $ 1,074,545.00 |
| 8 | RB | $ 992,957.00 |
| 9 | Williams | $ 795,786.00 |
| 10 | Sauber | $ 707,399.00 |
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