Red Bull Racing not only came out on top in the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles, but spent the least doing so, according to the latest data from Business Book GP.
The Milton Keynes based outfit had a budget amounting to just over £132m (€158m), which they used to score a record 650 points, meaning each point cost them just £203,519 (€244,077).
This figure is far less than its rivals spent on a per point basis. McLaren, in second, spent almost £73,000 (€87,500) more per point, thanks to its larger budget of £137m (€164m) and its points tally of just 497 – enough to secure it second in the Constructors’ championship by some margin.
Ferrari, the team with the largest budget on the grid, spent more than double what Red Bull did per point, thanks to a relatively disappointing season for the Italian outfit.
The top four positions in the below grid match those of the Constructors’ table, but Force India and Sauber both manage to jump Renault thanks to their much smaller budgets, relegating Renault to seventh in the cost per point standings.
Williams were by far the worst performer (not taking into account the three new teams which failed to score any points). A budget of almost £80m (€96m), the sixth largest, rewarded them with just 5 points in their worst ever season since the team was founded in 1977. That equaits to almost £16m (€19m) per point.
Full results breakdown:
| Pos | Team | Budget (£) | Points | £/Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Red Bull | 132,287,350 | 650 | 203,519 |
| 02. | McLaren | 137,165,539 | 497 | 275,987 |
| 03. | Ferrari | 166,349,625 | 375 | 443,599 |
| 04. | Mercedes | 137,610,000 | 165 | 834,000 |
| 05. | Force India | 77,073,000 | 69 | 1,117,000 |
| 06. | Sauber | 59,048,000 | 44 | 1,342,000 |
| 07. | Renault | 102,273,000 | 73 | 1,401,000 |
| 08. | Toro Rosso | 67,363,000 | 41 | 1,643,000 |
| 09. | Williams | 79,630,000 | 5 | 15,926,000 |
| 10. | Hispania | 32,519,000 | 0 | N/A |
| 11. | Virgin Racing | 41,108,000 | 0 | N/A |
| 12. | Team Lotus | 60,620,000 | 0 | N/A |
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