With the current cost crisis sweeping its way through the sport – something that’s more obvious than ever with the collapse of two teams; Caterham and Marussia, in the last week – we take a look at just how much each team is spending and what it’s getting them.
The table below shows a simplified account of what each team spends per season. Mercedes and Ferrari are both unique in the fact they have an engine operation as well as a team. These two figures have been separated, whilst the engine development costs haven’t been factored into the ‘cost-per’point’ calculation.
The table shows that Red Bull, despite a troubled start to the season, outspent all of its rivals, with Mercedes coming close, albeit almost £50 million down on the energy drink-owned giant.
Mercedes has the second largest budget of the 11 teams. But its runaway success this year means it’s getting a point for every £350,000 it spent with three races still remaining.
Sauber and Marussia have spent the most, with the least return as neither are yet to score this season, whilst Marussia with its two points courtesy of Jules Bianchi Monaco means it has spent a whopping £35m for each of them.
Williams return to form sees them spending around half a million per point, which is second only to Mercedes, despite a budget of almost half, putting it sixth in the overall expenditure column.
F1 Budgets (Total: £1.68bn):
| # | Team | Budget | Engine | Points | Cost-Per-Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Red Bull | £240m | N/A | 342 | £701,754 |
| 02 | Mercedes | £195m | £140m | 565 | £345,132 |
| 03 | Ferrari | £175m | £100m | 188 | £930,851 |
| 04 | McLaren | £190m | N/A | 143 | £1,328,671 |
| 05 | Lotus | £130m | N/A | 8 | £16,250,000 |
| 06 | Williams | £105m | N/A | 216 | £486,111 |
| 07 | Force India | £100m | N/A | 123 | £813,008 |
| 08 | Sauber | £90m | N/A | 0 | £N/A |
| 09 | Toro Rosso | £90m | N/A | 29 | £3,103,448 |
| 10 | Marussia | £70m | N/A | 2 | £35,000,000 |
| 11 | Caterham | £60m | N/A | 0 | £N/A |
* calculations based on estimates, accounts and guidance from Autosport Magazine.
