A maiden world championship came with a hefty price tag for Lando Norris with the McLaren driver set to fork out over €1 million to race in Formula 1 next season.

Norris won the championship from Max Verstappen by just two points after a tumultuous 24-race season to deliver McLaren its first drivers’ title since 2008.

Lando Norris to pay €1 million for FIA Super Licence

Success in F1, however, comes at a cost, with drivers required to pay handsomely for their FIA Super Licence each season.

In addition to a base fee for the licence, which PlanetF1.com understands is in the region of €11,842, drivers play a €2,392 per-point fee.

As a result of his performance in F1 2025, Lando Norris‘ licence is the most expensive for F1 2026, €1,023,507 – though still short of the €1.3 million Max Verstappen forked out following his crushing 2023 performance.

Verstappen remains a member of the €1 million licence club, while Oscar Piastri fell just short of that marker.

However, the Australian’s performance over the course of the season will see his licence cost rise by over €300,000 versus his Super Licence costs a year ago.

While Piastri’s costs increased, Carlos Sainz saved over half a million following his move to Williams, while his F1 2024 teammate Charles Leclerc will shell out just under €250,000 less than he had to for his licence this year.

Driver
2025 Pts
2026 Super Licence Cost

Lando Norris
423
 €1,023,507

Max Verstappen
421
 €1,018,724

Oscar Piastri
410
 €992,416

George Russell
319
 €774,776

Charles Leclerc
242
 €590,620

Lewis Hamilton
156
 €384,939

Kimi Antonelli
150
 €370,589

Alex Albon
73
 €186,432

Carlos Sainz
64
 €164,907

Fernando Alonso
56
 €145,774

Nico Hulkenberg
50
 €131,425

Oliver Bearman
43
 €114,683

Esteban Ocon
38
 €102,725

Liam Lawson
38
 €102,725

Yuki Tsunoda
33
 €90,767

Lance Stroll
32
 €88,375

Pierre Gasly
22
 €64,459

Gabriel Bortoleto
19
 €57,284

Sergio Perez
0
 €11,842

Valtteri Bottas
0
 €11,842

Franco Colapinto
0
 €11,842

Arvid Lindblad
0
 €11,842

Jack Doohan
0
 €11,842

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