Lando Norris set for hefty seven-figure 2026 superlicence payment after 2025 F1 title win

2025 System 1 champion Lando Norris is ready for a hefty €1,023,658 superlicence payment for 2026.

Each driver should pay a superlicence payment to compete within the championship, though it’s price noting that the invoice is normally picked up by the motive force’s group. The payment consists of a flat charge plus an quantity per level scored within the earlier season. For Norris, he scored 423 factors in 2025, so at €2,392 per level, plus the flat charge of €11,842, the Briton can pay €1,023,658 for the upcoming season.

4-time champion Max Verstappen, who completed the 2025 season second within the championship with simply two factors behind Norris, may also need to pay over €1million. Norris’s McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri’s invoice is available in at slightly below one million after his third-place end.

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto, who was the one driver to not rating some extent in 2025, will solely need to pay the flat charge of €11,842. Along with the Argentinian driver, Arvid Lindblad, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will all solely pay the bottom charge, as they didn’t race in F1 final yr.

Verstappen holds the file for the very best superlicence payment after paying €1,217,900 for 2024, following his dominant 2023 season by which he scored 575 factors.

Lando Norris, McLaren

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2026 F1 superlicence charges per driver (approximate figures)

Driver
2026 Superlicence Price
2025 Factors Complete

Lando Norris
€1,023,658
423

Max Verstappen
€1,018,874
421

Oscar Piastri
€992,562
410

George Russell
€774,890
319

Charles Leclerc
€590,706
242

Lewis Hamilton
€384,994
156

Andrea Kimi Antonelli
€370,642
150

Alex Albon
€186,458
73