Lando Norris Edges Max Verstappen for Biggest 2026 FIA Super Licence Fee

The FIA’s per-point pricing tied to 2025 results drives top scorers into near–seven-figure invoices that teams cover outside Formula 1’s cost cap.

Overview

Lando Norris faces a €1,032,974 Super Licence charge for 2026, narrowly ahead of Max Verstappen at €1,028,190.
The fee is calculated as a €11,842 base plus €2,392 for every point scored in 2025.
Oscar Piastri’s bill comes in just under €1 million, reflecting the concentration of high costs among 2025’s leading point scorers.
Teams customarily pay the Super Licence fees and these payments are excluded from F1’s cost-cap rules, with McLaren’s Norris–Piastri duo totaling over €2 million.
Drivers with no 2025 points pay only the base fee, with examples including Franco Colapinto, while returnees and rookies such as Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Arvid Lindblad are also listed at the minimum.