F1 Grand Prix Hosting Fees 2026: Race Fees & Contracts Revealed

Cost of hosting Formula 1 Grand Prix has been increasing over the last two decades — It is now big part of F1’s global revenue. In fact combined 'race fee' paid by grand prix orgnizers from around the world makes it the largest revenue streams for Formula 1 second only to F1 TV rights deals.

Every grand prix promoter pays a sanctioning fee 'race fee' that can range from $25 million a-year to massive $60 million a-year depending on grand prix or part of the world its taking place. F1 can generate a total of $700 million per-year from race fee revenue which represent around 25% of F1's total yearly revenue. 

Monaco were paying the lowest race fee of only $15 per-year under the previous contract thanks to historic value. However Monaco and F1 signed long-term contract extension until 2035 where Monaco agreed to pay double the race fee every year.  

2026 F1 Grand Prix Hosting Fees Revealed: Cheapest vs Most Expensive Races Ranked

*Las Vegas do not pay any traditional race fee as the even is organized by Liberty Media itself. While Monaco and Monza who were paying the lowest race fee have agreed to double the fee with their recent contract extensions. Below is list of all grand prix and how much race fee each one is paying.