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Side view of a red Ferrari number 44 labelled with part costs: power unit 11 million dollars, chassis 650 thousand, gearbox 500 thousand, front wing 300 thousand, totalling 15 to 22 million.

How Much Does an F1 Car Cost? A Part by Part Breakdown

Roughly $15 to $22 million on the estimates, but no team publishes a price. What the parts are reckoned to cost, what real crashes cost teams, and the $215 million cap that governs it all.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 31, 2026

Infographic reading 215 Million, the 2026 cost cap, with a red Ferrari car and two lists: counts (car development, parts, most staff) versus doesn't count (driver salaries, top bosses, marketing and travel).

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The F1 Cost Cap Explained: How the Budget Limit Reshaped the Sport

The F1 cost cap explained in full, the spending war that bankrupted teams, the limit brought in for 2021, what counts and what doesn't, the aero-testing handicap that works alongside it, and how Red Bull got caught.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026