National and International Single Seater Costs

[Frosty11]

I don't really know the budgets that drivers have to pay for single seater formulas these days.

So I was wondering how much budget is required for these series i.e. AutoGP, FR BARC, FIA F3, British F3, F4 etc.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Star Mazda I believe is around $375,000, GP2 is around the €1.5mil mark. It's frankly ridiculous. Even British Formula Ford is over £50k.

[EastonNeston]

There is no definitive answer, as the equation contains too many variables and what is included by each team, even within a championship varies.

A major proportion of the costs for each series is the cost of travel, transport & accommodation while the team is attending events & tests, remembering that when supporting a top level event, like F1, actually adds to the costs.

[Flavio Galtieri]

All I know is that if you are even considering your son or daughter's career going as far as GP2 it would almost certainly be more cost efficient to either start your own team or buy somebody elses.

The costs are out of control.

[ivanalesi]

That is before you know how much it costs to setup a team and LEARN managing it. Except if you're a 3 times world champion, in all likely hood things might be a bit more complicating than opening a new store or something, at the end of the day you want to be the very best, not just surviving.

[Mekola]

Originally Posted by Flavio Galtieri

The costs are out of control.

Why don't FIA control the costs of ladder series?

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Originally Posted by Mekola

Why don't FIA control the costs of ladder series?

They're certainly trying with F4. I think they're now trying to do something about it.

[tristancliffe]

Just pay the mechanics less money. And make trucks/premises cheaper. Oh wait...

[brakedisc]

"Just pay the mechanics less money. And make trucks/premises cheaper."


Why pay them anything at all? Marshalls do not get paid so why should you?

[ivanalesi]

Why not make mechanics and engineers pay themselves for the privilege of working on the cars?
We solved all the problems in racing

[tristancliffe]

Originally Posted by brakedisc

"Just pay the mechanics less money. And make trucks/premises cheaper."


Why pay them anything at all? Marshalls do not get paid so why should you?

Indeed.

Let's scrap wages/salaries for all jobs. We can barter goods like sheep and water. Then motorsport talent will rise to the top like it did in Ancient Eygpt*

*Salaries and wages were paid to SOME people then (not the slaves, other than food/water), so it's a poor example I know.

[GolddustMini]

"hello mr dallara i would like some parts for my F308 please, here is my list"

"certainly sir in total that will be 2 sheep, 1 donkeys and a watervole"


this could really take off!

your parts truck would need an ifor williams farm trailor on the back at the end of a meeting!

[Asa]

One issue is that driving talent do not seem to be of any value in junior formulae.

But if you look at the relative performances of Alonso/Massa and Vettel/Webber, then you will understand that driving ability is important and valuable.

Maybe the FIA should consider grants to successful young drivers to help them move up the ladder, now that FIA's got money from the new Concorde agreement.