Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull get $54% of F1 payout
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| Ferrari taking home the bacon |
Ferrari's drop to third place in Formula 1 last year "did not stop the Maranello squad from maintaining its place" as F1's top commercial rights earner, according to Rencken & Barretto of MOTORSPORT. At the start of each season, Formula One Management "projects revenues from three streams" — hosting fees, media rights and other income avenues, such as hospitality and trackside sponsorship. FOM's '16 turnover is estimated at $1.83B, with underlying revenues estimated at $1.38B.
Revenues are distributed across the 10 teams through nine monthly payments from April, with a final "check" payment — when definitive revenues have been calculated — in March '18. The amount each team receives is "based on a series of factors, including performance over the course of the season, past success and special agreements." MOTORSPORT.
| Team | Col 1 | Col 2 | Col 1+2 | LST** | CCB*** | Other | Total | 2016 ± | 2016 Rank |
| Ferrari | 36 | 41 (13%) | 77 | 68 | 35 | 180 | -9% | 3 | |
| Mercedes | 36 | 61 (19%) | 97 | 39 | 35 | 171 | – | 1 | |
| Red Bull | 36 | 52 (16%) | 88 | 39 | 35 | 161 | +12% | 2 | |
| McLaren | 36 | 31 (9%) | 67 | 30 | 97 | +18% | 6 | ||
| Williams | 36 | 33 (10%) | 69 | 10**** | 79 | -9% | 5 | ||
| Force India | 36 | 36 (11%) | 72 | 72 | +7% | 4 | |||
| Toro Rosso | 36 | 23 (7%) | 59 | 59 | +3% | 7 | |||
| Renault | 36 | 16 (5%) | 52 | 52 | -19% | 9 | |||
| Sauber | 36 | 13 (4%) | 49 | 49 | -10% | 10 | |||
| Haas ***** | 19 (6%) | 19 | 19 | – | 8 | ||||
| Total | 324,5 | 324,5 | 649 | 68 | 143 | 80 | 940 | 965 (-3,5%) |