Estimating the cost of race tickets, accommodation & spending money to attend a Formula 1 race weekend in 2025. Budget, mid-range and high-end price points.
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As part of our detailed Formula 1 travel guides for every race on the 2025 Formula 1 calendar, we estimate the total cost to attend each race based on three different price points: Budget, Mid-Range and High End. The costs, which are expressed in USD per person, are based on a stay of three nights on Grand Prix weekend with race tickets, accommodation and daily spending money. The budget does not include flights (or other travel costs) required to reach the race location. More information about our fan categories is listed below.
Fans on a low budget spend on average $593 USD to attend a Formula 1 race weekend in 2025
The cheapest race to attend for fans on a budget in 2025 is the Chinese Grand Prix, where you’ll spend a combined $215 over three days on general admission tickets, hostel bed and spending in Shanghai. The availability of cheap general admission tickets means that you’ll also find good value in Azerbaijan ($390 USD), Brazil ($400 USD), Saudi Arabia ($440 USD) and Imola ($445). Affordable trackside camping also keeps the cost of attending many races in Europe lower than the season average. At the other end of the affordability scale, the most expensive races to attend for fans on a budget are in Miami ($880 USD), Las Vegas ($925 USD), Austin ($930 USD) and Abu Dhabi ($1,050 USD), where prices are high across the board for general admission tickets, places to stay and spending.
Fans on a mid-range budget spend an average of $1,412 USD on attending a Formula 1 race weekend in 2025
At less than 40% of the average weekend cost, China is also the cheapest race to attend for mid-range fans. A weekend in Shanghai with a covered grandstand seat, decent hotel in Shanghai and daily spending will set you back only $530 USD. The price almost doubles for the next cheapest race at this price point. The best value can also be found in Qatar ($900 USD), Bahrain ($945 USD) and Hungary ($965 USD). Also costing below average are Brazil, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Australia.
At the less affordable end of the mid-range price point, the most expensive races to attend cost in excess of $2,000 USD for grandstand seats, hotel reservations and spending money. Three out of the six most expensive races for mid-range fans are in the USA, with Las Vegas the most expensive at $2,570 USD. Other expensive races to attend at this price point include Abu Dhabi ($1,815 USD), Monaco ($2,090 USD) and Singapore ($2,215 USD)
Fans with a high-end budget spend on average $6,162 USD to attend a Formula 1 race weekend in 2025
The cost of trackside hospitality has risen strongly since the pandemic. Hotel prices in many popular Formula 1 cities have also increased on race weekends. Hospitality prices at the stateside races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas have actually been falling for the past two seasons, but remain the least affordable on the entire calendar.
The cheapest race for all-inclusive hospitality in 2025 is Bahrain, where you can enjoy Champions Club hospitality and stay in a decent hotel in Manama for $4,715 USD per person. Other affordable races for high-end fans include Hungary ($5,010 USD), Imola ($5,175 USD) and Austria ($5,200 USD). You’ll pay much higher prices for all-inclusive hospitality, accommodation and spending money in Monaco ($7,135 USD), as well as at all three races in the USA (from $7,880 USD in Vegas to $8,400 USD in Miami).
Although the weekend budgets for China ($5,920 USD) and Azerbaijan ($6,600) are not amongst the season’s cheapest, it’s worth noting that more exclusive Paddock Club hospitality (as opposed to Champions Club hospitality) is used for the price calculation at these races. China and Azerbaijan offer the cheapest three-day access to the Paddock Club in 2025, priced from $5,250-5,500 USD.
More information about our price points:
Budget fans buy the cheapest race tickets (General Admission) and camp by the track or stay in a hostel.
Mid-Range fans buy a average-priced grandstand ticket and stay in a 3-star hotel
High-End fans buy a hospitality package and stay in a 4 or 5 star hotel. Where available we’ve used the mid-range Champions Club hospitality product for this comparison, which is cheaper than the Formula 1 Paddock Club.
Cost of Attending F1 Race Weekend in 2025 (USD)
RankRaceAverage Budget Mid-RangeHigh-End
1Bahrain$2,043$470$945$4,715
2Hungary$2,152$480$965$5,010
3China$2,222$215$530$5,920
4Austria$2,273$480$1,140$5,200
5Imola$2,320$445$1,340$5,175
6Brazil$2,347$400$1,090$5,550
7Australia$2,408$540$1,195$5,490
8Britain$2,440$730$1,510$5,080
9Spain$2,445$520$1,215$5,600
10Netherlands$2,452$680$1,385$5,290
11Qatar$2,467$552$900$5,950
12Japan$2,557$497$1,235$5,940
13Belgium$2,583$555$1,485$5,710
14Canada$2,658$560$1,290$6,125
15Saudi Arabia$2,720$440$1,150$6,570
16Azerbaijan$2,743$390$1,240$6,600
17Mexico$2,758$480$1,195$6,600
18Italy (Monza)$2,760$515$1,275$6,490
19Abu Dhabi$3,148$1,050$1,815$6,580
20Singapore$3,290$710$2,215$6,945
21Monaco$3,340$795$2,090$7,135
22USA (Austin)$3,582$930$1,875$7,940
23USA (Las Vegas)$3,792$925$2,570$7,880
24USA (Miami)$3,837$880$2,230$8,400
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