Zero — at least not directly. Unlike tennis, golf, or NASCAR, Formula 1 does not award prize money per race. The Miami GP pays out no race-by-race purse. What it pays is something more valuable: championship points.

Every point scored at Miami counts toward the Constructors' Championship standing. That standing determines their share of F1's annual prize pot, estimated at $1.4 billion in 2026. A single point at Miami can be worth millions at the end of November.

Liberty Media's annual financial report confirmed a total of $1.4 billion allocated to the F1 prize money pot for 2025. The 2026 pot is expected to be at least as large. The distribution follows the Concorde Agreement in four layers:

• Layer 1 — Column 1: ~23.7% split equally among the top 10 teams.
• Layer 2 — Column 2: ~23.7% distributed based on final Constructors' Championship position. The champion receives ~14%, 10th place ~6%.
• Layer 3 — Ferrari Bonus: ~5% extra (~$70M) for being the only team to compete since 1950.
• Layer 4 — Historical Success: Additional payments based on results over the past decade.

The performance-based pool (~$332M) makes the difference between adjacent positions roughly 0.9%, or $3 million per position.

In a sprint weekend like Miami, points are available in both sessions. A single point in the sprint race could shift a team's end-of-season position enough to swing $3–10 million in prize money. That is what the engineers are watching on Sunday.

The economic impact story is about what Miami earns from hosting F1. Projections for 2026 suggest it will exceed $500 million, pushing the total contribution since 2022 beyond $1.3 billion.

Formula 1 has signed a 10-year extension with the Miami GP taking it through to 2041 — the longest contracted event on the calendar. To understand the investment required to visit, see our guide on Miami GP cost to attend.

Miami has emerged as the commercial benchmark. Average visitor spend in 2025 was approximately $1,940 — driving impact above Las Vegas and Austin. With its Paddock Club from $10,000 infrastructure, it attracts corporate spending that does not follow a typical sports model.

Industry estimates place Miami's annual hosting fee at approximately $50-60 million. Against a $500M+ economic impact, this represents an 8-10x return on direct investment before tourism infrastructure and job creation.