The company behind the Mercedes F1 team generated income of over £474m during 2022, and earned a profit of £89m, with both figures representing substantial increases over the previous year.
In essence, the figures represent increased revenue from sponsorship and the F1 prize fund, and are solid proof of how successful top teams can be in the sport’s current financial environment. The turnover figure also includes a contribution from the Applied Science division. Like other big teams Mercedes has moved people and other resources out of a direct involvement in the F1 programme in order to stay under the cost cap.
However, there was a one-off tax situation in 2022 that put a big dent in the former figure. At an operating level the profit was even bigger, up from £71.9m to £113.6m, which perhaps gives a truer indication of how well the company performed. A dividend of £75.0m was split equally between the three shareholders, Mercedes AG, Ineos and team principal Toto Wolff’s company, MIL. The average headcount in 2022 was 1114, an increase of over 100 compared to the previous year.