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Formula 1 teams have been officially notified of a dramatic rise in the entry fees for next year's world championship, as AUTOSPORT predicted in September.



After much discussion about the matter in recent weeks - with teams seeking clarification on why the costs were going up - the FIA has finally revised its sporting regulations to confirm the scale of the increase.



As previously reported, the governing body amended the original plan to include a system whereby the champion outfit pays a premium price.



Under Appendix 7 of the newly published 2013 Sporting Regulations, the governing body states that there will be two levels of fees for teams.



The constructors' champions will have to pay a base $500,000 US plus $6000 US per point gained in the standings.



Every other team that wants to enter will have to pay the basic $500,000 US plus $5000 US per point.



Looking at last year's world championship standings, it means teams will see their entry fee costs rise from last year's standard rate of 309,000 Euro ($397,899) to:

Red Bull (650 points) $4.400 million McLaren (497 points) $2.985 million Ferrari (375 points) $2.375 million Mercedes (165 points) $1.325 million Lotus (73 points) $865,000 Force India (69 points) $845,000 Sauber (44 points) $720,000 Toro Rosso (41 points) $705,000 Williams (5 points) $525,000 Caterham (0 points) $500,000 HRT (0 points) $500,000 Marussia (0 points) $500,000

The updated Sporting Regulations do not lay out a final entry deadline for teams, but do state that teams must pay the entry fee by November 30.



The FIA's decision to increase entry fees comes amid a push by the governing body to increase the revenue it gets from the sport - with it believed to be chasing a total income of $40 million per season as part of a new commercial structure.



The total revenue generated by the entry fees will be at least $16.3 million, with AUTOSPORT also understanding that the governing body is close to agreeing a $24 million payment from commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone as part of a Concorde Agreement deal.



These payments, allied to an increase in F1 Super Licence fees for drivers, will help the FIA hit its revenue target.