Aston Martin F1 team valued at £2.4 billion in latest minority stake sale

The Aston Martin F1 team has been valued at a staggering £2.4 billion after its latest minority stake sale as reports confirm the deal has already been signed albeit the buyer remains anonymous.

The valuation was revealed as the publicly-listed luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc announced earlier in the year its intention to divest its minority stake in the Formula 1 team for £110 million.

The transaction, backed by a binding letter of intent, is set to be finalized in the third quarter of 2025. Despite the company’s reduction in direct equity in the racing team, Aston Martin’s iconic name will remain entrenched in the sport through a long-term commercial and branding partnership.

Aston Martin’s valuation has more than doubled in under two years—in July 2023, reports valued the team at just £1.04 billion with a subsequent valuation of £1.56 billion recorded in November last year.

The latest figure leaps beyond £2.4 billion underscoring how high-level motorsport has become an attractively appreciating asset class despite a turbulent consumer automobile market.

The stake sale has been prompted by broader liquidity strategies at Aston Martin Lagonda, which is divesting assets to support its ambitious goals for its core car business.

The move is also strategic in that the majority backer of the F1 team, Lawrence Stroll’s Yew Tree Investments, is expected to raise its holding in the road car division from 27.67% to 33%, thus deepening the integration of automotive and racing operations under unified leadership.

This places Stroll at the heart of both the team’s motorsport and automotive undertakings, strengthening both commercial and competitive synergies.

The purchase of the minority stake was not publicly attributed to a specific buyer but what is clear is that demand for investment in Formula 1 remains robust, with the sport’s commercial and entertainment assets enjoying historic levels of popularity.

This phenomenon can be credited in part to Netflix F1 docuseries “Drive to Survive” which has dramatically expanded the sport’s audience especially in the United States, and helped cultivate a younger and more diverse fan base than ever before.

Perhaps equally key in the team’s recent financial ascent has been a series of high-profile hirings, with legendary engineer Adrian Newey coming on board in a dual role as both managing technical partner and part-owner.

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Recruitment across the board has seen Aston Martin F1 team retain and attract some of the brightest minds in Formula 1 engineering and operations, further reinforcing the squad’s competitive edge.

On the sporting side, the Silverstone-based outfit will undergo another transformation for the 2026 F1 season and become the official Honda works team, following the Japanese marque’s strategic switch from the Red Bull stable.

This partnership promises to usher in a new era for Aston Martin, leveraging Honda’s championship-winning hybrid and power unit expertise as the F1 technical regulations enter a new cycle.

Meanwhile, the team is set to retain its current driver roster: two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso whose multi-year contract runs through 2026, and Lance Stroll, son of team owner Lawrence Stroll.

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