Former reigning world champion Fernando Alonso's 2007 credential, therefore, cost the Spaniard just under €62,000.
But according to the British print magazine Autosport, the World Motor Sport Council has approved an increase in the cost of a superlicense to €10,000, plus €2,000 per point.
New world champion Kimi Raikkonen's 2008 license, therefore, will cost him €230,000.