2009 Driver Salaries

Raikkonen the $45mil man…

As ever, the figures are all but impossible to verify, but it still makes interesting reading…

2009 driver salaries – US $ (m)
1 . K. Raikkonen – Ferrari F60 – 45
2 . L. Hamilton – McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 – 18
3 . F. Alonso – Renault R29 – 15
4 . N. Rosberg – Williams Toyota FW31 – 8.5
5 . F. Massa – Ferrari F60 – 8
6 . J. Trulli – Toyota TF109 – 6.5
7 . S. Vettel – Red Bull Renault RB5 – 6
8 . M. Webber – Red Bull Renault RB5 – 5.5
9 . J. Button – Brawn Mercedes BGP 001 – 5
10 . R. Kubica – BMW Sauber F1.09 – 4.5
11 . H. Kovalainen – McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 – 3.5
12 . N. Heidfeld – BMW Sauber F1.09 – 2.8
13 . G. Fisichella – Ferrari F60 – 1.5
14 . S. Buemi – Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 – 1.5
15 . R. Barrichello – Brawn Mercedes BGP 001 – 1
16 . J. Alguersuari – Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 – 0.5
17 . A. Sutil – Force India Mercedes VJM02 – 0
18 . K. Nakajima – Williams Toyota FW31 – 0
19 . V. Liuzzi – Force India Mercedes VJM02 – 0
20 . R. Grosjean – Renault R29 – 0