F1: Latest driver salaries
All salaries are down since the F1 budgets came into play, but the top F1 drivers will make more in a single season than some IndyCar drivers will make in their entire career.
It’s the difference from being a large global entity and a small domestic-only entity.
Rank | Driver/Team | Annual Salary |
1. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | $30m |
2. | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | $25m |
3. | Fernando Alonso (Alpine) | $21m |
=4. | Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) | $15m |
=4. | Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) | $15m |
6. | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | $12m |
=7. | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | $10m |
=7. | Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) | $10m |
=7. | Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) | $10m |
=7. | Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) | $10m |
11. | Sergio Perez (Red Bull) | $8m |
=12. | Lando Norris (McLaren) | $5.5m |
=12. | Esteban Ocon (Alpine) | $5.5m |
=12. | Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) | $5.5m |
=15. | Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) | $1m |
=15. | Mick Schumacher (Haas) | $1m |
=15. | Nikita Mazepin (Haas) | $1m |
=15. | Nicholas Latifi (Williams) | $1m |
=15. | George Russell (Williams) | $1m |
20. | Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) | $0.5m |