In the penultimate race the car let him down again. Presenting f1 driver salaries from the top down, for racing stars such as. Seventh overall in the final driver standings, grosjeans points scoring consistency led to a tally of 2 points for his best finish todate in formula one. Lewis hamilton has become the highestpaid driver in the history of formula one according to research which reveals that his career earnings. Salaries and bonuses of formula 1 teams and drivers 26 may 2017 consultancy. One of the reasons is the expenditure to pay these highestpaid f1 drivers. Mar 10, 2019 rookie alexander albon is the lowestpaid driver on the grid, while robert kubica is bestpaid among drivers entering f1 in 2019 albeit the pole has plenty of f1 experience in the past, of course. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Sometimes webber paid the price of pushing too hard.
Driver earnings are typically composed of a salary, performance bonuses for race wins, sponsorship deals and in some cases, other racingrelated income. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. Behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar. The sixtime world champion was th on forbes worlds highestpaid athletes and 49th on forbes 100 highestpaid celebrities in the world.
The magazine named him motorsports topearning driver from june 2012 to june 20, 266 one of 2016s top earning international stars, 267 and one of 2017s highest paid. Best formula 1 drivers of all time the top ten best formula 1 drivers of all time 1 ayrton senna ayrton senna da silva 21 march 1960 1 may 1994 was a brazilian racing driver who won three formula one world championships for mclaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers of all time. All the texts present on the statsf1 site are the exclusive property their authors. The 5 bestpaid formula 1 drivers in 2019 below are five worstpaid f1 drivers in 2019. The full rankings will be published in seven parts, with individual articles for the top five drivers, after which there will be a vote for driver of the year. On the other end of the scale, threetime f1 champion niki lauda ranked ninth in the alltime f1 winners list with 25 victories finds himself down in a lowly 142nd spot, beaten by. Kimi raikkonen joining ferrari because of money dispute bbc. German ace michael schumacher is widely recognised as being the worlds best ever racing driver. Based on those estimates, these are the highestpaid nonretired professional racers in motorsports. The annual list of f1 salaries has again been published, with fernando alonso again leading the way, while sebastian vettel is down in joint fourth, taking home the same as the likes of his team. Richest f1 drivers of 2019 formula 1 driver salaries. Jan 29, 2019 how much do f1 drivers get paid, well in this video i will talk about who are the lowest and highest paid drivers in 2019, and also the varying contract length throughout the grid as well.
Nico hulkenberg says crashhappy f1 rival romain grosjean. If so, he could be the highest paid driver without a victory on his f1 resume. Points are used in formula one to determine the outcome of both the drivers and. Lewis hamilton is a fivetime formula one world champion who currently races for the mercedes amg f1 team. Hamilton is regarded as one of the best f1 drivers of all time and has the highest pole. Williams martini racing team is the only one team who announced their first driver while searching for second driver before the season. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe farina. Lotus chose not to take up an option on vitaly petrovs contract, and did not offer bruno senna a new contract. The 2012 f1 driver rankings continue with part two, which take us up to the top five. The 2012 fia formula one world championship was the 66th season of fia formula one. We do know that, in at least a couple of cases, up to 50% of the points prize money earned is taken by the respective driver at each race, over and above their salaries. Mclaren had the british teenager on their books for two years before fasttracking him into f1s galaxy of stars in 2019. Buttons retirement and hamiltons single point meant that mclaren lost second place in the world constructors championship to ferrari, and hamilton admitted that his bid to be the 2012 world drivers champion was over.
An uptodate list of f1 driver salaries has been published. At the conclusion of the 2009 campaign raikkonen would walk away from f1 and try his hand at rallying and nascar, before returning to the series in 2012. Discover the formula 1 2020 teams drivers, podium finishes, championship titles and everything you need to know about the teams in this years f1 championship. Pastor maldonado leads the f1 drivers who bring money to. Aug 01, 2017 he is the only motorcycle racer who made to forbes highest paid athlete list. As a result of alonsos endorsement money and formula one salary, he has been listed as one of the worlds highest paid athletes by forbes every year from 2012 to 2018. Petrov and senna were replaced by 2007 world drivers champion kimi raikkonen returning to the sport after two seasons competing in the world rally championship and reigning gp2 series champion romain grosjean, who also returned. The finn would then sign a threeyear contract to move to ferrari, putting him among the highest paid f1 drivers of the time, and he would win his only world championship with the team in 2007. Sportsmoney the missing contract that holds the keys to f1. The 25 highest paid footballers in the world with football fever spreading thanks to the world cup, the players are rightfully in the spotlight. This top 100 ranking goes back to the start of formula 1 in 1950. Formula one drivers are always the highest paid drivers in motorsports, and yet again top of the list in 2012 is fernando alonso from scuderia ferrari with 30 million euros, which is similar with he amount he got in 2011. The driver salaries for every competitor in f1 2009 have been published, containing a number of surprises most notably the discrepancy in teammate pay in some cases, and also the staggering gap.
F1 test driver tatiana calderon is in a league of her own. You can even see which car they drive in full screen. Brm missed out on the constructors championship again in 1965, earning 61 total points. Raikkonen began his f1 career all the way back in 2001 with sauber, with a solid rookie season earning him a spot at mclaren where he would race from 2002 to 2006 the finn would then sign a threeyear contract to move to ferrari, putting him among the highestpaid f1 drivers of the. The top 50 f1 drivers of all time, regardless of what they. Lewis hamilton may be the reigning f1 world champion and in. The list displays the all time f1 driver rankings for the most amount of races, victories, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and the total amount of points for each f1 driver. Oct 28, 2009 the driver salaries for every competitor in f1 2009 have been published, containing a number of surprises most notably the discrepancy in teammate pay in some cases, and also the staggering gap. We also have the all time f1 teams ranking the ranking is sorted by default on total points. Lewis hamilton is the current formula one world champion and is going for his fifth title in 2018, but with contract talks stalling with mercedes he is not the highestpaid driver on the grid. The 15 highest paid formula 1 drivers of 2016 therichest. Fernando alonso tops list of highestpaid f1 drivers.
The highest paid drivers in motorsports come from the world of formula one, nascar and motogp. The 15 highestpaid formula 1 drivers in 2015 automobile. Rookie alexander albon is the lowestpaid driver on the grid, while robert kubica is bestpaid among drivers entering f1 in 2019 albeit the pole has plenty of f1 experience in the past, of course. So far all teams announced their first and second drivers for the season competition.
Raikkonen raced with sauber, mclaren and ferrari, before leaving formula one in 2010, he returned in 2012, with lotus, before rejoining ferrari last year. This may be done to gain ontrack experience or to live the lifestyle of a driver in a particular series when ones talent or credentials do not merit a. F1 racing teams 2020 ferrari, mclaren, mercedes and more. How much do f1 drivers get paid, well in this video i will talk about who are the lowest and highest paid drivers in 2019, and also the. Any use on another web site or any other support of diffusion is prohibited except authorization of or the authors concerned. Salaries and bonuses of formula 1 teams and drivers. He is the only motorcycle racer who made to forbes highest paid athlete list. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing. Those tallies have reversed over time as both drivers have been. He is most recognized for his 2012 malaysian grand prix run where he took. He spun into retirement in italy and his race in abu dhabi was ragged. Even the worstpaid f1 drivers still earn millions in 2019.
But that bright light widens enough to shine on the incredible amounts of money flowing through global football, too. We looked at earnings between june 2012 and june 20 derived from salaries, bonuses, endorsements. Before ronaldo, the bestpaid sports star was either tiger woods or floyd mayweather for 15 straight years. The best f1 drivers of all time, as chosen by science. Jun 03, 2012 an uptodate list of f1 driver salaries has been published. But there is much variation in the salaries earned, even by the.
Aug 11, 2017 so far all teams announced their first and second drivers for the season competition. Kimi raikkonen is a finnish formula 1 driver who was born in espoo on 17 october 1979. Top 10 highest paid formula 1 driver superstars richest. Jul 30, 2018 according to forbes, dale earnhardt jr. In 1995 michael became the at that time youngest double formula 1 world champion 1994 and 1995 seasons ever.
Named after american sprint legend carl lewis and growing up idolising ayrton senna, its perhaps no surprise that lewis hamilton was born for a life of speed, and he has gone on to make the most of it. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing business insider. The earning were taken from trusted sources like forbes, bbc, sports forums. We looked at earnings between june 2012 and june 20. F1 2012 driver salaries published who earns the most. Susie wolff is the wife of t wolff, a director of the group until his resignation on 21 january 20. May 15, 2018 it is not the first time grosjeans f1 career has been in crisis. His wealth and lifestyle has led to some pretty extravagant purchases over the course of his formula 1 career, with his collection at one time boasting a ferrari worth. Meanwhile, the top names in formula one make significantly more than their stock cardriving counterparts. Below, check out the top 15 highestpaid drivers in the world.
On the eve of this weekends hungarian gp at the hungaroring, sauber has confirmed the identities of its two race drivers and reserve and test driver in f1 2012. The following twelve teams and twentyfive race drivers competed in the 2012. It is not the first time grosjeans f1 career has been in crisis. Kimi raikkonen became the best paid racing driver in the world in 2007 when he joined ferrari. Vettel entered the final race of the season with a thirteenpoint lead over. Manor in formula 1 is notorious for this, even sacking a pay driver this summer because his backers werent paying enough. Weve compiled a list of the bestpaid f1 drivers from data published.
But it is definitely the most expensive sport in the world. Or maybe he was just happy to leave a lotus team that was in limbo, waiting for a longpromised renault group buyout. A firecracker in his junior career, with a penchant for pole. Best formula 1 drivers of all time top ten list thetoptens. The move also saw him win his first and only world drivers championship in the 2007 season. The very top formula one drivers get paid more than indycar or nascar drivers, however the earnings immediately fall off after the top three f1 drivers and the majority of nascar racers will make more money than their. Oct 31, 2018 f1 test driver tatiana calderon is in a league of her own. The 2014 season saw the introduction of a new engine formula, with turbochargers returning to the sport for the first time since 1988. Fangio was easily the highest ranked driver on street circuits, with ayrton senna, fernando alonso, alain prost and jackie stewart all closely scored but in that. The second highest paid driver in the grid in 2019, vettel will earn a whopping 40,000,000. A pay driver is a driver for a professional auto racing team who, instead of being paid by the owner of his car, drives for free and brings with him either personal sponsorship or personal or family funding to finance the teams operations. The 2012 fia formula one world championship was the 66th season of fia formula one motor racing.
Otherwise, schumacher has scored the highest percentage, scoring 144 out of. Perhaps the f1 grand prix racing is not as big as the world cup of football. This resulted in the exhaust exiting the bodywork much higher up than in. The worlds highestpaid racecar drivers in 2019 business. Pastor maldonado leads the f1 drivers who bring money to the cockpit.
To put that into perspective, a race win would attract a 92,500 purse. The highestpaid drivers in motorsports come from the world of formula one, nascar and motogp. The 5 best paid formula 1 drivers in 2019 below are five worst paid f1 drivers in 2019. If a driver was to earn around half of that as a bonus, he would walk away with an extra 46,250. Racing elite has put together a definitive list of the salaries on the grid in 2019, check it out below. He was banned for a formula 1 race in 2012 due to a spate of crashes. Lets take a look at the top 15 richest speed demons. Michael is a 7 times f1 world champion and most recently raced for the mercedes gp petronas formula one team. Lando norris may not be named after star wars rebel lando calrissian his mum just liked the moniker but he has flair and fighting spirit in bountiful supply.