Highest paid f1 driver 2016

All this has ensured his earnings and net worth are humongous, and naturally the highest for any f1 driver till record. Mercedes to make lewis hamilton highestpaid f1 driver in. A twotime formula one champion, alonso is the only spanish driver to win an f1 grand prix in the series history. While he is not currently an f1 driver, and instead races in the fia world endurance championship, we felt he was an important name to include. Real madrids cristiano ronaldo seizes top spot for the first time new york, ny june 8, 2016 forbes released today the annual ranking of the worlds 100 highestpaid athletes. Below, check out the top 15 highestpaid drivers in the world. He signed up with the team as mark webbers replacement. You get to travel around the world and you get paid for speeding. Top 10 highest paid wrc rally drivers 2017 revealed. Lewis hamilton became britains best paid sportsman in 2015 by signing a new contract that ensures he will stay at mercedes until at least the end of the 2018 season.

The 10 highest paid formula 1 drivers celebrity net worth. The deal kicks in with the 2016 season and could pay out more than. Find out which f1 driver is the 10th bestpaid athlete on earth. Even if you dont know anything about f1, you should recognise this surname. As the first to hold three titles, forsberg lays claim as the winningest driver in the premier drift series. Richest f1 drivers of 2019 formula 1 driver salaries revealed. Nascars most valuable teams and highest paid drivers. The top 25 highestpaid athletes of 2016, visualized. A list of teams and drivers which have been confirmed or are expected to take part in the 2016 f1 season. Herewith then the five bestpaid drivers in f1 this year, according to gpfans.

We sit down with chris forsberg, the winningest driver in. On paper quadruple world champion sebastian vettel is the highest paid formula 1 driver in 2016 with a record three year deal with ferrari. The fellow aussie driver announced his retirement from formula 1 in 20. Britains beast f1 driver jenson button signed an extended oneyear deal with mclarenhonda to remain with the team in 2016. After leaving team scuderia toro rosso in 2016, joined the red bull f1 team. 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. Richest f1 drivers of 2019 formula 1 driver salaries. Jul 21, 2015 the annual list of formula 1 salaries has again been published, and fernando alonso is now comfortably top following his move to mclarenhonda the information complied by business book gp and. The wages of f1 stars arent as widely discussed as those of footballers. Jimmie johnson is now nascars highestearning driver. Lewis hamilton has become the highestpaid driver in the history of formula one according to research which reveals that his career earnings have.

Jun 08, 2016 real madrids cristiano ronaldo seizes top spot for the first time new york, ny june 8, 2016 forbes released today the annual ranking of the worlds 100 highestpaid athletes. Seventimes formula 1 world champion michael schumacher not only holds several records in the glamorous sport but is also the wealthiest driver of all time, according to new figures. They drive openwheel cars at more than 200 miles per hour and navigate corners at blinding speeds. The worlds highestpaid athletes of 2017 have been announced. But there is much variation in the salaries earned, even by the. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing business insider. The 15 highest paid formula 1 drivers of 2016 therichest.

Racing elite has put together a definitive list of the salaries on the grid in 2019, check it out below. Hamilton, alonso, vettel or coming up through a junior program rbs drivers mostly, ferrari academy. In fact, he also took the 2010 and 2011 seasons off from f1 to return to the world rally championship. Feb 23, 2017 jimmie johnson takes the title as nascar highest paid driver in 2016 after he clinched his recordtying seventh cup championship with a win at homesteadmiami speedway in the final race of the season. The 15 highestpaid formula 1 drivers in 2015 automobile. Jun 14, 2017 the worlds highest paid athletes of 2017 have been announced. The annual list of formula 1 salaries has again been published with. Mercedes are prepared to break the bank to keep lewis hamilton and could make the sixtime world champion the highestpaid f1 driver in history. During the extreme heat and physical strain of some of the formula 1 races, a driver can lose up to 5 kilos of weight. Does anybody know which drivers are paying for formula1. Formula 1 is one of the richest sports in the world and f1 drivers get paid handsomely, with salaries rivalling some of the richest footballers, golfers, and basketball players in the world. R875m the fivetime f1 champion is undoubtedly the highestpaid driver in the. How much are indycar drivers paid for the risks of racing.

Sep 06, 2015 top 10 highest salaries of formula 1 drivers. Fernando alonso grand prix date car race position pts. 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. The top 5 highest paid formula one drivers of 2016. 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. Sebastian vettel is a professional german race car driver which is currently driving for ferrari, alongside his teammate and his close friend, kimi raikkonen.

Even the worstpaid f1 drivers still earn millions in 2019. Top 10 highest salaries of formula 1 drivers youtube. An uptodate list of f1 driver salaries reveals just who was paid what in 2016. The top ten richest formula one drivers of all time car keys. He signed new extended contract with f1 team received 5 million as a signing bonus. Lewis hamilton topped forbes list as the highestpaid f1 driver for 2016. Hamilton tops list of 2019 f1 driver salaries grand prix 247. Mercedes are prepared to break the bank to keep lewis hamilton and could make the sixtime world champion the highest paid f1 driver in history. Young hamilton met mclaren teams principal, ron dennis, at the autosport awards and said, i want to race. On paper quadruple world champion sebastian vettel is the highest paid. The finnish driver race in rally cars and singleseat races before competing in formula 1. And the highest paid f1 driver is the reigning world champion, lewis hamilton. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing.

Driver and team owner ed carpenter, who won the pole for last years indy 500, has said there is sometimes little left over after expenses to pay himself as a driver. He is currently competing in f1 for infiniti red bull racing. Fernando alonso tops list of highestpaid f1 drivers. Nico rosberg is one of the two drivers who might grab the 2016 f1 champion title but he is not the highestpaid driver of the year although he. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. Dec 25, 2019 all this has ensured his earnings and net worth are humongous, and naturally the highest for any f1 driver till record. Britains beast f1 driver jenson button signed an extended oneyear deal with mclaren.

This may be done to gain ontrack experience or to live the lifestyle of a driver in a particular series. Like the top models, f1 drivers found themselves not always in the best of health thanks to their weight loss. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe farina. Despite being the highestpaid f1 driver of 2016, thanks to a record. Ice hockey is the 8th highest paid sport in our list of top 10 highest paying sports in the world 2016. Having the second highest budget mercedes were able to win the constructors championship with 765 points in 2016, meaning they only paid. Sebastian vettel signed a new threeyear deal with ferrari last august. 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 second highest paid driver in the grid in 2019, vettel will earn a whopping 40,000,000. Not only is he regarded as one of the best f1 drivers of all time, with six world championships under his belt, but he is also one of the highestpaid athletes in the world and is topping the forbes list year after year. Kimi raikkonen completes the topeight on eur8 million compared to the eur18 million he was said to have earned in 2015 followed by red. Some the drivers get extension in their contracts on base of their performance. Jan 28, 2019 its that time of the year when formula 1 driver salaries are speculated upon and this year, fivetime formula 1 world champion, lewis hamilton will again be the highest paid driver on the grid, with his ferrari rival sebastian vettel second on the list.

Formula 1 driver salaries 202021 highest paid f1 driver. Reports in the sun this morning claim that hamilton. Kimi raikkonen became the best paid racing driver in the world in 2007 when he joined ferrari. He would claim another two, the most recent from this past 2016 formula drift season. Usually when people bring it up it is somewhat of a pejorative labeling a driver whose skill is not enough for f1, but who can get into a seat because he has money behind him. The players frequently put themselves in the forbes richest list. Lewis hamilton is the 10th highest paid athlete of the.

Richest f1 drivers in the world salary, endorsements and more. 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. May 20, 2015 driver and team owner ed carpenter, who won the pole for last years indy 500, has said there is sometimes little left over after expenses to pay himself as a driver. 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. Patrick is one of the highest paid nascar drivers in the sport, but she doesnt perform like it. Top 20 highestpaid athletes of all time fox sports. Raikkonen raced with sauber, mclaren and ferrari, before leaving formula one in 2010, he returned in 2012, with lotus, before rejoining ferrari last year. Bruno, 32, raced in formula 1 for hrt 2010, renault 2011 and williams 2012. Lewis hamilton becomes f1s highestpaid driver with. Apr 02, 2015 the players frequently put themselves in the forbes richest list. Your favorite formula one drivers are still richer than you. This means one seat at ferrari and mercedes will be open for 2019.

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. Your favorite formula one drivers are still richer than. Jolyon palmer is a formula 1 racing driver currently part of the renault sport f1 team. An unforeseen consequence of the lightweight f1 driver syndrome. Nov 08, 2017 sebastien ogier, thierry neuville, jarimatti latvala and ott tanak are the top paid drivers currently. Which f1 driver was the best value for money in 2016. Max verstappen is the youngest driver to ever win a f1 race. Behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar. The cars are practically jet planes racing on land.

Nico rosberg is one of the two drivers who might grab the 2016 f1 champion title but he is not the highestpaid driver of the year although. Jan 09, 2017 the famously or perhaps infamously flash driver is one of the worlds highest earning sportsmen, with forbes claiming he takes home. The new deal should keep him at the top of driver earnings chart with earnhardts retirement. The 23 years old f1 driver debuted in formula 1 at the belgian grand prix in 2016, while driving for team manor. Lewis hamilton is the 10th highest paid athlete of the decade. Top 10 highest paid formula 1 driver superstars richest. Where a driver had not been confirmed the occupant of the seat for 2015 is listed and marked tbc. The move also saw him win his first and only world drivers championship in the 2007 season. May 11, 2018 an unforeseen consequence of the lightweight f1 driver syndrome. Kimi raikkonen is a finnish formula 1 driver who was born in espoo on 17 october 1979. You get to travel around the world throughout the entire season. Mar 18, 2015 seventimes formula 1 world champion michael schumacher not only holds several records in the glamorous sport but is also the wealthiest driver of all time, according to new figures. It didnt work, but 2016 was a year where hamilton overtook alain prosts mark of 51 wins to become the secondmost successful driver in f1 history, and he could well hold the alltime record for. A website in 2018 revealed that 6 million is basic salary paid to the driver.