Formula 1 driver salaries
What every seat on the 2026 Formula 1 grid pays, constructor by constructor, and what the drivers have earned across their careers.
Highest paid drivers
Basic salary for the 2026 Formula 1 season
The three best paid seats take 46.9% of the £276,500,000 the grid pays between them.
Constructor wage bills
Driver pay by constructor, out of £276,500,000 across the grid
Constructor by constructor
11 constructors · 22 drivers| Constructor | Drivers | Wage bill | Share of grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | Lewis Hamilton £47m · Charles Leclerc £27m | £74,260,000 | 26.9% |
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen £55m · Isack Hadjar £4m | £59,250,000 | 21.4% |
| McLaren | Lando Norris £24m · Oscar Piastri £10m | £33,970,000 | 12.3% |
| Mercedes | George Russell £27m · Andrea Kimi Antonelli £2m | £28,440,000 | 10.3% |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso £16m · Lance Stroll £9m | £25,280,000 | 9.1% |
| Williams | Carlos Sainz Jr £10m · Alexander Albon £9m | £19,750,000 | 7.1% |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly £9m · Franco Colapinto £790k | £10,270,000 | 3.7% |
| Cadillac | Sergio Pérez £6m · Valtteri Bottas £4m | £10,270,000 | 3.7% |
| Kick Sauber | Nico Hülkenberg £6m · Gabriel Bortoleto £2m | £7,110,000 | 2.6% |
| Haas | Esteban Ocon £6m · Ollie Bearman £790k | £6,320,000 | 2.3% |
| RB | Arvid Lindblad £790k · Liam Lawson £790k | £1,580,000 | 0.6% |
Highest career earnings
Total earned across every Formula 1 season we hold
Rankings e tabelas
Every Formula 1 driver
36 drivers with a page of their own, current seats and past ones
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Formula 1 driver?
Max Verstappen, on £55,300,000 for the 2026 season, driving for Red Bull Racing. The next best paid seat is Lewis Hamilton's £47,400,000 at Ferrari.
How much do Formula 1 teams spend on driver salaries?
£276,500,000 across the whole 2026 grid, split between 11 constructors and 22 race seats. Ferrari pays the most at £74,260,000, which is 26.9% of everything the grid pays its drivers; RB pays the least at £1,580,000.
What does the average Formula 1 driver earn?
£13m a season across the 22 race seats, but the average is not what most of the grid is on: the three best paid drivers take 46.9% of the total between them, and the seat halfway down the grid, the 11th best paid, is on £9,480,000.
Do these figures include prize money and sponsorship?
No. Every figure here is the basic salary a constructor pays for the 2026 season. Personal endorsement deals and any bonus for a result sit outside it, and neither is in the grid total.
Which Formula 1 driver has earned the most in their career?
Lewis Hamilton, with £538,314,600 across every season we hold. Fernando Alonso is second on £411,814,349.