Forbes has revealed its record of the highest-paid Formulation 1 drivers for 2025, and unsurprisingly, it does not fairly mirror the drivers’ standings following the tip of this 12 months’s season.
On the high of the record sits four-time champion Max Verstappen with an estimated $76million in earnings. As you’d count on for a driver together with his stage of expertise and a confirmed observe report, the wage boasts an enormous base of round $65million, with performance-based bonuses elevating it to the complete worth. After lacking his fifth championship win by simply two factors, he now appears to the change in laws in 2026 as one other alternative.
Second is Lewis Hamilton with an estimated payout of $70.5million. Racing in Ferrari purple this 12 months for the legendary Maranello group, he is struggled with an underperforming automobile. Ending sixth with 156 factors behind his team-mate Charles Leclerc hasn’t modified his wage, which stays huge.
McLaren’s Lando Norris sits third within the record with an estimated wage of $57.5million whereas he sits first within the drivers’ standings. The newly topped champion reportedly earns a base wage of $18million, however with virtually $40million in bonuses, he’ll be having one hell of a Christmas.
The highest 5 involves an in depth with Leclerc, who earned an estimated $30million. In accordance with the American outlet, the Monegasque did not earn any bonuses regardless of his haul of 242 factors.
F1 veteran Fernando Alonso sits in sixth, adopted by George Russell, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli. The latter’s base pay of $5million is dwarfed by his reported bonus of $7.5million.
In fact, these earnings do not embody earnings from outdoors of the championship, resembling exterior sponsorship, merchandise, or social media income. It additionally does not embody taxes.
Lando Norris, McLaren
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It is price noting that Forbes’ estimates “are based mostly on monetary paperwork, authorized filings and press experiences, in addition to conversations with trade insiders,” because the report states.
The total record, as reported by Forbes, is as follows:
Max Verstappen – $76million
Lewis Hamilton – $70.5million
Lando Norris – $57.5million
Oscar Piastri – $37.5million
Charles Leclerc – $30million
Fernando Alonso – $26.5million
George Russell – $26million
Lance Stroll – $13.5million
Carlos Sainz – $13million
Kimi Antonelli – $12.5million
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