How much do Formula One drivers earn?

According to information based on the Business Book GP, published by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, it is revealed that the Spaniard Fernando Alonso receives the highest salary on the grid with a total of 30 million euros per year.

The income of the Spanish driver is equivalent to the salaries of 1,748 French people paid at the minimum wage, with the minimum wage in 2013 being €1,430.22 gross per month (or €17,162 annually).

It should be noted, however, that only the salaries of the drivers paid by the teams were taken into account in this ranking. Advertising and ancillary incomes were not included.

One might also be surprised by the salary of the two-time reigning world champion, Sebastian Vettel, who is only fourth in this ranking and therefore earns three times less than Fernando Alonso and as much as Mark Webber.

Furthermore, while there was a time when Michael Schumacher was the highest-paid driver on the grid, he now finds himself only in eighth position with a total nonetheless approaching 8 million euros.

Our French drivers, Romain Grosjean, Jean-Eric Vergne, and Charles Pic earn respectively 1 million euros, 400,000 euros, and 150,000 euros.

Paul di Resta and Bruno Senna are the least paid drivers who score the most points. Let’s not doubt that their situation is likely to change if their contracts are renegotiated at the end of the season. Just like the situation of Lewis Hamilton, who is on an equal salary footing with his teammate Jenson Button. If Hamilton were to stay with McLaren, a raise in his salary would surely be at the heart of discussions since there is already talk of a proposal from McLaren amounting to 25 million euros.

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