F1 driver salaries: How much money will each driver earn in 2023?

11 May 2023

(L to R): Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team celebrates his third position on the podium with race winner Max

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the highest-earning F1 drivers, but how much is the rest of the grid reportedly paid?

$55m / £45m - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

$35m / £29m - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

$24m / £20m - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

$20m / £17m - Lando Norris (McLaren)

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$12m / £10m - Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

$10m / £8m - Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

$10m / £8m - Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)

$8m / £7m - George Russell (Mercedes)

$6m / £5m - Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

$5m / £4m - Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

$5m / £4m - Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

$5m / £4m - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

$3m / £2m - Alex Albon (Williams)

$2m / £1.6m - Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)

$2m / £1.6m - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

$2m / £1.6m - Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

$2m / £1.6m - Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

$2m / £1.6m - Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri)

$1m / £800,000 - Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)

$1m / £800,000 - Logan Sargeant (Williams)

RacingNews365 have reported these estimated figures as the base salary for each F1 driver. The money can dramatically increase based upon performance - race wins, podium finishes, championships.