Formula 1 is big business. It always has been. And the recent boom of interest around the world should cement its place as a money-spinning phenomenon.
As a result, driver salaries continue to rise as we enter the 2025 season.
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and other extremely well-paid superstars earn tens of millions per year before sponsorship deals.
However, at the other end of the grid, there's a huge disparity between how much the veteran stars and rookie drivers take home at the end of the month.
Teams generally keep their driver salaries private and don't confirm specific figures, but various reports claim approximate base salaries for drivers in 2025.
The salaries listed below are estimates, based on a variety of sources, but we will update this piece if fresh information is confirmed surrounding each driver's annual pay packet.
RadioTimes.com brings you the full round-up of estimated F1 salaries for 2025 per season.
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F1 2025 driver salaries
Estimated figures based on reports. Annual salary before sponsorships.
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) $0.5 million
- Jack Doohan (Alpine) $0.5 million
- Liam Lawson (Red Bull) $1 million
- Oliver Bearman (Haas) $1 million
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) $2 million
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) $2 million
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) $2 million
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) $3 million
- Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) $7 million
- Esteban Ocon (Haas) $7 million
- Alexander Albon (Williams) $8 million
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) $10 million
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) $10 million
- George Russell (Mercedes) $15 million
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) $20 million
- Lando Norris (McLaren) $20 million
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) $20 million
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) $34 million
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) $60 million
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) $65 million
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