F1 Driver Salaries For The 2021 Season Revealed

While admittedly being far more money than most of us will ever experience, F1 driver salaries as a whole have apparently taken a hit in 2021 (probably due to the ongoing pandemic). At least according to data published by Spotrac.

-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton has - unsurprisingly - topped the list once again, this time by an even larger margin than in previous years. For reference, the 2020 season saw the Mercedes-AMG Petronas talent take home around US$80 million, followed by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel in second place with just a touch under US$70 million when he was still with Ferrari.

The 2021 season, however, will pay Hamilton more than double his closest competition - Fernando Alonso who has signed on to return with the recently rebranded Alpine F1 team (formerly Renault) for US$20 million. Not a bad effort, considering the former may be retiring from Formula 1 altogether next year, reportedly opting to negotiate a 10-month contract extension with Team Principal Toto Wolff as opposed to the 2/3 year deal everyone was expecting.

Here are the F1 driver salaries for 2021.

1. Lewis Hamilton – US$55,000,000
   Mercedes
2. Fernando Alonso – US$20,000,000
   Alpine
3. Max Verstappen – US$20,000,000
   Red Bull
4. Sebastian Vettel – US$17,000,000
   Aston Martin
5. Daniel Ricciardo – US$17,000,000
   McLaren
6. Valtteri Bottas – US$11,000,000
   Mercedes
7. Charles Leclerc – US$11,000,000
   Ferrari
8. Kimi Raikkonen - US$7,525,000
   Alfa Romeo
9. Carlos Sainz – US$6,840,000
   Ferrari
10. Esteban Ocon – US$4,650,000
    Alpine
11. Sergio Perez – US$3,420,000
    Red Bull
12. Lance Stroll - US$1,915,000
    Aston Martin
13. Pierre Gasly - US$1,915,000
    AlphaTauri
14. Lando Norris - US$1,915,000
    McLaren
15. George Russell - US$958,000
    Williams
16. Nicholas Latifi - US$958,000
    Williams
17. Antonio Giovinazzi - US$684,000
    Alfa Romeo
18. Yuki Tsunoda - Unknown
    AlphaTauri
19. Mick Schumacher - Unknown
    Haas
20. Nikita Mazepin - Unknown
    Haas

Source: Spotrac

See how these compared to the F1 driver salaries of 2020.

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