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The Danish driver will be taking home the tidy sum of €1 million for his efforts for Haas in 2020. Having come up through McLaren's F1 Young Driver Programme, Magnussen has been with Haas since 2007.
The French driver will be earning €1.5 million in 2020 as he drives for the Renault F1 Team alongside Daniel Ricciardo. What's more, 2020 marks Ocon’s return to F1 as a full-time driver, after he spent 2019 as a reserve for Mercedes.
Haas will be paying the French-Swiss driver €1 million to drive for them in 2020. Romain Grosjean has been with the team since 2016, and has a contract with them until the end of 2020.
Ricciardo made his F1 debut with the HRT team at the British Grand Prix. He then raced for Toro Rosso in 2012 and 2013 before moving over to Red Bull for the 2014 season.
Sainz is the son of double World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz, and has been an F1 driver since 2015. Before joining McLaren, Sainz was with Toro Rosso (2015-2017) and then Renault (2017-2018.)
With the British driver’s legendary status, it is hardly surprising that his salary ranks highest on this list, standing at a huge €50 million. He has been with Mercedes since 2013, and his current contract is set to expire at the end of 2020.
The Mexican driver has his salary set at €3 million for the 2020 season. He has been with Racing Point since 2014, and in August 2019 it was announced that his contract had been extended to the end of 2022.
Pérez was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy until 2012, when he had his F1 debut for Sauber. He then joined McLaren in 2013, but the season was disappointing and he was replaced by Kevin Magnussen. His contract with Force India (now Racing Point) was announced in December 2013, and he finished 10th in his first race, the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.
Verstappen made his F1 debut at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, where he became the youngest driver ever to compete in F1. He then raced for Toro Rosso until the middle of the 2016 season, when he was promoted to Red Bull as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat.
The German driver will be taking home €40 million in 2020. Widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, Vettel has been with Ferrari since 2015 and is contracted to stay until the end of 2020.
It was announced in January 2020 that the Belgian-Dutch driver extended his contract with Red Bull until the end of 2023. This will push his salary up to a whopping €40 million.
Pierre Gasly had his F1 debut in 2017, where he raced for Toro Rosso. He had moved up to Red Bull by 2019, but was demoted mid-season. He finished second at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, bringing Toro Rosso their strongest Grand Prix result since Italy 2008.
2020 is the second year of Kimi Räikkönen's €4 million contract with Alfa Romeo. He was signed on a two-year contract with the team after he left Ferrari in 2018.
Having made his F1 debut for Renault in 2009, in 2012 he became the first driver to be banned from F1 since 1994, after he caused a multi-car pileup at the Belgian Grand Prix. He returned to the event in 2013, and drove for Lotus until he moved over to Haas in 2016.
The Finnish driver will take home €7.5 million for his fourth season at Mercedes. This amount is considerably less than what his racing partner, Lewis Hamilton, will be earning, but is more than what the majority of F1 drivers earn.
After being demoted from Red Bull to Toro Rosso in the middle of the 2019 season, the French driver’s 2020 salary stands at a cool €400,000. This is quite the step down from the €1 million he was earning in 2019 after he was promoted to Red Bull.
Charles Leclerc made his F1 debut for Sauber in 2018 before he moved over to Ferrari for the 2019 season. Prior to that, he won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017.
McLaren will be paying the Spanish driver €3.5 million to race for them in 2020. The 2020 season will be Sainz’s second season with the team after he joined them for the 2019 season, replacing Fernando Alonso.
With six Formula One World Champion titles, Lewis Hamilton is thought of as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. Before signing with Mercedes in 2013, he was with McLaren from 2007 to 2012.
See also: The greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time.
Esteban Ocon came up through the Mercedes-Benz driver development programme, and made his F1 debut in 2016 for Manor Racing at the Belgian Grand Prix. He then spent two years driving for Force India before joining Mercedes as a reserve in 2019.
Albon made his F1 debut in 2019. He showed an interest in racing from a young age, and between 2006 and 2010 won a number of titles in kart-racing.
The Thai-British driver is set to earn €1.2 million in 2020, which is quite the hike up from the €130,000 he was earning in 2019 before he was promoted from Toro Rosso to Red Bull.
The Monégasque driver will be earning €9 million in 2020 as he drives for Ferrari alongside Sebastian Vettel. 2020 will be Leclerc’s second season with the team, and it shows promise after he had his first career win with them in Belgium in 2019.
Bottas has been at Mercedes since 2017, and prior to that he was racing for Williams (2013-2016). 2019 was his strongest season so far—he finished second behind Lewis Hamilton and recorded four wins, 15 podium finishes, five pole positions, and three fastest laps.
It's no secret that racing pays—in 2019, F1 star Lewis Hamilton came in at # 13 on the list of highest-paid athletes in the world. But there is much variation in the salaries earned, even by the top drivers, and events of 2019 mean that the salary ranking will look a little different in 2020.
Check out this gallery to discover how much the 15 best-paid Formula One drivers will earn in 2020. Some salaries are estimates, and may not include finishing bonuses.
He is the son of four-time Le Mans GT class winner and former F1 winner Jan Magnussen, although he is, of course, a driver in his own right. Before joining the team at Haas, Kevin Magnussen drove for a short time with both McLaren and Renault.
The Finnish driver had his F1 debut for Sauber in 2001, and then raced for nine seasons before leaving the sport to compete in the World Rally Championship in 2011 and 2012. After returning to F1, he drove for both Lotus and Ferrari before joining Alfa Romeo for the 2019 season.
The Canadian-Belgian driver will be earning €1 million for his efforts in 2020. He joined Racing Point (formerly Force India) in 2018 ahead of the 2019 season, and scored his first points at the Australian Grand Prix that year.
Before joining Racing Point, he drove for Williams in 2017 and 2018. His previous titles include Italian F4 champion in 2014, Toyota Racing Series champion in 2015, and 2016 FIA European Formula 3 champion.
The Australian driver will be earning €18 million during his second season at Renault. In 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the team, much to the consternation of fans who didn’t realize this move would give him a salary a lot higher than what he was earning at Red Bull.
Vettel had his F1 start as a test driver for BMW Sauber in 2006, making his debut for them in 2007. He then drove for Toro Rosso in 2007-2008 before joining Red Bull, where he won consecutive titles through 2010-2013, making him a four-time Formula One World Champion.
Formula One finances: the salaries of the leading drivers
The latest F1 season starts March 15
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It's no secret that racing pays—in 2019, F1 star Lewis Hamilton came in at # 13 on the list of highest-paid athletes in the world. But there is much variation in the salaries earned, even by the top drivers, and events of 2019 mean that the salary ranking will look a little different in 2020.
Check out this gallery to discover how much the 15 best-paid Formula One drivers will earn in 2020. Some salaries are estimates, and may not include finishing bonuses.