There has been a lot of talks recently about driver salaries for the 2016 Formula 1 season. Here’s our list with approximate numbers that show what racers will be making this year:
| Rank | Driver | Team | Salary per year in |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 33,400,000 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28,500,000 |
| 3. | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 27,100,000 |
| 4. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 19,000,000 |
| 5. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 12,000,000 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren | 9,000,000 |
| 7. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3,700,000 |
| 8. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 3,000,000 |
| 9. | Felipe Massa | Williams | 3,000,000 |
| 10. | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 2,270,000 |
| 11. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 2,250,000 |
| 12. | Sergio Perez | Force India | 2,200,000 |
| 13. | Pastor Maldonado | Renault | 2,200,000 |
| 14. | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 1,400,000 |
| 15. | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 700,000 |
| 16. | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 600,000 |
| 17. | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 450,000 |
| 18. | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 450,000 |
| 19. | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 250,000 |
| 20. | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 250,000 |
Check out the numbers from 2015 here
And here’s the list of 10 record driver salaries back in 2010!
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