Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen "are the highest paid F1 drivers," according to BLICK. However, "it is the only ranking that Ferrari dominates this season." The Italian team, which "has been unable to provide its drivers with a competitive car this season," pays each of them 26.6M Swiss francs ($29.3M). The ranking, which was compiled by the publishers of "Business Book GP 2014," also shows that Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo "makes 30-times less than his teammate and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel." Ricciardo, who has already won two races this season, has an annual salary of 910,000 Swiss francs ($1M). That's even less than the 2.4M Swiss francs ($2.6M) that Sauber driver Adrian Sutil earns this season (BLICK, 8/18).
| 2014 F1 Driver Salaries |
| Driver |
Team |
Salary |
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari |
26.6M Swiss francs ($29.3M) |
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari |
26.6M Swiss francs |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull
|
26.6M Swiss francs |
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes |
24M Swiss francs ($26.4M)
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren |
19.4M Swiss francs ($21.3M)
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
14.5M Swiss francs ($16M)
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams |
5M Swiss francs ($5.5M)
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
5M Swiss francs
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus |
3.6M Swiss francs ($4M)
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus |
3.6M Swiss francs |
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
3.6M Swiss francs |
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber |
2.4M Swiss francs ($2.6M)
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren |
1.2M Swiss francs ($1.3M)
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams |
1.2M Swiss francs
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull
|
910,000 Swiss francs ($1M)
|
Jean-Eric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
910,000 Swiss francs
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
600,000 Swiss francs ($660,000)
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
485,000 Swiss francs
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
300,000 Swiss francs ($534,000)
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
240,000 Swiss francs ($264,000)
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
180,000 Swiss francs ($198,000)
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
180,000 Swiss francs
|
Source: Business Book GP 2014
