I found an online source that estimated F1 salaries for the year
from Jun '11 to Jun '12 - only mentioned 3 drivers, not all of them.
It appeared to be based on info. from the Forbes Rich List.
Alonso $32m (Sal/Win $29, Endorse. $3m)
Schumacher $30m ( $17 $10)
Hamilton $28m ( $25 $3)
Hamilton's McLaren 5-year deal was supposed to be worth $138m, which
averages out at $27.6m per year.
His Mercedes deal may be £20m per year over three years (£60m/$96m),
$32m per year.
Most 'Rich List' publications show him as worth £50m (Jenson is at £48m).
Kimi's Ferrari deal was supposed to be worth $51m per year (3 years?).
Brian Lawrence wrote:
> Kimi's Ferrari deal was supposed to be worth $51m per year
> (3 years?).
Perhaps that's for the last year only, when he supposedly got $17m as
compensation for Ferrari ending contract early? At the time his salary
was usually estimated to be $30-32m per year.
> On Monday, October 1, 2012 12:59:54 AM UTC+10, Brian Lawrence wrote:
>> I found an online source that estimated F1 salaries for the year
>> from Jun '11 to Jun '12 - only mentioned 3 drivers, not all of them.
>> It appeared to be based on info. from the Forbes Rich List.
>> Alonso $32m (Sal/Win $29, Endorse. $3m)
>> Schumacher $30m ( $17 $10)
>> Hamilton $28m ( $25 $3)
>> Hamilton's McLaren 5-year deal was supposed to be worth $138m, which
>> averages out at $27.6m per year.
>> His Mercedes deal may be £20m per year over three years (£60m/$96m),
>> $32m per year.
>> Most 'Rich List' publications show him as worth £50m (Jenson is at £48m).
>> Kimi's Ferrari deal was supposed to be worth $51m per year (3 years?).
> Where is Eddie Irvine on the rich list? He was never well paid by the team.
I haven't seen any recent list, but he was listed with a net worth of £90m last time I saw one.
Pause to check Wikipedia - it says he was worth £160m in 2006, which
put him joint 301st in the UK list.
Most of his money comes from property, he was a millionaire before reaching F1.
I thought that Johnny Dumfries (Marquess of Bute) was the wealthiest F1
driver, but in 2008 he 'only' had £125m.
> I haven't seen any recent list, but he was listed with a net worth of
> £90m last time I saw one.
> Pause to check Wikipedia - it says he was worth £160m in 2006, which
> put him joint 301st in the UK list.
> Most of his money comes from property, he was a millionaire before
> reaching F1.
> I thought that Johnny Dumfries (Marquess of Bute) was the wealthiest F1
> driver, but in 2008 he 'only' had £125m.
If I remember correctly, a year or two ago I was reading a feature about Eddie Irvine, which claimed that he did a lot better *after* his F1 career and was a very smart investor, who managed to multiply the money he earned in F1.
However, I didn't know he was millionaire *before* joining the F1. And nothing of that kind was mentioned in that feature. He was described as one of a very few sportsman who managed his after-sports life to be even better than his active sports-life. At least in terms of money.
> If I remember correctly, a year or two ago I was reading a feature about
> Eddie Irvine, which claimed that he did a lot better *after* his F1
> career and was a very smart investor, who managed to multiply the money
> he earned in F1.
> However, I didn't know he was millionaire *before* joining the F1.
Was he a Japanese F3000 star? I assume they were paid fortunes.
