F1 salaries: who are the highest paid drivers in 2021?

Lewis Hamilton and the F1 stars and their salaries for the season

Mercedes driver and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton is the top of the salary grid, on $55,000,000 a year according to spotrac. Getty

Alpine driver Fernando Alonso gets $20,500,000 a year. Getty

Max Verstappen of Red Bull, $19,130,000 a year. Getty

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo is paid $17,000,000 a year. AFP

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel is paid $17,000,000 a year. AFP

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes is on $11,000,000 a year. Getty

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, $11,000,000 a year. Getty

Kimi Raikkonen of Alfa Romeo Racing earns $7,525,000 a year, according to spotrac.com. Getty

Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, $6,841,000 a year. Getty

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon is on a salary of $4,652,000 a year. PA

Sergio Perez of Red Bull, $3,420,000. Getty

Pierre Gasly of Alpha Tauri, $1,915,000 a year. Getty

Lance Stroll of Aston Martin, $1,915,000 a year. AFP

Lando Norris of McLaren, $1,915,000 a year. Getty

Nicholas Latifi of Williams, $958,000,000 a year. Getty

Mercedes' George Russell, $958,000,000 a year. Getty

Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi gets $684,000 a year. Getty

New Alpha Tauri driver Yuki Tsunoda's salary is not known by spotrac. Getty

Nikita Mazepin of Haas, his salary is now known by spotrac. Getty

Mick Schumacher's salary at Haas is not known. PA

Lewis Hamilton will be going for a record-breaking eighth Formula One world championship when the action gets underway in Bahrain on Sunday.

The 36-year-old won his seventh title last season, matching the all-time record of Michael Schumacher.

Fernando Alonso, the 39-year-old double world champion, is back on the grid with Alpine, while Schumacher's son Mick competes in his debut season for Haas.

Above is a photo gallery of the drivers in Formula One and their annual salaries for the 2021 F1 season, according to spotrac, an online sports team and player contract website.

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Who is Formula One's highest paid driver?

Lewis Hamilton is by far the best-paid driver in Formula One, with the Mercedes star earning an annual salary of $55,000,000, according to spotrac.com.

The British driver has won seven F1 titles, and will be going for a record eighth in 2021.

The 20 F1 drivers and their salaries

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) $55,000,000

2. Fernando Alonso (Alpine), $20,500,000

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) $19,130,000

4. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) $17,000,000

4= Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) $17,000,000

6. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) $11,000,000

6= Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) $11,000,000

8. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), $7,525,000

9. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) $6,841,000

10. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) $4,652,000

11. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) $3,420,000

12. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) $1,915,000

12= Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) $1,915,000

12= Lando Norris (McLaren) $1,915,000

15. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) $958,000

15= George Russell (Williams) $958,000

17. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) $684,000

Nikita Mazepin (Haas) Not known

Mick Schumacher (Haas) Not known

Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) Not known