The salaries of all 24 drives on the grid have been revealed in a report compiled by the Spanish paper El Mundo, citing figures compiled by Business Book GP.
The list highlights double-world champion, Fernando Alonso, as the top earner (£24.5m) on almost double second placed man Lewis Hamilton’s £13m annual salary.
Kimi Raikkonen also made the list, despite having left the series in 2009. Ferrari continue to pay the Fin a salary matching Hamilton’s, making him the joint-second highest earner.
Felipe Massa and Jenson Button both lag behind their team-mates on £11.4m and £7m respectively.
Meanwhile, Mercedes pay their drivers equally with both on £6.5m a piece.
The surprises of the season are Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. The team-mates earn just £3.4m and £1.6m respectively, however they make far more from good results than most other drivers.
Lotus driver Jarno Trulli came in ahead of Vettel on £2.4m whilst his team-mate, Heikki Kovalainen, matched the Red Bull driver’s salary.
Both Karun Chandhok and Sakon Yamamoto pay for their seats, but the exact figure of how much they pay isn’t widely known.
The full list: How much do they earn?
1. Fernando Alonso – £24.5m (€30m, $38m)
2. Lewis Hamilton – £13m (€16m, $20m)
3. Kimi Raikkonen – £13m (€16m, $20m)
4. Felipe Massa – £11.4m (€14m, $17.7m)
5. Jenson Button – £7m (€9m, $11m)
6. Michael Schumacher – £6.5m (€8m, $10m)
7. Nico Rosberg – £6.5m (€8m, $10m)
8. Robert Kubica – £6m (€7.5m, $9.5m)
9. Rubens Barrichello – £4.5m (€5.5m, $6.2m)
10. Mark Webber – £3.4m (€4.2m, $5.5m)
11. Jarno Trulli – £2.4m (€3m, $3.8m)
12. Sebastian Vettel – £1.6m (€2m, $2.6m)
13. Heikki Kovalainen – £1.6m (€2m, $2.6m)
14. Timo Glock – £800,000 (€1m, $1.4m)
15. Nico Hülkenberg – £570,000 (€700,000, $900,000)
16. Pedro de la Rosa – £400,000 (€500,000, $635,000)
17. Kamui Kobayashi – £400,000 (€500,000, $635,000)
18. Vitaly Petrov – £320,000 (€400,000, $500,000)
19. Jaime Alguersuari – £320,000 (€400,000, $500,000)
20. Sébastien Buemi – £320,000 (€400,000, $500,000)
21. Adrian Sutil – £160,000 (€200,000, $250,000)
22. Vitantonio Liuzzi – £160,000 (€200,000, $250,000)
23. Lucas Di Grassi – £160,000 (€200,000, $250,000)
24. Bruno Senna – £122,000 (€150,000, $190,000)
25. Karun Chandhok – N/A (Pay driver)
26. Sakon Yamamoto – N/A (Pay driver)
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