Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has ranked 12th in Forbes annual highest-paid athlete list, with three Formula 1 drivers making an appearance.
Hamilton raked in $51 million (£38m) according to Forbes, with Mercedes paying the four-time champion an annual salary including bonuses of $42m, whilst personal sponsorship brought in an additional $9m.
Hamilton's total is dwarfed by those at the top of the list though, with Floyd Mayweather earning $285m (£212m) thanks to his recent fight with UFC champion Conor McGregor, who came in 4th on the list behind Lionel Messi (2nd with $111m) and Cristiano Ronaldo, third ($108m).
Sebastian Vettel is the next F1 driver – in fact, F1 drivers are the only motorsport representatives on the list. The Ferrari driver ranked 18th with $42.3m (£31.5m) in salary, which is $300,000 more than Hamilton, but the German earned far less in personal endorsements at just $300,000.
Fernando Alonso came in 39th with a $32m (£23.8m) salary from McLaren, plus $1m in sponsorship.
Another list ranked team owners by personal wealth with Red Bull and Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz coming third, with an estimated fortune of $23 billion (£17bn). That list was topped by Mumbai Indians IPL team owner Mukesh Ambani, whose $40.1bn (£29.9bn) fortune put him $2bn ahead of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who owns the Los Angeles Clippers.
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