‘Checo’ Pérez received 6 million dollars in 2021, for this year his income as a pilot will be 8 million, which will be an increase of 2 million dollars for the season that is about to start, on the other hand, his partner and champion of the season, Max Verstappen, will be the second with the highest income who achieves 25 million dollars, after the British Lewis Hamilton with 40 million dollars.
In third place is the Alpine driver, Fernando Alonso, who receives 20 million dollars annually, for the fourth and fifth box are the names of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, who earn 15 million dollars annually. Before ‘Checo’ Pérez there is the Monegasque and Ferrari driver, charles leclerc, and those who achieve 10 million dollars a year are named Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas Y Carlos Sainz.
It should be noted that these figures are modified by the additional income from advertising campaigns and sponsorships that are not linked to their annual salary.
Far behind on the list, it is the Japanese pilot of Alpha Tauri, Yuki Tsunoda, who is the last on the list. While a new driver in the category, Zhou Guanyu will receive a million dollars, a figure equal to that received by Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher.