Comparing driver salaries in different categories?
#1
Posted 30 June 2010 - 19:46
Here's a wild guess from my point of view in $, am I completely wrong? These only go for top drivers, and post your guesses and knowledge about salaries among motorsport stars
F1: 10-25 millions (ranging from Button to Alonso)
NASCAR: 15-35 million (Dale Jr.) Jimmie probably around 20?
WRC: 4 million (Loeb)
MotoGP: 3-5 million (mortals), 10 million (#46)
DTM: 1.5 million?
WTCC: 1.5 million?
V8: 2 millions (Whincup ?)
Superbike: 2 millions (Haga ?, Biaggi ?)
IndyCar: 8 millions (Danica), 4 million (Franchitti, Castroneves et al.)
BTCC: 500 000 (Plato), can't imagine anything more...
What do you think the drivers earn?
Sensing F1 market value (promotional, experience, past success, future longevity as such) I'd put them like this:
Hamilton 30
Alonso 25
Vettel 15
Schumacher (still 15, but earns 7)
Button 13
Kubica 10
Massa 8
Webber 6
Rosberg 5
Sutil 2.5
Kovalainen 4
Trulli 3 (though probably on a higher retainer...)
Glock 3
So guess away, and have fun
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#2
Posted 30 June 2010 - 19:50
#3
Posted 30 June 2010 - 19:51
#4
Posted 30 June 2010 - 19:54
And I highly doubt the average driver in NASCAR earns more than in F1.
#5
Posted 30 June 2010 - 19:56
Outside of the very top series, I've never known drivers getting that large amounts of money.
#6
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:00
Are there any figures that compares the income of professional top drivers' salaries in different series and genres'?
Here's a wild guess from my point of view in $, am I completely wrong? These only go for top drivers, and post your guesses and knowledge about salaries among motorsport stars
F1: 10-25 millions (ranging from Button to Alonso)
NASCAR: 15-35 million (Dale Jr.) Jimmie probably around 20?
WRC: 4 million (Loeb)
MotoGP: 3-5 million (mortals), 10 million (#46)
DTM: 1.5 million?
WTCC: 1.5 million?
V8: 2 millions (Whincup ?)
Superbike: 2 millions (Haga ?, Biaggi ?)
IndyCar: 8 millions (Danica), 4 million (Franchitti, Castroneves et al.)
BTCC: 500 000 (Plato), can't imagine anything more...
What do you think the drivers earn?
Sensing F1 market value (promotional, experience, past success, future longevity as such) I'd put them like this:
Hamilton 30
Alonso 25
Vettel 15
Schumacher (still 15, but earns 7)
Button 13
Kubica 10
Massa 8
Webber 6
Rosberg 5
Sutil 2.5
Kovalainen 4
Trulli 3 (though probably on a higher retainer...)
Glock 3
So guess away, and have fun
If rumours are right Loeb gets about 6 million.
Schumacher is supposed to get about 20. The 7 million are just a trick from Mercedes to avoid the factory employees to get mad (some of them were getting fired due to the crisis).
And what do we do with Kimi and his double income?
#7
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:02
There's huge prize money. The total Daytona 500 prize fund is 18-20mil. Let's say the winner gets 13. He probably splits that 50-50 with the team. So he's already made 7.5mil. Plus he might be on a basic salary of 2-3mil. He gets lots and lots of prize money the rest of the year, plus his personal endorsements (the sponsor-sticker overkill you see on their driving suits), plus crucially all the merchandise. You wouldn't believe what you can make on hats and t-shirts.
I bet we could find 10 NASCAR drivers from this season that are getting paid more than Michael Schumacher. And I'll give you a fair chance by not including Gordon, Johnson, or Dale Jr those 10.
#8
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:04
And I highly doubt the average driver in NASCAR earns more than in F1.
Why not? According to Sports Illustrated Earnhardt Jr earned $27m, Jeff Gordon $25m, Jimmie Johnson $18.5m. JPM also earns $10-11m which is only slightly less than he earned at McLaren in F1.
#9
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:13
#10
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:19
#11
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:28
Ok, I was wrong. Surprised at their salaries, then.Why not? According to Sports Illustrated Earnhardt Jr earned $27m, Jeff Gordon $25m, Jimmie Johnson $18.5m. JPM also earns $10-11m which is only slightly less than he earned at McLaren in F1.
#12
Posted 30 June 2010 - 20:29
NASCAR drivers are incredibly well paid. Even journeymen make eyewatering salaries. Read this for a start http://www.forbes.co...09_drivers.html
There's huge prize money. The total Daytona 500 prize fund is 18-20mil. Let's say the winner gets 13. He probably splits that 50-50 with the team. So he's already made 7.5mil. Plus he might be on a basic salary of 2-3mil. He gets lots and lots of prize money the rest of the year, plus his personal endorsements (the sponsor-sticker overkill you see on their driving suits), plus crucially all the merchandise. You wouldn't believe what you can make on hats and t-shirts.
I bet we could find 10 NASCAR drivers from this season that are getting paid more than Michael Schumacher. And I'll give you a fair chance by not including Gordon, Johnson, or Dale Jr those 10.
#13
Posted 30 June 2010 - 21:27
A couple years ago Sports Illustrated said Rossi was paid about 30 million. Don't remember how much of that was salary or sponsorship.MotoGP: 3-5 million (mortals), 10 million (#46)
#14
Posted 30 June 2010 - 21:27
Are there any figures that compares the income of professional top drivers' salaries in different series and genres'?
Here's a wild guess from my point of view in $, am I completely wrong? These only go for top drivers, and post your guesses and knowledge about salaries among motorsport stars
F1: 10-25 millions (ranging from Button to Alonso)
NASCAR: 15-35 million (Dale Jr.) Jimmie probably around 20?
WRC: 4 million (Loeb)
MotoGP: 3-5 million (mortals), 10 million (#46)
DTM: 1.5 million?
WTCC: 1.5 million?
V8: 2 millions (Whincup ?)
Superbike: 2 millions (Haga ?, Biaggi ?)
IndyCar: 8 millions (Danica), 4 million (Franchitti, Castroneves et al.)
BTCC: 500 000 (Plato), can't imagine anything more...
What do you think the drivers earn?
Sensing F1 market value (promotional, experience, past success, future longevity as such) I'd put them like this:
Hamilton 30
Alonso 25
Vettel 15
Schumacher (still 15, but earns 7)
Button 13
Kubica 10
Massa 8
Webber 6
Rosberg 5
Sutil 2.5
Kovalainen 4
Trulli 3 (though probably on a higher retainer...)
Glock 3
So guess away, and have fun
Hmmmm.... So a third car with one of these guys isn't such a bad idea.