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Originally Posted by Aragorn
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The higher up the ladder you go, the more the driver makes. F1 drivers get anywhere from $250k to $8mill a year for a front row team. Some drivers have to pay backmarker teams though sponsership deals they bring to the team for a seat. The hope is they do so well that a front row team will pay them a salary.
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Better add a few zeros!
2012 driver salaries (in Euro, today, 01-28-2013 1 euro is equal to $1.35)
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari €30m
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes €16m
= Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes €16m
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing €10m
= Mark Webber Red Bull Racing €10m
= Felipe Massa Ferrari €10m
= Nico Rosberg Mercedes €10m
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes €8m
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team €5m
10. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham F1 Team €4m
11. Timo Glock Marussia F1 Team €3m
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber €1m
= Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team €1m
14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India F1 €500,000
= Sergio Perez Sauber €500,000
= Vitaly Petrov Caterham F1 Team €500,000
= Pedro de la Rosa HRT €500,000
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams €400,000
= Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
= Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso €400,000
21. Bruno Senna Williams €250,000
= Narain Karthikeyan HRT €250,000
23. Paul di Resta Force India F1 €200,000
24. Charles Pic Marussia €150,000
(I'm really not sure how the backmarkers' salaries are calculated, a lot of the bottom half team drivers are bringing cash - perhaps part of the deal is that they get a stipend out of the sponsorship?)
Sergio looks to increase his salary as he'll go to McLaren - Mercedes, and Lewis jumps ship to the hapless Mercedes factory team for a larger paycheck.