Top 15 Richest Racing Drivers In The World (Update: November 2022)

Are you curious to know about the Richest Racing Drivers In The World?

We all love to see fast racing cars competing with each other be it in Formula One or drag racing, but who are the people who drove them and earn millions from them?

We put together the world’s richest racing drivers.

List of Top 15 Richest Racing Drivers In The World

If you are a fan of car racing then you must be interested in how much a professional race driver earns? Race car drivers make a ton of money by winning the races and their net worth goes to millions and billions.

Here is the list of the richest racing drivers and currently the wealthiest race car drivers ranked by their Net Worth.

15. Martin Brundle ($100 million)

Martin Brundle is a British racing driver born in 1959 in Norfolk, England. He is popularly known as a Formula One driver and he also works as a commentator for ITV Sport, the BBC, and Sky Sports for their respective period.

He won the World Sportscar Championship with a record point score in 1988 and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990. As of now, Martin Brundle has a net worth of approximately $100 million, making him one of the richest racing drivers in the world.

14. Jody Scheckter ($100 million)

Jody Scheckter is a South African racing driver born in 1950 in East London, South Africa. He is also a South African business proprietor and former motor racing driver.

He competed in Formula One from the year 1972 to 1980, and he wins the Driver’s Championship in 1979 with Ferrari, and he is the one and only African driver who wins a Formula One World Championship.

His net worth is around 100 million dollars making him one of the richest racing drivers in the world.

13. Alexis DeJoria ($100 million)

Alexis DeJoria is a retired American drag racer born in 1977, California, the U.S. she competes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in the Funny Car category.

She began her racing career in the year 2005, at first, she competed in the Super Gas category then proceeded into a Super Comp dragster.

Before she use to drive a Toyota Camry for Kalitta Motorsports.

She is considered to be one of the most successful and richest racing drivers in the history of the sport, with his net worth estimated to be over 100 million dollars.

12. Mario Andretti ($120 million)

Mario Andretti is an American former racing driver born in 1940, in Italy. Mario Andretti is most famously known for being one of only two drivers in the world who have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR.

He is considered to be one of the most successful and richest racing drivers in the history of the sport, with his net worth estimated to be over 120 million dollars, making him the 12th on our list.

11. Jimmie Johnson ($120 million)

Jimmie Johnson is an American stock car racing driver born in 1975 in El Cajon, California. Jimmie Johnson is very famous for winning the NASCAR Cup Series seven times and still, nobody has ever won more.

He is very successful in his career by working with Chevrolet, Seiko, and Gatorade, and He is considered one of the richest racing drivers, making over 15 million dollars every year with his salary and winnings, moreover, he makes around $3 million from endorsements.

And that makes him the 11th richest driver in the world with 120 million dollars of net worth.

10. Eddie Irvine ($120 million)

Eddie Irvine is a British racing driver born in 1965, in Newtownards in Northern Ireland.

Eddie Irvine began his racing career at a very young age of 17 and entered the Formula Ford Championship.

He made his Formula One debut in 1993 with Jordan Grand Prix, He competed in Formula One between the years 1993 to 2002 in that period he completed 148 races and had four major wins.

He is considered one of the most successful and richest racing drivers of all time with his net worth estimated to be over 120 million dollars, making him the 10^th on our list.

9. Valentino Rossi ($140 million)

Valentino Rossi is an Italian former motorcycle road racer born in 1979 in Urbino, Italy. He is a multiple MotoGP World Champion, and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion and seven of which are in the premium class.

Valentino Rossi is the only rider of all time who has won the World Championship in four different classes.

He is considered one of the most successful and richest racing drivers of all time with his net worth estimated to be over 140 million dollars.

8. Jenson Button ($150 million)

Jenson Button is a British racing driver born in 1980 in Frome, England. He is popularly known for winning the 2009 Formula One World Championship when he drove for the Brawn GP team.

After his Formula One career, he became the champion of the Super GT Series of the 2018 season alongside Naoki Yamamoto, with whom he shared a Honda racing car at Team Kunimitsu, and currently competes in the Japanese Super GT Series driving for the team Kunimitsu.

He is considered one of the most successful and richest racing drivers in the world, with a net worth of 150 million dollars.

7. Kimi Raikkonen ($150 million)

At number seven we have Kimi Raikkonen, also known as The Iceman by fans, is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Sauber.

He is most popular for winning 21 Grand Prix and making him the Finnish racing driver with the most race wins. In 2007 Kimi Raikkonen won the Formula One World Championship by beating Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for the title, he also competed in the World Rally Championship by winning one stage.

Kimi Raikkonen is the only driver who took a race in the V10, V8, and the hybrid V6 engine eras.

His salary is nearly 4.5 million dollars per year and his net worth is 150 million dollars making him one of the richest racing drivers in the world.

6. Jeff Gordon ($200 million)

Jeff Gordon is an American former stock car racing driver, he was born in 1971, in California.

He is a four-time Cup series champion and completed three Grans Slams and won a total number of 16 Grand slam titles that including three victories at the Daytona 500.

Gordon formally droves the 24-number Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

He earned around 140 million dollars from track winning itself and he was also earning nearly 20 million dollars per year from endorsement.

And all that combined his current net worth comes to around 200 million dollars making him one of the richest racing drivers in the world.

5. Fernando Alonso ($240 million)

Fernando Alonso is a Spanish racing driver, he was born in 1981 in Oviedo, Spain. He has raced in Formula One for McLaren, Alpine, Renault, and many others.

He is popularly known for being the youngest world champion in the history of the sport, by winning World Drivers Championship in the years 2005 and 2006, he has also won more than 30 Formula One and notched 22 pole positions.

Fernando Alonso is considered one of the richest racing drivers, making over 40 million dollars every year with his earnings and endorsement.

And that makes Fernando Alonso the 5th richest driver in the world with over 240 million dollars of net worth.

4. Lewis Hamilton ($285 million)

Lewis Hamilton is a very famous British racing driver. Lewis Hamilton also known as Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton was born on January 7, 1985, in, England. He drives Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas;

He won his first World Championship title in the year 2008 with McLaren, he has won an incredible seven Formula One World Championships, he is one of the most successful and highest-paid F1 drivers in the world, and he makes more than 50 million dollars in a typical year.

His net worth goes over 285 million dollars, making him one of the richest racing drivers in the world.

3. Don Schumacher ($300 million)

Don Schumacher is a very famous American racing team owner, who has a net worth of 300 million dollars making him the third richest racing driver in the world.

Don Schumacher has begun his racing journey in his early 60s with drag racing, and he very quickly made his name with his excellent team and pit crew.

After spending a long time in his Drag Racing career of eleven years, he shifts to carry on his father’s business in Chicago and leaves drag racing behind forever.

2. Eddie Jordan ($475 million)

Eddie Jordan is an Irish former motorsport boss, racing driver, and businessman. He won his first season in the year 1971 at the Irish Kart Championship.

He is considered one of the greatest, most successful, and richest racing drivers in the world, with approximately 475 million dollars of net worth.

And he obtained his net worth from being the founder and owner of the Jordan Grand Prix, and the lead analyst for F1 Racing on the BBC.

1. Michael Schumacher ($800 million)

At number one is Michael Schumacher a retired German racing driver, who was born in 1969 at Hurth which was a part of West Germany.

Michael made his first appearance in Formula One in the year 1991 at the Belgian Grand Prix. He started his pace when he won six out of seven races in 1994, and later in the year 1996.

His racing career spans from 1991 to 2006 with Ferrari and Jordan Benetton, in that period he is considered the most successful driver in history, as there were only a few athletes who have earned more than 1 billion dollars in their career.

Now his net worth comes to around 800 million dollars making him the richest racing driver in the world.

Conclusion of The Richest Racing Drivers In The World

We hope that you enjoyed our top 15 richest racing drivers in the world.

And now you don’t have to wonder anymore how much the biggest and the richest racing drivers in the world earn with their extremely amazing driving skills which makes the viewers go wild and excited.

Topic Summary

Here Are A Quick List Of The Top 15 Richest Racing Drivers In The World

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Eddie Jordan
3. Don Schumacher
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Jenson Button
9. Valentino Rossi
10. Eddie Irvine
11. Jimmie Johnson
12. Mario Andretti
13. Alexis DeJoria
14. Jody Scheckter
15. Martin Brundle

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