Driver Winnings

[johnnyperl]

does anyone know what the winnings are in various race series such as F1, WRC, NASCAR etc.? i was recently looking at some info on a driver, in NASCAR in 2000 he was ranked 37th with 28 starts and earned winnings (not including salary) of $1,135,850!

I know F1 drivers are paid alot (Click here if you dont beleive me, Shumacher's salary is higer than Tiger's but he doesnt have as lucrative of endorsements) but ive never heard anything about their winnings or if F1 even still gives them out.
thanks.

[fpv_gtho]

Not really sure on championship winnings etc but for V8 Supercars, the drivers get $5,000 for pole position

[Rockefella]

In NASCAR, it depends a lot on who you are and your sponsors. For ex: Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. make a pretty hefty sum of money even without racing from commercials by Chevrolet, Pepsi, Budweiser, Frito-Lays, Colognes, etc.

Just from the races they make around a mil or two a year if they're good.

[spi-ti-tout]

mcRae used to be paid P500,000 by Ford

[johnnynumfiv]

Just from the races they make around a mil or two a year if they're good.

Much, much more than that.:
Point
Position
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. $7,201,380
3 Jeff Gordon $6,437,660
8 Matt Kenseth $6,223,890
6 Tony Stewart $6,221,710
2 Jimmie Johnson $5,692,620
13 Kasey Kahne* $4,759,020
1 Kurt Busch $4,200,330
21 Sterling Marlin $4,117,750
23 Robby Gordon $4,025,550
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004..._winnings.html

[lightweight]

It's mind boggling!!! It only shows that your earnings are not a function of your effort. Of course being a race driver is no easy task. But a lot of people work their asses off and get paid far less.

Conclusion: You get paid by results. If you can offer to the market sth that no one else can, then you get paid a lot of money (Given that someone will capitalize on your abilities)

Example : If you had 1,000,000 people with the sporting ability of Tiger Woods, then mr Woods would not have so many revenues.

[johnnyperl]

Much, much more than that.:
Point
Position
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. $7,201,380
3 Jeff Gordon $6,437,660
8 Matt Kenseth $6,223,890
6 Tony Stewart $6,221,710
2 Jimmie Johnson $5,692,620
13 Kasey Kahne* $4,759,020
1 Kurt Busch $4,200,330
21 Sterling Marlin $4,117,750
23 Robby Gordon $4,025,550
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004..._winnings.html

click the word rank on the left to see how money and winnings(not pay) is related to results.

[NAZCA C2]

F1 keeps their winnings a secret. I think Michael Schmacher makes like 80 million dollars a year or something ridiculous like that and thats not including his race winnings.

[Deckard]

F1 keeps their winnings a secret. I think Michael Schmacher makes like 80 million dollars a year or something ridiculous like that and thats not including his race winnings.

Depends... are we talk US$ or what. Last I heard he was getting paid about US$40m a year.
Plus all the top drivers have bonuses for winning a race, pole or scoring a championship point.

[Rockefella]

Much, much more than that.:
Point
Position
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. $7,201,380
3 Jeff Gordon $6,437,660
8 Matt Kenseth $6,223,890
6 Tony Stewart $6,221,710
2 Jimmie Johnson $5,692,620
13 Kasey Kahne* $4,759,020
1 Kurt Busch $4,200,330
21 Sterling Marlin $4,117,750
23 Robby Gordon $4,025,550
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004..._winnings.html

Ouch, my bad. But does that involve advertisement and sponsors money, or just their winnings. If it's just winnings, then it should be about 1 or 2 mil I think.

[my porsche]

Depends... are we talk US$ or what. Last I heard he was getting paid about US$40m a year.
Plus all the top drivers have bonuses for winning a race, pole or scoring a championship point.

$40m form ferrari $40m from endorsements

[johnnyperl]

$40m form ferrari $40m from endorsements

click the link, im almot positive that his salary from ferrari is 60mil since his salary in 2001 was 52mil (both usd). i dont know what he makes from endorsements (are you positive about the second 40 you listed?) but he is paid by ferrari at least $60mil usd. he is close to becoming a billionare.

[Deckard]

It's hard to guess, which is the point here. It's all guess work (including the Forbes list), read the fine print down the bottom.

Methodology: Earnings estimates are for June 2004 to June 2005, in millions of dollars; tallies include dollars earned solely from entertainment income. Fees paid to managers, agents and attorneys have not been deducted. Estimates compiled by Forbes; published sources include Billboard, Pollstar, Adams Media Research, Publishers Weekly and Nielsen SoundScan. Celebrity rankings generated by combining earnings with other media metrics: Web mentions on Google; press clips compiled by LexisNexis; TV/radio mentions compiled by Factiva; and how many times a celebrity's face appeared on the cover of any of 17 major consumer magazines.

Basically he gets paid a s##tload of money. I think you'll find he is already a billionare.