The 2025 Formula One World Championship heads to Miami this weekend as the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen battle it out at the International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Set to get underway on Sunday 4 May at 9pm UK time, Mclaren’s Oscar Piastri will be eyeing up a fourth podium win, and an increase to his 99 points, though teammate Norris and rival Verstappen are hot on his heels in second and third place respectively.
Morphing into one of the most lucrative sports on the planet over the last few decades, Verstappen is currently the highest-paid driver, with the likes of Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso among the highest earners. With such riches on offers, many F1 players have morphed into some of the richest sportsman on the planet - before we even discuss their multi-million pound endorsements and business ventures. But who is the richest F1 player of all time?
Here are the top 15 richest Formula 1 players of all time in 2025, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
9. Jenson Button - $150million
The Somerset born driver was one of Britain's most successful drivers between 2000 to 2017, driving for numerous teams including Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda, Brawn, and McLaren. He won the 2009 World Championship with Brawn, securing 15 race victories, 50 podiums, 8 pole positions, and 1,235 points, retiring as one of the most respected driver's in British history. He has a reported net worth of $150million. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. Niki Lauda - $200million
Prior to his death in 2019, the Austrian was one of the most recognised names in F1 history. A World Championship title winner, Lauda hit a bump in the road and his car burst into flames during a race, before skidding back out onto the track and was broadsided by another car. Lauda received serious burn injuries inside the car. His injuries meant he lapsed into a coma but just over a month later, he returned to the wheel at the Italian GP. He went onto win a further two championship titles before retiring. He had a reported net worth of $200million prior to his passing. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. Max Verstappen - $200million
The highest paid driver currently in the F1, the Dutch star will be competing in Miami this Sunday. He debuted with Toro Rosso before moving to Red Bull in 2016, where he became the youngest race winner at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix at age 18. He has won three consecutive World Championships (2021–2023), with 63 race victories, 107 podiums, 42 pole positions. Verstappen has a reported net worth of £200million. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
12. Kimi Raikkonen - $250million
The Finnish driver joined F1 as a driver in 2001 and drive for two full decades, retiring in 2021. Nicknamed as the Iceman he was victorious in the 2007 Drivers' Championship with Ferrari. He has has reported net worth of $250mmillion. | Darren Heath/Getty Images Photo: Getty Images