Liam Lawson’s salary is $1m at Racing Bulls in 2026, the same base he was on in 2025. The reported figure hasn’t changed since his promotion to Red Bull at the start of last year.
Across 23 Grands Prix, that base is worth roughly $43k a race. It’s a big step up on the estimated $227k and $250k from his partial seasons in 2023 and 2024, yet it still leaves him among the four lowest-paid drivers in F1.
Reports the $1m base salary behind Lawson's 2026 figure. The survey covers base pay only, with no bonus terms.
Base Salary Earned in 2026$817k of $1m
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BASE SALARY EARNED
$0Prorated Earnings Estimate
POTENTIAL INCOME
$0Prorated Earnings Estimate
CAREER EARNINGS
$2,250,000Prorated Earnings Estimate
These tickers illustrate calculated averages based on annual figures and are not actual payments.
What Lawson Could Add in Bonuses
Bonuses could add around $1m in a strong season and double Lawson’s potential income to $2m. No per-point schedule has been published for him, so treat it as a scenario, although 77 points after the United States Grand Prix is already the best tally in his F1 career stats by some distance. That puts him ninth in the championship, the highest of either Racing Bulls driver.
How Much Liam Lawson Earns Each Month
PER MONTH
$83k
PER WEEK
$19k
PER DAY
$2,740
PER HOUR
$114
Lawson’s $1m base averages out at about $83k a month and $2,740 a day, or $114 for every hour of the year. The bonus scenario would lift his monthly average to $167k. None of this reflects when Racing Bulls actually pays him, so read the figures as illustrative averages and not as his real paychecks.
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Liam Lawson's Contract and the 2027 Question
Lawson’s current contract covers the 2026 season only. Red Bull confirmed his Racing Bulls seat on December 2, 2025, in the same announcement that promoted Isack Hadjar to Red Bull and brought in rookie Arvid Lindblad as his teammate. It’s a one-year deal worth about $1m in base salary.
The three rounds he spent at Red Bull while Hadjar was injured were a loan, and he was back at Racing Bulls for Baku. Nothing is signed for 2027. Talks are ongoing, but with Max Verstappen and Hadjar both confirmed at Red Bull for next season, Racing Bulls is his most obvious option.
Every season of Lawson’s F1 career has been spent inside the Red Bull system, and in 2025 and 2026 he raced for both of its teams. The stints below follow his pay through each switch. Those earnings sit behind his estimated $1.3m net worth.
2026
Racing Bulls
$1m
Super-Sub for Red Bull
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$2m
AGE
24
TEAM
Racing Bulls
Racing Bulls pays him $1m for a season that included three rounds at Red Bull as Isack Hadjar’s stand-in. He was back for Baku and has 77 points, a career best, with 2027 still unsigned.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2026
24
$1m
$2m
77
9
2025
Red Bull / Racing Bulls
$1m
Promoted, Then Sent Back
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$1m
AGE
23
TEAM
Red Bull / Racing Bulls
The step up to Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen came with a reported $1m base, his first full-season F1 salary. He finished the year back at Racing Bulls with 38 points to his name.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2025
23
$1m
$1m
38
14
2024
RB
$250k
Replacing Ricciardo Again
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POTENTIAL INCOME
$250k
AGE
22
TEAM
RB
RB paid an estimated $250k for the last six races of 2024, after Daniel Ricciardo left the team for good. He scored four points, and in December Red Bull promoted him to its senior team.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2024
22
$250k
$250k
4
21
2023
AlphaTauri
$227k
Called Up at Zandvoort
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POTENTIAL INCOME
$227k
AGE
21
TEAM
AlphaTauri
His debut came at Zandvoort in 2023 after Daniel Ricciardo broke his hand, and five starts paid an estimated $227k. Ninth place in Singapore earned his first two F1 points.
Pre-season survey listing his $1m base for 2025, the year he started at Red Bull, with no bonus disclosed.
Why Lawson Is Still on $1m
Red Bull has kept Lawson on a $1m base for two seasons, but his 2026 form gives him a stronger case than that salary suggests.
The go-to stand-in. Red Bull chose him when the injured Isack Hadjar missed three rounds.
Clear of his teammate. His 77 points put him 39 ahead of rookie Arvid Lindblad in the same car.
A career-best year. He passed his 2025 total of 38 points with races still to run.
A low-cost option. His $1m base is less than a seventh of the $7.5m Hadjar earns at Red Bull, which makes him cheap to keep in the system.
No 2027 deal yet. Until a new contract is signed, $1m remains the only salary on record for him.
Lawson vs Lindblad at Racing Bulls
Lawson’s $1m base matches the top of Arvid Lindblad’s $500k-1m band, so he earns the same as his teammate or up to twice as much. Bonus scenarios give Lawson $2m against Lindblad’s $1m-1.5m. The points gap is much clearer, with Lawson on 77 to the rookie’s 38 after the United States Grand Prix.
Liam Lawson gets paid a base salary of $1m at Racing Bulls in 2026, the same figure reported for 2025. That works out at roughly $43k per Grand Prix. A strong season could add around $1m in bonuses, which would take his potential income to $2m for the year.
Liam Lawson earns the same as Arvid Lindblad or up to twice as much, because his $1m Racing Bulls base matches the top of Lindblad’s $500k-1m band. Bonus scenarios give Lawson $2m against $1m-1.5m for his teammate.
Lawson also leads on points, with 77 to the rookie’s 38 after the United States Grand Prix.
Not yet. Liam Lawson had no confirmed contract for 2027 as of late September 2026, although talks over his future are ongoing. Red Bull has already confirmed Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar for next season, so staying at Racing Bulls is his clearest route. His current one-year deal ends with the 2026 season.
Yes. Liam Lawson is under contract with Racing Bulls for the 2026 season, after Red Bull confirmed his seat on December 2, 2025 alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad. He also drove three rounds for Red Bull this year while Isack Hadjar was injured, but that was a short loan and he returned to Racing Bulls for Baku.
Liam Lawson makes about $83k a month from his $1m Racing Bulls base salary in 2026, which comes to around $2,740 a day. The $1m bonus scenario would lift his monthly average to $167k.
None of this reflects when Racing Bulls actually pays him, so read the figures as illustrative averages.
Liam Lawson earns about $43k per Grand Prix in 2026, based on his $1m Racing Bulls base spread over 23 races. Across the whole calendar year, it comes to around $2,740 a day. A strong season with the $1m bonus scenario would double his per-race average to roughly $87k.
