Max Verstappen earns a $70m base salary from Red Bull in 2026, the highest in Formula 1 and $10m more than Lewis Hamilton. From 2027 that jumps to a reported €92m ($104.9m) a year under his new deal, a rise of almost 50%.
This season is the last one paid on his 2022 terms, which took him from $60m in 2024 to $65m last year and $70m now. Across 23 Grands Prix it works out at about $3.04m a race.
Anchors last season with a $65m salary and an $11m bonus, reported separately.
Base Salary Earned in 2026$57.16m of $70m
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BASE SALARY EARNED
$0Prorated Earnings Estimate
POTENTIAL INCOME
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CAREER EARNINGS
$435,880,000Prorated Earnings Estimate
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How Bonuses Could Lift Verstappen to $90m
Results decide the rest. A strong season could add around $20m, the bonus he collected during his 2022 title run, and lift his potential income for 2026 to $90m. His last two bonuses were smaller, at $15m in 2024 and $11m in 2025. Podiums at Monza, Madrid, and Baku came before his first win of 2026, from pole at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on October 4. He then won the Singapore sprint on October 10 and the Grand Prix from pole a day later, his first win at Marina Bay, and third place at the United States Grand Prix leaves him fourth in the championship on 236 points, as his 2026 season stats show.
How Much Does Max Verstappen Make a Month?
PER MONTH
$5.83m
PER WEEK
$1.35m
PER DAY
$192k
PER HOUR
$7,991
On a straight average, Verstappen’s $70m base is worth about $5.83m a month, $1.35m a week and $192k a day. Fold in the $20m bonus scenario and the monthly figure rises to $7.5m. These numbers simply spread his annual pay evenly across the calendar, so they’re illustrative and not the payments Red Bull actually makes.
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Max Verstappen Contract Terms in 2026
Verstappen is racing this season under the long-term contract Red Bull announced on March 3, 2022. Its five-year term runs from 2024 to the end of 2028, and on reported salaries of $60m, $65m and then $70m a season it’s worth about $335m in base pay.
Only the first three of those seasons will be paid at the 2022 rates. The extension confirmed on August 20, 2026 brings in new pay from 2027, so 2026 is the last of three seasons worth $195m in base salary under the old terms. Bonuses sit on top and depend on results.
Max Verstappen New Contract Salary From 2027
Red Bull announced on August 20, 2026 that Verstappen will stay until the end of 2030. The new pay starts in 2027 and is reported at €92m ($104.9m) a year in base salary, or $419.6m over the four seasons. Bonuses could lift a single season to €115m ($131.1m), which puts the reported ceiling for the whole deal at $524.5m. The team has confirmed the length of the contract but not the money.
Verstappen was paid about $277k in 2015, his debut season with Toro Rosso at 17. His base is now more than 250 times bigger, and the stints below show where the biggest jumps came. Those earnings sit behind his estimated $305m net worth.
2022-2026
Red Bull
$40m-70m
The Highest Salary on the Grid
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$60m-90m
AGE
24-28
TEAM
Red Bull
Titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024 brought bonuses of $20m, $25m and $15m. His base climbed from $40m to $70m across the stint and kept rising after he lost the 2025 title to Lando Norris by two points.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2026
28
$70m
$90m
236
4
2025
27
$65m
$76m
421
2
2024
26
$60m
$75m
437
1
2023
25
$45m
$70m
575
1
2022
24
$40m
$60m
454
1
2020-2021
Red Bull
$25m
Champion for the First Time
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$25m-42m
AGE
22-23
TEAM
Red Bull
Red Bull held his base at $25m for both seasons. The difference in 2021 was a reported $17m bonus, which took his income to $42m in the year his 395.5 points brought a first world title.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2021
23
$25m
$42m
395.5
1
2020
22
$25m
$25m
214
3
2017-2019
Red Bull
$6.78m-16m
Growing Into the Lead Role
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POTENTIAL INCOME
$6.78m-16m
AGE
19-21
TEAM
Red Bull
His first full Red Bull season paid about $6.78m, more than 12 times his 2016 wage. Estimates put him at $10m in 2018 before a $16m base in 2019, when he scored 278 points.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2019
21
$16m
$16m
278
3
2018
20
$10m
$10m
249
4
2017
19
$6.78m
$6.78m
168
6
2016
Toro Rosso / Red Bull
$553k
A Grand Prix Winner at 18
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$553k
AGE
18
TEAM
Toro Rosso / Red Bull
Red Bull promoted him four races into the season, and he won the Spanish Grand Prix on his first start for the team. His pay stayed modest at about $553k, even as he scored 204 points.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2016
18
$553k
$553k
204
5
2015
Toro Rosso
$277k
On the Grid at 17
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$277k
AGE
17
TEAM
Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso put him in a race seat at 17, and he became the youngest driver ever to start a Grand Prix. He was paid about $277k, and his 49 points earned a promotion early the following year.
Splits his 2025 earnings into a $65m salary and an $11m bonus.
Why Verstappen Is the Highest-Paid Driver in F1
Red Bull pays Verstappen $10m more than any other driver earns, and his record since 2021 explains why.
Four straight titles. He won every championship from 2021 to 2024 and has 73 wins and 50 poles from 251 starts.
A points record. His 575 points in 2023 are still the most any driver has scored in a single season.
Two points from a fifth crown. Even in a year he didn’t win, he finished 2025 just behind Lando Norris, 421 points to 423.
Red Bull through and through. Every race of his career has come with Red Bull or its sister team Toro Rosso, and his extension runs to 2030.
Setting the market. His $70m base is $10m clear of Lewis Hamilton, and the reported €92m ($104.9m) from 2027 would widen that lead.
Verstappen vs Hadjar on Pay and Points
Verstappen’s $70m base is more than nine times the $7.5m Isack Hadjar earns in the second Red Bull, which is the widest pay gap between any two teammates in F1. With bonus scenarios added it becomes $90m against $9.5m. On track, Verstappen leads 236 points to 105, although Hadjar has missed three races.
Red Bull pays Max Verstappen a base salary of $70m in 2026, the highest in Formula 1. It’s risen every season since 2024, when it stood at $60m. A strong year could add around $20m in bonuses. His base then moves to a reported €92m ($104.9m) from 2027 under his new contract.
Max Verstappen makes about $3.04m per race from his $70m Red Bull base salary in 2026, the highest salary in Formula 1. With the $20m bonus scenario included, his per-race average rises to $3.91m.
Red Bull doesn’t pay him race by race, so these figures simply spread his yearly pay across the calendar.
From 2027, Max Verstappen is reported to earn a €92m base salary, which is about $104.9m and almost $35m more than he earns in 2026. Reporter Marc Limacher first published the figure and added that bonuses could take a season to €115m ($131.1m). Red Bull has confirmed the contract but not the pay.
Yes, Max Verstappen has a Red Bull contract for 2027 and beyond. The team announced on August 20, 2026 that he’ll stay until the end of 2030. His previous deal already ran to 2028, but the extension brings in new terms from 2027, including a reported €92m ($104.9m) base salary.
Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull contract is reported to be worth $419.6m in base salary over four seasons from 2027 to 2030, at €92m ($104.9m) a year. Bonuses could lift a single season to €115m ($131.1m), which puts the reported ceiling at $524.5m.
Red Bull has confirmed the length of the deal but not the money.
Max Verstappen makes $70m a year in base salary, and bonuses could lift his 2026 income to around $90m. Averaged out, that’s about $7.5m a month with the bonus included. His annual pay has been $70m or more every year since 2023 once bonuses are counted, and it rises sharply again in 2027.
