Quite a bit more than his predecessor, dale earnhardt sr. How much are indycar drivers paid for the risks of racing. A top nascar driver can earn millions of dollars in salary, bonuses and sponsorship of products. The 160 customer racing teams from 29 countries secured an unbelievable 57 teams or drivers titles and endurance championship wins. Timothy tiff needell born 29 october 1951 in havant, hampshire is a british racing driver and television presenter. Formula 1 drivers with big contracts topped the racing list, but a couple nascar drivers.
The hard part about answering this question is to discern what youre trying to learn. Someone in gt1 earns more than someone in gt2 and someone in the fia gt series earns more than someone in the british or australian gt tournaments. Penske triple adjustable, motec engine management, 123 piece bbs race wheels, pfc pro quality brake package. Jann mardenborough born 9 september 1991 is a british professional racing driver competing in the japanese super gt series. Browse through latest information on your favorite imsa drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Rookie alexander albon is the lowestpaid driver on the grid, while robert kubica is bestpaid among drivers entering f1 in 2019 albeit the pole has plenty of f1 experience in the past, of course. The racing industry keeps driver salaries close to the vest, according to payscale.
The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing. Fancy yourself as the next lewis hamilton or jenson button. The highestpaid auto racers compete on an international, not a national, scale. If theres one form of motorsport where the perevent scale exceeds what a lebron james earns on straight salary, its f1.
Few sports are as full of adrenaline and excitement as car racing. We are a successful historic race team based in staffordshire close to the m6, junction 14. In 2011 he became the third and youngest winner of the gt academy competition, beating 90,000 entrants. Racing elite has put together a definitive list of the salaries on the grid in 2019, check it out below. Your much more likely to find someone youve never heard of making a living in gt racing than in any of the big uk championships. Filter by location to see test driver salaries in your area.
We also carry out high technology subcontracting prototype, small series, for the motorsport services of the. What is a gt series race car driver salary answers. The worlds highestpaid racecar drivers in 2019 business insider. Event operations assistant w series, the groundbreaking motor racing championship for female drivers only, is recruiting an events operations assistant to help organise and implement the operational plan for race weekends.
For those with talent, its a natural, stepbystep process. Heres how to work your way into a career as a racing driver. Helio castroneves compensation with team penske, led by roger penske seen here may 15, 2015, from 2000 to 2002 became public information. Driver earnings are typically composed of a salary, performance bonuses for race. Askmen sat down with team mazda and got to see first hand how a racecar driver thinks. He was rewarded with a drive for nissan at the dubai 24 hour race.
The ideal person will be curious about working for an exciting startup business and will have an interest in. We spoke to teammates joel miller and tristan nunez about fear, racing, and the zone, and got to see them in. A free inside look at gt3 salary trends based on 6 salaries wages for 5 jobs at gt3. Patrick is one of the highestpaid nascar drivers in the sport, but she doesnt perform like it. I forgot to ask if its too late for me to get my old gocart out and start racing as thats where a lot of nascar drivers started. Patrick is one of the highestpaid nascar drivers in. Subsequently, he competed in the f3 european championship and the. If you want to become a racing driver you also need to become an entrepreneur, because without the budget you cannot be on the grid. Someone in gt1 earns more than someone in gt2 and someone in the fia gt series earns more than someone in the british or australian gt. In a 2008 ebony magazine article, leading national hot rod association nhra stock drag racer tom hammonds estimated the average salary of a successful. The pay inequity is easily explained through the nbas. Hard work, determination, and a bit of good timing is the answer. The forbes top100 highestpaid athletes of 2017 list is out, and five racecar drivers made the cut.
To get some pointers, tg spoke to racing veteran darren turner, now entering his twelfth year as a works driver for aston martin racing. This feature in now live and available to annual account holders. In many or even most professional racing, in series below f1 and sprint cup, we. The prize money in gt racing is a whole lot less than youd think.
Michael johnson, professional race car driver production cars to prototypes. The most prestigious successes of 2018 include the overall win in the blancpain gt series as well as the drivers titles in both categories of the intercontinental gt challenge. All racing teams up until f1 require money to go racing and in 99. How to be a professional race car driver yourmechanic advice. Presentation do you like challenges and motor racing. Now this of course varies as of what you are racinghow good you are. Imsa drivers find information on your favorite imsa drivers. For example at the rolex 24 hours of daytona, first place gets you a watch. As costs escalated, gt2 was ignored and gt1 cars werent suitable for the likes of a 24hour race at spa, so gt3 cars joined the fray and that was where the idea of blancpain came from. Theres a reason that little kids love their hot wheels model cars, and.
In many or even most professional racing, in series below f1 and sprint cup, we have different types of drivers. Having tasted success at le mans and beyond, he understands. However, the road to earning top money is through racing on dirt tracks, technical education and experience. Browse the latest jobs across the mclaren technology group, including racing, applied technologies, marketing and mclaren automotive. No wonder he is one of the richest race car drivers in the world. The highestpaid drivers in the world of auto racing business insider. Search our database of racing drivers from categories like f1, motogp, nascar, indycar and many more. Racing drivers from the best motorsport categories and series. Salary estimates are based on 2,002 salaries submitted anonymously to glassdoor by test driver employees. The factory drivers of audi and toyota would be on some good salaries mid six figures maybe. A professional racing driver, three times blancpain gt class champion. Gt2 then was renamed gte for gt endurance by the aco in 2011, and along with the rebranding came a new sub class. Candidate contact details remain confidential until they choose to release them.
With large runoff areas, the latest hightech safety barriers and. While gt academy can turn gamers into pro race drivers, its clear that it takes a lot more to make it through the national final than simply being one of the best in the country at a video game. Even the top lmp1 drivers are mostly working for a factory, e. Heres how to become a gentleman race car driver robb report. Ben keating, a champion mercedesamg gt3 gentleman driver, tells us how to go from track neophyte to a winning endurance driver in imsa. For a big boost in salary, though, direct your sights toward nascar. We are based in france in a factory on the nevers magnycours circuit. Apply to driver, car wash attendant, packager and more. If you didnt race a kart or a car before your 20s it does get considerably more difficult. A spring cup driver can make over 20 million a year. While internationallycompetitive auto racers can bring in annual salaries of over a. The gt drivers are basically either hired guns for the factory teams or well to do businessmen who own the team and hire the best drivers they can get.