A little stability this 2025 season, compared to the upheavals of the previous two seasons. Apart from the change at Alpine with the appointment of the Flavio Briatore/Oliver Oakes duo to replace Bruno Famin, at Audi/Sauber, it is the return of Mattia Binotto who replaces Andrea Seidl in the manufacturer's plan, pending the arrival of Jonathan Wheatley, heading to Red Bull Racing. For a salary worthy of the highest salaries. We will detail it in 2026.
For the first time in two years, it is no longer Toto Wolff who dominates the ranking of the highest paid team bosses, because the results of Mercedes AMG F1 in 2024 (4th of the constructors' world championship), are cutting into the bonus. While Christian Horner will not receive a title bonus, with Red Bull finishing 3th of the ranking in 2024. As a result, it is now Zak Brown, on behalf of McLaren, who takes the lead in the 2025 ranking.
The McLaren boss has a low salary compared to his rivals, but his bonus including a bonus for results in the world championship and above all a percentage on season sponsors increases his income. Sportune, in partnership with Business Book GP, reveals the estimated salaries of the Principal Teams for the 2025 season:
Salaries of F1 2025 team bosses
- Zak Brown (McLaren) = €35 million (€6 million + €29 million results bonus)
- Toto Wolff (Mercedes AMG) = 22 million euros (16 M€ + 6M€ bonus results)
- Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing) = 12 millions d’euros
- Fred Vasseur (Ferrari) = 8 million euros
- Mattia Binotto (Audi/Sauber) = 8 millions d’euros
- James Volwes (Williams) = 5,5 millions d’euros
- Laurent Meikies (Racing Bulls) = 5 millions d’euros
- Flavio Briatore (Alpine) = 3.5 millions d’euros
- Mike Krack (Aston Martin) = 3.5 million euros
- Ayao Komatsu (Haas) = 2.4 million euros
