Fernando Alonso pocketed in the region of $30million last year, making him the highest paid driver in motorsport in the latest Forbes rich list.
The Spaniard's current deal with the Italian team runs until the end of the 2016 season, but it remains to be seen if his new team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who will rejoin from 2015, will make the list next year as he is rumoured to have signed a $20m per annum deal.
Full list: 1. Fernando Alonso F1 - $30m (salary/winnnings $28m; endorsements $2m) 2. Lewis Hamilton, F1 - $27.5m (salary/winnnings $26m; endorsements $1.5m) 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr, NASCAR - $26m (salary/winnnings $13m; endorsements $13m) 4. Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR - $24m (salary/winnnings $17.3m; endorsements $6.7m) 5. Valentino Rossi, MotoGP - $22m (salary/winnnings $12m; endorsements $10m) 6. Tony Stewart, NASCAR - $18.5m (salary/winnnings $12.5m; endorsements $6m) 7. Jeff Gordon, NASCAR - $18.2m (salary/winnnings $12.7m; endorsements $5.5m) 8. Sebastian Vettel, F1 - $18m (salary/winnnings $17m; endorsements $1m) 9. Danica Patrick, NASCAR - $15m (salary/winnnings $6m; endorsements $9m) 10. Jenson Button, F1 - $14m (salary/winnnings $14m)
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