Max Verstappen Net Worth 2026: €310M Fortune and a Red Bull Deal to 2030

Max Verstappen’s net worth is about $345 million (€310 million), according to the Dutch business magazine Quote, which published its annual Quote 500 rich list on October 27, 2026. That figure puts him at No. 224 among the richest people in the Netherlands, and he is still the youngest person on the list.

Max Verstappen: quick facts

Net worth

$345 Million

Salary / earnings

$65 Million per year

Source of wealth

F1 contracts, endorsements

Profession

Formula 1 driver (Red Bull Racing), racing team owner

Nationality

Dutch

Place of birth

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

Date of birth

September 30, 1997 (age 29)

His wealth has climbed fast. Quote valued him at about €126 million in 2023, €210 million in 2024 and €260 million in 2025. Most English-language F1 outlets still quote older and lower estimates of $210 million to $280 million, so treat any single number as a rough guide.

Almost all of that money comes from one place: his Red Bull Racing contracts. Forbes estimates he earned $86 million in the 12 months to May 2026. In August 2026 he signed a new deal that keeps him at Red Bull until the end of 2030, which is reported to be the richest contract in Formula 1 history.

Max Verstappen at a glance

• Net worth: about $345 million / €310 million (Quote 500, October 2026)
• Born: September 30, 1997, in Hasselt, Belgium
• Nationality: Dutch
• Profession: Formula 1 driver for Red Bull Racing; owner of Verstappen.com Racing
• Titles: four F1 World Championships in a row (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Biggest payday: about $86 million in one year (Forbes, 12 months to May 2026)
• Contract: Red Bull Racing through the end of 2030
• Partner: Kelly Piquet; daughter Lily, born in 2025

His net worth by year is charted at the end of this article.

Where Max Verstappen’s money comes from

Source	Details	Estimate
F1 salary	Red Bull Racing base pay	About $65 million in 2025 (Forbes)
Bonuses	Payments for wins, podiums and titles	$11 million to $25 million a year (Forbes, 2023–2025)
Endorsements	Heineken, EA Sports, Fanatics, Ford and others	About $6 million to $8 million a year
Racing businesses	Verstappen.com Racing (GT3) and Verstappen Sim Racing	Value not disclosed
Assets	Monaco home, Falcon 8X jet, yacht, car collection	Tens of millions of dollars

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull contracts

Verstappen has spent his whole F1 career inside the Red Bull family. Teams do not publish driver pay, so the figures below are reported estimates.

Deal	Signed	Term	Reported pay
Toro Rosso race seat	August 2014	2015–2016	About €250,000 in 2015
Promotion to Red Bull Racing	May 2016	2016–2018	About €500,000 in 2016, rising to about €10 million by 2018
Extension	October 2017	Through 2020	About €12.5 million to €16 million base, plus bonuses
Extension	January 2020	Through 2023	About €25 million base in 2021, plus about €17 million in bonuses
Five-year extension	March 2022	2023–2028	Reportedly €40–50 million a year at signing (NOS); Forbes put his salary at $45M (2023), $60M (2024) and $65M (2025)
New long-term deal	August 20, 2026	Through 2030	Not disclosed; reportedly around $100 million a year in base pay

The early-year figures come from the Dutch publication Business Book GP, as reported by GPFans. The figure for the 2030 deal comes from F1 journalist Joe Saward, reported by GPblog in August 2026. Neither Red Bull nor Verstappen has confirmed it.

Salary and bonuses by season

Season	Salary	Bonuses	Total
2019	€12.5 million	€6 million	€18.5 million
2020	€16 million	€7 million	€23 million
2021	€25 million	€17 million	€42 million
2022	€36.5 million	€18.5 million	€55 million
2023	$45 million	$25 million	$70 million
2024	$60 million	$15 million	$75 million
2025	$65 million	$11 million	$76 million

Euro figures (2019–2022) are Business Book GP estimates. Dollar figures (2023–2025) are from Forbes’ annual rankings of the highest-paid F1 drivers. Forbes says he has topped its on-track pay ranking for four straight seasons.

Forbes and Sportico earnings rankings

Forbes’ World’s Highest-Paid Athletes list counts the 12 months to each May and includes off-track income such as endorsements.

List	Total earnings	On track / off track	Rank
Forbes 2024	$81 million	$76M / $5M	17th
Forbes 2025	$78 million	$72M / $6M	24th
Forbes 2026	$86 million	$78M / $8M	14th
Sportico 2024	$76 million	Not split	18th
Sportico 2025 (calendar year)	$83 million	$75M / $8M	15th

For scale, Forbes’ 2026 list was led by Cristiano Ronaldo at about $300 million. Verstappen’s earnings lean heavily on salary: endorsements make up less than 10% of his income, compared with about 30% for Lewis Hamilton.

Early life

Max Emilian Verstappen was born on September 30, 1997, in Hasselt, Belgium, and grew up in nearby Maaseik. Racing runs in the family. His father, Jos Verstappen, raced in Formula 1 in the 1990s and 2000s, and his mother, Sophie Kumpen, was a successful kart racer.

He started karting at four and won his first championships as a young child. In 2013, aged 15, he won two European karting titles and the KZ World Championship.

He skipped most of the junior single-seater ladder. After one season of Formula 3 in 2014, in which he won 10 races, Red Bull signed him to its junior program and handed him an F1 seat.

Toro Rosso and the early Red Bull years (2015–2020)

Verstappen made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. At 17, he was the youngest driver ever to start a Formula 1 race, and he won the FIA’s Rookie of the Year award.

Four races into 2016, Red Bull promoted him to its senior team. He won on his first weekend, at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Grand Prix winner in history at 18.

Mercedes dominated the next few years, but Verstappen kept winning races in a slower car. His pay rose quickly, from about €500,000 in 2016 to an estimated €23 million including bonuses in 2020.

Four world titles (2021–2024)

In 2021, Verstappen fought Lewis Hamilton all season. He won the title on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, becoming the first Dutch world champion.

The next three years were dominant:

• 2022: 15 wins and a second title, then a record at the time
• 2023: 19 wins from 22 races and a record 575 points, including 10 wins in a row
• 2024: a fourth straight title, clinched with two races to spare

These seasons drove his biggest jumps in income. Forbes estimates he collected $25 million in bonuses alone in 2023. In March 2022 he signed a five-year extension through 2028, at the time reported to be the most lucrative contract in F1.

2025: a two-point miss

Red Bull went through big changes in 2025. Team principal Christian Horner was dismissed in July and replaced by Laurent Mekies, and advisor Helmut Marko later left the team.

On track, Verstappen fell far behind the McLaren drivers in the first half of the year. He then mounted a late charge, won eight Grands Prix and finished second with 421 points, just two points behind champion Lando Norris.

Even without the title, Forbes ranked him the best-paid driver on track in 2025, at about $76 million.

2026 season and team-switch rumors

New engine and chassis rules arrived in 2026, and Red Bull began building its own power units with Ford. The car started the year off the pace. Verstappen, who now races with No. 3, did not win any of the first 11 rounds.

That slump set off months of speculation:

• His 2028 contract reportedly had an exit clause that let him leave for 2027 if he was outside the top two in the standings at the summer break. He was well outside it.
• Mercedes was linked to him again, as it had been in 2025, and Sky Sports reported that his management held talks with McLaren earlier in 2026.
• Reports also suggested he was weighing time away from F1 altogether.

He ended the talk on August 20, 2026, signing a new deal with Red Bull through the end of 2030. He was sixth in the standings at the time. The terms were not disclosed.

Results improved in the autumn. He won the Bahrain Grand Prix (moved to Malaysia’s Sepang circuit) in October, then Singapore, then the Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1, from fifth on the grid. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli clinched the 2026 title in Mexico. As of November 4, 2026, Verstappen is second in the standings with 261 points, two ahead of Hamilton, with the São Paulo Grand Prix next.

Endorsements

Verstappen earns far less off the track than Hamilton. Forbes puts his endorsement and other off-track income at about $8 million in the year to May 2026. His partners include:

• Heineken, which uses him to promote its alcohol-free Heineken 0.0
• EA Sports, maker of the official F1 video games
• Fanatics, the sports merchandise company run by Michael Rubin
• Ford, Red Bull’s engine partner from 2026

His longest personal sponsor was the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, which backed him from before his F1 debut. That deal ended after the 2023 season, when Jumbo pulled out of sports sponsorship.

Verstappen.com Racing and sim racing

Verstappen also runs his own racing businesses. Verstappen.com Racing competes in GT3 sports-car racing. In 2025 it ran an Aston Martin in the GT World Challenge Europe, and its drivers won the Endurance Cup’s Gold Cup class. For 2026 the team switched to Mercedes-AMG cars on a multi-year deal.

He races for the team himself when F1 allows it:

• September 2025: won an NLS endurance race at the Nürburgring in a Ferrari 296 GT3, his first GT race
• March 2026: crossed the line first in another Nürburgring race, but the car was disqualified for using one set of tires too many
• May 2026: made his Nürburgring 24 Hours debut in a Mercedes-AMG GT3, starting fourth but finishing well down the order

He is also one of the best-known sim racers in the world and has raced online since 2015. For years he drove for Team Redline, one of the top esports teams. In March 2026 the team was rebranded Verstappen Sim Racing and brought under his racing group. One of its drivers, Chris Lulham, moved into real GT racing with his team, a path that echoes gamer-turned-racer Jann Mardenborough.

The value of these businesses has not been made public.

Real estate

Verstappen has lived in Monaco since 2015, like many F1 drivers.

Property	Year	Reported price
Monaco penthouse apartment	Before 2025	Nearly €14 million
Apartment in Le Renzo, Mareterra, Monaco	2025 (moved in)	Not disclosed; homes in the building start around €65 million

Le Renzo sits in Mareterra, a new district Monaco built on land reclaimed from the sea at a cost of about $2.3 billion. He moved there with Kelly Piquet and their family in 2025. Reports have not confirmed which unit he owns or what he paid.

Private jet, yacht and cars

In 2020 Verstappen bought a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet from Sir Richard Branson. In 2025 he upgraded to a new Dassault Falcon 8X, reportedly valued at about $58 million, and put the older jet up for sale.

Around the same time he bought a 33-metre Mangusta yacht named “Unleash the Lion,” estimated at $12 million to $15 million. His car collection includes an Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar and a Ferrari Monza SP2.

Personal life

Verstappen has been in a relationship with Kelly Piquet since 2020. She is a model and the daughter of three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet. Kelly also has a daughter, Penelope, from an earlier relationship.

The couple’s daughter, Lily, was born in 2025. They announced her birth on May 2, 2025, just before the Miami Grand Prix.

In 2022 he was made an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, a Dutch royal honor, and in 2024 Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

How Max Verstappen compares

Driver	Estimated net worth	Main source
Lewis Hamilton	About $586 million (£435M)	F1 contracts, endorsements, business
Max Verstappen	About $345 million (€310M)	Red Bull contracts
Fernando Alonso	About $260 million	F1 contracts
Charles Leclerc	About $125 million	Ferrari contract

Hamilton’s figure is from the Sunday Times Rich List (May 2026). Verstappen’s is from the Quote 500 (October 2026). Alonso’s and Leclerc’s are press estimates reported by PlanetF1 in August 2026. Verstappen earns more per year on track than anyone, but Hamilton has a much longer career and far bigger off-track income. See more on the richest athletes in the world and other athlete net worths.

Frequently asked questions

What is Max Verstappen’s net worth?

About $345 million (€310 million), according to the Quote 500 Dutch rich list published in October 2026.

How much does Max Verstappen earn a year?

Forbes estimates he earned about $86 million in the 12 months to May 2026, including about $78 million from salary and bonuses and $8 million from endorsements.

How long is Max Verstappen’s Red Bull contract?

Until the end of 2030. He signed the extension on August 20, 2026. Its pay terms have not been disclosed.

Is Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull?

No. Despite reported interest from Mercedes and talks with McLaren in 2026, he chose to stay and extended his contract through 2030.

Who is richer, Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton?

Lewis Hamilton. He is estimated at about $586 million, compared with about $345 million for Verstappen.

Does Max Verstappen have a child?

Yes. He and his partner Kelly Piquet welcomed a daughter, Lily, in 2025.

Sources: Quote 500 (2023–2026, via Top Gear Netherlands, GPblog and GPFans), Forbes (World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2024–2026; F1 highest-paid drivers 2023–2025), Sportico, Sunday Times Rich List, Business Book GP, NOS, Sky Sports, ESPN, Al Jazeera, Formula1.com, Motorsport.com, The Race, PlanetF1, Crash.net, Wikipedia. Euro figures converted to dollars at October 2026 exchange rates. All net worth and earnings figures are estimates.