Top 20 Race Car Driver celebrities in Germany
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Race Car Driver celebrities [Updated August 8, 2022].
Michael Schumacher was born
on January 3, 1969
in Hurth, Germany.
Net Worth 2020: $600 Million
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Salary 2020: $50 Million
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Endorsements and Earnings: Michael Schumacher is also one of the highest-paid athletes of all time with career earnings that easily surpass $1 billion. At that level of earnings, he is the 5th highest-earning athlete of all time behind Jack Nicklaus ($1.2 billion), Arnold Palmer ($1.7 billion), Tiger Woods ($1.7 billion) and Michael Jordan ($2 billion). Even in years when he was not racing, Schumacher earned $50 million from endorsements alone. At the peak of his career, he was paid $10 million per year by Shell to wear a hat with the company's logo at nearly all public appearances. At his peak, he earned $80-100 million per year which was frequently enough to make him the highest-paid athlete in the world. He appeared on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes every year since they began tracking athletes in 1990.
Sebastian Vettel was born
on July 3, 1987
in Heppenheim, Germany.
He was awarded Germany's prestigious Silver Laurel Leaf Award in 2012.
Net Worth 2020: $140 Million
Ralf Schumacher was born
on June 30, 1975
in Hurth, Germany.
He won six races over an eleven year-long career.
Net Worth 2020: $100 Million
Nico Rosberg was born
on June 27, 1985
in Wiesbaden, Germany.
He became the youngest driver to set the record of fastest lap at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Net Worth 2020: $50 Million
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Salary 2020: $15 Million
Daniel Abt was born
on December 3, 1992
in Kempten, Germany.
He has 280,000 total followers on Instagram.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Nico Hulkenberg was born
on August 19, 1987
in Germany.
He began his Formula One career in 2009, racing with AT&T Williams.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Nick Heidfeld was born
on May 10, 1977
in Germany.
He improved to be one of the best F1 drivers in the series. with podium finishes in 2005, 2007 and 2008, but still never catching that coveted first place.
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Salary 2020: USD 6,500,000 per year
Klaus Graf was born
on July 21, 1969
in Germany.
He won the Trans-Am Series Driver's Championship in 2005.
Adrian Sutil was born
on January 11, 1983
in Starnberg, Germany.
He received an 18-month suspended prison sentence and was given a €200,000 fine for a violent incident in a nightclub.
Jochen Rindt was born
on April 18, 1942
in Mainz, Germany.
In 1970, he became the first driver ever win to Formula One World Drivers' Championship posthumously.
Jan Seyffarth was born
on July 12, 1986
in Germany.
In 2013, he drove a Mercedes-Benz for the Seyffarth Motorsport racing team.
Michael Ammermuller was born
on February 14, 1986
in Germany.
Stefan Bellof was born
on November 20, 1957
in Germany.
He was victorious at the 1984 World Sportscar Championship.
Stefan Bradl was born
on November 29, 1989
in Augsburg, Germany.
He finished seventh in points in 2013 in MotoGP.
Wolfgang Von Trips was born
on May 4, 1961
in Cologne, Germany.
He won his first Formula One race in 1961 at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Pascal Wehrlein was born
on October 18, 1994
in Germany.
He is known for having been the youngest driver to win a DTM race at the age of 19 and went on to win the title in 2015 at the age of only 20.
Klaus Ludwig was born
on October 5, 1949
in Germany.
More than two decades after beginning his career, he won the FIA GT World Championship in 1998.
Frank Biela was born
on August 2, 1964
in Neuss, Germany.
In 1996 he was name the Autosport National Racing Driver of the Year after winning the Macau Grand Prix Guia Race.
Marc Lieb was born
on July 4, 1980
in Germany.
In 2004, he began studying Automotive and Motor Engineering at the University of Stuttgart.
Nelson Piquet Jr. was born
on July 25, 1985
in Heidelberg, Germany.
He won the 2002 Formula Three Sudamericana Championship and the 2004 British Formula Three Championship.
