The net worth and earnings of Fernando Alonso, the Spanish driver, two-time Formula 1 world champion, who is among the richest sportsmen in the world.
How much does Fernando Alonso earn? This is always a very topical question, given that we are talking about a Formula 1 driver capable of winning the World title twice.
Fernando Alonso - born in 1981 - can be considered the dean among the drivers who will take part in the 2025 Formula 1 season, having made his debut on the world circuit in the now distant 2001 with Minardi.
The intuition of Flavio Briatore was decisive for his career, with the Piedmontese manager who wanted him at Renault: with the French team Fernando Alonso won two World Championships in 2005 and 2006, thus interrupting Michael Schumacher’s domination.
However, he only just missed out on the title with Ferrari, given the three second places he collected during the five seasons spent with the Maranello team.
After a break between 2019 and 2020, during which he participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans - winning it twice with Toyota -, the Dakar and the Indianapolis 500, Alonso returned to Formula 1 in 2021 with Alpine (formerly Renault).
He currently races for Aston Martin and, despite his age, he is still highly competitive, demonstrating his extraordinary longevity at the wheel of single-seaters.
A career full of successes but also of earnings, given that he has often been indicated as one of the richest athletes among those still active. Let’s take a detailed look at Fernando Alonso’s earnings and net worth.
Fernando Alonso’s Earnings and Net Worth
Like any self-respecting athlete, when we talk about Fernando Alonso’s earnings we must consider both the salaries earned and the agreements with various sponsors.
Fernando Alonso has accumulated significant earnings through sponsorship contracts throughout his career. He has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Banco Santander, Cajastur, TAG Heuer, Europcar, Silestone, Liberbank, ING, Chandon, Adidas and Bang & Olufsen.
In 2010, Banco Santander took out an insurance policy on his fingers valued at approximately 10 million euros (13.3 million dollars), underlining the importance of his hands.
Although the exact figures of his sponsorship earnings are not publicly available, it is clear that these partnerships have contributed significantly to his overall net worth.
Having said that, let’s now see how much Fernando Alonso has earned in his career thanks to the generous salaries he has collected since he entered the world of Formula 1.
While there is no certain information in the motorsports sector regarding the salaries of the drivers, this season with Aston Martin the Spanish driver should collect 20 million dollars, much less than Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton but still a very respectable figure.
When he returned to the track with Alpine instead he would have received a salary of 30 million dollars, the same amount he would have earned during his years at Ferrari.
In 2007, however, with McLaren he would have earned 20 million dollars, while on his return to the English team he would have received the beauty of 35 million. Finally, at Renault in his first period there are no figures regarding the salary, but in his second instead there is talk of a salary of 21.5 million.
Adding up all these earnings, online it has been estimated for Fernando Alonso a personal net worth of 240 million dollars, even if some sites indicate a possible bank account of 260 million dollars.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Patrimonio e ingaggio di Fernando Alonso, il veterano della F1
