Driver Contract Tracker

Name: F1 Driver Contract Tracker
Creator: Pole to Paddock

Contract status for every driver on the grid. Who's locked in, who's a free agent next season, and who's just speculation.

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Max Verstappen

Red Bull77.8$70M20304Confirmed

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari86.1$60M2027(+2028)1Confirmed

George Russell

Mercedes75.8$34M2026(+2027)0Confirmed

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari81.0$34M20293Reported

Lando Norris

McLaren79.9$30M20271Confirmed

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin58.7$20M2026(+2027)0Confirmed

Oscar Piastri

McLaren74.1$13M20282Confirmed

Carlos Sainz

Williams64.1$13M20271Confirmed

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin54.8$12M20260Confirmed

Alex Albon

Williams60.1$12M20271Confirmed

Pierre Gasly

Alpine70.9$12M20282Confirmed

Sergio Perez

Cadillac61.0$8M2027(+2028)1Confirmed

Esteban Ocon

Haas61.9$7M2026(+2027)0Confirmed

Nico Hulkenberg

Audi60.3$7M20271Confirmed

Isack Hadjar

Red Bull68.7$5M2026(+2027)0Confirmed

Valtteri Bottas

Cadillac53.9$5M2027(+2028)1Confirmed

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes90.2$2M20260Confirmed

Gabriel Bortoleto

Audi65.2$2M20282Reported

Oliver Bearman

Haas65.6$1M2026(+2027)0Confirmed

Liam Lawson

Racing Bulls67.9$1M20260Confirmed

Franco Colapinto

Alpine61.9$750K20260Confirmed

Arvid Lindblad

Racing Bulls66.0$750K20260Confirmed

How many F1 drivers are out of contract at the end of the current season?

10 of the 22 drivers on the current grid have a contract that runs out at the end of 2026, based on officially confirmed and publicly reported deal lengths.

Which F1 driver has the longest current contract?

Max Verstappen has the longest confirmed contract on the grid, running through 2030 with Red Bull.

What's the difference between "Confirmed" and "Reported" on this tracker?

Confirmed means the team or driver has officially announced the contract terms shown. Reported means the contract length or terms come from media reporting only and haven't been confirmed by the team — treat those as the best current estimate, not a stated fact.

How often is the F1 driver contract tracker updated?

Each row is checked against current reporting individually, and the underlying data is re-verified whenever a new contract is signed or reported — not on a fixed schedule, since F1 driver contract news breaks unpredictably throughout the season.