Revealed: The net worth of every F1 team principal…read more 

Revealed: The net worth of every F1 team principal…read more

 

Team bosses – nicknamed The Piranha Club – are the masterminds behind each Formula 1 team and are always at the forefront of the drama.

 

Whether defending their team or making accusations against a rival, the team principals are a crucial part of their drivers’ successes.

 

They are, as a result, paid a fortune at the front end of the grid.

 

Toto Wolff (Mercedes) – £1.27 billion

Toto Wolff’s net worth officially hit billionaire status in 2023, according to Forbes.

 

As well as being the Mercedes team principal, he also owns one-third of the F1 team.

 

 

Wolff also bought 1% of the Aston Martin F1 team from Lawrence Stroll in 2020. That investment has awkwardly made Wolff money this year, as Aston Martin’s worth increased when they dislodged Mercedes from the podium in Saudi Arabia.

 

The ex-banker owes Netflixfor turning him “into a celebrity billionaire with the effect of its Drive to Survive docuseries on the value of Formula 1 teams,” Forbes report.

 

He has led Lewis Hamilton to six of his all-time joint record seven championships. In 2025 Wolff leads Mercedes into their post-Hamilton era.

 

 

Christian Horner (Red Bull) – £40m

Christian Horner’s net worth is lagging a long way behind Wolff in this chart – he is worth approximately 30 times less.

 

The former driver has led Red Bull from their early days into the dominant team seen in Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen’s pomps.

He has led Verstappen to his four consecutive titles, and previously oversaw Sebastian Vettel’s glory years.

 

 

Away from F1, he is married to Geri Halliwell, the former Spice Girl.

 

Andy Cowell (Aston Martin) – £12m

Andy Cowell replaced Mike Krack as team principal for 2025. He is also the CEO of the Aston Martin F1 team.

 

The Express rate his net worth at £12m although there is little information about his personal finances.

 

 

Cowell previously held a top job at Mercedes’ High Performance Powertrains before joining Aston Martin.

 

Fred Vasseur (Ferrari) – £5.6m

The Ferrari team principal reportedly earns an annual salary of £3.9m which contributes to his hefty net worth.

 

Those numbers will only grow if he can lead Hamilton to a historic drivers’ title at Ferrari.

 

 

Vasseur’s leadership of the famous team, F1’s most successful outfit, came after he worked at Sauber and Renault.

 

James Vowles (Williams) – £4m

Vowles left his job as Mercedes’ strategy director, where he worked directly with Lewis Hamilton, for the top job at Williams ahead of the 2023 season.

 

Toto Wolff left the door open for Vowles to one day return to Mercedes and said: “He could have a 10-year stint there.

 

 

“You just need to let the bird fly out and do his own thing, and not at that stage anticipating that he is going to come back.”

 

At Williams, he is credited with a clear improvement in the team.

 

Vowles attracted Carlos Sainz from Ferrari to join Alex Albon in an exciting driver duo.

 

 

Oliver Oakes (Alpine) – £2m

Oakes became the second-youngest F1 team boss ever when he took over at Alpine in 2025, aged 36.

 

He was feted for founding the Hitech Grand Prix junior team a decade ago.

 

Andrea Stella (McLaren) – £1.2m

Andrea Stella (ITA) McLaren Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand

Andrea Stella (ITA) McLaren Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World…

 

The Italian took over at McLaren for the 2023 season.

 

He replaced Andreas Seidl, who left to become chief executive of Sauber (they currently work with Alfa Romeo but are set to partner with Audi from 2026).

 

Stella has overseen McLaren’s constructors’ championship in 2024, as they became the fastest car on the grid in the latter half of the year.

 

 

He hopes to lead Lando Norris to a drivers’ title this year.

 

Laurent Mekies (Racing Bulls) – £1m

The boss of Red Bull’s sister team has a reported net worth of £1m.

 

Mekies formerly worked at Ferrari before switching to take over the top job at the team now known as Racing Bulls.

 

He has Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar as his drivers this season.

 

Ayao Komatsu (Haas) – £650,000

Komatsu took over from the popular Guenther Steiner, who is worth a reported £3.9m.

 

He took Haas from bottom of the constructors’ championship to becoming occasional points-scorers, through Nico Hulkenberg.

 

The ex-engineer is reshaping his team with the youth of Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon behind the wheel

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