What is Adrian Newey's net worth and salary?

Adrian Newey in F1

Adrian Newey's journey in motorsport began in the 1980s as a designer of the March GTP car, known for its excellent downforce. After success in the Indy 500, he switched to Formula 1 in 1988. His first major achievement in F1 was with March, who performed surprisingly well with the March 881.

After a short spell at Leyton House, Newey joined Williams, where he designed a series of highly successful cars. Even after the dark day in 1994, when Ayrton Senna tragically died at Imola, Newey remained successful. He left Williams for McLaren, where he contributed to the constructors' title in 1998 and two consecutive drivers' titles for Mika Hakkinen.

In 2005 Newey switched to Red Bull Racing. Initially, the team struggled with reliability problems, but success started in 2009. With Sebastian Vettel, the team won four consecutive world titles. Although Red Bull experienced setbacks in 2014 and 2015, the team found their way back up in 2016, which led to Max Verstappen's first world title in 2021. In the following two years, Red Bull won both the drivers' and constructors' titles. In total, Newey has contributed to winning 25 world titles.

Adrian Newey net worth

As the most successful designer in Formula 1, Adrian Newey has built up quite a fortune over his long career. His fortune was estimated at around 50 million dollars in 2023, equivalent to more than 45 million euros.

Adrian Newey salary

There are currently no official figures on Adrian Newey's salary, but it is clear that Red Bull's CTO is not short of anything. In 2005, Christian Horner poached him from McLaren, where he had an annual salary of around 6 million dollars (5.5 million euros) at the time. According to The Guardian, Red Bull Racing was willing to pay the Brit 10 million dollars (about 9 million euros) annually.