Forbes, the respected American business magazine, has named Lewis Hamilton the highest-earning driver in formula one.
In its annual top 100 ranking of the world's highest-paid sports stars, the reigning triple world champion came in 11th with $46 million earned through his contract with Mercedes, bonuses and endorsements.
The list was dominated by football, basketball, tennis and golf stars, with Cristiano Ronaldo right at the top with his incredible annual haul of $88 million.
After Hamilton, F1's next representative is Sebastian Vettel and his $41 million, followed by Fernando Alonso whose $36.5m was good enough for 24th place.
Just scraping into the top 100 was championship leader Nico Rosberg, with his $21 million earning him the 98th spot, beating only baseball's Carl Crawford and Buster Posey.
*Amounts below in US $-Million
| innings | Endorsements | Sport | |||
| #1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $88 M | $56 M | $32 M | Soccer |
| #2 | Lionel Messi | $81.4 M | $53.4 M | $28 M | Soccer |
| #3 | LeBron James | $77.2 M | $23.2 M | $54 M | Basketball |
| #4 | Roger Federer | $67.8 M | $7.8 M | $60 M | Tennis |
| #5 | Kevin Durant | $56.2 M | $20.2 M | $36 M | Basketball |
| #6 | Novak Djokovic | $55.8 M | $21.8 M | $34 M | Tennis |
| #7 | Cam Newton | $53.1 M | $41.1 M | $12 M | Football |
| #8 | Phil Mickelson | $52.9 M | $2.9 M | $50 M | Golf |
| #9 | Jordan Spieth | $52.8 M | $20.8 M | $32 M | Golf |
| #10 | Kobe Bryant | $50 M | $25 M | $25 M | Basketball |
| #11 | Lewis Hamilton | $46 M | $42 M | $4 M | Racing |
| #12 | Tiger Woods | $45.3 M | $274 K | $45 M | Golf |
| #13 | Eli Manning | $45 M | $37 M | $8 M | Football |
| #14 | Joe Flacco | $44.5 M | $44 M | $500 K | Football |
| #15 | Tom Brady | $44.1 M | $36.1 M | $8 M | Football |
| #16 | Floyd Mayweather | $44 M | $32 M | $12 M | Boxing |
| #17 | Rory McIlroy | $42.6 M | $7.6 M | $35 M | Golf |
| #18 | Russell Wilson | $41.8 M | $31.8 M | $10 M | Football |
| #19 | Sebastian Vettel | $41 M | $40 M | $1 M | Racing |
| #20 | Philip Rivers | $38 M | $37.5 M | $450 K | Football |
| #21 | Rafael Nadal | $37.5 M | $5.5 M | $32 M | Tennis |
| #21 | Neymar | $37.5 M | $14.5 M | $23 M | Soccer |
| #23 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | $37.4 M | $30.4 M | $7 M | Soccer |
| #24 | Fernando Alonso | $36.5 M | $35 M | $1.5 M | Racing |
| #25 | Gareth Bale | $35.9 M | $24.9 M | $11 M | Soccer |
| #26 | Marcell Dareus | $35.2 M | $35.1 M | $100 K | Football |
| #27 | Peyton Manning | $34.2 M | $19.2 M | $15 M | Football |
| #28 | Derrick Rose | $34.1 M | $20.1 M | $14 M | Basketball |
| #29 | Kei Nishikori | $33.5 M | $3.5 M | $30 M | Tennis |
| #30 | A.J. Green | $33.3 M | $32.8 M | $500 K | Football |
| #31 | James Harden | $32.8 M | $15.8 M | $17 M | Basketball |
| #32 | Usain Bolt | $32.5 M | $2.5 M | $30 M | Track |
| #33 | Clayton Kershaw | $32 M | $31.2 M | $800 K | Baseball |
| #33 | Dwyane Wade | $32 M | $20 M | $12 M | Basketball |
| #35 | Drew Brees | $31 M | $19 M | $12 M | Football |
| #36 | Carmelo Anthony | $30.9 M | $22.9 M | $8 M | Basketball |
| #37 | Chris Paul | $30 M | $21.5 M | $8.5 M | Basketball |
| #38 | Cliff Lee | $29.3 M | $29.2 M | $100 K | Baseball |
| #39 | Olivier Vernon | $29 M | $28.8 M | $200 K | Football |
| #40 | Serena Williams | $28.9 M | $8.9 M | $20 M | Tennis |
| #41 | Justin Verlander | $28.6 M | $28 M | $600 K | Baseball |
| #42 | Kyrie Irving | $27.6 M | $16.6 M | $11 M | Basketball |
| #43 | Julio Jones | $27.2 M | $26 M | $1.2 M | Football |
| #44 | Luke Kuechly | $27.1 M | $26.1 M | $1 M | Football |
| #45 | Robinson Cano | $27 M | $24 M | $3 M | Baseball |
| #46 | Dwight Howard | $26.9 M | $22.4 M | $4.5 M | Basketball |
| #47 | Miguel Cabrera | $26.6 M | $24.1 M | $2.5 M | Baseball |
| #48 | Albert Pujols | $26.3 M | $24.3 M | $2 M | Baseball |
| #49 | Blake Griffin | $26.1 M | $18.1 M | $8 M | Basketball |
| #49 | Wayne Rooney | $26.1 M | $20.1 M | $6 M | Soccer |
| #51 | Cameron Jordan | $25.9 M | $25.8 M | $100 K | Football |
| #52 | Russell Westbrook | $25.7 M | $16.7 M | $9 M | Basketball |
| #53 | Ryan Howard | $25.6 M | $25 M | $600 K | Baseball |
| #53 | Trent Williams | $25.6 M | $25.5 M | $75 K | Football |
| #55 | Chris Bosh | $25.2 M | $22.2 M | $3 M | Basketball |
| #56 | Felix Hernandez | $24.9 M | $24.4 M | $500 K | Baseball |
| #57 | Zack Greinke | $24.7 M | $24.7 M | $50 K | Baseball |
| #58 | Prince Fielder | $24.6 M | $24.1 M | $500 K | Baseball |
| #59 | CC Sabathia | $24.4 M | $23.7 M | $700 K | Baseball |
| #60 | Sergio Agüero | $24.3 M | $16.8 M | $7.5 M | Soccer |
| #60 | Sam Bradford | $24.3 M | $24 M | $300 K | Football |
| #62 | Paul George | $24.1 M | $17.1 M | $7 M | Basketball |
| #63 | Manny Pacquiao | $24 M | $21.5 M | $2.5 M | Boxing |
| #64 | Kevin Love | $23.9 M | $19.9 M | $4 M | Basketball |
| #65 | Yoenis Cespedes | $23.8 M | $23.2 M | $600 K | Baseball |
| #65 | Joe Mauer | $23.8 M | $23 M | $800 K | Baseball |
| #65 | David Price | $23.8 M | $23.3 M | $500 K | Baseball |
| #65 | Luis Suarez | $23.8 M | $17.8 M | $6 M | Soccer |
| #69 | Stephen Curry | $23.6 M | $11.6 M | $12 M | Basketball |
| #69 | Jason Day | $23.6 M | $15.1 M | $8.5 M | Golf |
| #71 | Dez Bryant | $23.5 M | $23 M | $500 K | Football |
| #71 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | $23.5 M | $15 M | $8.5 M | Racing |
| #73 | Demaryius Thomas | $23.4 M | $22.2 M | $1.2 M | Football |
| #74 | Andy Murray | $23 M | $8 M | $15 M | Tennis |
| #74 | Masahiro Tanaka | $23 M | $22 M | $1 M | Baseball |
| #74 | Mark Teixeira | $23 M | $22.5 M | $500 K | Baseball |
| #77 | Joe Johnson | $22.9 M | $21.9 M | $1 M | Basketball |
| #78 | Cole Hamels | $22.7 M | $22.5 M | $200 K | Baseball |
| #79 | Anthony Castonzo | $22.5 M | $22.5 M | $35 K | Football |
| #79 | Troy Tulowitzki | $22.5 M | $22.2 M | $300 K | Baseball |
| #81 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | $22.4 M | $19.4 M | $3 M | Soccer |
| #82 | Jimmie Johnson | $22.2 M | $16.2 M | $6 M | Racing |
| #83 | Angel Di Maria | $22.1 M | $20.6 M | $1.5 M | Soccer |
| #83 | James Rodriguez | $22.1 M | $15.1 M | $7 M | Soccer |
| #85 | Eden Hazard | $22 M | $17 M | $5 M | Soccer |
| #85 | Conor McGregor | $22 M | $18 M | $4 M | MMA |
| #85 | David Ortiz | $22 M | $16 M | $6 M | Baseball |
| #88 | Maria Sharapova | $21.9 M | $1.9 M | $20 M | Tennis |
| #89 | Jacoby Ellsbury | $21.8 M | $21.2 M | $600 K | Baseball |
| #89 | Justin Houston | $21.8 M | $21.7 M | $100 K | Football |
| #91 | Matt Kemp | $21.7 M | $21.2 M | $500 K | Baseball |
| #92 | Canelo Alvarez | $21.5 M | $20 M | $1.5 M | Boxing |
| #93 | Adrian Gonzalez | $21.4 M | $21 M | $400 K | Baseball |
| #94 | LaMarcus Aldridge | $21.2 M | $19.7 M | $1.5 M | Basketball |
| #94 | Cameron Heyward | $21.2 M | $21 M | $150 K | Football |
| #94 | Jayson Werth | $21.2 M | $21 M | $200 K | Baseball |
| #97 | Alex Rodriguez | $21.1 M | $20.7 M | $400 K | Baseball |
| #98 | Nico Rosberg | $21 M | $20 M | $1 M | Racing |
| #99 | Carl Crawford | $20.9 M | $20.6 M | $300 K | Baseball |
| #100 | Buster Posey | $20.8 M | $17.8 M | $3 M | Baseball |
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