#1 Michael Schumacher (Status- Retired)
It was much known that the top spot was reserved for the ultimate champion, Michael Schumacher who made his come back in the year 2009 to race for Mercedes but holds a record for the highest ever drivers' Championship title in the history of the sport and always related to Ferrari for his immense success with the team. In his era, Schumacher meant F1 and vice-versa for the people who weren't a big follower of the sport. At a point, he was the second highest earning sports star in the world with half of his earnings coming directly from Ferrari.
After his retirement from the sport, he met with a near fatal accident while skiing in the Alps and today his condition remains a mystery to many.
In 2005, Eurobusiness magazine named him as world's 1st billionaire athlete. The most celebrated F1 driver has several luxury mansions, a personal island, a private jet and $2.1m custom Ferrari and we are in no amazement that his net worth is gigantic $780million.