{"id":3552,"date":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3552"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:41:47","slug":"horner-received-100m-compensation-after-red-bull-exit-documents-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/horner-received-100m-compensation-after-red-bull-exit-documents-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Horner received \u00a3100m compensation after Red Bull exit, documents reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christian Horner received <strong>\u00a3100.482 million (US$132.75m) in compensation for loss of office<\/strong> following his Red Bull departure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The total consists of <strong>\u00a333.494m (US$44.25m) from Red Bull Racing and \u00a366.988m (US$88.50m) from Red Bull Technology<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The compensation does not include <strong>\u00a313.470m (US$17.80m) in regular remuneration<\/strong> recorded separately by the two companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Horner received <strong>\u00a3100.482 million (approximately US$132.75m) in compensation following his departure from Red Bull<\/strong>, according to newly filed financial documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 accounts of Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Technology both record substantial payments to their \u201chighest paid director\u201d as <strong>\u201ccompensation for loss of office\u201d<\/strong>. That director is Horner, who was dismissed as Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal in July 2025 before formally leaving his positions within the group in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull Racing recorded compensation of <strong>\u00a333.494 million (US$44.25m)<\/strong>, while Red Bull Technology reported another <strong>\u00a366.988 million (US$88.50m)<\/strong>. Combined, the two payments total \u00a3100.482 million (US$132.75m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull Racing paid \u00a333.494 million<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull Racing Limited&#8217;s accounts show its highest-paid director received <strong>\u00a333.494 million (US$44.25m) as compensation for loss of office<\/strong> during the financial year ending December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horner is not explicitly named alongside the payment in the accounts, but RacingNews365 identifies him as the director concerned. He was Red Bull Racing&#8217;s CEO and team principal until his dismissal on July 9 and formally resigned as a director on August 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accounts separately record <strong>\u00a34.441 million (US$5.87m) in normal remuneration<\/strong> for the highest-paid director before his departure. That amount is not part of the \u00a333.494 million compensation payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-1200x826.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1000942454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-1200x826.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SI202503140065.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christian Horner (Photo: Mark Thompson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Bull Technology adds another \u00a366.988 million<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The larger payment appears in Red Bull Technology&#8217;s accounts. Its highest-paid director received <strong>\u00a366.988 million (US$88.50m) as compensation for loss of office<\/strong>, while another <strong>\u00a39.029 million (US$11.93m) was recorded as regular remuneration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, the figures from the two Red Bull companies are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Company<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Compensation<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Regular remuneration<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Red Bull Racing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">\u00a333.494m (US$44.25m)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">\u00a34.441m (US$5.87m)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Red Bull Technology<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">\u00a366.988m (US$88.50m)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">\u00a39.029m (US$11.93m)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>\u00a3100.482m (US$132.75m)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>\u00a313.470m (US$17.80m)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distinction is important: <strong>\u00a3100.482 million (US$132.75m) is specifically the combined compensation for loss of office<\/strong>, rather than the entirety of Horner&#8217;s earnings from Red Bull during 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dollar figures are approximate and use the October 7 exchange rate of <strong>\u00a31 = US$1.32112<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horner also held other positions within Red Bull<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horner was also a director of Red Bull Powertrains and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, but the accounts for those companies state that directors&#8217; remuneration was paid by other Red Bull Group undertakings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies House records show Horner resigned from his Red Bull Powertrains and Red Bull Advanced Technologies directorships on August 12, with his Red Bull Racing directorship ending the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newly disclosed figures provide considerably more detail about the financial consequences of his departure than was available when Red Bull removed him from operational control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horner left Red Bull after 20 years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horner had led Red Bull Racing since the team entered Formula 1 in 2005, overseeing <strong>eight Drivers&#8217; Championships and six Constructors&#8217; titles<\/strong> before Laurent Mekies replaced him in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has recently spoken publicly about <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/horner-reveals-why-he-believes-red-bull-fired-him-after-20-years\/\">why he believes Red Bull decided to remove him after 20 years<\/a>, arguing that the company&#8217;s internal structure changed following Dietrich Mateschitz&#8217;s death and that he eventually came to be viewed as having too much control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horner has also continued to discuss a potential Formula 1 return and has indicated that holding an ownership stake would be an important consideration for his next long-term project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> follows all the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">Formula 1<\/a> news throughout the 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time is the 2026 Singapore GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Singapore GP starts at <strong>20:00 local time on Sunday, October 11<\/strong>. That is <strong>13:00 in the UK, 08:00 ET in the US and Canada and 17:30 in India<\/strong>. Singapore is a sprint weekend, with sprint qualifying on Friday and the sprint on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does George Russell have a grid penalty in Singapore?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell has exhausted his permitted allocation of four engines after suffering a power-unit failure at Sepang. Mercedes must introduce another unit, triggering a grid penalty for <strong>Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix<\/strong>. The penalty does not apply to Saturday&#8217;s sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can Kimi Antonelli win the F1 championship in Singapore?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Antonelli leads Russell by <strong>84 points, 320 to 236<\/strong>, but cannot mathematically secure the 2026 title in Singapore. His first opportunity to become world champion comes at the <strong>United States GP in Austin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much compensation did Christian Horner receive after leaving Red Bull?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New financial filings show <strong>\u00a3100.482 million, approximately US$132.75 million, in compensation for loss of office<\/strong> across Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How was Horner&#8217;s \u00a3100.482 million compensation divided?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Bull Racing recorded <strong>\u00a333.494 million (US$44.25m)<\/strong>, while Red Bull Technology recorded <strong>\u00a366.988 million (US$88.50m)<\/strong> in compensation for loss of office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Horner receive normal remuneration in addition to the compensation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The two companies separately recorded a combined <strong>\u00a313.470 million (US$17.80m)<\/strong> in regular remuneration for their highest-paid director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tags:<\/strong> Christian Horner, Red Bull, F1, Laurent Mekies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Red Bull financial filings show \u00a333.494m from Red Bull Racing and \u00a366.988m from Red Bull Technology in compensation for loss of office following Christian Horner&#8217;s departure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010323742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Christian Horner ","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Red Bull Content Pool","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":93,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"42wp_author":[93],"class_list":["post-3552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","42wp_author-marcos-gil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3553,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3552\/revisions\/3553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010323742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3552"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}