Know everything you need to know about David Croft including his net worth, career, personal life and much more
David Croft is a British TV broadcaster for the Sky Sports. He currently acts as the lead commentator for Formula One broadcasts on the Sky Sports network. He is one of the most famous F1 commentators in the world. Let’s take a look at his net worth, salary, career and much more.
David Croft Net Worth and Salary
Croft has been a sports broadcaster in the year 1998 and has become one of the biggest names in the industry. This has helped him to garner a net worth of an estimated $10 million. As of 2025, Croft has a salary of reported $700k annually. Further details on his contract with Sky Sport has not been made known. He remains one of the highest-paid F1 presenters and commentators.
David Croft Commentary Career
Croft started with his broadcasting career with BBC in 1998, he worked there as a sports reporter and then as a sports editor. He covered various sporting events during his time at BBC including 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. He started covering Formula One full time in 2006 when BBC Radio 5 replaced Maurice Hamilton and brought in Croft. He worked with BBC till the end of 2011. Sky Sports signed Croft as their lead commentator for the 2012 season. Croft has been a part of the Sky Sports F1 broadcast team since then.
He completed his 250th Grand Prix as a commentator at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2019. Apart from Formula One, Croft has also worked as a Darts world championship commentator for BBC. He has also been working as a occasional commentator of Darts events for Sky Sports. He was also the Presenter of the 2014 and 2016 World Branding Awards. David Croft was the voice artist of Lofty Crofty in Planes, the 2013 sports comedy film. As of 2025, David Croft continues to remain the TV broadcaster and Presenter at Sky Sports. David Croft covers F1 games and he is also the commentator.
David Croft Personal Life
Croft was born on 19th June 1970 in Stevenage, England. Croft was raised in the same town and even completed his education from there. His family is a native of Sheffield, England. Further details on his family background and the names of his parents have not been made known to the public.
Croft has been married to Victoria Croft. Victoria is an interior designer and shares a common love for Formula One. The couple has four children together named Chris, Daniel, James and Sammi Croft. His family has also been seen in many racing events together.
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