KEIRIN · 2015 · JAPAN
2015 Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The 2015 Men's Keirin Money List paid £11,941,616 to 50 riders. Kota Asai won £955,753. Yudai Nitta took £909,855 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£12m
WINNER£956k
RIDERS PAID50
RUNNER-UP£910k
The standings
50 riders paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RIDER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | Kota Asai | Japan | £955,753£956k |
| 2nd | Yudai Nitta | Japan | £909,855£910k |
| 3rd | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | £726,713£727k |
| 4th | Kota Hirahara | Japan | £525,622£526k |
| 5th | Yuichiro Kamiyama | Japan | £446,459£446k |
| 6th | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | £393,212£393k |
| 7th | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | £370,198£370k |
| 8th | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | £349,778£350k |
| 9th | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | £295,949£296k |
| 10th | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | £280,239£280k |
| 11th | Yusuke Iwatsu | Japan | £265,033£265k |
| 12th | Harutomo Watanabe | Japan | £217,693£218k |
| 13th | Keisho Kikuchi | Japan | £214,030£214k |
| 14th | Shintaro Sato | Japan | £213,079£213k |
| 15th | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | £210,062£210k |
| 16th | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | £209,629£210k |
| 17th | Kentaro Harada | Japan | £203,692£204k |
| 18th | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | £199,956£200k |
| 19th | Kenichiro Otsuka | Japan | £199,150£199k |
| 20th | Daisuke Ashizawa | Japan | £189,424£189k |
| 21st | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | £188,274£188k |
| 22nd | Sho Inakawa | Japan | £186,132£186k |
| 23rd | Masaki Inoue | Japan | £183,271£183k |
| 24th | Noriyuki Iijima | Japan | £178,297£178k |
| 25th | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | £172,309£172k |
| 26th | Shuji Ishii | Japan | £163,261£163k |
| 27th | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | £162,616£163k |
| 28th | Ryuji Kondo | Japan | £158,697£159k |
| 29th | Noriaki Ikeda | Japan | £158,590£159k |
| 30th | Takahiro Ushiyama | Japan | £157,400£157k |
| 31st | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | £153,124£153k |
| 32nd | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | £151,598£152k |
| 33rd | Nobuhiko Naito | Japan | £150,944£151k |
| 34th | Yuki Amada | Japan | £150,028£150k |
| 35th | Tetsuo Watanabe | Japan | £149,794£150k |
| 36th | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | £149,627£150k |
| 37th | Koji Kawamura | Japan | £148,576£149k |
| 38th | Takahisa Matsuoka | Japan | £147,077£147k |
| 39th | Tatsunori Kondo | Japan | £144,542£145k |
| 40th | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | £142,629£143k |
| 41st | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | £141,805£142k |
| 42nd | Masayoshi Ono | Japan | £141,092£141k |
| 43rd | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | £138,950£139k |
| 44th | Eiji Matsuzaka | Japan | £137,414£137k |
| 45th | Atsushi Shibasaki | Japan | £136,599£137k |
| 46th | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | £135,924£136k |
| 47th | Shugo Hayasaka | Japan | £135,332£135k |
| 48th | Tomokazu Sato | Japan | £135,173£135k |
| 49th | Shinichi Gokan | Japan | £133,819£134k |
| 50th | Keitaro Kiriyama | Japan | £133,197£133k |
How the money splits
Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one rider
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2015
Every other keirin money list we hold from 2015
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Women's Keirin Money List | Yuka Kobayashi | £1,120,416£1.1m |
Men's Keirin Money List in other years
Every other edition we hold. Every edition.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Men's Keirin Money List | Kohei Gunji | £18,865,456£18.9m |
| 2024 Men's Keirin Money List | Yusaku Kosho | £17,922,533£17.9m |
| 2023 Men's Keirin Money List | Yuji Matsuura | £16,937,318£16.9m |
| 2022 Men's Keirin Money List | Yuta Wakimoto | £15,402,270£15.4m |
| 2021 Men's Keirin Money List | Yusaku Kosho | £12,809,166£12.8m |
| 2020 Men's Keirin Money List | Kentaro Wada | £10,807,486£10.8m |
| 2019 Men's Keirin Money List | Shintaro Sato | £12,409,497£12.4m |
| 2018 Men's Keirin Money List | Ryuki Mitani | £12,343,987£12.3m |
| 2017 Men's Keirin Money List | Kota Asai | £12,183,412£12.2m |
| 2016 Men's Keirin Money List | Yoshihiro Murakami | £12,764,895£12.8m |
| 2014 Men's Keirin Money List | Toyoki Takeda | £11,803,291£11.8m |
Frequently asked questions
Who topped the 2015 Men's Keirin Money List?
Kota Asai, on £955,753.
How much did the runner-up get?
Yudai Nitta took £909,855, 95% of the leader's total.
How much did the top 50 win between them?
£11,941,616 between the 50 riders in the 2015 Men's Keirin Money List.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2014 Men's Keirin Money List paid £11,803,291, and the 2016 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,764,895.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's Keirin Money List prize money page, and the whole year on keirin prize money in 2015. The edition before was the 2014 Men's Keirin Money List. The one after was the 2016 Men's Keirin Money List.