KEIRIN · 2016 · JAPAN
2016 Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The 2016 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,764,895 to 50 riders. Yoshihiro Murakami won £1,155,188. Yudai Nitta took £622,813 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£13m
WINNER£1.2m
RIDERS PAID50
RUNNER-UP£623k
The standings
50 riders paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RIDER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | £1,155,188£1.2m |
| 2nd | Yudai Nitta | Japan | £622,813£623k |
| 3rd | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | £521,811£522k |
| 4th | Kota Hirahara | Japan | £502,463£502k |
| 5th | Kota Asai | Japan | £465,590£466k |
| 6th | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | £465,384£465k |
| 7th | Yusuke Iwatsu | Japan | £451,322£451k |
| 8th | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | £444,608£445k |
| 9th | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | £333,228£333k |
| 10th | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | £332,494£332k |
| 11th | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | £306,981£307k |
| 12th | Koji Kawamura | Japan | £281,118£281k |
| 13th | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | £260,160£260k |
| 14th | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | £259,661£260k |
| 15th | Kohei Gunji | Japan | £252,420£252k |
| 16th | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | £249,772£250k |
| 17th | Kentaro Harada | Japan | £244,221£244k |
| 18th | Harutomo Watanabe | Japan | £240,938£241k |
| 19th | Hiroshi Nakamura | Japan | £228,561£229k |
| 20th | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | £224,348£224k |
| 21st | Yuichiro Kamiyama | Japan | £220,283£220k |
| 22nd | Shintaro Sato | Japan | £215,637£216k |
| 23rd | Tatsunori Kondo | Japan | £205,982£206k |
| 24th | Daisuke Ashizawa | Japan | £196,924£197k |
| 25th | Ryuji Kondo | Japan | £193,385£193k |
| 26th | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | £189,724£190k |
| 27th | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | £183,431£183k |
| 28th | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | £180,617£181k |
| 29th | Shuji Minami | Japan | £175,217£175k |
| 30th | Takahisa Matsuoka | Japan | £174,585£175k |
| 31st | Takahiro Ushiyama | Japan | £168,062£168k |
| 32nd | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | £166,542£167k |
| 33rd | Shuji Ishii | Japan | £165,205£165k |
| 34th | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | £162,591£163k |
| 35th | Sho Inakawa | Japan | £160,555£161k |
| 36th | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | £157,129£157k |
| 37th | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | £157,023£157k |
| 38th | Koji Hamada | Japan | £149,814£150k |
| 39th | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | £149,673£150k |
| 40th | Tsubasa Kitatsuru | Japan | £148,277£148k |
| 41st | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | £145,412£145k |
| 42nd | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | £143,509£144k |
| 43rd | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | £143,377£143k |
| 44th | Futoshi Morisawa | Japan | £143,137£143k |
| 45th | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | £142,028£142k |
| 46th | Naoto Hayashi | Japan | £139,673£140k |
| 47th | Jun Okamura | Japan | £138,137£138k |
| 48th | Takuya Yamauchi | Japan | £136,602£137k |
| 49th | Kentaro Wada | Japan | £136,176£136k |
| 50th | Toshiaki Fushimi | Japan | £133,106£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 2016
Every other keirin money list we hold from 2016
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Women's Keirin Money List | Mai Kajita | £1,177,277£1.2m |
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 |
| 2015 Men's Keirin Money List | Kota Asai | £11,941,616£11.9m |
| 2014 Men's Keirin Money List | Toyoki Takeda | £11,803,291£11.8m |
Frequently asked questions
Who topped the 2016 Men's Keirin Money List?
Yoshihiro Murakami, on £1,155,188.
How much did the runner-up get?
Yudai Nitta took £622,813, 54% of the leader's total.
How much did the top 50 win between them?
£12,764,895 between the 50 riders in the 2016 Men's Keirin Money List.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2015 Men's Keirin Money List paid £11,941,616, and the 2017 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,183,412.
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 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Men's Keirin Money List. The one after was the 2017 Men's Keirin Money List.