KEIRIN · 2018 · JAPAN
2018 Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The 2018 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,343,987 to 50 riders. Ryuki Mitani won £1,286,778. Yuta Wakimoto took £749,816 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£12m
WINNER£1.3m
RIDERS PAID50
RUNNER-UP£750k
The standings
50 riders paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RIDER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | £1,286,778£1.3m |
| 2nd | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | £749,816£750k |
| 3rd | Kota Asai | Japan | £710,448£710k |
| 4th | Kota Hirahara | Japan | £530,442£530k |
| 5th | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | £443,051£443k |
| 6th | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | £318,919£319k |
| 7th | Yudai Nitta | Japan | £291,230£291k |
| 8th | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | £290,879£291k |
| 9th | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | £288,259£288k |
| 10th | Kentaro Harada | Japan | £250,995£251k |
| 11th | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | £240,670£241k |
| 12th | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | £232,929£233k |
| 13th | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | £230,812£231k |
| 14th | Kazumichi Sugata | Japan | £226,245£226k |
| 15th | Yusuke Kagawa | Japan | £223,293£223k |
| 16th | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | £223,205£223k |
| 17th | Shintaro Sato | Japan | £214,414£214k |
| 18th | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | £212,945£213k |
| 19th | Hiroshi Nakamura | Japan | £209,037£209k |
| 20th | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | £204,478£204k |
| 21st | Kentaro Wada | Japan | £203,636£204k |
| 22nd | Kento Yamasaki | Japan | £198,610£199k |
| 23rd | Kohei Gunji | Japan | £191,966£192k |
| 24th | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | £191,682£192k |
| 25th | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | £191,623£192k |
| 26th | Atsushi Shibasaki | Japan | £178,809£179k |
| 27th | Takuya Shikio | Japan | £177,432£177k |
| 28th | Kei Wada | Japan | £177,304£177k |
| 29th | Hidetake Yamanaka | Japan | £176,508£177k |
| 30th | Yuta Watanabe | Japan | £174,868£175k |
| 31st | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | £174,411£174k |
| 32nd | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | £170,332£170k |
| 33rd | Jun Okamura | Japan | £169,802£170k |
| 34th | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | £168,503£169k |
| 35th | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | £166,193£166k |
| 36th | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | £162,031£162k |
| 37th | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | £160,917£161k |
| 38th | Ryuma Ota | Japan | £158,314£158k |
| 39th | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | £155,632£156k |
| 40th | Takuya Kamiyama | Japan | £155,355£155k |
| 41st | Masaki Inoue | Japan | £152,986£153k |
| 42nd | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | £151,643£152k |
| 43rd | Yoshitomo Higashiguchi | Japan | £150,865£151k |
| 44th | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | £149,173£149k |
| 45th | Hisanori Yamada | Japan | £148,423£148k |
| 46th | Jun Minami | Japan | £145,826£146k |
| 47th | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | £143,894£144k |
| 48th | Daishi Kuwahara | Japan | £140,541£141k |
| 49th | Shintaro Ogawa | Japan | £140,007£140k |
| 50th | Tomonori Kashino | Japan | £137,854£138k |
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 2018
Every other keirin money list we hold from 2018
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Women's Keirin Money List | Aoi Kodama | £1,244,497£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 |
| 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 |
| 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 2018 Men's Keirin Money List?
Ryuki Mitani, on £1,286,778.
How much did the runner-up get?
Yuta Wakimoto took £749,816, 58% of the leader's total.
How much did the top 50 win between them?
£12,343,987 between the 50 riders in the 2018 Men's Keirin Money List.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2017 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,183,412, and the 2019 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,409,497.
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 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Men's Keirin Money List. The one after was the 2019 Men's Keirin Money List.