KEIRIN · 2019 · JAPAN
2019 Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The 2019 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,409,497 to 50 riders. Shintaro Sato won £951,216. Yuta Wakimoto took £622,611 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£12m
WINNER£951k
RIDERS PAID50
RUNNER-UP£623k
The standings
50 riders paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RIDER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | Shintaro Sato | Japan | £951,216£951k |
| 2nd | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | £622,611£623k |
| 3rd | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | £535,319£535k |
| 4th | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | £520,501£521k |
| 5th | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | £509,186£509k |
| 6th | Kota Hirahara | Japan | £427,476£427k |
| 7th | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | £423,045£423k |
| 8th | Kohei Gunji | Japan | £379,040£379k |
| 9th | Yudai Nitta | Japan | £377,456£377k |
| 10th | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | £323,017£323k |
| 11th | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | £264,009£264k |
| 12th | Ryuma Ota | Japan | £262,721£263k |
| 13th | Yuta Watanabe | Japan | £249,383£249k |
| 14th | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | £247,543£248k |
| 15th | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | £244,359£244k |
| 16th | Kentaro Wada | Japan | £242,701£243k |
| 17th | Kentaro Harada | Japan | £236,938£237k |
| 18th | Kazumichi Sugata | Japan | £232,228£232k |
| 19th | Kota Asai | Japan | £230,345£230k |
| 20th | Hiroshi Nakamura | Japan | £222,866£223k |
| 21st | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | £214,338£214k |
| 22nd | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | £202,367£202k |
| 23rd | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | £188,310£188k |
| 24th | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | £185,864£186k |
| 25th | Haruki Tanaka | Japan | £184,998£185k |
| 26th | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | £181,825£182k |
| 27th | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | £181,630£182k |
| 28th | Tetsuo Watanabe | Japan | £179,392£179k |
| 29th | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | £178,392£178k |
| 30th | Atsushi Shibasaki | Japan | £172,237£172k |
| 31st | Jun Okamura | Japan | £165,987£166k |
| 32nd | Tomonori Kashino | Japan | £165,373£165k |
| 33rd | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | £164,307£164k |
| 34th | Makuru Wada | Japan | £162,826£163k |
| 35th | Takaharu Matsumoto | Japan | £160,042£160k |
| 36th | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | £159,969£160k |
| 37th | Kenta Inake | Japan | £155,185£155k |
| 38th | Noriaki Ikeda | Japan | £155,153£155k |
| 39th | Taiki Obara | Japan | £152,893£153k |
| 40th | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | £152,150£152k |
| 41st | Takuya Kamiyama | Japan | £148,335£148k |
| 42nd | Kosuke Sakaguchi | Japan | £147,114£147k |
| 43rd | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | £145,546£146k |
| 44th | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | £145,324£145k |
| 45th | Hisanori Yamada | Japan | £144,903£145k |
| 46th | Takahiro Matsukawa | Japan | £144,132£144k |
| 47th | Masaki Inoue | Japan | £143,859£144k |
| 48th | Shuji Minami | Japan | £142,250£142k |
| 49th | Takashi Neda | Japan | £141,508£142k |
| 50th | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | £141,329£141k |
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 2019
Every other keirin money list we hold from 2019
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Women's Keirin Money List | Aoi Kodama | £1,284,130£1.3m |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 2019 Men's Keirin Money List?
Shintaro Sato, on £951,216.
How much did the runner-up get?
Yuta Wakimoto took £622,611, 65% of the leader's total.
How much did the top 50 win between them?
£12,409,497 between the 50 riders in the 2019 Men's Keirin Money List.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2018 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,343,987, and the 2020 Men's Keirin Money List paid £10,807,486.
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 2019. The edition before was the 2018 Men's Keirin Money List. The one after was the 2020 Men's Keirin Money List.