KEIRIN · 2022 · JAPAN
2022 Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The 2022 Men's Keirin Money List paid £15,402,270 to 50 riders. Yuta Wakimoto won £1,541,445. Yusaku Kosho took £828,764 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£15m
WINNER£1.5m
RIDERS PAID50
RUNNER-UP£829k
The standings
50 riders paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RIDER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | £1,541,445£1.5m |
| 2nd | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | £828,764£829k |
| 3rd | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | £815,844£816k |
| 4th | Kohei Gunji | Japan | £649,573£650k |
| 5th | Shintaro Sato | Japan | £565,726£566k |
| 6th | Futoshi Morisawa | Japan | £536,991£537k |
| 7th | Kota Hirahara | Japan | £523,449£523k |
| 8th | Yudai Nitta | Japan | £457,587£458k |
| 9th | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | £418,733£419k |
| 10th | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | £389,584£390k |
| 11th | Kazuya Narita | Japan | £352,257£352k |
| 12th | Yohei Yamada | Japan | £329,531£330k |
| 13th | Takahiro Arai | Japan | £308,527£309k |
| 14th | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | £276,951£277k |
| 15th | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | £276,273£276k |
| 16th | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | £263,903£264k |
| 17th | Takumi Masugi | Japan | £258,814£259k |
| 18th | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | £253,902£254k |
| 19th | Yo Sakai | Japan | £248,937£249k |
| 20th | Kota Asai | Japan | £244,776£245k |
| 21st | Kentaro Harada | Japan | £231,976£232k |
| 22nd | Taiki Obara | Japan | £228,950£229k |
| 23rd | Ryuma Ota | Japan | £227,469£227k |
| 24th | Kentaro Wada | Japan | £225,882£226k |
| 25th | Tsubasa Kitatsuru | Japan | £224,476£224k |
| 26th | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | £223,746£224k |
| 27th | Shunsuke Iwamoto | Japan | £219,003£219k |
| 28th | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | £214,291£214k |
| 29th | Takuya Kamiyama | Japan | £207,879£208k |
| 30th | Tomonori Kashino | Japan | £205,608£206k |
| 31st | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | £202,655£203k |
| 32nd | Hidehisa Naito | Japan | £202,635£203k |
| 33rd | Hisanori Yamada | Japan | £199,435£199k |
| 34th | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | £192,044£192k |
| 35th | Sho Inakawa | Japan | £191,612£192k |
| 36th | Makuru Wada | Japan | £191,555£192k |
| 37th | Yuta Iino | Japan | £189,749£190k |
| 38th | Kei Wada | Japan | £187,154£187k |
| 39th | Yoshitomo Higashiguchi | Japan | £185,101£185k |
| 40th | Masaki Inoue | Japan | £181,710£182k |
| 41st | Shoei Nakamoto | Japan | £181,302£181k |
| 42nd | Kenya Yamaguchi | Japan | £178,326£178k |
| 43rd | Yoichi Yadoguchi | Japan | £177,210£177k |
| 44th | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | £172,500£173k |
| 45th | Yuki Yoshida | Japan | £172,345£172k |
| 46th | Yuya Inubushi | Japan | £171,587£172k |
| 47th | Hiroshi Suzuki | Japan | £169,865£170k |
| 48th | Kosuke Sakaguchi | Japan | £169,263£169k |
| 49th | Yuta Watanabe | Japan | £169,223£169k |
| 50th | Tatsuo Muto | Japan | £166,150£166k |
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 2022
Every other keirin money list we hold from 2022
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Women's Keirin Money List | Mao Yanagihara | £1,708,970£1.7m |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 2022 Men's Keirin Money List?
Yuta Wakimoto, on £1,541,445.
How much did the runner-up get?
Yusaku Kosho took £828,764, 54% of the leader's total.
How much did the top 50 win between them?
£15,402,270 between the 50 riders in the 2022 Men's Keirin Money List.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2021 Men's Keirin Money List paid £12,809,166, and the 2023 Men's Keirin Money List paid £16,937,318.
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 2022. The edition before was the 2021 Men's Keirin Money List. The one after was the 2023 Men's Keirin Money List.