KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2015
Keirin prize money in 2015
Keirin paid £13,062,033 across 2 money lists in 2015, to 70 riders. Kota Asai earned the most, £955,753.
PAID IN 2015£13m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£956k
The 2015 money list
The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2015
| # | RIDER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Asai | Japan | 1 | £955,753£956k |
| 2 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 0 | £909,855£910k |
| 3 | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | 0 | £726,713£727k |
| 4 | Kota Hirahara | Japan | 0 | £525,622£526k |
| 5 | Yuichiro Kamiyama | Japan | 0 | £446,459£446k |
| 6 | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | 0 | £393,212£393k |
| 7 | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | 0 | £370,198£370k |
| 8 | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | 0 | £349,778£350k |
| 9 | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | 0 | £295,949£296k |
| 10 | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | 0 | £280,239£280k |
| 11 | Yusuke Iwatsu | Japan | 0 | £265,033£265k |
| 12 | Harutomo Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £217,693£218k |
| 13 | Keisho Kikuchi | Japan | 0 | £214,030£214k |
| 14 | Shintaro Sato | Japan | 0 | £213,079£213k |
| 15 | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | 0 | £210,062£210k |
| 16 | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | 0 | £209,629£210k |
| 17 | Kentaro Harada | Japan | 0 | £203,692£204k |
| 18 | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | 0 | £199,956£200k |
| 19 | Kenichiro Otsuka | Japan | 0 | £199,150£199k |
| 20 | Daisuke Ashizawa | Japan | 0 | £189,424£189k |
| 21 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £188,274£188k |
| 22 | Sho Inakawa | Japan | 0 | £186,132£186k |
| 23 | Masaki Inoue | Japan | 0 | £183,271£183k |
| 24 | Noriyuki Iijima | Japan | 0 | £178,297£178k |
| 25 | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | 0 | £172,309£172k |
| 26 | Shuji Ishii | Japan | 0 | £163,261£163k |
| 27 | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | 0 | £162,616£163k |
| 28 | Ryuji Kondo | Japan | 0 | £158,697£159k |
| 29 | Noriaki Ikeda | Japan | 0 | £158,590£159k |
| 30 | Takahiro Ushiyama | Japan | 0 | £157,400£157k |
| 31 | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £153,124£153k |
| 32 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 0 | £151,598£152k |
| 33 | Nobuhiko Naito | Japan | 0 | £150,944£151k |
| 34 | Yuki Amada | Japan | 0 | £150,028£150k |
| 35 | Yuka Kobayashi | Japan | 1 | £150,026£150k |
| 36 | Tetsuo Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £149,794£150k |
| 37 | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | 0 | £149,627£150k |
| 38 | Koji Kawamura | Japan | 0 | £148,576£149k |
| 39 | Takahisa Matsuoka | Japan | 0 | £147,077£147k |
| 40 | Tatsunori Kondo | Japan | 0 | £144,542£145k |
| 41 | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | 0 | £142,629£143k |
| 42 | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | 0 | £141,805£142k |
| 43 | Masayoshi Ono | Japan | 0 | £141,092£141k |
| 44 | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | 0 | £138,950£139k |
| 45 | Eiji Matsuzaka | Japan | 0 | £137,414£137k |
| 46 | Atsushi Shibasaki | Japan | 0 | £136,599£137k |
| 47 | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | 0 | £135,924£136k |
| 48 | Shugo Hayasaka | Japan | 0 | £135,332£135k |
| 49 | Tomokazu Sato | Japan | 0 | £135,173£135k |
| 50 | Shinichi Gokan | Japan | 0 | £133,819£134k |
The top 15 in 2015
Every money list in 2015
By prize money paid
| MONEY LIST | TOP EARNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Men's Keirin Money List | Kota Asai | £11,941,616£11.9m |
| 2015 Women's Keirin Money List | Yuka Kobayashi | £1,120,416£1.1m |
The richest money lists of 2015
Every year we hold
Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most keirin prize money in 2015?
Kota Asai, with £955,753 and 1 year at the top. Yudai Nitta was next on £909,855.
How much prize money was paid in 2015?
£13,062,033 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.
Which money list paid the most in 2015?
The 2015 Men's Keirin Money List, at £11,941,616.
How does 2015 compare with 2014?
2014 paid £12,872,423 across 2 money lists.
Where to next
Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2014. The year after is 2016.