KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2017
Keirin prize money in 2017
Keirin paid £13,417,388 across 2 money lists in 2017, to 70 riders. Kota Asai earned the most, £921,249.
PAID IN 2017£13m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£921k
The 2017 money list
The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2017
| # | RIDER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Asai | Japan | 1 | £921,249£921k |
| 2 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 0 | £828,753£829k |
| 3 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £545,394£545k |
| 4 | Kota Hirahara | Japan | 0 | £523,987£524k |
| 5 | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | 0 | £511,257£511k |
| 6 | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | 0 | £429,745£430k |
| 7 | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | 0 | £361,126£361k |
| 8 | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | 0 | £336,032£336k |
| 9 | Daishi Kuwahara | Japan | 0 | £283,910£284k |
| 10 | Kohei Gunji | Japan | 0 | £257,987£258k |
| 11 | Kazuya Narita | Japan | 0 | £256,243£256k |
| 12 | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | 0 | £235,116£235k |
| 13 | Kentaro Harada | Japan | 0 | £227,067£227k |
| 14 | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | 0 | £225,965£226k |
| 15 | Tsubasa Kitatsuru | Japan | 0 | £224,880£225k |
| 16 | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | 0 | £220,749£221k |
| 17 | Hiroshi Nakamura | Japan | 0 | £210,509£211k |
| 18 | Takuya Shikio | Japan | 0 | £204,203£204k |
| 19 | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | 0 | £200,891£201k |
| 20 | Sho Inakawa | Japan | 0 | £199,657£200k |
| 21 | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | 0 | £198,788£199k |
| 22 | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | 0 | £198,568£199k |
| 23 | Kosuke Sakaguchi | Japan | 0 | £193,510£194k |
| 24 | Kentaro Wada | Japan | 0 | £193,468£193k |
| 25 | Masaki Inoue | Japan | 0 | £190,240£190k |
| 26 | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | 0 | £190,104£190k |
| 27 | Yusuke Iwatsu | Japan | 0 | £181,722£182k |
| 28 | Jun Okamura | Japan | 0 | £179,355£179k |
| 29 | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | 0 | £177,415£177k |
| 30 | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £176,573£177k |
| 31 | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | 0 | £174,926£175k |
| 32 | Ryuma Ota | Japan | 0 | £167,363£167k |
| 33 | Hideyuki Matsutani | Japan | 0 | £166,774£167k |
| 34 | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | 0 | £165,604£166k |
| 35 | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | 0 | £164,688£165k |
| 36 | Takayuki Narikiyo | Japan | 0 | £164,100£164k |
| 37 | Yoshitomo Higashiguchi | Japan | 0 | £159,269£159k |
| 38 | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | 0 | £158,906£159k |
| 39 | Hidetake Yamanaka | Japan | 0 | £158,009£158k |
| 40 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 0 | £158,004£158k |
| 41 | Harutomo Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £156,116£156k |
| 42 | Shintaro Sato | Japan | 0 | £153,035£153k |
| 43 | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £150,472£150k |
| 44 | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | 0 | £148,577£149k |
| 45 | Takuya Kamiyama | Japan | 0 | £148,257£148k |
| 46 | Ryuji Kondo | Japan | 0 | £142,176£142k |
| 47 | Tetsuo Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £141,997£142k |
| 48 | Akihiro Isezaki | Japan | 0 | £140,823£141k |
| 49 | Ryo Ikeda | Japan | 0 | £140,802£141k |
| 50 | Takahisa Matsuoka | Japan | 0 | £139,053£139k |
The top 15 in 2017
Every money list in 2017
By prize money paid
| MONEY LIST | TOP EARNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Men's Keirin Money List | Kota Asai | £12,183,412£12.2m |
| 2017 Women's Keirin Money List | Hiroko Ishii | £1,233,976£1.2m |
The richest money lists of 2017
Every year we hold
Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most keirin prize money in 2017?
Kota Asai, with £921,249 and 1 year at the top. Yudai Nitta was next on £828,753.
How much prize money was paid in 2017?
£13,417,388 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.
Which money list paid the most in 2017?
The 2017 Men's Keirin Money List, at £12,183,412.
How does 2017 compare with 2016?
2016 paid £13,942,172 across 2 money lists.
Where to next
Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2016. The year after is 2018.