KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2018
Keirin prize money in 2018
Keirin paid £13,588,485 across 2 money lists in 2018, to 70 riders. Ryuki Mitani earned the most, £1,286,778.
PAID IN 2018£14m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£1.3m
The 2018 money list
The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2018
| # | RIDER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | 1 | £1,286,778£1.3m |
| 2 | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | 0 | £749,816£750k |
| 3 | Kota Asai | Japan | 0 | £710,448£710k |
| 4 | Kota Hirahara | Japan | 0 | £530,442£530k |
| 5 | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | 0 | £443,051£443k |
| 6 | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | 0 | £318,919£319k |
| 7 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 0 | £291,230£291k |
| 8 | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | 0 | £290,879£291k |
| 9 | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | 0 | £288,259£288k |
| 10 | Kentaro Harada | Japan | 0 | £250,995£251k |
| 11 | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | 0 | £240,670£241k |
| 12 | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | 0 | £232,929£233k |
| 13 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £230,812£231k |
| 14 | Kazumichi Sugata | Japan | 0 | £226,245£226k |
| 15 | Yusuke Kagawa | Japan | 0 | £223,293£223k |
| 16 | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | 0 | £223,205£223k |
| 17 | Shintaro Sato | Japan | 0 | £214,414£214k |
| 18 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 0 | £212,945£213k |
| 19 | Hiroshi Nakamura | Japan | 0 | £209,037£209k |
| 20 | Yasuyoshi Kigure | Japan | 0 | £204,478£204k |
| 21 | Kentaro Wada | Japan | 0 | £203,636£204k |
| 22 | Kento Yamasaki | Japan | 0 | £198,610£199k |
| 23 | Kohei Gunji | Japan | 0 | £191,966£192k |
| 24 | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | 0 | £191,682£192k |
| 25 | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | 0 | £191,623£192k |
| 26 | Atsushi Shibasaki | Japan | 0 | £178,809£179k |
| 27 | Takuya Shikio | Japan | 0 | £177,432£177k |
| 28 | Kei Wada | Japan | 0 | £177,304£177k |
| 29 | Hidetake Yamanaka | Japan | 0 | £176,508£177k |
| 30 | Yuta Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £174,868£175k |
| 31 | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | 0 | £174,411£174k |
| 32 | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | 0 | £170,332£170k |
| 33 | Jun Okamura | Japan | 0 | £169,802£170k |
| 34 | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £168,503£169k |
| 35 | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | 0 | £166,193£166k |
| 36 | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | 0 | £162,031£162k |
| 37 | Takashi Kaneko | Japan | 0 | £160,917£161k |
| 38 | Ryuma Ota | Japan | 0 | £158,314£158k |
| 39 | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | 0 | £155,632£156k |
| 40 | Takuya Kamiyama | Japan | 0 | £155,355£155k |
| 41 | Masaki Inoue | Japan | 0 | £152,986£153k |
| 42 | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | 0 | £151,643£152k |
| 43 | Yoshitomo Higashiguchi | Japan | 0 | £150,865£151k |
| 44 | Yusaku Takeuchi | Japan | 0 | £149,173£149k |
| 45 | Hisanori Yamada | Japan | 0 | £148,423£148k |
| 46 | Jun Minami | Japan | 0 | £145,826£146k |
| 47 | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | 0 | £143,894£144k |
| 48 | Daishi Kuwahara | Japan | 0 | £140,541£141k |
| 49 | Shintaro Ogawa | Japan | 0 | £140,007£140k |
| 50 | Tomonori Kashino | Japan | 0 | £137,854£138k |
The top 15 in 2018
Every money list in 2018
By prize money paid
| MONEY LIST | TOP EARNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Men's Keirin Money List | Ryuki Mitani | £12,343,987£12.3m |
| 2018 Women's Keirin Money List | Aoi Kodama | £1,244,497£1.2m |
The richest money lists of 2018
Every year we hold
Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most keirin prize money in 2018?
Ryuki Mitani, with £1,286,778 and 1 year at the top. Yuta Wakimoto was next on £749,816.
How much prize money was paid in 2018?
£13,588,485 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.
Which money list paid the most in 2018?
The 2018 Men's Keirin Money List, at £12,343,987.
How does 2018 compare with 2017?
2017 paid £13,417,388 across 2 money lists.
Where to next
Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2017. The year after is 2019.