KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2020
Keirin prize money in 2020
Keirin paid £12,012,393 across 2 money lists in 2020, to 70 riders. Kentaro Wada earned the most, £821,847.
PAID IN 2020£12m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£822k
The 2020 money list
The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2020
| # | RIDER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentaro Wada | Japan | 1 | £821,847£822k |
| 2 | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | 0 | £786,253£786k |
| 3 | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | 0 | £609,864£610k |
| 4 | Kohei Gunji | Japan | 0 | £482,792£483k |
| 5 | Kota Hirahara | Japan | 0 | £450,646£451k |
| 6 | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | 0 | £412,242£412k |
| 7 | Shintaro Sato | Japan | 0 | £351,575£352k |
| 8 | Futoshi Morisawa | Japan | 0 | £293,161£293k |
| 9 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 0 | £283,933£284k |
| 10 | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | 0 | £246,345£246k |
| 11 | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | 0 | £243,385£243k |
| 12 | Hideaki Yamada | Japan | 0 | £241,552£242k |
| 13 | Kota Asai | Japan | 0 | £230,588£231k |
| 14 | Sho Inakawa | Japan | 0 | £218,516£219k |
| 15 | Shoei Nakamoto | Japan | 0 | £210,814£211k |
| 16 | Kentaro Harada | Japan | 0 | £188,242£188k |
| 17 | Shunsuke Iwamoto | Japan | 0 | £183,643£184k |
| 18 | Yoshitomo Higashiguchi | Japan | 0 | £183,065£183k |
| 19 | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £170,232£170k |
| 20 | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | 0 | £166,329£166k |
| 21 | Kazumichi Sugata | Japan | 0 | £161,731£162k |
| 22 | Hidehisa Naito | Japan | 0 | £154,623£155k |
| 23 | Junpei Yoshizawa | Japan | 0 | £153,933£154k |
| 24 | Hiroshi Suzuki | Japan | 0 | £153,145£153k |
| 25 | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | 0 | £150,168£150k |
| 26 | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | 0 | £148,524£149k |
| 27 | Ryuji Suzuki | Japan | 0 | £148,055£148k |
| 28 | Yoshihito Yamazaki | Japan | 0 | £141,987£142k |
| 29 | Hironori Otsuki | Japan | 0 | £139,715£140k |
| 30 | Kosuke Sakaguchi | Japan | 0 | £138,038£138k |
| 31 | Hiroyuki Inagaki | Japan | 0 | £136,886£137k |
| 32 | Jun Okamura | Japan | 0 | £136,178£136k |
| 33 | Tomonori Kashino | Japan | 0 | £134,976£135k |
| 34 | Aoi Kodama | Japan | 1 | £134,160£134k |
| 35 | Satoshi Atake | Japan | 0 | £133,924£134k |
| 36 | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | 0 | £133,705£134k |
| 37 | Taichi Komatsuzaki | Japan | 0 | £131,841£132k |
| 38 | Kei Wada | Japan | 0 | £127,398£127k |
| 39 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 0 | £126,494£126k |
| 40 | Tsubasa Kitatsuru | Japan | 0 | £125,971£126k |
| 41 | Shintaro Ogawa | Japan | 0 | £125,420£125k |
| 42 | Nobuyuki Suzuki | Japan | 0 | £125,058£125k |
| 43 | Shinya Takahashi | Japan | 0 | £124,937£125k |
| 44 | Tatsuhiro Ashizawa | Japan | 0 | £124,553£125k |
| 45 | Takuya Shikio | Japan | 0 | £124,533£125k |
| 46 | Yuichi Sasaki | Japan | 0 | £123,448£123k |
| 47 | Toshihiro Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £122,618£123k |
| 48 | Hideyuki Matsutani | Japan | 0 | £122,113£122k |
| 49 | Toshio Shitchi | Japan | 0 | £121,960£122k |
| 50 | Tetsuo Watanabe | Japan | 0 | £120,737£121k |
The top 15 in 2020
Every money list in 2020
By prize money paid
| MONEY LIST | TOP EARNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Men's Keirin Money List | Kentaro Wada | £10,807,486£10.8m |
| 2020 Women's Keirin Money List | Aoi Kodama | £1,204,907£1.2m |
The richest money lists of 2020
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Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most keirin prize money in 2020?
Kentaro Wada, with £821,847 and 1 year at the top. Yuji Matsuura was next on £786,253.
How much prize money was paid in 2020?
£12,012,393 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.
Which money list paid the most in 2020?
The 2020 Men's Keirin Money List, at £10,807,486.
How does 2020 compare with 2019?
2019 paid £13,693,628 across 2 money lists.
Where to next
Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2019. The year after is 2021.