Motorsport prize money
172 racers have been paid £49,171,961 across 15 editions from 2022 to 2026. Álex Palou has won the most, £3,875,926. Every one of the 33 starters at the Indianapolis 500 is paid, and not in finishing order: the 22 Leaders Circle cars, the top 22 in the previous season's points, take the series' award on top wherever they finish, so in 2026 Takuma Sato was tenth for $137,000 and Nolan Siegel eleventh for $1,132,000. SuperMotocross pays its points fund after the final in Las Vegas, $3,000,000 to the top 22 in 450SMX and $1,241,000 in 250SMX. On dirt, the track pays every one of the 24 cars in a sprint car A-main off its own ladder: Knoxville Raceway paid $200,000 to win the Nationals in 2026 and $15,000 for 24th, and Eldora Speedway paid Logan Schuchart $1,002,023 for the one Eldora Million, in 2023, against $100,000 for second.
The motorsport money list
The top 100 of 172 racers by career prize money
| # | RACER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Palou | Spain | 1 | £3,875,926£3.9m |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | Sweden | 1 | £3,785,185£3.8m |
| 3 | David Malukas | United States | 0 | £1,740,593£1.7m |
| 4 | Pato O'Ward | Mexico | 0 | £1,651,852£1.7m |
| 5 | Scott McLaughlin | New Zealand | 0 | £1,497,778£1.5m |
| 6 | Jett Lawrence | Australia | 2 | £1,481,481£1.5m |
| 7 | Santino Ferrucci | United States | 0 | £1,386,296£1.4m |
| 8 | Scott Dixon | New Zealand | 0 | £1,371,111£1.4m |
| 9 | Marcus Armstrong | New Zealand | 0 | £1,343,704£1.3m |
| 10 | Christian Rasmussen | Denmark | 0 | £1,328,148£1.3m |
| 11 | Kyffin Simpson | Cayman Islands | 0 | £1,326,667£1.3m |
| 12 | Christian Lundgaard | Denmark | 0 | £1,315,926£1.3m |
| 13 | Alexander Rossi | United States | 0 | £1,314,815£1.3m |
| 14 | Nolan Siegel | United States | 0 | £1,306,667£1.3m |
| 15 | Josef Newgarden | United States | 0 | £1,305,926£1.3m |
| 16 | Louis Foster | Great Britain | 0 | £1,290,741£1.3m |
| 17 | Will Power | Australia | 0 | £1,287,407£1.3m |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sweden | 0 | £1,285,926£1.3m |
| 19 | Graham Rahal | United States | 0 | £1,268,889£1.3m |
| 20 | Kyle Kirkwood | United States | 0 | £1,266,296£1.3m |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Netherlands | 0 | £990,593£991k |
| 22 | Logan Schuchart | United States | 1 | £866,313£866k |
| 23 | Romain Grosjean | France | 0 | £851,852£852k |
| 24 | Caio Collet | Brazil | 0 | £834,444£834k |
| 25 | Hunter Lawrence | Australia | 0 | £740,741£741k |
| 26 | Conor Daly | United States | 0 | £607,778£608k |
| 27 | Sting Ray Robb | United States | 0 | £565,037£565k |
| 28 | Kyle Larson | United States | 3 | £563,111£563k |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Canada | 0 | £491,111£491k |
| 30 | Colton Herta | United States | 0 | £467,037£467k |
| 31 | Jo Shimoda | Japan | 1 | £444,444£444k |
| 32 | Haiden Deegan | United States | 1 | £407,407£407k |
| 33 | Donny Schatz | United States | 2 | £373,556£374k |
| 34 | Eli Tomac | United States | 0 | £370,370£370k |
| 35 | David Gravel | United States | 1 | £364,444£364k |
| 36 | Anthony Macri | United States | 2 | £336,444£336k |
| 37 | Takuma Sato | Japan | 0 | £322,593£323k |
| 38 | Tom Vialle | France | 0 | £296,296£296k |
| 39 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | United States | 0 | £281,111£281k |
| 40 | Ken Roczen | Germany | 0 | £248,148£248k |
| 41 | Robert Shwartzman | Israel | 0 | £242,444£242k |
| 42 | Brent Marks | United States | 1 | £218,704£219k |
| 43 | Cooper Webb | United States | 0 | £211,111£211k |
| 44 | Jacob Abel | United States | 0 | £189,852£190k |
| 45 | Seth Hammaker | United States | 0 | £185,185£185k |
| 46 | Justin Cooper | United States | 0 | £185,185£185k |
| 47 | Rico Abreu | United States | 0 | £184,481£184k |
| 48 | Carson Macedo | United States | 0 | £183,407£183k |
| 49 | Hélio Castroneves | Brazil | 0 | £177,037£177k |
| 50 | Aaron Plessinger | United States | 0 | £166,667£167k |
| 51 | Ed Carpenter | United States | 0 | £163,333£163k |
| 52 | Chase Sexton | United States | 0 | £162,963£163k |
| 53 | Mick Schumacher | Germany | 0 | £162,074£162k |
| 54 | Jack Harvey | Great Britain | 0 | £161,852£162k |
| 55 | Sheldon Haudenschild | United States | 0 | £151,852£152k |
| 56 | Ryan Timms | United States | 1 | £148,519£149k |
| 57 | Giovanni Scelzi | United States | 0 | £140,833£141k |
| 58 | Justin Barcia | United States | 0 | £122,222£122k |
| 59 | Dennis Hauger | Norway | 0 | £118,370£118k |
| 60 | Callum Ilott | Great Britain | 0 | £115,037£115k |
| 61 | Pierce Brown | United States | 0 | £111,111£111k |
| 62 | Corey Day | United States | 0 | £98,000£98k |
| 63 | Brad Sweet | United States | 0 | £96,556£97k |
| 64 | RJ Hampshire | United States | 0 | £95,556£96k |
| 65 | Brian Brown | United States | 0 | £85,444£85k |
| 66 | Michael Kofoid | United States | 0 | £84,593£85k |
| 67 | Justin Peck | United States | 0 | £83,111£83k |
| 68 | James McFadden | Australia | 0 | £80,241£80k |
| 69 | Katherine Legge | Great Britain | 0 | £75,556£76k |
| 70 | Marco Andretti | United States | 0 | £75,556£76k |
| 71 | Dylan Ferrandis | France | 0 | £74,074£74k |
| 72 | Nate Thrasher | United States | 0 | £74,074£74k |
| 73 | Tyler Courtney | United States | 0 | £68,370£68k |
| 74 | Joey Savatgy | United States | 0 | £66,667£67k |
| 75 | Parker Price-Miller | United States | 0 | £62,037£62k |
| 76 | Jason Anderson | United States | 0 | £55,556£56k |
| 77 | Daryn Pittman | United States | 0 | £53,815£54k |
| 78 | Jordon Smith | United States | 0 | £50,370£50k |
| 79 | Shane McElrath | United States | 0 | £50,370£50k |
| 80 | Spencer Bayston | United States | 0 | £47,500£47k |
| 81 | Harri Kullas | Estonia | 0 | £45,185£45k |
| 82 | Marshal Weltin | United States | 0 | £45,185£45k |
| 83 | Dean Wilson | Great Britain | 0 | £43,704£44k |
| 84 | Malcolm Stewart | United States | 0 | £42,963£43k |
| 85 | Jacob Allen | United States | 0 | £42,741£43k |
| 86 | Garet Williamson | United States | 0 | £41,111£41k |
| 87 | Kasey Kahne | United States | 0 | £38,148£38k |
| 88 | Emerson Axsom | United States | 0 | £37,778£38k |
| 89 | Kerry Madsen | Australia | 0 | £37,315£37k |
| 90 | Aaron Reutzel | United States | 0 | £35,481£35k |
| 91 | Austin McCarl | United States | 0 | £34,444£34k |
| 92 | Cole Macedo | United States | 0 | £34,074£34k |
| 93 | Coty Schock | United States | 0 | £31,852£32k |
| 94 | Ty Masterpool | United States | 0 | £30,370£30k |
| 95 | Levi Kitchen | United States | 0 | £30,370£30k |
| 96 | Scott Bogucki | Australia | 0 | £27,778£28k |
| 97 | Brady Bacon | United States | 0 | £25,981£26k |
| 98 | Justin Hill | United States | 0 | £25,926£26k |
| 99 | Chase Randall | United States | 0 | £25,556£26k |
| 100 | Justin Henderson | United States | 0 | £25,370£25k |
The top fifteen
Every event
5 events, by the prize money each has paid
| EVENT | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 500 | 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | £37,918,074£37.9m |
| SuperMotocross World Championship | 2 | Jett Lawrence, Jo Shimoda | £6,282,963£6.3m |
| Knoxville Nationals | 5 | Kyle Larson | £2,604,074£2.6m |
| Kings Royal | 5 | Anthony Macri | £1,380,759£1.4m |
| Eldora Million | 1 | Logan Schuchart | £986,091£986k |
What each event has paid
Season by season
What motorsport paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Felix Rosenqvist | 3 | £23,756,778£23.8m |
| 2025 | Álex Palou | 4 | £18,991,852£19.0m |
| 2024 | Jett Lawrence | 3 | £3,945,185£3.9m |
| 2023 | Logan Schuchart | 3 | £1,783,869£1.8m |
| 2022 | Donny Schatz | 2 | £694,278£694k |
Prize money paid per year
Motorsport prize money by country
19 nations, by what their racers have won
| # | NATION | RACERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 128 | £19,645,573£19.6m |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | £5,094,074£5.1m |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | £4,218,519£4.2m |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | £3,875,926£3.9m |
| 5 | Australia | 8 | £3,676,944£3.7m |
| 6 | Denmark | 3 | £2,645,556£2.6m |
| 7 | Great Britain | 6 | £1,706,889£1.7m |
| 8 | Mexico | 1 | £1,651,852£1.7m |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | 1 | £1,326,667£1.3m |
| 10 | France | 3 | £1,222,222£1.2m |
| 11 | Brazil | 2 | £1,011,481£1.0m |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1 | £990,593£991k |
| 13 | Japan | 2 | £767,037£767k |
| 14 | Canada | 3 | £499,444£499k |
| 15 | Germany | 2 | £410,222£410k |
| 16 | Israel | 1 | £242,444£242k |
| 17 | Norway | 1 | £118,370£118k |
| 18 | Estonia | 1 | £45,185£45k |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1 | £22,963£23k |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in motorsport?
Álex Palou, with £3,875,926 and 1 title. Felix Rosenqvist is second on £3,785,185.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in motorsport?
Felix Rosenqvist took £3,215,185 for winning the 2026 Indianapolis 500, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in motorsport in 2025?
£18,991,852 across 4 editions. Álex Palou earned the most that year, £2,839,630.
Which event pays the most?
Indianapolis 500 has paid £37,918,074 across 2 editions. The richest single edition was the 2026 Indianapolis 500, at £22,893,630.
Which country has won the most motorsport prize money?
United States, with £19,645,573 across 128 racers.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across motorsport and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest event here is Indianapolis 500, and the latest year is 2026. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays.