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MOTORSPORT PRIZE MONEY · 2025

Motorsport prize money in 2025

Motorsport paid £18,991,852 across 4 editions in 2025, to 112 racers. Álex Palou earned the most, £2,839,630.

PAID IN 2025£19m
EDITIONS4
RACERS PAID112
TOP EARNER£2.8m

The 2025 money list

The top 50 racers by prize money won in 2025

Motorsport racers ranked by prize money won in 2025.
# RACER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Álex Palou Spain 1 £2,839,630£2.8m
2 Jett Lawrence Australia 1 £740,741£741k
3 Pato O'Ward Mexico 0 £704,444£704k
4 Felix Rosenqvist Sweden 0 £570,000£570k
5 Santino Ferrucci United States 0 £524,074£524k
6 Christian Rasmussen Denmark 0 £505,926£506k
7 Conor Daly United States 0 £505,556£506k
8 Christian Lundgaard Denmark 0 £497,037£497k
9 David Malukas United States 0 £494,296£494k
10 Devlin DeFrancesco Canada 0 £491,111£491k
11 Josef Newgarden United States 0 £487,037£487k
12 Louis Foster Great Britain 0 £471,852£472k
13 Alexander Rossi United States 0 £469,630£470k
14 Will Power Australia 0 £468,519£469k
15 Scott Dixon New Zealand 0 £468,519£469k
16 Nolan Siegel United States 0 £468,148£468k
17 Colton Herta United States 0 £467,037£467k
18 Marcus Ericsson Sweden 0 £452,222£452k
19 Graham Rahal United States 0 £450,000£450k
20 Marcus Armstrong New Zealand 0 £450,000£450k
21 Sting Ray Robb United States 0 £450,000£450k
22 Kyffin Simpson Cayman Islands 0 £450,000£450k
23 Scott McLaughlin New Zealand 0 £450,000£450k
24 Kyle Kirkwood United States 0 £450,000£450k
25 Hunter Lawrence Australia 0 £370,370£370k
26 Jo Shimoda Japan 1 £370,370£370k
27 Robert Shwartzman Israel 0 £242,444£242k
28 Takuma Sato Japan 0 £221,111£221k
29 Ryan Hunter-Reay United States 0 £202,963£203k
30 Eli Tomac United States 0 £185,185£185k
31 Seth Hammaker United States 0 £185,185£185k
32 Ryan Timms United States 1 £148,519£149k
33 Ken Roczen Germany 0 £148,148£148k
34 Anthony Macri United States 1 £148,148£148k
35 Rinus VeeKay Netherlands 0 £117,630£118k
36 Callum Ilott Great Britain 0 £115,037£115k
37 Jacob Abel United States 0 £113,556£114k
38 Justin Cooper United States 0 £111,111£111k
39 Tom Vialle France 0 £111,111£111k
40 Kyle Larson United States 0 £102,963£103k
41 Hélio Castroneves Brazil 0 £101,481£101k
42 Cooper Webb United States 0 £100,000£100k
43 RJ Hampshire United States 0 £88,889£89k
44 Ed Carpenter United States 0 £87,778£88k
45 Jack Harvey Great Britain 0 £86,296£86k
46 Rico Abreu United States 0 £81,481£81k
47 Marco Andretti United States 0 £75,556£76k
48 Chase Sexton United States 0 £74,074£74k
49 Nate Thrasher United States 0 £74,074£74k
50 Joey Savatgy United States 0 £66,667£67k

The top 15 in 2025

Álex Palou £2.8m Jett Lawrence £741k Pato O'Ward £704k Felix Rosenqvist £570k Santino Ferrucci £524k Christian Rasmussen £506k Conor Daly £506k Christian Lundgaard £497k David Malukas £494k Devlin DeFrancesco £491k Josef Newgarden £487k Louis Foster £472k Alexander Rossi £470k Will Power £469k Scott Dixon £469k

Every edition in 2025

By prize money paid

Motorsport editions in 2025 with winner and total paid.
EDITION WINNER PAID
2025 Indianapolis 500 Álex Palou £15,024,444£15.0m
2025 SuperMotocross World Championship Jett Lawrence, Jo Shimoda £3,141,481£3.1m
2025 Knoxville Nationals Ryan Timms £543,704£544k
2025 Kings Royal Anthony Macri £282,222£282k

The richest editions of 2025

2025 Indianapolis 500 £15m 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship £3.1m 2025 Knoxville Nationals £544k 2025 Kings Royal £282k

Every year we hold

2022 £694k 2023 £1.8m 2024 £3.9m 2025 £19m 2026 £24m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most motorsport prize money in 2025?

Álex Palou, with £2,839,630 and 1 title. Jett Lawrence was next on £740,741.

How much prize money was paid in 2025?

£18,991,852 across 4 editions, to 112 racers.

Which edition paid the most in 2025?

The 2025 Indianapolis 500, at £15,024,444.

How does 2025 compare with 2024?

2024 paid £3,945,185 across 3 editions.

Where to next

Every year and every racer is on motorsport prize money. The year before is 2024. The year after is 2026.