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SURFING · 2011-10-12 · CÔTE DES BASQUES, BIARRITZ, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, FRANCE

Quiksilver Pro France 2011 surfing prize money

The Quiksilver Pro France paid £402,256 to 54 surfers. Gabriel Medina won £56,391 and Stephanie Gilmore £11,278. Julian Wilson took £22,556 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£402k
WINNER£56k
SURFERS PAID54
PAYOUT BANDS13

Men's payouts

36 surfers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each surfer at the Quiksilver Pro France.
PLACE SURFER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Gabriel Medina Brazil £56,391£56k
Runner-up Julian Wilson Australia £22,556£23k
3rd Jordy Smith South Africa £13,158£13k
3rd Taylor Knox United States £13,158£13k
5th Alejo Muniz Brazil £10,338£10k
5th Kelly Slater United States £10,338£10k
5th Michel Bourez France £10,338£10k
5th Taj Burrow Australia £10,338£10k
9th Adrian Buchan Australia £8,271£8k
9th Damien Hobgood United States £8,271£8k
9th Jeremy Flores France £8,271£8k
9th Owen Wright Australia £8,271£8k
13th Bede Durbidge Australia £6,391£6k
13th Brett Simpson United States £6,391£6k
13th Dane Reynolds United States £6,391£6k
13th Jadson Andre Brazil £6,391£6k
13th Kai Otton Australia £6,391£6k
13th Kieren Perrow Australia £6,391£6k
13th Mick Fanning Australia £6,391£6k
13th Miguel Pupo Brazil £6,391£6k
13th Patrick Gudauskas United States £6,391£6k
13th Ramzi Boukhiam Morocco £6,391£6k
13th Tiago Pires Portugal £6,391£6k
13th Travis Logie South Africa £6,391£6k
25th Adam Melling Australia £5,263£5k
25th Adriano de Souza Brazil £5,263£5k
25th Chris Davidson Australia £5,263£5k
25th Daniel Ross Australia £5,263£5k
25th Dusty Payne Hawaii £5,263£5k
25th Freddy Patacchia Jr. Hawaii £5,263£5k
25th Joel Parkinson Australia £5,263£5k
25th John John Florence Hawaii £5,263£5k
25th Josh Kerr Australia £5,263£5k
25th Marc Lacomare France £5,263£5k
25th Matt Wilkinson Australia £5,263£5k
25th Raoni Monteiro Brazil £5,263£5k

Women's payouts

18 surfers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each surfer at the Quiksilver Pro France.
PLACE SURFER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Stephanie Gilmore Australia £11,278£11k
Runner-up Carissa Moore Hawaii £6,767£7k
3rd Pauline Ado France £5,639£6k
3rd Sally Fitzgibbons Australia £5,639£6k
5th Coco Ho Hawaii £4,511£5k
5th Courtney Conlogue United States £4,511£5k
5th Silvana Lima Brazil £4,511£5k
5th Sofía Mulánovich Peru £4,511£5k
9th Laura Enever Australia £3,759£4k
9th Lee-Ann Curren France £3,759£4k
9th Paige Hareb New Zealand £3,759£4k
9th Tyler Wright Australia £3,759£4k
13th Alana Blanchard Hawaii £3,383£3k
13th Claire Bevilacqua Italy £3,383£3k
13th Felicity Palmateer Australia £3,383£3k
13th Jessi Miley-Dyer Australia £3,383£3k
13th Melanie Bartels Hawaii £3,383£3k
13th Rebecca Woods Australia £3,383£3k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each surfer, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the Quiksilver Pro France.
PLACE SURFERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Men's Winner 1 £56,391£56k £56,391£56k
Men's Runner-up 1 £22,556£23k £22,556£23k
Men's 3rd 2 £13,158£13k £26,316£26k
Men's 5th 4 £10,338£10k £41,353£41k
Men's 9th 4 £8,271£8k £33,083£33k
Men's 13th 12 £6,391£6k £76,692£77k
Men's 25th 12 £5,263£5k £63,158£63k
Women's Winner 1 £11,278£11k £11,278£11k
Women's Runner-up 1 £6,767£7k £6,767£7k
Women's 3rd 2 £5,639£6k £11,278£11k
Women's 5th 4 £4,511£5k £18,045£18k
Women's 9th 4 £3,759£4k £15,038£15k
Women's 13th 6 £3,383£3k £20,301£20k

Where the money went, band by band

Men's Winner £56k
Men's Runner-up £23k
Men's 3rd £26k
Men's 5th £41k
Men's 9th £33k
Men's 13th £77k
Men's 25th £63k
Women's Winner £11k
Women's Runner-up £6,767
Women's 3rd £11k
Women's 5th £18k
Women's 9th £15k
Women's 13th £20k

The rest of 2011

Every other surfing edition we hold from 2011

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Quiksilver Pro France get?

Gabriel Medina took £56,391, and Stephanie Gilmore took £11,278.

How much did the runner-up get?

Julian Wilson took £22,556, 40% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Quiksilver Pro France?

£402,256, paid to 54 surfers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Quiksilver Pro France paid £300,752, and the Quiksilver Pro France paid £402,256.

Where to next

Every edition is on the France prize money page, and the whole year on surfing prize money in 2011. The edition before was the Quiksilver Pro France. The one after was the Quiksilver Pro France. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's surfing prize money.