MotoGP: Ever wondered how much top lever racers earn?

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Have you ever found yourself wondering how much money Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi or Andrea Dovizioso earn? Well, here are the salaries of MotoGP stars for the 2019 season.

It’s worth mentioning that the figures aren’t necessarily 100% accurate. They’ve been calculated by the chaps at Motorrad magazine in Germany so they’re probably pretty close – but they haven’t been confirmed by the riders or teams. Either way, they still offer an interesting insight into what riders earn at the highest level of motorcycle racing.

Salaries of MotoGP stars (2019)

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Rider Annual salary (in US dollars) Salary per race (in US dollars) Salary per lap (in US dollars)
Marc Marquez Between 15 and 18 million approx. 950,000 (with an annual salary of 18 million) about 39,000 (with an annual salary of 18 million)
Valentino Rossi 10 million about 525,000 about 21,500
Andrea Dovizioso 7 million about 370,000 about 15,000
Maverick Vinales 5 million about 265,000 about 10,800
Jorge Lorenzo Between 5 and 7 million about 368,000 (with an annual salary of 7 million) about 15,000 (with an annual salary of 7 million)
Danilo Petrucci 2.8 million about 148,000 about 6,000
Johann Zarco 2.5 million about 132,000 about 5,400
Cal Crutchlow 2.5 million about 132,000 about 5,400
Alex Rins 2 million about 105,000 about 4,300
Joan Mir 1.25 million about 65,800 about 2,700
Andrea Iannone 1.2 million about 63,200 about 2,600
Pol Espargaro 1 million about 52,600 about 2,150
Aleix Espargaro 900000 about 47,400 about 1,930
Hafizh Syahrin 1 million about 52,600 about 2,150
Miguel Oliveira 750000 about 40,000 about 1,610
Franco Morbidelli 750000 about 40,000 about 1,610
Jack Miller 600000 about 31,500 about 1,300
Takaaki Nakagami Between 250,000 and 300,000 (2018) approx. 15,750 (with an annual salary of 300,000) approx. 650 (with an annual salary of 300,000)
Tito Rabat 400,000 (2018) about 21,000 about 860
Francesco Bagnaia
Karel Abraham 450000 about 23,600 about 970
Fabio Quartararo

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