MotoGP 2021 Prize Money Revealed
By Abhinav Tyagi	 Last updated Dec 4, 2020
MotoGP is the oldest established motorsport world championship, it started in 1949 a year before Formula 1. MotoGP is governed by Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The motor racing event's premier event used to be 500cc until 2002 when it was renamed MotoGP. Here are the MotoGP prize money riders and Moto2, Moto3 teams earnings.
The current calendar for MotoGP was disrupted due to the Covid outbreak and only 14 Grand Prix took this year. However, for the 2021 season, the authorities have given the green light for the original 19 Prix. The list of Calender for the 2021 season is as follows.
1 28 March Qatar Grand Prix
2 11 April Gran Premio de la República Argentina
3 18 April Grand Prix of The Americas
4 2 May Gran Premio de España
5 16 May France Grand Prix de France
6 30 May Gran Premio d'Italia
7 6 June Gran Premi de Catalunya
8 20 June Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
9 27 June TT Assen
10 11 July Grand Prix of Finland
11 15 August Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
12 29 August British Grand Prix
13 12 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón
14 19 September Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
15 3 October Grand Prix of Japan
16 10 October Thailand Grand Prix
17 24 October Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
18 31 October Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix
19 14 November Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana
MotoGP produces high-end bikes for racing and they are unable to purchase by the public, as it's illegal to ride these bikes on road. Adding on the MotoGP events are divided into 4 classes of racing.
Types Of Racing
The divisions are classified on the basis of cc of bikes, such as MotoGP bikes are heavier and faster than Moto 2 and Moto E. Whereas MotoE is a race held using electric motorbikes.
MotoGP's new season will start from March and talking about salaries and Purse value, then no doubt that MotoGP is a thrilling and life-risking sport as well, but FIM is one governing body who is extra secretive about the salaries and purse values of the winners in MotoGP races.
But as per the reports, it is said that players are given defined salaries by their manufacturers and when they finish on the podium they are just paid bonuses. Thus the list of MotoGP salaries of various drivers is as follows.
MotoGP Winners Prize Money 2021
Marc Marquez $14.5 Million
Valentino Rossi $10.5 Million
Maverick Viñales $8 Million
Jorge Lorenzo $7.5 Million
Andrea Dovizioso $5.6 Million
Andrea Iannone $3.3 Million
Danilo Petrucci $3 Million
Fabio Quartararo $1.5 Million
Pol Espargaro $1.5 Million
Alex Marquez $1.5 Million
Jack Miller $1.25 Million
Aleix Espargaro $1 Million
Joan Mir $1 Million
Cal Crutchlow $950,000
Alex Rins $750,000
Takaaki Nakagami $750,000
Francesco Bagnaia $650,000
Tito Rabat $500,000
Franco Morbidelli $500,000
Johann Zarco $300,000
Iker Lecuona $200,000
Alex Marquez $200,000
Mika Kallio $200,000
Brad Binder $200,000
Miguel Oliveira $200,000
Marc Marquez is the highest-paid MotoGP player thus when he finishes on the podium his bonuses are high too, however, the bonuses haven't been released. But the thing which has been released is the purse values of Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE. Thus the list of purse value is as follows.
Moto2 & Moto3 and MotoE Prize Money 2021
1st €10,000 €6,600 €4,500
2nd €6,500 €3,500 €2,500
3rd €3,500 €2,500 €1,200
4th €2,000 €1,500 €900
5th €1,000 €950 €840
6th €800 €800 €700
10th-14th €550 €550 €450
15th €500 €500 €400
21st-25th €350 €350 €250
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