How much do MotoGP riders earn: here are the salaries of the protagonists of the 2025 World Championship that started on March 2 and will end on November 16 after 22 races.
MotoGP Salaries: everything is defined for the 22 riders who will be the protagonists of the 2025 World Championship that will start in Thailand on March 2 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram.
In total there will be 22 Grand Prix of this 2025 MotoGP season, with the final event taking place on November 16 in Valencia, which has now become a tradition.
At the starting line of the MotoGP 2025 there will be a large group of Italian riders, including Francesco Bagnaia who two years ago was crowned champion of the maximum displacement, while last year’s World Championship - won by the Spaniard Jorge Martin - escaped him by just ten points
Let’s see in detail how much MotoGP riders earn, with a special ranking this time regarding the salaries of the two-wheel aces.
MotoGP Salaries 2025: How Much Do Riders Earn
MotoGP salaries in recent years, thanks also to the growing passion surrounding two wheels, have increased significantly even if, with rare exceptions, they are still not comparable to those of a good soccer player.
Unlike soccer for example, where the figures are public domain, in the world of MotoGP the contracts that bind the riders to the various teams are much less known.
Consequently, the conditional is a must in this sort of ranking relating to riders’ salaries in relation to MotoGp 2025, the result of estimates rather than real data.
So let’s see how much MotoGP riders earn, with salaries that should be understood as net
| Rider | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo | Not available |
| Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | Not available |
| Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 10 million* |
| Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | Not available |
| Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 6 million* |
| Brad Brinder | Red Bull KTM | 800,000* |
| Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Not available |
| Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | Not available |
| Joan Zarco | LCR Honda | Not available |
| Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing Ducati | Not available |
| Jorge Martin | Aprilia | 3.5 million* |
| Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing Aprilia | Not available |
| Miguel Oliveira | First Pramac Yamaha | Not available |
| Jack Miller | First Pramac Yamaha | Not available |
| Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing Aprilia | Not available |
| Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | 400,000* |
| Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | Not available |
| Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini Racing Ducati | 250,000* |
| Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | Not available |
| Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia | Not available |
| Somkiat Chantra | LCR Honda | Not available |
| Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Not available |
*Figures in pounds sterling, source Motogpnews
As you can see many salaries are not publicly disclosed, furthermore the compensations of MotoGP riders can vary based on bonuses and seasonal results.
Also unknown is the salary of Marc Márquez which, according to what we learn online, should be lower than that of Francesco Bagnaia, while the reigning champion Jorge Martin should "settle" for 3.5 million pounds a year.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Stipendi MotoGP, ecco gli ingaggi dei piloti del Mondiale 2025
