The salary, assets and turnover of Valentino Rossi’s companies, who, after entering the history of MotoGP, decided to invest while remaining in the motorsports world.
Valentino Rossi is a character who needs no introduction, having been one of the most successful riders in the history of motorcycling during his long career.
At the same time, Valentino Rossi has been one of the most beloved athletes in Italy and abroad since the beginning, thanks to his charm and contagious spontaneity.
On his motorbike, the rider from Tavullia has managed to win 9 world championships, the only one so far in the history of motorcycling to have triumphed in all four classes (125, 250, 500 and MotoGP).
We know practically everything about Valentino Rossi the motorbike rider, but a study by Truenumbers.it has also revealed the turnover of his companies: as in the case of his sporting palmares, here too the numbers are fabulous.
Let’s see how much Valentino Rossi’s net worth would be, taking a look at the salaries received during his career as a rider and the details of his companies’ turnover.
Valentino Rossi’s salary: how much he earned with motorcycles
According to the web, in 2021 during his last season on the track Valentino Rossi would have received an annual salary from Yamaha equal to 4 million, almost half compared to the 7 million in 2020. However, the conditional is a must since other sites report different figures and there are no official data.
Between salary and sponsors, according to a Eurosport table, the rider from Tavullia reached his peak earnings in 2009, when he would have secured the beauty of 32 million from Yamaha in just one year. In other seasons, however, his salary would have been around 10 million euros.
During his 26 seasons spent racing motorcycles, it has been calculated online that Rossi has earned an average salary that has fluctuated between 8 and 10 million euros per year.
The turnover of his companies
Thanks to his many successes, Valentino Rossi is one of the most successful motorcycle racers in the history of two wheels. In addition to being a true "legend" in Italy, he can also boast a large number of fans abroad.
In recent years, the two-wheel ace has also shown himself to be a skilled entrepreneur, after having returned 35 million to the tax authorities in 2008, which contested unpaid compensation in previous years for a total of almost 59 million.
Based on the financial statements filed for 2017, Truenumbers.it has reconstructed the costs and revenues of Valentino Rossi’s six companies. Here’s what they are and what they do.
- VR46 Racing Apparel - Merchandising of other riders and companies
- VR46 Racing Academy - School for young riders
- VR46 Team - Moto2 and Moto3 team
- Test Track - Maintenance and set-up of sports facilities
- VR46 - Management of Valentino Rossi’s image
- VR46 Junior Team - Another school for very young riders
The lion’s share of Rossi’s revenue is undoubtedly VR46 Racing Apparel, which also takes care of the merchandising of riders such as Pedrosa, Viñales and Crutchlow, of the motocrosser Tony Cairoli but also has agreements with Lamborghini and Juventus.
Revenues in 2017 for VR46 Racing Apparel were almost 21 million, 80% of which came from Rossi’s merchandising, while costs were approximately 15.9 million. In total, therefore, there was a active of 5.1 million.
VR46 which manages the rider’s image rights recorded revenues of 4.1 million and costs of 2.9 million, for a profit of 1.2 million. Positive sign also for the VR46 Team, with revenues of 3.8 million and expenses of 3.5 million, as well as the VR46 Racing Academy with 923,000 euros in takings and 667,000 in expenses.
In the red, however, the remaining two companies of the Dottore. Test Track had expenses of 540,000 euros and revenues of 343,000 euros, while the VR46 Junior Team collected 266,000 euros and spent 317,000 euros.
| Company | Revenues | Expenses | Balance Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR46 Racing Apparel | 21 million | 15.9 million | +5.1 million |
| VR46 Racing Academy | 0.9 million | 0.7 million | +0.2 million |
| VR46 Team | 3.8 million | 3.5 million | +0.3 million |
| Test Track | 0.3 million | 0.5 million | -0.2 million |
| VR46 | 4.1 million | 2.9 million | +1.2 million |
| VR46 Junior Team | 0.26 million | 0.31 million | -0.05 million |
Figures subject to rounding
In total, all six of Valentino Rossi’s companies in 2017 recorded revenues of approximately 30.4 million, while expenses were approximately 23.8 million. The net profit was therefore approximately 6.6 million.
Valentino Rossi’s net worth
In 2020, Forbes magazine estimated that Valentino Rossi, throughout his career, earned a total of approximately 140 million dollars between earnings from races, sponsors and his companies.
After all, our great champion has long been the rider with the highest salary in the world of MotoGP, so much so that Forbes has included him four times in its annual ranking of the highest paid athletes in the world in the past.
Again according to the prestigious American magazine, in 2013 Valentino Rossi’s net worth would have been equal to 22 million dollars, but the figure could now be much higher given that some sites now speak of a bank account of 200 million dollars.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Il patrimonio di Valentino Rossi, ecco stipendio e quanto guadagna
