As an elite sport, MotoGP moves millions of euros, and there is always curiosity about the salaries of the riders. Like any other contractual matter, the numbers are confidential, but there are always estimates and rumors. And Marc Márquez is considered the highest paid.
Numbers from the Sportspayouts website, cited in Racesports.nl, show that the rider who goes to Gresini earned 16 million dollars paid by Repsol Honda last year. That’s 11 million dollars more than two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who is second on the list with five million dollars – the same as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha).
A total of 14 out of the 22 permanent riders are said to have earned at least one million dollars last year. Among the “others,” the highest salary is said to have been Miguel Oliveira’s (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team): 750 thousand dollars. It’s even more than runner-up Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), who is said to have received 675 thousand dollars.
The only rookie of the season was Augusto Fernández (GasGas Tech3/KTM), who was one of the four who received the least – 300 thousand dollars, as well as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini/Ducati), Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati), and Raúl Fernández (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team/Aprilia).
There is no way to confirm if these salaries correspond to the truth, since, as we have already written, it is a confidential matter of the contracts. According to Racesports.nl, the cited data – collected by Sportspayouts – do not include bonuses or personal sponsorships.
Alleged MotoGP salaries in 2023:
1st Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team): $16 million/year
2nd Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team): $5 million/year
3rd Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team): $5 million/year
4th Maverick Viñales (Aprilia): $4 million/year
5th Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing/Ducati): $4 million/year
6th Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team): $3 million/year
7th Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing): $3 million/year
8th Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia): $3 million/year
9th Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team): $2.5 million/year
10th Álex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol Team): $2.2 million/year
11th Pol Espargaró (GasGas Factory Racing Teche/KTM): $2 million/year
12th Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team): $1 million/year
13th Álex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP/Ducati): $1 million/year
14th Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing): $1 million/year
15th Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team/Aprilia): $750,000/year
16th Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac Racing/Ducati): $675,000/year
17th Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu Team): $650,000/year
18th Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati): $350,000/year
19th Augusto Fernández (GasGas Factory Racing Tech3/KTM): $300,000/year
20th Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP/Ducati): $300,000/year
21st Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati): $300,000/year
22nd Raúl Fernández (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team/Aprilia): $300,000/year
