Valentino Rossi

Richest man in the MotoGP race Arena

NEW YORK - Valentino Rossi is one of several riders who are less fortunate this season in the MotoGP races. However, the issue of salary, Rossi was still ahead of the other MotoGP riders.

As the accident was reported on Saturday (06/23/2012) Urbino-born racer has a salary of $ 30 million during the year (June 2011-June 2012) version of Forbes magazine. Rossi contract with Ducati for USD17 million per year, but the world champion seven times to get paid more than the promoter, a $ 13 million.

Rossi salary equal to the wages received by Formula One racing veteran (F1) by Michael Schumacher. But unfortunately, they are different realizations. Rossi won the podium Ducati defend twice, while Schumacher was not at all, after returning from retirement.

Unfortunately, wages Rossi and Schumi still far behind other competitive athletes, especially in the arena of Formula One (F1), Fernando Alonso, who is paid a salary by a total of $ 32 million in a season.

In the first athlete to receive the highest salaries in the universe comes from the boxing ring, where the boxer from the United States Mayweather Floyd to have a salary of $ 85 million per season.