The new MotoGP season is an eagerly awaited by MotoGP lovers. Many of the rookies who debuted in 2018 MotoGP this season, not only that the MotoGP race series also generate fantastic wealth for the riders who follow the MotoGP championship event.
Quoted from indosport.com (05/12/18), Valentino Rossi is staying Rider who has the greatest wealth, he is one of the best-selling MotoGP athletes in this season according to Forbes magazine.
But apparently behind the wealth of Rossi, it turns out he still has to sit in position two in terms of the most expensive wages. Who is the most expensive wage rider this season?
Here are 5 riders who have the biggest wages of the 2018 season:
- Marc Marquez
The old racer, nicknamed Baby Alien, became the youngest rider to win the MotoGP championship. Since joining the Belgian-based team, he has won four MotoGP championships, respectively in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
With such an outstanding achievement, it's no wonder Honda paid him a massive 11.5 million USD, equivalent to 158 billion rupiah.
The number makes him the highest paid driver in 2018.
- Valentino Rossi
Perhaps the MotoGP lovers are familiar with this one MotoGP racer, in the world of MotoGP has incised many achievements to make Rossi became one of the high paid riders.
Currently, he joined the Movistar Yamaha team and hopes to perform well this year. The Doctor has signed a two-year contract since entering the 2017 season.
Salary received by the Italian man is 10 million USD or 137 billion rupiah. The amount already includes income from advertising.
- Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo has been a world champion in MotoGP three times starting from the 2010, 2012 and 2015 seasons.
In the 2017 season, he managed to finish in order to-7. Before the start of the 2017 season, he left Yamaha to Ducati.
His salary is rumored to be 8 million USD or equivalent to 110 billion rupiah. But with the poor performance at this time will the Spanish rider is able to survive in Ducati ?.
- Andrea Dovizioso
This one rider shows better progress in every MotoGP season. He has been part of the Ducati Team since 2013.
In 2017, he almost became a world champion with only a few points adrift of his toughest rival, Marc Marquez. Ducati mengupahinya with 7 million USD or equivalent to 96 billion rupiah.
- Maverick Vinales
New aged 22 years, Vinales has incised great history in the 2017 MotoGP season. He managed to finish in the 3 rd place and was right in front of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa.
After leaving Suzuki in 2016, he later joined Yamaha.
The move of Vinales brought a breath of fresh air. Because he managed to get positive results in his first season. He was rewarded with a fee of 5 million USD or equivalent to 68 billion rupiah.