Rossi features in Forbes Highest Paid Athletes list
Three motorsport stars feature in the top 20 of the latest Forbes Highest Paid Athlet༺es l💙ist - including MotoGP's Valentino Rossi.
Rossi is listed as joint 20th alongside F1 legend Michael Schumacher, with Ferrari F1 star Fernando Alonso the highest ranking motorsportꦏ representati💞ve, in 19th place.
The Spaniard is quoted as receiving total earnings of $32 million between June 2011 and June 2012, comprisin🐈g $29 million in Salary/winnings plus $3 milli♏on in endorsements.
Rossi and Mercedes driver Schumacher are saꦜid to have made $30 million duri𓂃ng the same period.
Forbes claims that Rossi's Ducati 🌄contract pays him $17 million annually and that the former seven time MotoGP champion, who has struggled since leaving Yamaha in 2010, made a🥃 further $13 million in endorsements.
Rossi has taken two podiu🧸ms since joining Ducati, while Schum🌠acher has yet to feature on the rostrum since his 2010 F1 return.
The top earning NꦑASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr, was ranked 23rd with earnings of $28.2 million. Then came McLaren F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, in joint 24th with $28 million.
After Hamilton, there were no other F1 or MotoGP stars in the top 100, which required a minimum income of ♓$16.6 million.
Floyd Mayweather topped the list, having made a reputed ?85 million between June 2011 and 2012, with fellow Boxer Manny Pacquiao in se🀅cond place. Those two aside, most of the top ten consisted of athletes that face only a ꦆslim risk of physical harm...
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes - Top 10:
1. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) $85m
2. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) $62m
3. Tiger Woods (Golf) $59.4m
4. LeBron James (NBA) $53m
5. Roger Federer (Tennis) $52.7m
6. Kobe Bryant (NBA) $52.3m
7. Phil Mickelson (Golf) $47.8m
8. David Beckham (Football) $46m
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) $42.5m
10. Peyton Manning (NFL) $42.4m
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s 🐟injury issues.
