Rossi features in Forbes Highest Paid Athletes list
Three motorsport stars feature in the top 20 of the latest Forbes Hig𝓡hest Paid Athletes list - including MotoGP's Va♕lentino Rossi.
Rossi is listed as joint 20th alongside F1 legend Michael Schumacher, with Ferrari F1 star Fernando 🐻Alonso the highest ranking motorsport representative, in 19th place.
The Spaniard is quoted as receiving total earnings of $32 million between June 2011 and June 2012, comprising ꦺ$29 million in Salary/winnings plu🔴s $3 million in endorsements.
Rossi and Mercedes driver Schumacher are said to have made $30 million during the same๊ period.
Forbes claims tha𒆙t 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 podiums since joining Ducati, while Schumacher has yet to feature on the ro🔴strum since his 2010 F1 return.
The top earning NASCAR driver, D🔥ale Earnhardt Jr, was ranked 23rd with earnings of $28.2 million. Then came McLaren F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, in joint 24th with $28 million.
Af🍌ter Hamilton, there were no other F1 or MotoGP stars in the top 100, which requirꦐed a minimum income of $16.6 million.
Floyd Mayweather topped the list, having made a reputed ?85 million b𒈔etween June 2011 and 2012, with fellow Boxer Manny Pacquꦕiao in second place. Those two aside, most of the top ten consisted of athletes that face only a slim 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 Valentiജno Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki🤪 exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
