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IN THE WIND P36 FIM Hosts MotoGP Awards Ceremony I nside the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, the FIM bid farewell to 2019 MotoGP season with Marc Marquez (Rep- sol Honda Team), Andrea Dovizio- so (Ducati Team) and Maverick Vinales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) taking center stage. Marquez, more than most, was in the spotlight, as he received his MotoGP World Champion trophy after another season of record- breaking and an eighth world title. The 2019 Awards Ceremony was hosted by Gavin Emmett and Marina Lorenzo, with Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and FIM President Jorge Viegas in attendance to present the range of awards throughout the evening to all the winners this season. Youngest ever eight-time World Champion Marquez took top billing, as he received his record-breaking MotoGP trophy, along with his brother, Moto2 World Champion Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), and Moto3 World Champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) after their incredible seasons. The top three in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup inaugural year were also honored, with Cup winner Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE), joined by runner- up Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) and Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing). The top Independent Team rider title went to Fabio Quartar- aro (Petronas Yamaha SRT) after another stunning podium for the rookie earlier in the day, and this year's MotoGP Rookie of the Year award was also presented to the Frenchman. In Moto2, MB Conveyors Speed Up's Fabio Di Giannanto- nio was crowned Rookie of the Year, with Celestino Vietti (Sky Racing Team VR46) taking that honor in Moto3. The BMW M Award for best qualifier in the MotoGP class went to Marquez for the seventh year in a row, the Repsol Honda Team picked up the MotoGP Team world title trophy, and Honda took the MotoGP Con- structor Title in the premier class. Kalex came out on top in Moto2 and Honda in Moto3. The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner Carlos Tatay, Idemit- su Asia Talent Cup Champion Sho Nishumura and British Talent Cup Champion Scott Ogden were also applauded for their seasons, as were the top three in the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 Junior World Championship: Champion Jeremy Alcoba, Tatay and impressive rookie Xavier Arti- gas—fresh from a first-ever grand prix podium earlier in the day after a stunning Moto3 race. Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team), the five-time world cham- pion, will be named a MotoGP Legend next year. CN Marc Marquez accepts his 2019 MotoGP first- place trophy at the year- end MotoGP awards banquet in Spain. (Below) Brothers Marc (left) and Alex Marquez celebrate their class- championship gold, Marc in MotoGP and Alex in Moto2.