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FIM Host Gala 2020-'21 Awards
Banquet
O
nce again, the Principal-
ity of Monaco, with its rich
motorsports history, provided
the setting for the FIM Awards.
Recognizing and rewarding both
the 2020 and 2021 FIM World
Champions, having lost last
year's event to the pandemic, it
was a special evening and was
well received by the entire FIM
family who was present inside
the Sporting Monte-Carlo venue
and were joined by S.A.S Albert
II, Prince of Monaco.
The 600-strong audience
included not only the biggest
single gathering of FIM World
Champions, but also representa-
tives from the 115 national fed-
erations, motorcycling legends,
various members of the FIM,
championship promoters, manu-
facturer and team representa-
tives, sponsors and other invited
international guests.
The new look ceremony
hosted by Barbara Pedrotti and
James Toseland saw two years'
worth of FIM World Champions
representing all the major disci-
plines.
Speedway Legend Greg Han-
cock was on hand to present the
medals in the Young Champions
category, which included 2020
and 2021 FIM Youth Enduro
World Champions Sergio Navar-
ro and Albin Norrbin; 2021 FIM
Speedway Youth World Champi-
on Oskar Paluch, and 2021 FIM
125cc Junior Motocross World
Champion Haakon Osterhagen.
Cross Country Rallies legend
Cyril Despres stepped up to
distribute the medals in the Off-
Road Champions category that
included 2020 and 2021 FIM
Women's Trial World Champions
Emma Bristow and Laia Sanz;
double FIM Flat Track World
Champion Lasse Kurvinen; 2021
FIM Sidecar Motocross Rider
/ Passenger World Champions
Etienne Bax and Nicolas Musset;
and twice FIM E1 Enduro World
Champion Andrea Verona.
For the Circuit Racing catego-
ry it was Road Racing Legend
Franco Uncini who handed
out the FIM gold medal which
included 2020 and 2021 FIM
Supersport World Champions
Andrea Locatelli and Dominique
Aegerter; and 2020 and 2021
FIM Moto2 Grand Prix World
Champions Enea Bastianini and
Remy Gardner.
Jeffery Herlings was
among the many FIM
World Champions
recognized at
the 2020-'21 FIM
Banquet in Monaco.
