FIM Awards Banquet Caps Off
2022 MXGP Season
R
iders, teams and personnel
of the MXGP circuit were rec-
ognized following the final round
of the Championship in Turkey,
September 4. The awards took
place in the Moto Festival area
at the Afyon Circuit in front of a
large crowd of fans who joined in
on the celebrations.
The evening kicked off with
a special message from Infront
Moto Racing's CEO David Lu-
ongo and FIM President Jorge
Viegas who shared a few words
about the 2022 season and took
the opportunity to congratulate
everyone for their efforts.
This year, Red Bull GasGas
Factory Racing's Simon Langen-
felder was the recipient of the
Jan de Groot Award that honors
the most promising young talent.
Langenfelder was impressive this
season as he ended the year third
in the MX2 standings with two
race wins, five podiums, including
his Grand Prix win in Great Britain.
Additionally, Tom Vialle and
Jorge Prado were presented with
the Fox Holeshot Award, for their
incredible starts this season. For
Prado, this was his fifth consecu-
tive Fox Holeshot Award, while
for Vialle it was his third.
And then it was time to find
out which MXGP rider was the
winner of the Best Rider of
the Year Sponsored by Athena
prize! The newly crowned MXGP
World Champion Tim Gajser was
declared winner, having received
the most fans' votes in total
throughout the 2022 season.
The evening then concluded
with the awards for the two FIM
Motocross World Champions,
Gajser and Vialle who each
received their championship
plates, along with their champi-
ons rings as part of their prizes
for this season.
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Tim Gajser receives his
championship award in
MXGP at the annual
FIM awards ceremony.
