Jeffrey Herlings Voted Best Rider Sponsored By Athena during the MXGP of Latvia

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena continued with the seventh round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Villars sous Ecot, France.

Votes are counted at the end of every Grand Prix, with the ‘Best Rider of the GP’ being chosen during each event of 2023. The rider who is voted the most times by our MXGP fans as the best rider, will ultimately receive the final prize and become the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena’ at the end of the year!

Following the MXGP of France it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Jeffrey Herlings who won Best Rider of the Grand Prix after winning the Grand Prix of Latvia with a perfect score of 1-1-1. He received an overwhelming 69% of the votes in front of Red Plate holder Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado who collected 12% of the votes. In 3rd position, it was the 3​rd overall rider in Kegums, Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre with 4% of the votes received.

How to vote:

Every Grand Prix Sunday a dedicated post is shared on MXGP’s official Instagram page under which fans can comment who their favourite rider of the weekend is. This competition is only for MXGP riders and the voting closes at 8pm on Sunday.

The comments are then counted and the rider with the most votes is chosen as the best rider of that GP. 

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena competition will conclude at the MXGP of Great Britain where we will officially crown the champions of 2023!