Jeremy Seewer Voted Best Rider Sponsored By Athena during the MXGP of France

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 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team’s Jeremy Seewer who won Best Rider of the Grand Prix after winning his first GP of the season. He received 33% of the votes in front of Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre who collected 20% of the votes as the Frenchman won his first race of the season on home soil to go 2^nd on the podium. In 3^rd position, it was the 3^rd overall rider in Villars sous Ecot and Red Plate holder, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing's Jorge Prado with 15% 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!