Jorge Prado Voted Best Rider Sponsored by Athena at the MXGP of Switzerland presented by iXS

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 12 April 2023 – The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena continued with the third round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Switzerland 

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!

This weekend for the MXGP of Switzerland presented by iXS it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who won Best Rider of the Grand Prix after winning the RAM Qualifying Race for a third time in a row and dominating Race 1 to finish second on the podium. He received 42% of the votes ahead of local hero Jeremy Seewer with 14% and Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre with 10% of the votes. Levelled right behind them were the GP winner Monster Energy Factory MXGP Team's Maxime Renaux and the other local hero Team Ship To Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz's Valentin Guillod together with 9.5% of the votes.

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!