JORGE PRADO WINS 2023 BEST RIDER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY ATHENA AWARD

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 26 September 2023 – MXGP and Athena joined forces for the third year in a row to continue the Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena competition!

Fans have had the chance to vote for the 'Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena' in the MXGP category throughout the year, with votes collected at each Grand Prix. During each race in 2023, a GP rider was picked, and the rider with the most picks at the conclusion of the season was named the winner and won the ultimate reward and got presented with the special award for 'Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena'!

Every Grand Prix dedicated post was shared on MXGP’s official Instagram page under which fans were able to comment who their favourite rider of the weekend was. The comments were then counted and the rider with the most votes was chosen as the best rider of that GP.

This season has been very thrilling and tough with a number of great champions riding for the win. The strong contest was transposed on to the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena' competition and it was Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who began the competition at the top with his Red Plate in Patagonia-Argentina but then got caught by an impressive Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who started to pick up some good GP victories, establishing a new Grand Prix wins record along the way. Kawasaki Racing Team's Romain Febvre joined the battle in that competition, thanks to his outstanding winning streak of five Grand Prix in a row.

However Jorge Prado stayed the most consistent throughout the season to clinch the MXGP World Championship and collect 6 points in the competition just ahead of Jeffrey Herlings who collected 5 points and Romain Febvre with 4 points. The other two riders to collect points this season were Team HRC's Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who both collected 2 points.

Prado was presented with the 5,000€ cheque for winning the competition at the annual MXGP Awards.