MXGP WORLD CHAMPION JORGE PRADO VOTED BEST RIDER SPONSORED BY ATHENA | MXGP OF ITALY

The Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena continued with the seventeenth round of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Afyon for the MXGP of Turkiye.

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!

The MXGP of Italy saw the crowning of a new World Champion and it was that Champion Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado who recolted the most votes for the weekend with 40% of them all after finishing 2nd on the podium. Closely behind and with no much surprise was home hero SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery MXGP's Alberto Forato who showed incredible speen to win the RAM Qualifying Race and get his career's best finish in 4th. 
 

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!