Social Media Award winners

With Social Media playing an important role in building a solid, enthusiastic and loyal fan base, MXGP has introduced the MXGP Social Media Awards to commend riders and teams on their efforts in the social media world. The way the winners were selected was via you, the fans and followers, by filling out a form on MXGP’s Facebook page or tweeting with the hashtag #MXGPSMA.

With the competition closing yesterday, December 31^st, here are your MXGP Social Media Award winners:

1. Social Media’s Most Valued Rider: Antonio Cairoli

2. Social Media’s Most Valued Team: Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing

3. Social Media’s Rookie of the Year Award: Pauls Jonass

4. Best Tweet Award: Jeffrey Herlings 

@jherlings84: “Pain is temporary. Glory is forever.”

Follow him: @jherlings84. Click HERE to view the tweet.

5. #MXGPSelfie Award: Jake Nicholls

Follow him on Instagram: @jgn45. Click HERE to view the selfie & if you like to take selfies, YOU can always #MXGPSelfie. Try it!

6. Best Insta-Video: Gautier Paulin

Follow him on Instagram: @gautierpaulin. Click HERE to view the video.

7. Hilarious Award: Thomas Covington

Follow him on Instagram: @thomsc64. Click HERE to see the picture.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and a big thanks to everyone who voted.

Welcome to 2015! On behalf of MXGP we hope you had a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year and we look forward to entertaining you and keeping you up to date with all of MXGP’s best moments and hottest gossip all season long. Follow us on our social media channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube for up to the minute news and content.