
Sunday, 22 November 2020After another stunner of a season, this one tougher than many, the FIM MotoGP™ Prize Giving ceremony brought the curtain down on a history-making and record-equalling year spanning nine premier class winners and 15 podium finishers. The top performers in MotoGP™, Moto2™, Moto3™ and MotoE™ were rewarded at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve on Sunday evening, collecting their prizes on stage in a special edition of the event hosted by MotoGP™ commentator Steve Day. That’s a wrap on 2020. We did it, #RacingTogether! |
Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) ended the year second in the standings and was the top Independent Team rider, presented with the latter trophy by IRTA President Herve Poncharal MotoGP™ top three, L-R: Franco Morbidelli, Champion Mir and third overall Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) MotoGP™ Rookie of the Year – and KTM’s first premier class race winner – Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Luigi Dall’Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse, collects Ducati’s award as the Borgo Panigale factory take the Constructors’ crown for the first time since 2007 Team Suzuki Ecstar Manager Davide Brivio receives the award they won for the teams’ title Petronas Yamaha SRT boss Razlan Razali collects their award for top Independent Team Moto2™ World Champion Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) Moto2™ top three, L-R: Sky Racing Team VR46’s Luca Marini; second, Champion Enea Bastianini and third Sam Lowes (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) Moto3™ World Champion Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3) Moto3™ top three, L-R: Rivacold Snipers’ second-placed Tony Arbolino, Champion Albert Arenas and third Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) Moto2™ Rookie of the Year Aron Canet (Pull&Bear Aspar Team Moto2) Moto3™ Rookie of the Year Jeremy Alcoba (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) The FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup top three in 2020 L-R: Matteo Ferrari’s rep on stage, Team Principal of Trentino Gresini MotoE Fausto Gresini; Cup winner Jordi Torres (Pons Racing 40) and third overall Dominique Aegerter (Dynavolt Intact GP) Ladies and gentlemen: your 2020 World Champions! Bastianini (L), Mir and Arenas (R)