MotoGP 2014 FIM Awards Gala

Last Sunday night, the traditional awards gala of the World Motorcycle Championship was held in Valencia, closing the 2014 season for all categories. At the Valencia Palace of Congresses, the 2014 FIM Awards Gala was hosted by presenters Izaskun Ruiz and Gavin Emmett, with Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, and FIM President Vito Ippolito present on stage.

Double MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez, of the Repsol Honda Team, received his award as the winner of the premier class and shared the stage and applause with his friend Tito Rabat, Moto2 World Champion, and his brother Alex Márquez, who was crowned Moto3 World Champion this Sunday. These three riders were the winners of the 2014 season.

For his part, the rookie of the premier class was Pol Espargaró, who closed a very interesting year with the Monster Yamaha Tech3, while the Open class champion was once again Aleix Espargaró. In the intermediate class, the best rookie was Maverick Viñales, the 2013 Moto3 World Champion, who achieved good results in his first and last year in the Moto2 displacement. Meanwhile, in Moto3, the best rookie was Enea Bastianini.

The BMW M Award for the best qualifying rider went once again to Marc Márquez in the MotoGP category, as did the Tissot Pole of Poles. In this last category, the winners in Moto2 and Moto3 were Tito Rabat and Jack Miller, respectively.

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, Jorge Martín, runner-up Joan Mir, and third-place finisher Stefano Manzi also took to the stage to receive the medals that recognize their promising performance in the 2014 competition.

Closing night.

Source | MotoGP official website