Marc Marquez returns to the FIM Gala after six years and wins two well-deserved awards

The Swisstec Convention Center in Lausanne (Switzerland) hosted more than 50 2025 World Champions from all motorcycle disciplines this Saturday evening, presenting them with medals that mark their championship at the traditional annual FIM Awards Gala. Marc Márquez returned to the celebrations six years later to be crowned MotoGP Champion and receive the first FIM Sports Trophy for his contribution to two-wheeled racing.

At the Swisstec Convention Center, Spanish motorcycles took center stage with eight winners and 12 titles. Marc Marquez (MotoGP), Jose Antonio Rueda (Moto3) and Toni Bou (TrialGP) have individual titles in addition to the Trial of Nations men’s and women’s titles.

After receiving his medal, Marc Márquez took the microphone and said, “Every driver strives to pursue their dreams, whether they are champions or not. I was here again and it was nostalgic. It was one of the best seasons, competing with my brother. It was difficult at home because my mother supported him.”

And he didn’t ring the bell for 2026. “Life has taught me not to think about what will happen tomorrow. Let’s celebrate this now. And like everyone else, I will try my best next year.”

And as the final recipient of the award, a surprise awaited him when FIM President Jorge Viegas announced the creation of a “Sporting Trophy” to recognize, in his case, “excellence through resilience, courage and tenacity”.

And in his acceptance speech, Marc Marquez said: “It’s a great honor. When you start riding a bike, you dream of being part of this ceremony one day. All of us here are taking a lot of risks. We are all taking risks, so I don’t want to leave this ceremony without remembering the riders who will be absent this year, but we are all enjoying the passion, so we will keep this instinct and passion alive.” There was an obvious reference to Borja Gomez and Pau Alsina, two young Spanish pilots who died in competition this year.

Other big names in attendance in Lausanne included three-time Superbike champion and current MotoGP rider Toprak Razgatlioglu, Moto2 champion Diogo Moreira who will compete with ‘El Turco’ for Rookie of the Year in MotoGP, Romain Febvre in MXGP and Daniel Saunders in Reid.

Prior to this, the new Racing Bike Museum, a museum of racing bikes with legendary machines on display, was opened at the former FIM headquarters in Meath. Additionally, the first new FIM Hall of Fame inductees were introduced: Giacomo Agostini, Harry Everts, Sammy Miller and Carmelo Ezpeleta.