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MotoGP champion Marc Marquez honoured for “one of the greatest sporting comebacks ever”
Marc Marquez received the 2025 MotoGP World Champion’s gold medal at the FIM Awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was also presented with the new ‘FIM Sporting Trophy’ for his remarkable sporting comeback. The trophy praised his excellence through resilience, courage, and tenacity in overcoming career-threatening injuries and challenges. Marquez made a triumphant return to the top of MotoGP after five challenging years, culminating in a championship win with the factory Ducati team. President Jorge Viegas commended Marquez’s outstanding achievement, highlighting his comeback as one of the greatest in sporting history. Marquez expressed his happiness at the awards ceremony, emphasizing the significance of his comeback over the world championship victory. Despite missing the closing events due to a shoulder injury, Marquez’s dominance in the 2025 season secured his ninth premier-class crown.
