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The prestigious BMW M Award had only one victor for the last seven years – Marc Marquez. With an impressive performance, the Spaniard basically created a BMW M collection of his own by winning awards since 2013. Unfortunately, this year had a different turn for him – Marquez couldn’t compete for the title, allowing other races to take the opportunity. And so, Fabio Quartararo claimed the title for 2020.
MotoGP and BMW partnered together to offer a special award to the fastest qualified each season. This time, Fabio claimed his special award – a BMW M2 CS. It was presented this weekend at the MotoGP finale in Portimao, Portugal. Quartararo won the pole position four times this season and garnered an overall 235 points for the BMW M Award category. He came far ahead of the runner up by 13 points.
“What a thrilling, exciting season. I’m delighted to win the race for the BMW M Award,” said Quartararo. “For many years, it’s a huge thing that BMW M GmbH acknowledges our performances in qualifying through this special prize. I’m grateful for this recognition. I’m already looking forward to taking my new BMW M2 CS for a ride. Apparently, it’s like a racing car for the road and it already looks so much fun. Big thanks to BMW M GmbH!”
Since 2003, the BMW M Award plays a special part in the MotoGP. BMW and Dorna Motorsports (the organizers of MotoGP) have been doing this, among many other projects, for nearly two decades. Besides Marc Marquez who won seven cars, Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner also share the same emotion with Marquez, as they’ve also got to take home this sought-after award three times each. Followed by Lorenzo (two wins) and Sete Gibernau and Nicky Hayden (one win each).
