FIA Rally & Circuit title winners celebrated in Baku
Following the glittering FIA Prize Giving on Friday evening, the celebration of motor sport champions and title winners from 2023 continued on Saturday, with successful drivers and co-drivers from regional and international competitions gathering in Baku, the Azerbaijan capital, to receive their coveted awards.
As in 2022, the dedicated ceremonies for Single-Seater, Circuit Sport and Road Sport categories provided a fitting occasion for winning drivers from around the world to be recognised for their standout achievements during the last 12 months.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said: “Every FIA champion and title winner deserves their moment of recognition, and I am pleased that we have dedicated a day of celebration to the winners of many of our competitions that happen all around the world. I enjoy watching circuit competitions, but it was in rallying where it all started for me. Motor sport is a passionate and diverse community, and it is important for us to come together once the rivalries are settled to enjoy this day together. My congratulations go to all the men and women who have collected a trophy here today.”
Champions of several Road Sport categories were the first to take to the stage at the Baku Convention Center with the winners of the Regional and World Cups for Cross-Country Bajas and T3 and T4 sections of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship recognised.
Successful drivers from the inaugural Bridgestone FIA EcoRally Cup were rewarded, as were the winners of the various FIA Regional Rally champions from Africa, Asia-Pacific, CODASUR, European, Middle East and NACAM championships, plus the FIA European Rally Trophy.
Following the trophy presentation to Hayden Paddon, who claimed the 70th-anniversary FIA European Rally Championship crown, the spotlight was shone on the winners of the FIA Junior WRC Championship, FIA WRC3 Championship and FIA WRC2 Championship titles.
LIST OF WINNERS – CROSS COUNTRY
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Drivers | Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL) |
| FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Co-Drivers | Lukasz Kurzeja (POL) |
| FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Teams | Santag Racing represented by David Vieira (PRT) |
| FIA Middle-East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Drivers | Khaled Ahmed Al-Feraihi (SAU) |
| FIA Middle-East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Co-Drivers | Sébastien Delaunay (FRA) |
| FIA Middle-East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Teams | Shegawi Racing represented by Ahmad Jan (SAU) |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for T4 Teams | South Racing Can-Am |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for T4 Drivers | Cristiano De Sousa Batista (BRA) |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for T3 Drivers | Otavio Sousa Leite (BRA) |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Drivers | Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Co-Drivers | Mathieu Baumel (AND) |
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas for Teams | Overdrive Racing |
| FIA World Rally-Raid Championship for T4 Drivers | Rokas Baciuska (LTU) |
| FIA World Rally-Raid Championship for T4 Co-Drivers | Oriol Vidal (ESP) |
| FIA World Rally-Raid Championship for T3 Drivers | Seth Quintero (USA) |
| FIA World Rally-Raid Championship for T3 Co-Drivers | Dennis Zenz (DEU) |
LIST OF WINNERS – ECORALLY
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| Bridgestone FIA EcoRally Cup for Drivers | Michal Žďárský (CZE) |
| Bridgestone FIA EcoRally Cup for Co-Drivers | Jakub Nabelek (CZE) |
| Bridgestone FIA EcoRally Cup for Manufacturers | KIA |
LIST OF WINNERS – RALLY
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| FIA CODASUR Rally Championship for Drivers | Fabrizio Zaldivar (PAR) |
| FIA CODASUR Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Marcelo Der Ohannesian (ITA) |
| FIA NACAM Rally Championship for Drivers | Ricardo Cordero (MEX) |
| FIA NACAM Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Marco Hernández (MEX) |
| FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship for Drivers | Rifat Sungkar (IDN) |
| FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Ben Searcy (AUS) |
| FIA Middle East Rally Championship for Drivers | Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) |
| FIA Middle East Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Mathieu Baumel (AND) |
| FIA Middle East Rally Championship for Drivers | Abdullah Al-Rawahi (OMN) |
| FIA Middle East Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Ata Al-Hmoud (OMN) |
| FIA African Rally Championship for Drivers | Karan Patel (KEN) |
| FIA African Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | Tauseed Khan (KEN) |
| FIA European Rally Trophy for Drivers | Rene Dohnal (CZE) |
| FIA European Rally Trophy for Co-Drivers | Roman Svec (CZE) |
| FIA European Rally Trophy for Junior Drivers | Romet Jürgenson (EST) |
| FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers | Hayden Paddon (NZL) |
| FIA European Rally Championship for Co-Drivers | John Kennard (NZL) |
| FIA European Rally Championship for Teams | Team MRF Tyres represented by Vivek Ponnusamy (IND) |
| FIA WRC Masters Cup for Drivers | Alexander Villanueva (ESP) |
| FIA WRC Masters Cup for Co-Drivers | Roberto Mometti (ITA) |
| FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers | Roope Korhonen (FIN) |
| FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers | Anssi Viinikka (FIN) |
| FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers | William Creighton (IRL) |
| FIA Junior WRC Championship for Co-Drivers | Liam Regan (IRL) |
| FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Drivers | Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL) |
| FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Co-Drivers | Maciej Szczepaniak (POL) |
| FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers | Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) |
| FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers | Torstein Eriksen (NOR) |
| FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams | Toksport WRT 3 |
As well as highlighting success achieved in various Road Sport categories, today’s prize giving also recognised the efforts of competitors in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship and Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
Formula One hopefuls of the future were recognised for their achievements in the F4 and Formula Regional championships taking place around the world.
LIST OF WINNERS – DRAG RACING
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| FIA European Drag Racing Championship – Pro Modified | Jan Ericsson (SWE) |
| FIA European Drag Racing Championship – Pro Stock | Michael Malmgren (SWE) |
| FIA European Drag Racing Championship – Top Fuel | Ida Zetterström (SWE) |
| FIA European Drag Racing Championship – Top Methanol | Linn Fløysvik (NOR) |
LIST OF WINNERS – TRUCK RACING
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship for Drivers | Norbert Kiss (HUN) |
| Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship for Young Stars | José Eduardo Rodrigues (PRT) |
LIST OF WINNERS – SINGLE-SEATER RACING
| CHAMPIONSHIP | NAME |
| F4 British Championship Certified By FIA | Louis Sharp (NZL) |
| F4 CEZ Championship Certified By FIA | Ethan Ischer (CHE) |
| F4 Chinese Championship Certified By FIA | Tiago Golovko Rodrigues (MAC) |
| F4 French Championship Certified By FIA | Evan Giltaire (FRA) |
| F4 Italian Championship Certified By FIA – Powered By Abarth | Kacper Sztuka (POL) |
| F4 Japanese Championship Certified By FIA | Rikuto Kobayashi (JPN) |
| F4 NACAM Championship Certified By FIA | Pedro Juan Moreno (COL) |
| F4 SEA Championship Certified By FIA | Jack Beeton (AUS) |
| F4 Spanish Championship Certified By FIA | Théophile Nael (FRA) |
| F4 UAE Championship Certified By FIA – Powered By Abarth | James Wharton (AUS) |
| F4 United States Championship Powered By Honda | Patrick Woods-Toth (CAN) |
| Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered By Honda | Callum Hedge (NZL) |
| Formula Regional European Championship By Alpine Certified By FIA | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship Certified By FIA | Sota Ogawa (JPN) |
| Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship Certified By FIA | Charlie Wurz (AUT) |
| Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified By FIA | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) |
For photos from the Rally & Circuit section of the 2023 FIA Prize Giving Gala click here.