2024 Motor Sport Champions Crowned In Rwanda At First Ever FIA Awards In Africa

Top drivers and teams from F1, World Rally, Endurance, Karting, and Rallycross were honored at the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony.

FIA Prize Giving Ceremony took place for the first time ever on the African continent in Kigali, Rwanda on 13th December 2024.

The most decorated manufacturer of the evening was Japanese automaker Toyota through TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teams .

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teams triumphed in the FIA World Rally, Rally-Raid and Endurance Championships in 2024.

Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen, received the FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Champion trophy for the fourth consecutive year.

Top drivers and teams from F1, World Rally, Endurance, Karting and Rallycross were honored over the weekend at the 2024 FIA Prize Giving Ceremony, which took place for the first time ever on the African continent in Kigali, Rwanda on 13th December 2024.

In the presence of President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, 2024’s FIA Champions were crowned at the event hosted by the Rwandan Automobile Club and supported by partners Rolex, Hankook, AlphaTauri and RwandAir.

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem welcomed the evening’s guests saying:

“Here in Kigali, we have shone a light on members of our motor sport family whose commitment, spirit, and endeavour are at the heart of our sport, and we look to the champions of the future, those just beginning their careers and enjoying their first taste of success.

“Congratulations to all our deserving winners, it is an honour to celebrate with you.”

At the FIA Awards, Red Bull and Dutch driver, Max Verstappen received the FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Champion trophy for the fourth consecutive year, while McLaren’s Lando Norris, went home with the runners-up trophy.

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Charles Leclerc returned to the FIA Awards for the second time, finishing third for Ferrari, while it was McLaren’s Zak Brown and Andrea Stella taking the Constructors’ trophy after a thrilling fight that went down to the final race in Abu Dhabi.

Japanese brand Toyota was the most decorated manufacturer of the evening, with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teams triumphing in the FIA World Rally, Rally-Raid and Endurance Championships in 2024.

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe reached the pinnacle of the rally world after five previous runners-up finishes in the WRC, sealing the title at the last round in Japan, while in W2RC it was the third consecutive drivers’ honours for Nasser Al-Attiyah and the first for his co-driver Edouard Boulanger.

There was an incredible seventh appearance for Johan Kristoffersson at the FIA Awards, as the Swedish driver again proved unmatched in the FIA World Rallycross Championship which this year uniquely pitted sustainably-fuelled ICE cars against full EVs in a ‘Battle of Technologies’.

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