The 2021 FIA champions were honored in the Prize Giving ceremony, hosted by FIA President Jean Todt at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen receives his first ever Formula One Championship fron outgoing president Jean Todt. While James Alison received Constructor championship trophy for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff skipped the event after a disappointing loss in the very final lap at Abu Dhabi GP.
Max Verstappen while receiving his award from President Jean Todt:
“Becoming world champion is my life goal achieved. Everything that comes next is a bonus. Of course I am going to keep pushing and I’m going to be in F1 for a few more years yet,” he said. “While it’s nice to be called world champion, I think more about the long journey and the all the hours I have spent working with my Dad to be here. It’s been a long and tough season and I feel amazing to have finally achieved my goal. I hope I can do this many more times. It’s been an incredible battle with Lewis, one of the greatest drivers ever in Formula 1. We really pushed each other. At the end of the day, we can look each other in the eyes and respect each other which is really important.”
FIA Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker handed over the third-place trophy to Valtteri Bottas. James Allison, the Chief Technical Officer, accepted the eighth consecutive world championship trophy for the Mercedes-AMG-Petronas team.
The French duo Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia clinched their eighth FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers and Co-Drivers respectively. Their efforts helped to secure the champion manufacturer prize for Toyota Gazoo Racing. They were presented with their award by WRC Promoter Managing Director Jona Siebel.
The FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez received their award from FIA Vice-President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Toyota Gazoo Racing claimed the prize for Champion Hypercar from ACO President Pierre Fillon.
In LMGTE, the winning drivers were Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado from champion team AF Corse Ferrari.
End of An era at the top of FIA
The evening concluded with tributes to President Todt. He was presented with 20 helmets from each of the current Formula 1 drivers by the CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali.
Domenicali said: “Your professional life has always been characterized by true values. We thank you for all that you have done for the motor sport community and also for safety and human rights. You are leaving a lasting legacy.”
Richard Mille, President of the FIA Endurance Commission, in a personal tribute, said: “He’s somebody you can call at 3 o’clock in the morning with a problem and he will wake up the world to solve the problem. We are going to miss him so much.”
The President’s son, Nicolas Todt added: “I want to tell you how proud I am to have a father like you who taught me so many important values. Your successes are due to your passion for motor sport, your willingness to always push the boundaries, your capacity to get the very best from your colleagues and to never take no for an answer.”
And in recognition as President Todt being the inspiration behind the FIA Safe and Affordable Helmet Programme and his dedication across the twin pillars of motor sport and mobility, he was presented with a commemorative Safe and Affordable helmet signed by all the World Champions awarded during his term as President of the FIA.
President Todt said: “Life is made in chapters. Being a co-driver was my first. And now this chapter is over. Twelve years is a long time. The job is demanding. I know that the FIA will get fresh blood, a fresh team. Amongst the legacy I leave, I leave an amazing team which is able to continue to deliver the job with the new elected team. I still have the same passion. I am blessed, I still love motor racing. Now it is time to give something back in other areas of life. I am an old man but in good form and we will see what comes next.
2021 season FIA Award winners across Motor Sports :
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Max Verstappen
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CONSTRUCTORS
- MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS AND CO-DRIVERS
- Sébastien OGIER & Julien INGRASSIA
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS
- Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
- Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI, José María LÓPEZ
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP1 CHAMPIONSHIP
- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Johan KRISTOFFERSSON
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- Hansen World RX Team
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – OK
- Tuukka Taponen (OK)
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – OK-JUNIOR
- Kean Nakamura
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – KZ
- Noah Milell
ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Nyck de Vries
ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPION FOR TEAMS
- Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
FIA PERSONALITY OF THE YAR
- Lewis HAMILTON
FIA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
FIA ACTION OF THE YEAR
- Fernando Alonso
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Oscar Piastri
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- PREMA RACING
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Dennis Hauger
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- Trident
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – NATIONS CUP
- Valerio GALLO
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Coque LOPEZ
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Igor FRAGA
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Tomoaki YAMANAKA
FIA JUNIOR WRC CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Sami PAJARI & Marko SALMINEN
FIA JUNIOR WRC TROPHY FOR NATIONS
- FINLAND
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Andreas MIKKELSEN
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS
- Torstein ERIKSEN
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- MOVISPORT
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Yohan ROSSEL
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO‑DRIVERS
- Maciej SZCZEPANIAK
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- HYUNDAI 2C COMPETITION
FIA AFRICAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Carl TUNDO & Tim JESSOP
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Andreas MIKKELSEN & Sara FERNÁNDEZ
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- TOKSPORT WRT
FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA NACAM RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Ricardo CORDERO & Marco HERNÁNDEZ
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY TROPHY DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Mustafa ÇAKAL & Özgür AKDAG
FIA RGT CUP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
- Pierre RAGUES & Julien PESENTI
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES FOR TEAMS
- OVERDRIVE SA
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS – T3
- Cristina GUTIÉRREZ
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Yazeed AL RAJHI & Alexey KUZMICH
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS – T3
- Dania AKEEL
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX1
- Andreas BAKKERUD
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX3
- Yury BELEVSKIY
FIA RX2e CHAMPIONSHIP
- Guillaume DE RIDDER
FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Gregoire SAUCY
FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY HONDA
- Kyffin SIMPSON
FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Yuga FURUTANI
FORMULA 3 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Guanyu ZHOU
F4 USA CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Noel LEÓN
F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Dilano VAN’T HOFF
F4 UAE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Enzo TRULLI
F4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Oliver BEARMAN
F4 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Oliver BEARMAN
F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Matthew REES
F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Seita NONAKA
F4 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Esteban MASSON
F4 CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Andy CHANG
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR DRIVERS
- Alessandro PIER GUIDI & James CALADO
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR MANUFACTURERS
- FERRARI
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMP2 DRIVERS
- Charles MILESI, Ferdinand HABSBURG, Robin FRIJNS
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMGTE AM DRIVERS
- Alessio ROVERA, François PERRODO, Nicklas NIELSEN
FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
- Norbert KISS
FIA INTERNATIONAL DRIFTING CUP FOR DRIVERS
- James DEANE
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR DRIVERS
- Yann EHRLACHER
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR TEAMS
- Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR JUNIOR DRIVERS
- Luca ENGSTLER
FIA WORLD LAND SPEED RECORDS
- Gianmaria AGHEM
FIA OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
- Bigirimana ANSELME
FIA FOUNDING MEMBERS’ CLUB HERITAGE CUP
- Robert DEWAR
