The Autosport Awards are a series of awards presented by motor racing magazine Autosport to drivers that have achieved significant milestones each season. Some of the presentations are selected by the general public via a reader's poll. The awards have been presented every year since 1982.[1]
Categories
There are 14 awards made by the magazine – eight of which selected by popular vote and the balance chosen by a panel of experts including Autosport journalists (McLaren Autosport BRDC Award). These are:
- McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
- International Racing Driver of the Year
- International Rally Driver of the Year
- Richard Mille Rookie of the Year
- Racing Car of the Year
- Rally Car of the Year
- Rider of the Year
- British Competition Driver of the Year
- National Driver of the Year (combined for 2008: 1982–2007 saw an award for National Racing Driver and National Rally Driver)
- British Club Driver of the Year
- John Bolster Award
- Gregor Grant Award
- Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future
Previous winners
Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award
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National Driver of the Year
- formerly given separately, but combined for 2008. The winner receives the Paul Warwick Memorial Trophy.
| Year | Racing Winner | Series | Rally Winner | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Tommy Byrne |
British Formula Three Championship |  Malcolm Patrick |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1983 | Martin Brundle |
British Formula Three Championship | Darryl Weidner |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1984 | Johnny Dumfries |
British Formula Three Championship | David Llewellin |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1985 | Andy Rouse |
British Touring Car Championship | Mark Lovell |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1986 | Andy Wallace |
British Formula Three Championship | Ken Wood |
Scottish Rally Championship | |
| 1987 | Johnny Herbert |
British Formula Three Championship | Louise Aitken-Walker |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1988 |  JJ Lehto |
British Formula Three Championship | Malcolm Wilson |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1989 | Allan McNish |
British Formula Three Championship | David Llewellin |
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1990 | Robb Gravett |
British Touring Car Championship | David Llewellin |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1991 | David Coulthard |
British Formula Three Championship | Colin McRae |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1992 | Tim Harvey |
British Touring Car Championship | Colin McRae |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1993 | Kelvin Burt |
British Touring Car Championship | Richard Burns |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1994 |  Gabriele Tarquini |
British Touring Car Championship | Malcolm Wilson |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1995 | John Cleland |
British Touring Car Championship | Alister McRae |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1996 |  Frank Biela |
British Touring Car Championship | Gwyndaf Evans |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1997 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alain Menu |
British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1998 |  Rickard Rydell |
British Touring Car Championship | Martin Rowe |
British Rally Championship | |
| 1999 |  Laurent Aïello |
British Touring Car Championship | Tapio Laukkanen |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2000 |  Antônio Pizzonia |
British Formula Three Championship | Mark Higgins |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2001 |  Takuma Sato |
British Formula Three Championship | Justin Dale |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2002 | Robbie Kerr |
British Formula Three Championship | Justin Dale |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2003 | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
British Formula Three Championship | Martin Rowe |
Production World Rally Championship | |
| 2004 | James Thompson |
British Touring Car Championship | Guy Wilks |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2005 | Matt Neal |
British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2006 | Mike Conway |
British Formula Three Championship | Mark Higgins |
British Rally Championship | |
| 2007 | Jason Plato |
British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins |
British Rally Championship |
| Year | Winner | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oliver Turvey[3] |
British Formula Three Championship |
| 2009 | Colin Turkington |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2010 | Jason Plato |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2011 | Matt Neal |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2012 | Gordon Shedden |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2013 | Andrew Jordan |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2014 | Colin Turkington |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2015 | Gordon Shedden |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2016 | Gordon Shedden |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2017 | Lando Norris |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| 2018 | Dan Ticktum |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| 2019 | Colin Turkington |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2020 | Harry King |
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain |
| 2021 | Ashley Sutton |
British Touring Car Championship |
| 2022 | Tom Ingram |
British Touring Car Championship |
Racing Car of the Year
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Rally Car of the Year
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British Competition Driver of the Year
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Rookie of the Year
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Moment of the Year
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Pioneering and Innovation Award
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John Bolster Award for technical achievementNamed in honour of the technical editor of Autosport from 1950 to 1984.
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Gregor Grant Award
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Rider of the Year
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Esports Driver of the Year
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Gold Medal Award
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Former awards
British Club Driver of the Year
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Sportsman Award
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References
- ↑ Autosport magazine, page 56 (October 9, 2008)
- ↑ "Lewis named Driver of the Year". ITV-F1.com. 2008-12-08. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Autosport Awards 2008". UpdateF1.com. 2008-12-08. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11.
- ↑ "LG Moment of 2010: Kovalainen's fire".
- ↑ Autosport magazine, page 29 (December 12, 1991)
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