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 edit
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 edit
Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award edit
National Driver of the Year edit
- 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
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British Formula Three Championship |  Malcolm Patrick
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British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1983 | Martin Brundle
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British Formula Three Championship | Darryl Weidner
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British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1984 | Johnny Dumfries
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British Formula Three Championship | David Llewellin
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British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1985 | Andy Rouse
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British Touring Car Championship | Mark Lovell
|
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1986 | Andy Wallace
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British Formula Three Championship | Ken Wood
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Scottish Rally Championship | |
| 1987 | Johnny Herbert
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British Formula Three Championship | Louise Aitken-Walker
|
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1988 |  JJ Lehto
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British Formula Three Championship | Malcolm Wilson
|
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1989 | Allan McNish
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British Formula Three Championship | David Llewellin
|
British Open Rally Championship | |
| 1990 | Robb Gravett
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British Touring Car Championship | David Llewellin
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 1991 | David Coulthard
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British Formula Three Championship | Colin McRae
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British Rally Championship | |
| 1992 | Tim Harvey
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British Touring Car Championship | Colin McRae
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 1993 | Kelvin Burt
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British Touring Car Championship | Richard Burns
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British Rally Championship | |
| 1994 |  Gabriele Tarquini
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British Touring Car Championship | Malcolm Wilson
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 1995 | John Cleland
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British Touring Car Championship | Alister McRae
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British Rally Championship | |
| 1996 |  Frank Biela
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British Touring Car Championship | Gwyndaf Evans
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British Rally Championship | |
| 1997 |  Alain Menu
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British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 1998 |  Rickard Rydell
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British Touring Car Championship | Martin Rowe
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 1999 |  Laurent Aïello
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British Touring Car Championship | Tapio Laukkanen
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British Rally Championship | |
| 2000 |  Antônio Pizzonia
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British Formula Three Championship | Mark Higgins
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 2001 |  Takuma Sato
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British Formula Three Championship | Justin Dale
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 2002 | Robbie Kerr
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British Formula Three Championship | Justin Dale
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 2003 | Nelson Piquet Jr.
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British Formula Three Championship | Martin Rowe
|
Production World Rally Championship | |
| 2004 | James Thompson
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British Touring Car Championship | Guy Wilks
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British Rally Championship | |
| 2005 | Matt Neal
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British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 2006 | Mike Conway
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British Formula Three Championship | Mark Higgins
|
British Rally Championship | |
| 2007 | Jason Plato
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British Touring Car Championship | Mark Higgins
|
British Rally Championship |
| Year | Winner | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oliver Turvey[3]
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British Formula Three Championship |
| 2009 | Colin Turkington
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2010 | Jason Plato
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2011 | Matt Neal
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2012 | Gordon Shedden
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2013 | Andrew Jordan
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2014 | Colin Turkington
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2015 | Gordon Shedden
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2016 | Gordon Shedden
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2017 | Lando Norris
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FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| 2018 | Dan Ticktum
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FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| 2019 | Colin Turkington
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2020 | Harry King
|
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain |
| 2021 | Ashley Sutton
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British Touring Car Championship |
| 2022 | Tom Ingram
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British Touring Car Championship |
Racing Car of the Year edit
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Rally Car of the Year edit
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British Competition Driver of the Year edit
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Rookie of the Year edit
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Moment of the Year edit
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Pioneering and Innovation Award edit
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John Bolster Award for technical achievement editNamed in honour of the technical editor of Autosport from 1950 to 1984.
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Gregor Grant Award edit
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Rider of the Year edit
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Esports Driver of the Year edit
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Gold Medal Award edit
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Former awards edit
British Club Driver of the Year edit
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Sportsman Award edit
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "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)