The Autosport Awards are a series of awards presented by British motorsport magazine Autosport to drivers, constructors, executives and promoters for achievements that season in auto racing and rallying.
Select awards are voted for by the general public via a readers' poll, with others chosen by a panel of experts. The awards have been presented every year since 1982. They were traditionally held in December each year at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair. For the 2024 edition, they moved to the Roundhouse in Camden and hosted the awards the following January.
History The Autosport Awards were founded by British motorsport magazine Autosport in 1982, when the magazine requested its readers voted on eight categories, including International Racing Driver, International Rally Driver, National Racing Driver, National Rally Driver, and British Competition Driver.Autosport magazine, page 56 (October 9, 2008) The event was first hosted in-person in 1988, and was traditionally held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair each December until 2023. For the 2024 edition, the ceremony moved to the Roundhouse in Camden, which hosted the awards in January 2025.
Categories
There were 12 categories awarded by the magazine in 2024—four of which selected by popular vote and the balance chosen by a panel of experts, including Autosport journalists: Silverstone Autosport BRDC Award (1989–present) International Racing Driver Award (1982–present) International Rally Driver Award (1982–present) National Driver of the Year (1982–present) Formerly divided into National Racing Driver of the Year and National Rally Driver of the Year from 1982 to 2007. International Competition Car of the Year (1982–present) Formerly divided into Racing Car of the Year and Rally Car of the Year from 1982 to 2022. British Competition Driver of the Year (1982–present) Rookie of the Year (2000–present) Pioneering and Innovation Award (2004–present) Moment of the Year (2008, 2010, 2019–2020, 2022–present) Brand Partnership of the Year (2023–present) Promoter of the Year (2023–present) Person of the Year (2024–present) F1 Academy Rising Star (2024–present)
Former categories British Club Driver of the Year (1982–2017) John Bolster Award for Technical Achievement (1985–2019, 2023) Gregor Grant Award (1989–2019, 2022) Sportsman Award (1989–1991) Rider of the Year (2016–2020) Williams Engineer of the Future (2017–2018, 2022–2023) Esports Driver of the Year (2020–2022) Esports Team of the Year (2021–2022) Gold Medal Award (2021–2023)
Winners Autosport BRDC Award
International Racing Driver Award Year Winner Series 1982 Keke Rosberg Formula One 1983 Nelson Piquet Formula One 1984 Niki Lauda Formula One 1985 Alain Prost Formula One 1986 Nigel Mansell Formula One 1987 Nigel Mansell (2) Formula One 1988 Ayrton Senna Formula One 1989 Jean Alesi International Formula 3000 Formula One 1990 Ayrton Senna (2) Formula One 1991 Ayrton Senna (3) Formula One 1992 Nigel Mansell (3) Formula One 1993 Nigel Mansell (4) CART PPG Indy Car 1994 Damon Hill Formula One 1995 Michael Schumacher Formula One 1996 Damon Hill (2) Formula One 1997 Jacques Villeneuve Formula One 1998 Mika Häkkinen Formula One 1999 Mika Häkkinen (2) Formula One 2000 Michael Schumacher (2) Formula One 2001 Michael Schumacher (3) Formula One 2002 Michael Schumacher (4) Formula One 2003 Juan Pablo Montoya Formula One 2004 Jenson Button Formula One 2005 Kimi Räikkönen Formula One 2006 Fernando Alonso Formula One 2007 Lewis Hamilton Formula One 2008 Lewis Hamilton (2) Formula One 2009 Jenson Button (2) Formula One 2010 Sebastian Vettel Formula One 2011 Sebastian Vettel (2) Formula One 2012 Sebastian Vettel (3) Formula One 2013 Sebastian Vettel (4) Formula One 2014 Lewis Hamilton (3) Formula One 2015 Lewis Hamilton (4) Formula One 2016 Nico Rosberg Formula One 2017 Lewis Hamilton (5) Formula One 2018 Lewis Hamilton (6) Formula One 2019 Lewis Hamilton (7) Formula One 2020 Lewis Hamilton (8) Formula One 2021 Max Verstappen Formula One 2022 Max Verstappen (2) Formula One 2023 Max Verstappen (3) Formula One 2024 Max Verstappen (4) Formula One 2025 Max Verstappen (5) Formula One
International Rally Driver Award Year Winner Series 1982 Michèle Mouton World Rally Championship 1983 Stig Blomqvist World Rally Championship 1984 Ari Vatanen World Rally Championship 1985 Timo Salonen World Rally Championship 1986 Juha Kankkunen World Rally Championship 1987 Juha Kankkunen (2) World Rally Championship 1988 Markku Alén World Rally Championship 1989 Miki Biasion World Rally Championship 1990 Carlos Sainz World Rally Championship 1991 Carlos Sainz (2) World Rally Championship 1992 Didier Auriol World Rally Championship 1993 Juha Kankkunen (3) World Rally Championship 1994 Colin McRae World Rally Championship 1995 Colin McRae (2) World Rally Championship 1996 Tommi Mäkinen World Rally Championship 1997 Tommi Mäkinen (2) World Rally Championship Colin McRae (3) 1998 Tommi Mäkinen (3) World Rally Championship 1999 Tommi Mäkinen (4) World Rally Championship 2000 Richard Burns World Rally Championship 2001 Richard Burns (2) World Rally Championship 2002 Marcus Grönholm World Rally Championship 2003 Petter Solberg World Rally Championship 2004 Sébastien Loeb World Rally Championship 2005 Sébastien Loeb (2) World Rally Championship 2006 Sébastien Loeb (3) World Rally Championship 2007 Marcus Grönholm (2) World Rally Championship 2008 Sébastien Loeb (4) World Rally Championship 2009 Mikko Hirvonen World Rally Championship 2010 Sébastien Loeb (5) World Rally Championship 2011 Sébastien Loeb (6) World Rally Championship 2012 Sébastien Loeb (7) World Rally Championship 2013 Sébastien Ogier World Rally Championship 2014 Sébastien Ogier (2) World Rally Championship 2015 Sébastien Ogier (3) World Rally Championship 2016 Sébastien Ogier (4) World Rally Championship 2017 Sébastien Ogier (5) World Rally Championship 2018 Sébastien Ogier (6) World Rally Championship 2019 Ott Tänak World Rally Championship 2020 Elfyn Evans World Rally Championship 2021 Sébastien Ogier (7) World Rally Championship 2022 Kalle Rovanperä World Rally Championship 2023 Kalle Rovanperä (2) World Rally Championship 2024 Sébastien Ogier (8) World Rally Championship 2025 Sébastien Ogier (9) World Rally Championship
National Driver of the Year
National Racing Driver of the Year Year Winner Series 1982 Tommy Byrne British Formula Three 1983 Martin Brundle British Formula Three 1984 Johnny Dumfries British Formula Three 1985 Andy Rouse BSCC 1986 Andy Wallace British Formula Three 1987 Johnny Herbert British Formula Three 1988 JJ Lehto British Formula Three 1989 Allan McNish British Formula Three 1990 Robb Gravett BTCC 1991 David Coulthard British Formula Three 1992 Tim Harvey BTCC 1993 Kelvin Burt BTCC 1994 Gabriele Tarquini BTCC 1995 John Cleland BTCC 1996 Frank Biela BTCC 1997 Alain Menu BTCC 1998 Rickard Rydell BTCC 1999 Laurent Aïello BTCC 2000 Antônio Pizzonia British Formula Three 2001 Takuma Sato British Formula Three 2002 Robbie Kerr British Formula Three 2003 Nelson Piquet Jr. British Formula Three 2004 James Thompson BTCC 2005 Matt Neal BTCC 2006 Mike Conway British Formula Three 2007 Jason Plato BTCC
National Rally Driver of the Year Year Winner Series 1982 Malcolm Patrick British Open Rally Championship 1983 Darryl Weidner British Open Rally Championship 1984 David Llewellin British Open Rally Championship 1985 Mark Lovell British Open Rally Championship 1986 Ken Wood Scottish Rally Championship 1987 Louise Aitken-Walker British Open Rally Championship 1988 Malcolm Wilson British Open Rally Championship 1989 David Llewellin (2) British Open Rally Championship 1990 David Llewellin (3) British Rally Championship 1991 Colin McRae British Rally Championship 1992 Colin McRae (2) British Rally Championship 1993 Richard Burns British Rally Championship 1994 Malcolm Wilson (2) British Rally Championship 1995 Alister McRae British Rally Championship 1996 Gwyndaf Evans British Rally Championship 1997 Mark Higgins British Rally Championship 1998 Martin Rowe British Rally Championship 1999 Tapio Laukkanen British Rally Championship 2000 Mark Higgins (2) British Rally Championship 2001 Justin Dale British Rally Championship 2002 Justin Dale British Rally Championship 2003 Martin Rowe Production World Rally Championship 2004 Guy Wilks British Rally Championship 2005 Mark Higgins (3) British Rally Championship 2006 Mark Higgins (4) British Rally Championship 2007 Mark Higgins (5) British Rally Championship
In 2008, the National Racing Driver of the Year and National Rally Driver of the Year categories merged to form the National Driver of the Year award. The winner receives the Paul Warwick Memorial Trophy.
Year Winner Series 2008 Oliver Turvey British Formula Three 2009 Colin Turkington BTCC 2010 Jason Plato (2) BTCC 2011 Matt Neal (2) BTCC 2012 Gordon Shedden BTCC 2013 Andrew Jordan BTCC 2014 Colin Turkington (2) BTCC 2015 Gordon Shedden (2) BTCC 2016 Gordon Shedden (3) BTCC 2017 Lando Norris FIA Formula 3 European 2018 Dan Ticktum FIA Formula 3 European 2019 Colin Turkington (3) BTCC 2020 Harry King Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2021 Ashley Sutton BTCC 2022 Tom Ingram BTCC 2023 Freddie Slater Ginetta Junior 2024 Jake Hill BTCC
International Competition Car of the Year
Racing Car of the Year YearWinnerType Constructor Car 1982 Porsche 956 Group C 1983 Brabham BT52 Formula One 1984 McLaren MP4/2 Formula One 1985 Williams FW10B Formula One 1986 Williams (2) FW11 Formula One 1987 Jaguar XJR-8 Group C 1988 McLaren (2) MP4/4 Formula One 1989 Sauber C9 Group C 1990 Tyrrell 019 Formula One 1991 Jordan 191 Formula One 1992 Williams (3) FW14B Formula One 1993 Williams (4) FW15C Formula One 1994 Benetton B194 Formula One 1995 Williams (5) FW17 Formula One 1996 Williams (6) FW18 Formula One 1997 Williams (7) FW19 Formula One 1998 McLaren (3) MP4/13 Formula One 1999 McLaren (4) MP4/14 Formula One 2000 Ferrari F1-2000 Formula One 2001 Ferrari (2) F2001 Formula One 2002 Ferrari (3) F2002 Formula One 2003 Bentley Speed 8 Le Mans Prototype 2004 Ferrari (4) F2004 Formula One 2005 McLaren (5) MP4-20 Formula One 2006 Renault R26 Formula One 2007 McLaren (6) MP4-22 Formula One 2008 McLaren (7) MP4-23 Formula One 2009 Brawn GP BGP 001 Formula One 2010 Red Bull Racing RB6 Formula One 2011 Red Bull Racing (2) RB7 Formula One 2012 Red Bull Racing (3) RB8 Formula One 2013 Red Bull Racing (4) RB9 Formula One 2014 Mercedes W05 Formula One 2015 Mercedes (2) W06 Formula One 2016 Mercedes (3) W07 Formula One 2017 Mercedes (4) W08 Formula One 2018 Mercedes (5) W09 Formula One 2019 Mercedes (6) W10 Formula One 2020 Mercedes (7) W11 Formula One 2021 Red Bull Racing (5) RB16B Formula One 2022 Red Bull Racing (6) RB18 Formula One
Rally Car of the Year