Autosport BRDC Award


The Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989 to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Aston Martin, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Club. As well as the prestige of winning the award, a test drive in a Red Bull Formula One car and £100,000 – increased from £50,000 in 2010 – cash prize, the award winner is also presented with the Chris Bristow Trophy.
McLaren ended its longstanding partnership with the accolade in January 2019, and Aston Martin replaced them. The 2019 winner will receive a test in a Red Bull F1 car at Silverstone, as Aston Martin is the team's sponsor. The winner will also get a run in an FIA World Endurance Championship Aston Martin Vantage GTE car. The award also has an overall £200,000 prize fund.

Procedure

Members of the public are invited to nominate drivers for the award and a shortlist of six finalists is decided upon by the award's judging panel. The finalists then spend two or three days at a British circuit in mid-November driving different types of car to evaluate their performance as well as interview sessions with the panel. The winner is announced at the annual Autosport Awards in early December.

Past winners and nominees

YearWinnerCareer highlightsLosing Finalists
1989David CoulthardBritish Formula Ford champion
British F3 2nd place
F3000 3rd place
F1, 13 wins
DTM 		no shootout
chosen by Autosport
1990Gareth ReesMarlboro Masters F3 winner
British F2 winner 		Philip Bate
Steve Brogan
David Cuff
Shaun Nicholson
James Rhodes
1991Oliver GavinBritish F3 champion
F1 test driver
Five-time class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans		Dario Franchitti
Jonathan McGall
Dino Morelli
Guy Smith
Jamie Spence
1992Dario FranchittiBritish FVauxhall champion
CART runner-up
Indianapolis 500 Winner
IndyCar Series champion 		Paul Evans
Ralph Firman
Jonny Kane
Martin O'Connell
Brian Saunders
1993Ralph FirmanBritish F3 champion
Formula Nippon champion
Jordan F1 driver 		Darren Malkin
Darren Manning
James Matthews
Guy Smith
Jamie Spence
1994Jamie DaviesF3000 4th place
British GT champion
GTS class winner at 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans Series champion
2nd place at 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans		Alex Deighton
Peter Dumbreck
Jonny Kane
James Matthews
Richard Westbrook
1995Jonny KaneBritish FVauxhall champion
British F3 champion
LMP2 class-winner at 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans		Wayne Douglas
Marc Hynes
Kevin McGarrity
Guy Smith
Justin Wilson
1996Darren TurnerFormula Renault UK runner-up
DTM
BTCC 		David Cook
Peter Dumbreck
Darren Malkin
Tim Mullen
Dan Wheldon
1997Andrew KirkaldyBritish FVauxhall runner-up
British GT champion 		Matt Davies
Marc Hynes
Leighton Walker
Dan Wheldon
Adam Wilcox
1998Jenson ButtonBritish FFord champion
F1, World Champion 		Doug Bell
Matt Davies
Robbie Kerr
James Pickford
Justin Wilson
1999Gary PaffettBritish FVauxhall champion
German F3 champion
DTM champion 		Westley Barber
Ryan Dalziel
Richard Lyons
Craig Murray
Leighton Walker
2000Anthony DavidsonBritish FFord champion
British F3 runner-up
BAR/Honda F1 test driver
F1 with Super Aguri-Honda
World Endurance Champion 		Ryan Dalziel
Matt Gilmore
Derek Hayes
Robbie Kerr
Mark Taylor
2001Steven KaneNorthern Irish FFord champion
British F3 Scholarship class runner-up
Spanish F3 3rd place 		Carl Breeze
Matt Gilmore
Robbie Kerr
Simon Pullan
Danny Watts
2002Jamie GreenBritish F3 runner-up
Formula 3 Euro Series champion
DTM 		Westley Barber
Adam Carroll
Dan Eagling
Christian England
Danny Watts
2003Alex LloydFormula Renault UK runner-up
12 overall IPS wins
Indy Pro Series champion
4th in 2010 Indianapolis 500		Ben Clucas
Tom Kimber-Smith
James Rossiter
Ryan Sharp
Susie Stoddart
2004Paul di RestaFormula Renault UK, 3rd place
Formula 3 Euro Series champion
DTM runner-up
DTM champion
F1 Driver with Force India 2011-2013		Tim Bridgman
Mike Conway
Jonathan Kennard
Scott Mansell
Susie Stoddart
2005Oliver JarvisFormula Renault UK champion
Macau Grand Prix winner
DTM
2013 12 Hours of Sebring overall winner
2013 24 Hours of Daytona GT class winner
3rd overall in 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans		Sam Bird
Joey Foster
James Jakes
Joe Tandy
Duncan Tappy
2006Oliver TurveyBritish Formula BMW runner-up
British F3 runner-up
McLaren Formula One test driver
LMP2 class winner - Le Mans 24hr 		Jon Barnes
Sam Bird
Nathan Freke
Jeremy Metcalfe
Oliver Oakes
2007Stefan WilsonFormula Palmer Audi runner-up
3rd in 2011 Indy Lights		Henry Arundel
Callum MacLeod
Dean Smith
Nick Tandy
Duncan Tappy
2008Alexander SimsFormula Renault UK runner-up Wayne Boyd
Adam Christodoulou
Jason Moore
Aaron Steele
Dean Stoneman
2009Dean SmithFormula BMW UK champion
Formula Renault UK champion 		James Calado
Adam Christodoulou
James Cole
Callum MacLeod
Chrissy Palmer
2010Lewis WilliamsonFormula Renault UK runner-up Luciano Bacheta
Tom Blomqvist
Jack Harvey
Scott Malvern
Nigel Moore
2011Oliver RowlandFormula Renault UK runner-up
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up 		Emil Bernstorff
Tom Blomqvist
Alex Lynn
Scott Malvern
Dino Zamparelli
2012Jake DennisIntersteps champion
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion 		Jack Hawksworth
Josh Hill
Jordan King
Melville McKee
Josh Webster
2013Matt ParryIntersteps champion
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion 		Jack Aitken
Jake Hughes
Chris Middlehurst
Seb Morris
Charlie Robertson
2014George RussellBRDC Formula 4 champion
GP3 Series champion
Formula 2 champion
Williams F1 driver 		Alexander Albon
Ben Barnicoat
Sennan Fielding
Seb Morris
Harrison Scott
2015Will PalmerBRDC Formula 4 champion Jack Aitken
Ben Barnicoat
Ricky Collard
Jake Hughes
Toby Sowery
2016Lando NorrisMSA Formula champion
Toyota Racing Series champion
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion
FIA Formula 3 European champion
McLaren F1 driver 		Ricky Collard
Sennan Fielding
Toby Sowery
2017Dan TicktumMacau Grand Prix winner Enaam Ahmed
Max Fewtrell
Harrison Scott
2018Tom GambleGinetta Junior Championship champion Jamie Caroline
Max Fewtrell
Kiern Jewiss
2019Johnathan HoggardBRDC British Formula 3 Championship runner-up Enaam Ahmed
Jamie Chadwick
Ayrton Simmons