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The Silverstone Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989, following the demise of the Grovewood Awards, to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Silverstone, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC). As well as the prestige of winning the award, a test drive in an Aston Martin Formula One car and £200,000 – 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 was replaced by Aston Martin. The 2019 winner received a test in a Red Bull Racing car at Silverstone, as Aston Martin was the team's sponsor, and test in an FIA World Endurance Championship Aston Martin Vantage GTE car. The Award was not held in 2020, but since 2021, the winner has received a test in an Aston Martin F1 Team car and 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

A total of 134 drivers have been nominated for the prize since it was first handed out.

Year	Winner	Career highlights	Losing Finalists
1989	David Coulthard	British Formula Ford champion (1989) British F3 runner-up (1991) F3000 3rd place (1993) F1 (1994–2008), 13 wins DTM (2010–2012)	no shootout chosen by Autosport
1990	Gareth Rees	Marlboro Masters F3 winner (1994) British F2 winner (1996)	Philip Bate Steve Brogan David Cuff Shaun Nicholson James Rhodes
1991	Oliver Gavin	British F3 champion (1995) F1 test driver (Pacific, Benetton) Five-time class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans	Dario Franchitti Jonathan McGall Dino Morelli Guy Smith Jamie Spence
1992	Dario Franchitti	British Formula Vauxhall champion (1993) CART runner-up (1999) Indianapolis 500 Winner (2007, 2010, 2012) IndyCar Series champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)	Paul Evans Ralph Firman Jonny Kane Martin O'Connell Brian Saunders
1993	Ralph Firman	British F3 champion (1996) Formula Nippon champion (2002) Jordan F1 driver (2003)	Darren Malkin Darren Manning James Matthews Guy Smith Jamie Spence
1994	Jamie Davies	F3000 4th place (1997) British GT champion (2002) GTS class winner at 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans Series champion (2004) 2nd place at 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans	Alex Deighton Peter Dumbreck Jonny Kane James Matthews Richard Westbrook
1995	Jonny Kane	British Formula Vauxhall champion (1996) British F3 champion (1997) LMP2 class-winner at 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans	Wayne Douglas Marc Hynes Kevin McGarrity Guy Smith Justin Wilson
1996	Darren Turner	Formula Renault UK runner-up (1996) DTM (2000–2001) BTCC (2006–2008) 24 Hours of Le Mans GT1 winner (2007, 2008) 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro winner (2017)	David Cook Peter Dumbreck Darren Malkin Tim Mullen Dan Wheldon
1997	Andrew Kirkaldy	British Formula Vauxhall runner-up (1997) British GT champion (2005)	Matt Davies Marc Hynes Leighton Walker Dan Wheldon Adam Wilcox
1998	Jenson Button	British Formula Ford champion (1998) F1 (2000–2016), World Champion (2009) Super GT GT500 champion (2018)	Doug Bell Matt Davies Robbie Kerr James Pickford Justin Wilson
1999	Gary Paffett	British Formula Vauxhall champion (1999) German F3 champion (2002) DTM champion (2005, 2018)	Westley Barber Ryan Dalziel Richard Lyons Craig Murray Leighton Walker
2000	Anthony Davidson	British Formula Ford champion (2000) British F3 runner-up (2001) BAR/Honda F1 test driver (2001–2006) F1 with Super Aguri-Honda (2007–2008) 2nd overall at 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans World Endurance Championship champion (2014)	Ryan Dalziel Matt Gilmore Derek Hayes Robbie Kerr Mark Taylor
2001	Steven Kane	Northern Irish Formula Ford champion (2000) British F3 Scholarship class runner-up (2003) Spanish F3 3rd place (2004)	Carl Breeze Matt Gilmore Robbie Kerr Simon Pullan Danny Watts
2002	Jamie Green	British F3 runner-up (2003) Formula 3 Euro Series champion (2004) DTM (8 wins, 3rd in 2012)	Westley Barber Adam Carroll Dan Eagling Christian England Danny Watts
2003	Alex Lloyd	Indy Pro Series champion (2007) 4th in 2010 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Rookie of the Year (2010)	Ben Clucas Tom Kimber-Smith James Rossiter Ryan Sharp Susie Stoddart
2004	Paul di Resta	Formula 3 Euro Series champion (2006) DTM champion (2010) F1 Driver with Force India 2011-2013 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 winner (2020)	Tim Bridgman Mike Conway Jonathan Kennard Scott Mansell Susie Stoddart
2005	Oliver Jarvis	Formula Renault UK champion (2005) Macau Grand Prix winner (2007) 12 Hours of Sebring overall winner (2013) 24 Hours of Daytona GT class winner (2013) 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 winner (2017) IMSA SportsCar Championship Daytona Prototype champion (2022)	Sam Bird Joey Foster James Jakes Joe Tandy Duncan Tappy
2006	Oliver Turvey	British Formula BMW runner-up (2006) British F3 runner-up (2008) McLaren Formula One test driver LMP2 class winner - Le Mans 24hr (2014)	Jon Barnes Sam Bird Nathan Freke Jeremy Metcalfe Oliver Oakes
2007	Stefan Wilson	Formula Palmer Audi runner-up (2007) 3rd in 2011 Indy Lights	Henry Arundel Callum MacLeod Dean Smith Nick Tandy Duncan Tappy
2008	Alexander Sims	Formula Renault UK runner-up (2008) Nürburgring 24 Hours overall winner (2023) IMSA SportsCar Championship GTP champion (2023)	Wayne Boyd Adam Christodoulou Jason Moore Aaron Steele Dean Stoneman
2009	Dean Smith	Formula BMW UK champion (2005) Formula Renault UK champion (2009)	James Calado Adam Christodoulou James Cole Callum MacLeod Chrissy Palmer
2010	Lewis Williamson	Formula Renault UK runner-up (2010) Blancpain Endurance Pro-Am Cup champion (2018)	Luciano Bacheta Tom Blomqvist Jack Harvey Scott Malvern Nigel Moore
2011	Oliver Rowland	Formula Renault UK runner-up (2011) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up (2013) Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion (2015)	Emil Bernstorff Tom Blomqvist Alex Lynn Scott Malvern Dino Zamparelli
2012	Jake Dennis	Intersteps champion (2011) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion (2012) Formula E champion (2022–23)	Jack Hawksworth Josh Hill Jordan King Melville McKee Josh Webster
2013	Matt Parry	Intersteps champion (2012) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion (2013)	Jack Aitken Jake Hughes Chris Middlehurst Seb Morris Charlie Robertson
2014	George Russell	BRDC Formula 4 champion (2014) GP3 Series champion (2017) Formula 2 champion (2018) Williams F1 driver (2019–2021) Mercedes F1 driver (2022–present)	Alexander Albon Ben Barnicoat Sennan Fielding Seb Morris Harrison Scott
2015	Will Palmer	BRDC Formula 4 champion (2015)	Jack Aitken Ben Barnicoat Ricky Collard Jake Hughes Toby Sowery
2016	Lando Norris	MSA Formula champion (2015) Toyota Racing Series champion (2016) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion (2016) Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion (2016) FIA Formula 3 European champion (2017) McLaren F1 driver (2019–present)	Ricky Collard Sennan Fielding Toby Sowery
2017	Dan Ticktum	Macau Grand Prix winner (2017, 2018)	Enaam Ahmed Max Fewtrell Harrison Scott
2018	Tom Gamble	Ginetta Junior Championship champion (2017) European Le Mans Series LMP3 champion (2020)	Jamie Caroline Max Fewtrell Kiern Jewiss
2019	Johnathan Hoggard	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship runner-up (2019)	Enaam Ahmed Jamie Chadwick Ayrton Simmons
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Zak O'Sullivan	GB3 Championship champion (2021)	Oliver Bearman Jonny Edgar Louis Foster
2022	Luke Browning	F4 British Championship champion (2020) GB3 Championship champion (2022) Macau Grand Prix winner (2023)	Oliver Bearman Jamie Chadwick Louis Foster
2023	Joseph Loake	BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship champion (2020) 3rd in GB3 Championship (2023)	Taylor Barnard Arvid Lindblad Callum Voisin
2024	TBA		Deagen Fairclough Arvid Lindblad Louis Sharp Freddie Slater

References

McLaren Mercedes – Young Driver Programme
"Final 2024 Award contenders chosen". 22 August 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
British Racing Drivers' Club – Awards
Graham Keilloh (5 March 2019). "Aston Martin replaces McLaren as BRDC award sponsor". Motorsport Magazine.
^ Cozens, Jack (26 September 2019). "Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award finalists revealed". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
"Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award paused for 2020". Autosport. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Four Finalists Selected for 2021 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award". BRDC. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "The 2022 AMABA finalists reflect on their evaluation tests". Autosport. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Turner, Kevin (21 September 2023). "Finalists revealed for 2023 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ Wood, Ida (26 September 2024). "Fairclough, Lindlad, Sharp and Slater in Autosport BRDC Award final". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

v t e Winners of the Chris Bristow Trophy for the Autosport BRDC Award
1989: David Coulthard 1990: Gareth Rees 1991: Oliver Gavin 1992: Dario Franchitti 1993: Ralph Firman 1994: Jamie Davies 1995: Jonny Kane 1996: Darren Turner 1997: Andrew Kirkaldy 1998: Jenson Button 1999: Gary Paffett 2000: Anthony Davidson 2001: Steven Kane 2002: Jamie Green 2003: Alex Lloyd 2004: Paul di Resta 2005: Oliver Jarvis 2006: Oliver Turvey 2007: Stefan Wilson 2008: Alexander Sims 2009: Dean Smith 2010: Lewis Williamson 2011: Oliver Rowland 2012: Jake Dennis 2013: Matt Parry 2014: George Russell 2015: Will Palmer 2016: Lando Norris 2017: Dan Ticktum 2018: Tom Gamble 2019: Johnathan Hoggard 2020: No award 2021: Zak O'Sullivan 2022: Luke Browning 2023: Joseph Loake

Winners of the Chris Bristow Trophy for the Autosport BRDC Award

1989: David Coulthard
1990: Gareth Rees
1991: Oliver Gavin
1992: Dario Franchitti
1993: Ralph Firman
1994: Jamie Davies
1995: Jonny Kane
1996: Darren Turner
1997: Andrew Kirkaldy
1998: Jenson Button
1999: Gary Paffett
2000: Anthony Davidson
2001: Steven Kane
2002: Jamie Green
2003: Alex Lloyd
2004: Paul di Resta
2005: Oliver Jarvis
2006: Oliver Turvey
2007: Stefan Wilson
2008: Alexander Sims
2009: Dean Smith
2010: Lewis Williamson
2011: Oliver Rowland
2012: Jake Dennis
2013: Matt Parry
2014: George Russell
2015: Will Palmer
2016: Lando Norris
2017: Dan Ticktum
2018: Tom Gamble
2019: Johnathan Hoggard
2020: No award
2021: Zak O'Sullivan
2022: Luke Browning
2023: Joseph Loake

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