Winners 2017
British club driver
of the yearNational driver
of the yearRichard Mille Rookie
of the yearGregor Grant Award
of the yearRacing car
of the yearInternational racing driver
of the yearBritish competition driver
of the yearAutosport Williams Engineer of the Future
of the yearRider
of the yearRally car
of the yearRally Driver
of the yearMcLaren Autosport BRDC Award
of the yearJohn Bolster Award
of the yearGregor Grant Award
of the yearGregor Grant Award
Open to British drivers in any class of TOCA supports or equivalent and below
Ahmed dominated the BRDC Formula 3 Championship in 2017, scoring 13 wins on his way to the crown with Carlin. He was also selected as a McLaren Autosport BRDC Award finalist.
National driver of the year
Open to professional racing drivers in their first season in their respective categories
In his rookie campaign, Norris took the European Formula 3 title with Carlin, as well as impressing in F1 testing outings with McLaren. He ended years of BTCC domination of this award.
Gregor Grant Award
Open to professional racing drivers in their first season in their respective categories
A dominant Formula 2 campaign with Prema propelled Leclerc to the crown in his first season in the category and into F1 with Sauber for 2018.
Gregor Grant Award
The ex-Formula 1 driver and Le Mans winner was given a surprise Gregor Grant for all the help he has given up-and-coming British driving talent in recent years.
Racing car of the year
Open to cars competing in any class of circuit racing
International Racing Driver of the Year
Open to professional racing drivers competing at an international level
Hamilton bounced back from his 2016 defeat by Nico Rosberg to see off a stern challenge from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and secure his fourth F1 world title.
British competition driver of the year
Open to British drivers competing at international level
On his way to winning the 2017 crown, Mercedes star Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher’s F1 pole position record and finished the year on 72.
Gregor Grant Award
Zalmans became the third winner of our Engineer Award in 2017 and will spend two years at the title-winning Williams Formula 1 team and be mentored by senior engineers.
Rider of the year
Open to riders competing in any of MotoGP’s three categories
The Honda star took his fourth MotoGP title in five years in 2017, defeating a strong challenge from Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso with six victories.
Rally car of the year
Open to cars competing in rallying from international to national level
The M-Sport-built Fiesta was incredibly consistent across a hard-fought World Rally campaign, scooping both the drivers’ championship and manufacturers’ honours.
Gregor Grant Award
Open to professional or semi-professional rally drivers in international events
With Volkswagen withdrawing its dominant Polo, Ogier showed his class by switching to the privateer M-Sport Ford Fiesta squad and securing his fifth consecutive World Rally crown.
Gregor Grant Award
The Red Bull junior starred in MotorSport Vision Formula 2, Mercedes DTM and McLaren GT3 machinery at Silverstone to become the 29th winner of this prestigious award.
Gregor Grant Award
Gregor Grant Award
The three-time world champion was emotional on his Autosport Awards debut, picking up a lifetime achievement award and a special framed Schlegelmilch framed photograph.