THE SAME BIG EVENT
The 2020 edition of the Autosport Awards was like no other. The annual celebration of the motorsport year, which first took place in 1982, was held online at the end of November and start of December.
Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Awards night could not take place at its traditional venue, Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, but the key awards were voted for and the winners announced across multiple digital platforms, including autosport.com and social media.
Autosport.com subscribers and Autosport magazine readers selected their favourite competitors from four nominees in each of 10 categories, which included the inaugural Esports Driver of the Year presented by Motorsport Games.
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton scooped the International Racing Driver of the Year Award presented by Pirelli for the eighth time, McLaren star Lando Norris won British Competition Driver of the Year, and Pierre Gasly won the Moment of the Year presented by Marelli for his Italian Grand Prix victory for AlphaTauri. All accepted their awards with video messages, as did most of the winners.
Sebastian Job won the Esports Driver of the Year Award, while Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion Harry King inflicted a rare defeat on British Touring Car stars to win the hotly contested National Driver of the Year Award.
A special panel also selected the Pioneering and Innovation Award presented by Marelli, won by the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual.
To find out more about this year’s Autosport Awards winners, go to autosport.com/awards
INTERNATIONAL RACING DRIVER OF THE YEAR
