Autosport handed out our inaugural Autosport Champion accolade at the 38th Autosport Awards at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January. And it was appropriate that reigning world champion Lando Norris should win it – but not just for his Formula 1 success.Quite aside from becoming the second Young Driver winner toContinue Reading
McLaren will not run on the opening day of Formula 1’s behind-closed-doors test at Barcelona as it sought to maximise the development time of its new title defender – the MCL40.Audi, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, and now Alpine have given their new 2026 models track time in private shakedown events, aimingContinue Reading
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 British Competition Driver of the Year Award, voted for by fans.The 26-year-old battled with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take his first world title by two points, scoring seven grand prix wins inContinue Reading
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rally Driver of the Year Award.Ogier won six rounds on his way to the crown despite only contesting 11 of the 14 events with Toyota.Autosport readers have voted the Frenchman the top rally driver of 2025, ahead ofContinue Reading
The McLaren MCL39 has been voted the 2025 Autosport Competition Car of the Year.McLaren’s last ground-effect Formula 1 challenger was the car to beat in 2025, taking 14 grand prix wins and 13 pole positions. McLaren won the constructors’ championship and Lando Norris took his first drivers’ title, with team-mateContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has won Autosport’s 2025 Driver of the Year Award, following a fan vote.The Red Bull star scored eight wins as he battled McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the crown, falling just two points short despite a difficult start to the campaign with the RB21.Read Also:Continue Reading
The McLaren Formula 1 Team has become the first winner of the Autosport Team of the Year Award.McLaren took an F1 title double in 2025, wrapping up its 10th constructors’ crown and 13th drivers’ championship with Lando Norris. Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri won 14 of the 24 grands prixContinue Reading
Ross Brawn has received the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 38th Autosport Awards.The multiple-championship winning engineer, strategist and team boss was presented with his award by ex-commentator James Allen at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January.Brawn, who scored successes with Benetton, Ferrari and his own squad before spending time asContinue Reading
Robert Kubica’s victory for Ferrari at the Le Mans 24 Hours has won Autosport’s 2025 Moment of the Year presented by Bahrain International Circuit.The ex-Formula 1 driver starred at Le Mans, driving AF Corse’s satellite Ferrari 499P with Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson. The trio secured Ferrari’s 12th Le MansContinue Reading
P1 with Matt and Tommy has won Autosport’s new fan-voted Creator of the Year Award, recognising the duo for bringing heightened energy, curiosity, and fandom to Formula 1 throughout 2025.The popular F1-focused brand, led by Matt Gallagher and Tommy Bellingham, collected the award on 21 January at the 38th AutosportContinue Reading