Autosport Awards

Select awards are voted for by the general public via a readers' poll, with others chosen by a panel of experts.

They were traditionally held in December each year at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair.

[1] The event was first hosted in-person in 1988, and was traditionally held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair each December until 2023.

For the 2024 edition, the ceremony moved to the Roundhouse in Camden, which hosted the awards in January 2025.

[2] There were 12 categories awarded by the magazine in 2024—four of which selected by popular vote and the balance chosen by a panel of experts,[3] including Autosport journalists:

Lewis Hamilton with his arms raised in his McLaren racesuit and cap at 2008 Stars & Cars
Lewis Hamilton (pictured in 2008 ) won the International Racing Driver Award a record eight times between 2007 and 2020 .
Sébastien Ogier with his arm raised surrounded by photographers at the 2013 Rally Sweden
Sébastien Ogier (pictured in 2013 ) won the International Rally Driver Award a record eight times between 2013 and 2024 .
Niki Lauda driving the McLaren MP4/2 at the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix
McLaren have won Car of the Year awards a record eight times between 1984 and 2024 .