We are also awarding the John Bateman Club Racer of the Year in honour of the late Fiesta Championship racer who sadly passed away in 2018, the Kart Racer of the Year which will be extended to include more nominees in deference to our extended presence in the sport over the last two years in honour of ‘Mr Karting’ himself Martin Hines, we continue to award our prize for the Team of the Year across various disciplines of British motorsport now supported by Clapham North MOT, and we honour the late great Zach Anderton by awarding the Grassroots Racer of the Year with an increased recognition for their efforts in motorsport.
We also recently lost our dear friend and supporter of Downforce Radio, TCR UK race winner and BTCC fanatic Dan Kirby and from the 2023 season onwards we will honour him as our named honorary for the National Racer of the Year.
We also recently lost our dear friend and supporter of Downforce Radio, TCR UK race winner and BTCC fanatic Dan Kirby and from the 2023 season onwards we will honour him as our named honorary for the National Racer of the Year.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF OUR JUNIOR AWARDS
KEIR MILLAR U13 RACER OF THE YEAR
2014 – Olly Turner – Fiesta Junior champion / JASCAR vice champion
2015 – Dexter Patterson – FIA Junior World Karting champion
2016 – Alfie Briggs – Whilton Mill Cadet vice champion / East Anglian champion
2017 – Archie Clark – MSA Bambino champion
2018 – Skye Parker – Kart racer in LGM Series / Ultimate Karting Championship
2019 – Oscar Teuten – Kart racer in Honda Cadet
2020 – Kacper Tomalewski – Kart racer in Honda Cadet
2021 - Joshua Turnbull - Kart racer in British Kart Championships
2022 - Katie Donaldson - Ultimate Karting Championship racer
2023 - Bella Fairclough - FIA Girls on Track finalist
HENRY SURTEES TEEN RACER OF THE YEAR
2014 – Alex Quinn – British F4 rookie champion / British GT racer
2015 – Alfie Brown – Kartmasters British GP vice champion / FIA Karting Academy Trophy UK driver
2016 – Luke Browning – British F4 champion / 3rd Ginetta Junior Championship
2017 – Emily Linscott – Ginetta Junior / F4 SEA racer / F4 USA racer
2018 – Jemima Hepworth – Britcar Endurance champion, FIA Women In Motorsport Girls On Track finalist
2019 – Jessica Edgar – British kart racer, FIA Women in Motorsport Girls on Track finalist
2020 – Abbi Pulling – British double TKM karting champion, British F4 racer and W Series test driver
2021 - Deagen Fairclough - Junior Saloon Car scholarship winner
2022 - Chloe Grant - F1 Academy racer
2023 - Ella Stevens - Motorsport UK British KZ2 race winner