4-716: The Grovewood Awards (later becoming the Cellnet Awards and then the McLaren Autosport BRDC Awards ) were a series of British motor racing awards presented each year in the United Kingdom to the year's up-and-coming British and Commonwealth racing drivers. The monetary award recipients were selected by a judging panel appointed by the UK's Guild of Motoring Writers. The awards were inaugurated in 1963 by John Webb of Grovewood Securities, with
8-718: Is also presented with the Chris Bristow Trophy. McLaren ended its longstanding partnership with the accolade in January 2019, and Aston Martin replaced them. The 2019 winner received a test in a Red Bull Racing car at Silverstone , as Aston Martin was the team's sponsor. Since 2020, the winner gets a test session in an Aston Martin F1 Team car, a FIA World Endurance Championship Aston Martin Vantage GTE car and an overall £200,000 prize fund. Members of
12-610: The demise of the Grovewood Awards , to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Aston Martin , motorsport magazine Autosport , and the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC). As well as the prestige of winning the award, a test drive in an Aston Martin Formula One car and £100,000 – increased from £50,000 in 2010 – cash prize, the award winner
16-500: The intention of providing monetary assistance for promising young British and Commonwealth motor racing drivers. Grovewood, the owners of four racing circuits in the UK, wanted to recognise and foster young racing talent. In 1987 the awards were taken over by Cellnet and became known as the Cellnet Awards . Autosport BRDC Award The Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989, following
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