Autosport Awards 2017

Vote for your motorsport heroes of the year

Decide who will be crowned a 2017 Autosport Award winner

Watch the show live on motorsport.tv on Sunday 3 December at 9.30pm (GMT)

On Sunday 3rd December, many of our sport's biggest stars will flock to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for a glittering evening of prize-giving celebration. Autosport subscribers can vote online by simply clicking on your choices from the nominees below. All votes will be counted to crown the Autosport Award winner for each of the nine categories, which is the ultimate accolade following an intense season of action.

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International Racing Driver of the Year

Open to professional racing drivers competing at an international level

Fernando Alonso

He ensured the motorsport world’s focus was diverted from the Monaco GP with great Indy 500 run, and always excelled in difficult F1 McLaren-Honda.

Lucas di Grassi

Stuck it out when all looked lost in the Formula E title fight, made up ground when Buemi was absent, and then snatched the title at the last gasp for Abt Audi.

Lewis Hamilton

Stunning second half of the season with Mercedes enabled him to overhaul Vettel and waltz to a fourth world title.

Josef Newgarden

In his first season at IndyCar’s top table with Team Penske, he stole the show from under the noses of the veterans to become a fully deserving champion.

Max Verstappen

Bore the brunt of Red Bull’s mechanical ills but was on hand to take a brilliant win in the Malaysian GP. Yet again his talent is lighting up the front of F1.

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari turnaround for 2017 made Vettel look like he was heading for the title, until a litany of woes in the second half of the season derailed his bid.

Racing Car of the Year

Open to cars competing in any class of circuit racing

Ferrari SF70H

After a pretty poor 2016, Ferrari jumped right back to the top of the tree in F1 with this car to give Mercedes a lot of sweat this year, before late-season dramas.

Mercedes F1 W08 Hybrid

Once again the F1 standard has been set in Brackley – albeit not to quite the same crushing extent as in 2014, ’15 and ’16!

Porsche 919 Hybrid

Barring miracles this machine will claim WEC manufacturer and driver titles for Porsche. It even got to the flag at Le Mans...

Red Bull-Renault RB13

The later-season F1 races have featured a proper revival from Red Bull, with the team in there pitching – and winning.

Renault Z.E.16

Di Grassi won the Formula E title for Audi, but the e.dams-run Renault was the standard-setting car, witness the incredible run of victories from Sebastien Buemi.

Volkswagen Polo RX Supercar

The car to beat in rallycross, with Johan Kristoffersson netting the title and team boss/driver Petter Solberg sitting second in points.

International Rally Driver of the Year

Open to professional or semi-professional rally drivers in international events

Elfyn Evans

Totally came of age this year. Second in Finland and Argentina (by 0.7s…) is an indication of just what a step he’s taken in terms of pace with the M-Sport team.

Jari-Matti Latvala

A changed man since his departure from VW to Toyota. Loving life outside Ogier’s shadow, he’s back to his best. Or possibly even better this season.

Kris Meeke

Remains one of the top three fastest in the WRC and his win in Spain demonstrated a much needed, more controlled and relaxed approach with Citroen.

Thierry Neuville

Hyundai man had Monte and Sweden in the palm of his hand. Had he won them, he might be champion already. Still been among the season’s quickest.

Sebastien Ogier

Still the master. New car (Ford), same story. Won fewer rallies this year, but showed brilliant consistency as well as speed when it mattered most.

Ott Tanak

Like team-mate Evans, more mature, faster and more consistent than ever. It’s paid dividends, with two victories and six podiums from 11 rallies.

Rally Car of the Year

Open to cars competing in rallying from international to national level

Ford Fiesta R5

Remains the R5 weapon of choice for drivers around the world as M-Sport nears its 300th sale. A regular WRC2 winner and took the ERC title to boot.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC

Comfortably the most neutral of all the 2017 World Rally Cars and, with the most wins, clearly the quickest as well. Incredible work from the Cumbrian garagistas.

Hyundai i20 WRC

The first of the new generation to break cover and set the initial pace. But recurring reliability issues have hit the South Koreans hard this season.

Peugeot 3008 DKR

Once again the dominant force in cross-country and the car to deliver another Peterhansel Dakar win. The only downside was Loeb’s mechanical woes.

Skoda Fabia R5

Factory cars were the class of the WRC2 field through the early part of the season; Pontus Tidemand delivered back-to-back class titles for the Czech firm.

Toyota Yaris WRC

Nobody gave Tommi Makinen’s new car a hope at the start of the season. But it was winning by round two, and was the fastest of the fast in Finland too.

British Competition Driver of the Year

Open to British drivers competing in categories at international level

Sam Bird

Once again he’s been a force in two completely different disciplines, scoring race wins in Formula E and class victories with Ferrari in the WEC.

James Calado

In the sister Ferrari to Bird’s, he currently leads the GT points standings in the WEC after a stellar season. Also claimed pole for Spa 24 Hours GT3 classic.

Lewis Hamilton

When does a three-time world champion get better and better? Answer: when it’s 2017 and he collects his fourth F1 title. Stunning as ever for much of the season.

Lando Norris

Still only 17 and in his first season out of the ‘baby’ categories, Norris beat fierce opposition for a superb European F3 title success.

Oliver Rowland

‘Best of the rest’ in F2, but when the champ is Leclerc with Prema then the title is always going to be a tall order. Great season to be runner-up with DAMS.

George Russell

Stepped sideways from Euro F3 to GP3 and didn’t take long to nail himself to the mantle of top dog in a quality ART line-up, taking title with a round to spare.

Rider of the Year

Open to riders competing in any of MotoGP’s three racing categories

Andrea Dovizioso

He wasn’t expected to be a title threat on the Ducati, but Dovizioso has been Marquez’s biggest rival this season.

Marc Marquez

Six wins for the reigning champion have allowed the Honda star to overcome a batch of DNFs and lead the standings with two races to go.

Dani Pedrosa

A win, seven other podiums and strong early title challenge made sure the diminutive Spaniard kept his doubters silent for another year.

Valentino Rossi

A broken leg derailed his 10th title charge, but a determined Motorland Aragon comeback and a Dutch TT win proved the 38-year-old is still hungry.

Maverick Vinales

Three wins from the first five races in his first year at Yamaha cemented Vinales as a frontrunner and made him title favourite for a stretch.

Johann Zarco

The double Moto2 champion is 2017’s top rookie after scoring a French GP podium as well as two poles on year-old Yamaha machinery.

Rookie of the Year

Open to professional racing drivers in their first season in their respective categories

Fernando Alonso

Aged 35, he rocked up for his first crack at the Indy 500 and immediately fought wheel to wheel at the front of the pack.

Pierre Gasly

He took a couple of rounds to get to grips with Super Formula, then vaulted straight into title contention to earn his F1 debut with Toro Rosso.

Charles Leclerc

As GP3 champion he was expected to fight at the front from the off in F2. But the way he won the title, and his pole run, set new standards.

Lando Norris

Was always going to be a contender in Euro F3, but performed beyond that during a brilliant campaign with Carlin to clinch the title.

Lance Stroll

There was a lot of focus on the Canadian, and his early steps were tentative. But to finish third in Baku and start on front row at Monza was superb.

Stoffel Vandoorne

How to destroy a newcomer: put them alongside Alonso. But he knuckled down and showed real promise at McLaren.

National Driver of the Year

Open to drivers racing in the BTCC, British GT or at FIA F3/GP3 level

Phil Keen

One of Britain’s best under-the-radar pros, Keen carried the torch for the Barwell Lambo team in British GT, only losing the title at the last gasp.

Seb Morris

The switch from single-seaters paid off with a memorable British GT title clinched at the finale with the Team Parker Racing Bentley boys.

Lando Norris

There was a rich vein of Brit talent in Euro F3 – they finished 1-2-3-4 at Zandvoort – but Norris was the most consistently up there in 2017.

George Russell

It hasn’t been an easy battle against fellow Brit and ART team-mate Jack Aitken in GP3, but Russell was able to break free and show his class.

Ash Sutton

Only his second season in the BTCC, and a new car for him in the form of the Subaru. But a great mid-season run preceded title glory in dramatic finale.

Colin Turkington

Classy, trusty pro turned in another quality season in the BTCC with BMW, and narrowly missed out on a third title.

British Club Driver of the Year

Open to British drivers in any class of TOCA supports or equivalent and below

Enaam Ahmed

Pretty much demolished the field in BRDC British F3 and took 13 wins with Carlin. Top talent ready to step up to the international racing ranks.

Mike Bushell

The Clio Cup had quality in depth this year, but in his second season back from his BTCC foray he set a 21st-century record for title-winning margin.

Jamie Caroline

Unstoppable in the first half of the campaign, he built up a British F4 title-winning margin that proved impregnable for the rookies getting up to speed.

Charlie Eastwood

The Porsche GB scholar had to sweat for his Carrera Cup title after a gripping fight with Cammish and Zamparelli.

Tom Gamble

Ginetta Juniors are always a highlight of BTCC meetings. Gamble shot to prominence by winning a very close title battle – and endured a team switch.

Ben Hingeley

On his second season out of the club-racing ranks, he looked very good in BRDC British F3 with Fortec to finish third, and top non-Carlin driver.

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