30 years of McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award has searched for the next British Formula 1 star for three decades. As the scheme moves into a new era from 2019, we look back at the winners' achievements and experiences
For 30 years, the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award has searched for the next British Formula 1 star. McLaren will no longer be part of the Award from 2019, so it's time to look back at the past three decades with the winners.
Autosport's Peter Foubister and then-McLaren boss Ron Dennis introduced the Award in 1989. David Coulthard was the inaugural victor and winners have since racked up more than 600 F1 starts, an F1 world title, a World Endurance crown, three DTM titles and an Indianapolis 500 hat-trick, to name just some of the successes.
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Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.
He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.
He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.
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