2025 Autosport Awards: Inside the biggest night in motorsports

The Autosport Awards have lengthy been one of many largest nights on the motorsports calendar. Final night time, lots of of friends — together with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan, Mercedes-AMG’s Kimi Antonelli, F1 energy couple Susie and Toto Wolff, Bernie Ecclestone, and extra packed into the legendary Roundhouse in Camden, London to have fun the seventy fifth anniversary of each Method 1 and Autosport — and all of the night time’s huge winners.

Martin Brundle, the Duke of Richmond, Piero Ferrari be a part of Ecclestone on stage as he is offered his lifetime achievement award.

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Hosts Dermot O’Leary and Lee McKenzie led the present, which honored the previous — Bernie Ecclestone obtained a lifetime achievement award — whereas seeking to the long run by awarding British Method 4 champion Deagen Fairclough with the Silverstone Autosport BRDC Younger Driver of the Yr, the night time’s largest prize. (Actually, it got here with an enormous £200,000 verify.) Previous winners embrace the likes of Jenson Button,  Lewis Hamilton,  and Lando Norris . The 18-year-old beat Fairclough fellow finalists Arvid Lindblad, Louis Sharp and Freddie Slater, however gave the trio a shout-out throughout his emotional acceptance speech.

Deagan Fairclough is offered a verify as a part of his Silverstone Autosport BRDC Younger Driver of the Yr Award.

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Gary Fegel, founder, GMF Capital, presents Andrea Stella the Worldwide Competitors Automobile of the Yr Award.

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It was additionally an enormous night time for McLaren, with the papaya workforce’s MCL38 profitable Worldwide Competitors Automobile of the Yr Award. Group principal Andrea Stella took Autosport’s Individual of the Yr after main the Woking-based outfit to victory within the constructors’ championship for the primary time since 1998, whereas Lando Norris picked up British Competitors Driver of the Yr for the third time. “Final yr was a robust yr, however I hope this yr goes to be even higher,” he mentioned in a video message broadcast on the massive display screen.

Zak Brown with Lee McKenzie on stage.

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Gianpiero Lambiase, Race Engineer, Crimson Bull Racing, collects a Second of the Yr Award on behalf of Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing, for the latter’s drive within the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen added two extra victories to his belt, taking Autosport Awards for Worldwide Racing Driver of the Yr (for the fourth consecutive yr) and Second of the Yr for his commanding drive in moist situations on the Brazilian Grand Prix. “That Sunday in Brazil, it was a really up and down rollercoaster of feelings … the race was one thing that I am going to always remember,” he mentioned in a video message, thanking Autosport and Motorsport readers world wide for his or her votes. 

Sir Jackie Stewart talks to Charles Gordon-Lennox, the eleventh Duke of Richmond.

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Former Method 1 World Champion Damon Hill, spouse Georgie and visitor.

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli with Susie Wolff and Werner Brell, CEO of Motorsport Network.

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2025 additionally marked the primary time followers have been invited to attend the present, which moved to the historic music venue in London’s interior north. The fortunate group shared a room with F1 legends like Sir Jackie Stewart, Martin Brundle, and Damon Hill, together with F1 workforce principals Christian Horner, Zak Brown, and Laurent Mekies, and the highest expertise in F1 Academy. Talking of, the collection’ prime drivers received particular awards for their very own superb years.

Left to Proper: Werner Brell, CEO of Motorsport Network, Toto Wolff, Group Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG F1 Group and Christian Horner, Group Principal, Crimson Bull Racing.

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Left to Proper: Doriane Pin, Mercedes-backed F1 Academy driver, Maya Weug, F1 Academy driver, Abbi Pulling, 2024 F1 Academy champion, and Susie Wolff, Managing Director, F1 Academy, on the purple carpet.

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Abbi Pulling took residence honors for her drivers championship, together with Doriane Pin (second) and Maya Weug (third). “It’s been such a dream of a yr and it means a lot as a result of the collection supplies the champion a totally funded 2025 seat, which for me is priceless, and with out that help I wouldn’t proceed,” Pulling mentioned on stage.

Melanie C DJs in the course of the Autosport Awards 2025.

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After the awards presentation, the get together lit up as Mel C (“Christian Horner’s favourite Spice Woman,” O’Leary joked) took to the DJ sales space. Sponsor Peroni saved the beer flowing, VIPs relaxed within the Qiddiya Lounge upstairs, and the dance flooring shouted alongside to a thumping remix of “Spice Up Your Life.” Seems the most important night time in motorsports is essentially the most enjoyable one, too.

Pierre Gasly of France and Alpine F1, on the purple carpet.

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Driver overalls belonging to Zsolt Baumgartner, Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher on show in the course of the Autosport Awards 2025.

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A McLaren Mercedes Method 1 automotive on show.

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Stefano Domenicali on stage.

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