The Guild Of Motoring Writers Awards 2011: The winners
THE BEST motoring journalists in the business were honoured at The Guild of Motoring Writers’ annual Dinner and Awards at the RAC, Pall Mall, London, on Thursday 1 December.
The exciting event at the exclusive venue saw Guild members welcome sponsors, members of the automotive public relations industry plus up-and-coming writers, along with motorsport stars, to mark the presentation of awards to outstanding GoMW journalists and photographers for their work undertaken in 2011.
Each winner received a cash prize and trophy – and Commended citations were made in many categories as well. Prize money totalled more than £23,000.
The Guild also presented its prestigious Driver and Rider of the Year awards, chosen by the Guild's own motorsport experts. These went to Le Mans LMP2 Champion Tom Kimber-Smith, and World Supersports Champion Chaz Davies respectively. In recognition of his lifelong commitment to motorsport and safety, Sir Jackie Stewart – once described by the Guild’s own Murray Walker as ”the greatest racing personality of all time” – received the President’s Trophy.
In recognition of their outstanding support over the years, new Friends of the Guild were announced: Volkswagen’s Paul Buckett, Kia’s Steve Kitson, P&O’s Chris Laming, Skoda’s Cathie Sleigh and the SMMT’s Janet Wilkinson. For the same reason, Lord Montagu was made an Honorary Member of the GoMW.
The evening’s most coveted prize, the Renault UK/GoMW Journalist of the Year award, bestowed on the Guild member judged to have made the most outstanding journalistic effort in any medium during the past 12 months, went to David Williams for his dexterity in raising awareness, and the ability to engage his readership on a variety of issues, mainly in the pages of The Daily Telegraph motoring supplement.
The full list of 2011 Guild of Motoring Writers award winners:
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GUILD AWARDS 2011 Full award titles |
WINNER |
COMMENDED |
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AA Environment
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Giles Chapman |
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Audi Photography
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James Lipman (General) Maurice Seldon (Motorsport) |
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Automotive PR Consumer Journalist of the Year |
James Ruppert |
Kim Adams |
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Bentley Motors International
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Ray Hutton |
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BCA Feature Writer of the Year
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Dan Trent |
Nick Gibbs |
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Cummins Commercial Vehicle Writer of the Year |
George Barrow |
James Scoltock |
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Headlineauto Young Writer of the Year |
Liam Campbell |
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IAM Safety Award in memory of Christopher Bullock MBE
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Richard Dredge |
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Phil Llewellin Student of the Year Sponsored by CAR |
Tim Kendall |
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Sir William Lyons Sponsored by Jaguar |
Alex Michaelides |
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Market Engineering Automotive Technology |
Chris Pickering
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Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
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James Ruppert |
Giles Chapman |
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Mitsubishi Motors Award for Innovation in Regional Motoring Journalism |
David Duffy |
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Newspress New Media |
Ian Dickson |
Maurice Hamilton |
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Pemberton Trophy
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Michael Turner |
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Peugeot Motorsport Cup |
Jim McGill |
Ed McDonough |
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PFPR Editor of the Year |
Tom Evans |
David Lillywhite |
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President’s Trophy
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Sir Jackie Stewart |
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Prova PR Business Writer |
Tim Pollard |
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Renault UK/GoMW Journalist of the Year |
David Williams |
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RM Auctions Classic
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Martyn Morgan-Jones |
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Skoda Design Award
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Sam Livingstone |
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Congratulations to all those named above, and the Guild is particularly grateful to all existing and new sponsors for their support in 2011. Picture: Jeff Bloxham.