Guild Awards 2019 – The Winners
The best automotive media work of the year was recognised at the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Annual Awards on Thursday 5 December at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London.
Categories covered everything from consumer journalism to motorsport, and were accompanied by awards for those making a special contribution to the Guild, to the world of motoring and in motorsport.
Click each winner’s name to see their winning entry (note some are large files and may take some time to download).
Pemberton Trophy
Winner: Simon Taylor
Presented by Guild chairman Richard Aucock
GOMW/MIPAA Young PR Professional of the Year
Winner: Camilla Scanes (Audi)
Presented by Richard Aucock and Mark Harrison
Highly Commended: Emma Gaffney (Citroën), Alex Henderson (freelance), Tom Lynch (Volkswagen)
Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
First: Simon Taylor
Presented by Lord Montagu and Mercedes-Benz press and PR manager Andrew Dean
Second: Daniel Cabart/Gautem Sen
Collected by John Nikas
Third: Philip Porter
AA Campaigning Journalist of the Year
Winner: Erin Baker (part 2, part 3)
Presented by AA PR executive Sarah Lewis
Highly Commended: Jack Carfrae, Hugo Griffiths
Audi Photographer of the Year – General
Winner: Nick Dimbleby
Presented by Audi head of press and PR Gavin Ward
Highly Commended: Matt Howell, Drew Gibson
Audi Photographer of the Year – Motorsport
Winner: Jayson Fong
Presented by Audi head of press and PR Gavin Ward
Highly Commended: Drew Gibson, Will Broadhead
BCA Feature Writer of the Year
Winner: Dan Trent
Presented by BCA marketing director Bradley Lucas
Highly Commended: Will Dron, Jim McGill
Bentley Editor of the Year
Winner: David Lillywhite (part 2, part 3)
Presented by Bentley UK communications manager Mike Sayer
Highly Commended: Mark Bursa, James Ruppert
CNH Industrial Commercial Vehicle Writer of the Year
Winner: Brian Weatherley (part 2, part 3)
Presented by CNH vice-president of corporate communications Richard Gadeselli
Highly Commended: Will Shiers, Martin Kahl
GKN Automotive Consumer Journalist of the Year
Winner: Jonathan Gibson
Presented by GKN Driveline director of marketing and communications Rachael Griffiths
Highly Commended: Claire Evans, John Evans
IAM RoadSmart Safety Award
Winner: Jack Carfrae (part 2, part 3), collected by Simon Harris
Presented by IAM RoadSmart senior communications executive Rodney Kumar
Highly Commended: Maria McCarthy, Claire Evans
Market Engineering Award for Automotive Technology Journalism
Winner: Alex Grant (part 2, part 3)
Presented by Marketing Engineering senior account manager Christian Tilbury
Highly Commended: John Evans, Martin Kahl
Newspress Young Writer of the Year
Winner: Charlie Calderwood (part 2, part 3)
Presented by Newspress editorial director Tim Bowdler
Highly Commended: Rachel Boagey, Ben Custard
Peugeot Motorsport Cup
Winner: Vaishali Dinakaran (part 2, part 3)
Presented by Peugeot PR manager Kerry Livsey
Highly Commended: James Taylor, Nick Trott
Prova PR Business Writer of the Year
Winner: Alex Grant (part 2, part 3)
Presented by Prova PR managing director Richard Postins
Highly Commended: Nick Gibbs, Andrew Charman
RM Sotheby’s Classic Writer of the Year
Winner: Karl Ludvigsen (part 2, part 3)
Presented by RM Sotheby’s classic car specialist Paul Darvill
Highly Commended: Gustavo Ruffo, James Elliott
VSCC Specialist Writer of the Year
Winner: David Lillywhite (part 2)
Presented by VSCC Bulletin editor Matthew Bell
Highly Commended: Chris Pickering, Greg MacLeman
Gallagher/The Guild of Motoring Writers Journalist of the Year
Winner: Alex Grant
Presented by Guild chairman Richard Aucock and executive director of special risks at Alesco Risk Management Services David Gray
Special Commendation
for a Contribution to Motoring
sponsored by Kia
Winner: Catherine Bond Muir, founder of W Series
Presented by Kia director of aftersales and service Chris Lear and Guild chairman Richard Aucock
GOMW Rider of the Year
Winner: Emma Bristow, six-times World Women’s Trials Champion
Presented by Guild chairman Richard Aucock and BRDC president Paddy Hopkirk
GOMW Driver of the Year
Winner: Jamie Chadwick, W Series Champion
Presented by Guild chairman Richard Aucock
President’s Trophy
Winner: Paddy Hopkirk MBE
Presented by Guild vice-president Ray Hutton
Congratulations to all the winners!
Pictures by Jakob Ebrey
