Past Winners and Nominees
- A total of 110 drivers have been nominated for the prize since it was first handed out.
| Year | Winner | Career highlights | Current status | Losing Finalists |
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| 1989 | David Coulthard | British FFord champion (1989) British F3 2nd place (1991) F3000 3rd place (1993) F1 (1994–2008), 13 wins |
Television pundit with the BBC Consultant to Red Bull Racing DTM with Mücke Motorsport |
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| 1990 | Gareth Rees | Marlboro Masters F3 winner (1994) British F2 winner (1996) |
Commentator with Eurosport | Philip Bate Steve Brogan David Cuff Shaun Nicholson James Rhodes |
| 1991 | Oliver Gavin | British F3 champion (1995) F1 test driver (Pacific, Benetton) Four-time class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
ALMS with Chevrolet | Dario Franchitti Jonathan McGall Dino Morelli Guy Smith Jamie Spence |
| 1992 | Dario Franchitti | British FVauxhall champion (1993) CART runner-up (1999) IRL race winner Indianapolis 500 Winner (2007, 2010) IRL Champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing | Paul Evans Ralph Firman Jonny Kane Martin O'Connell Brian Saunders |
| 1993 | Ralph Firman | British F3 champion (1996) Formula Nippon champion (2002) Jordan F1 driver (2003) |
Super GT with ARTA | Darren Malkin Darren Manning James Matthews Guy Smith Jamie Spence |
| 1994 | Jamie Davies | F3000 4th place (1997) British GT champion (2002) GTS class winner at 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans Series champion (2004) 2nd place at 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Alex Deighton Peter Dumbreck Jonny Kane James Matthews Richard Westbrook |
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| 1995 | Jonny Kane | British FVauxhall champion (1996) British F3 champion (1997) LMP2 class-winner at 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Le Mans Series with Strakka Racing | Wayne Douglas Marc Hynes Kevin McGarrity Guy Smith Justin Wilson |
| 1996 | Darren Turner | Formula Renault UK runner-up (1996) DTM (2000–2001) BTCC (2006–2008) |
FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing | David Cook Peter Dumbreck Darren Malkin Tim Mullen Dan Wheldon |
| 1997 | Andrew Kirkaldy | British FVauxhall runner-up (1997) British GT champion (2005) |
Team manager of CRS Racing | Matt Davies Marc Hynes Leighton Walker Dan Wheldon Adam Wilcox |
| 1998 | Jenson Button | British FFord champion (1998) F1 (2000–present), World Champion (2009) |
Formula One with McLaren | Doug Bell Matt Davies Robbie Kerr James Pickford Justin Wilson |
| 1999 | Gary Paffett | British FVauxhall champion (1999) German F3 champion (2002) DTM champion (2005) |
Formula One test driver for McLaren DTM with HWA Team |
Westley Barber Ryan Dalziel Richard Lyons Craig Murray Leighton Walker |
| 2000 | Anthony Davidson | British FFord champion (2000) British F3 runner-up (2001) BAR/Honda F1 test driver (2001–2006) F1 with Super Aguri-Honda (2007–2008) |
Commentator for Sky Sports F1 FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota |
Ryan Dalziel Matt Gilmore Derek Hayes Robbie Kerr Mark Taylor |
| 2001 | Steven Kane | Northern Irish FFord champion (2000) British F3 Scholarship class runner-up (2002) Spanish F3 3rd place (2004) |
American Le Mans Series with Dyson Racing | Carl Breeze Matt Gilmore Robbie Kerr Simon Pullan Danny Watts |
| 2002 | Jamie Green | British F3 runner-up (2003) Formula 3 Euro Series champion (2004) |
DTM with HWA Team | Westley Barber Adam Carroll Dan Eagling Christian England Danny Watts |
| 2003 | Alex Lloyd | Formula Renault UK runner-up (2003) 12 overall IPS wins Indy Pro Series champion (2007) |
Ben Clucas Tom Kimber-Smith James Rossiter Ryan Sharp Susie Stoddart |
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| 2004 | Paul di Resta | Formula Renault UK, 3rd place (2004) Formula 3 Euro Series champion (2006) DTM runner-up (2008) DTM champion (2010) |
Formula One with Force India | Tim Bridgman Mike Conway Jonathan Kennard Scott Mansell Susie Stoddart |
| 2005 | Oliver Jarvis | Formula Renault UK champion (2005) Macau Grand Prix winner (2007) |
DTM with Abt Sportsline | Sam Bird Joey Foster James Jakes Joe Tandy Duncan Tappy |
| 2006 | Oliver Turvey | British Formula BMW runner-up (2006) British F3 runner-up (2008) |
Blancpain Endurance Series with McLaren GT | Jon Barnes Sam Bird Nathan Freke Jeremy Metcalfe Oliver Oakes |
| 2007 | Stefan Wilson | Formula Palmer Audi runner-up (2007) | Firestone Indy Lights with Fan Force United | Henry Arundel Callum MacLeod Dean Smith Nick Tandy Duncan Tappy |
| 2008 | Alexander Sims | Formula Renault UK runner-up (2008) | FIA World Endurance Championship with Status Grand Prix | Wayne Boyd Adam Christodoulou Jason Moore Aaron Steele Dean Stoneman |
| 2009 | Dean Smith | Formula BMW UK champion (2005) Formula Renault UK runner-up (2007) Formula Renault UK champion (2009) |
James Calado Adam Christodoulou James Cole Callum MacLeod Chrissy Palmer |
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| 2010 | Lewis Williamson | Formula Renault UK runner-up (2010) | GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix | Luciano Bacheta Tom Blomqvist Jack Harvey Scott Malvern Nigel Moore |
| 2011 | Oliver Rowland | Formula Renault UK runner-up (2011) | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Fortec Motorsport | Emil Bernstorff Tom Blomqvist Alex Lynn Scott Malvern Dino Zamparelli |
| 2012 | Jake Dennis | Intersteps champion (2011) Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion (2012) |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Fortec Motorsport | Jack Hawksworth Josh Hill Jordan King Melville McKee Josh Webster |
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