Chris is in his 2nd season of car racing having followed in his
fathers footsteps. Chris started out in Formula Ford and
promptly won 3 championships in 2011. In 2012 Chris made the
step into 'Slick and Wings' with BARC Formula Renault. In his
last race at Donington Chris stood on the podium twice in the
same weekend.
The McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award was inaugurated
in 1989, when future Formula 1 star David Coulthard won. Since then
it has grown to include driving and fitness tests for six finalists
each year, with the winner being announced at the AUTOSPORT Awards
every December.
The aim is to boost the prospects of young British racing talent
and the list of former winners is impressive. As well as David
Coulthard, 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button, Force India driver
Paul di Resta, multiple IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, DTM aces
Gary Paffett and Jamie Green, and sportscar stars Anthony Davidson,
Oliver Gavin, Jonny Kane, and Darren Turner are all among the 22
previous winners.
Each nominee, which will be announced in October, will be tested
at Silverstone in November in F2, Mercedes DTM and McLaren GT3
machinery before being subjected to a fitness test and an interview
by the judging panel. The winner is revealed at the AUTOSPORT
INTERNATIONAL Awards evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
You can nominate Chris:
Send an email to: autosport.editorial@haymarket.com
Subject Line: Nominations
Body: Nominate Chris
Middlehurst
Nominations close at midday
on Thursday 20th September