Shortlist & Winners - Historic Motoring Awards
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Here is the official shortlist for the 2025 International Historic Motoring Awards

People

Rising Star of the Year

  • Ethan Blake-Jones (Paddock Speedshop) – Category Winner
  • Will Marsh (VSCC)
  • Alex Hearnden (96 Engineering)
  • William Garrett (Hilton & Moss)

People

Personal Achievement of the Year

  • Tomas de Vargas Machuca for driving the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge solo – Category Winner
  • Guy Moerenhout for establishing the SQUADRA Abarth & Rally Collection museum
  • Luigi Orlandini for the success and expansion of Canossa Events
  • Fritz Burkhard for driving a Bugatti Atalante 4000 miles to display it at Pebble Beach

Vehicle

Bespoke Car of the Year

  • Lightweight GTR by Eagle – Category Winner
  • Battista Novantacinque by Pininfarina
  • Rolls-Royce Corniche Shooting Brake ‘Henry II’ by Niels van Roij Design
  • Veloce12 Barchetta by Touring Superleggera
  • Batur Convertible ‘One-Plus-One by Bentley Mulliner
  • Wood & Pickett Mini by CALLUM
  • R33 Stradale by Automotive Artisans
  • Alan Mann 68 Edition by Boreham Motorworks

Vehicle

Specialist of the Year

  • Tom Hartley Jnr – Category Winner
  • Automobili Lamborghini, Polo Storico
  • Rally Preparation Services Ltd
  • Aston Martin Works
  • RM Sotheby’s
  • HK-Engineering

Vehicle

Restoration of the Year

  • Hispano-Suiza H6C ‘Boulogne’ by Jonathan Wood – Category Winner
  • Siata 208 CS Balbo by RX Autoworks
  • Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Alloy by Tom Hartley Jnr
  • Hispano-Suiza H6C Type Sport Torpedo by RM Auto Restoration
  • Ferrari 410 Superamerica by Paul Russell & Company
  • Jaguar C-type by Tony Purnell / Pendine / CKL Developments
  • Aston Martin Two Litre Sports by RS Williams

Organisation

Motoring Book of the Year

  • Power Unleashed: Trailblazers who Energised Engines with Supercharging and Turbocharging by Karl Ludvigsen (Evro) – Category Winner
  • The Aston Martin ‘Project’ GT Racing Cars by Stephen Archer and David Tremayne (Palawan Press)
  • Spy Octane: The Vehicles of James Bond by Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury (Porter Press International)
  • Joseph Figoni: Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile Vol. II-IV: Bugatti by Peter M Larsen and Ben Erickson (Moteurs!)
  • Twice Around the Clock – The Yanks at Le Mans Vol IV-V by Tim Considine (David Bull)

Organisation

Digital Media of the Year

  • Petersen Automotive Museum video and social media – Category Winner
  • Boxengasse social media
  • Hagerty Media multi-media platform
  • Jay Leno’s Garage (Jay Leno)
  • Harry’s Garage (Harry Metcalfe)
  • The Late Brake Show (Jonny Smith)
  • Richard Hammond’s Workshop (Richard Hammond / Chimp Television)
  • Vintage Velocity (VSCC)

Organisation

Club of the Year

  • Aston Martin Owners Club – Category Winner
  • Porsche Club GB
  • MG Car Club
  • Vintage Sports-Car Club

Organisation

Industry Supporter of the Year

  • Heritage Skills Academy – Category Winner
  • Association of Heritage Engineers
  • Mercedes-Benz Heritage
  • Piston Foundation
  • Motul
  • BMW Group Classic
  • Historic & Classic Vehicles Alliance

Organisation

Museum or Collection of the Year

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Category Winner
  • Museo Alfa Romeo
  • Nationales Automuseum The Loh Collection
  • Silverstone Museum
  • Petersen Automotive Museum
  • National Motor Museum (Beaulieu)
  • Autoworld Museum (Brussels)

Event

Race Series of the Year

  • Endurance Racing Legends (Peter Auto) – Category Winner
  • GT & Sports Car Cup (Automobiles Historique)
  • IROC (IROC Holdings)
  • Super Sprint (Equipe Classic Racing)
  • “Silverline” Historic Formula Junior Championship (FJHRA)
  • Alfa Revival Cup (Canossa Events)

Event

Breakthrough Event of the Year

  • The Royal Automobile Club Concours – Category Winner
  • Pearl of India Rally
  • The Ayrburn Classic
  • Icons Mallorca
  • Concours of Slovakia

Event

Rally or Tour of the Year

  • Tour de Corse Historique (Events Corsica Racing) – Category Winner
  • Flying Scotsman (HERO-ERA)
  • Rallye des Princesses (Peter Auto)
  • Terre di Canossa Rally (Canossa Events)
  • Oman Classics 2025 (HK-Engineering)

Event

Motoring Event of the Year

  • Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week – Category Winner
  • Salon Privé
  • The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
  • The Amelia
  • The Bridge
  • ModaMiami
  • The Aurora
  • Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

Event

Motorsport Event of the Year

  • Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – Category Winner
  • Silverstone Festival (including the World Champions Collection)
  • Le Mans Classic
  • Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

People

Rising Star of the Year

  • Ethan Blake-Jones (Paddock Speedshop) – Category Winner
  • Will Marsh (VSCC)
  • Alex Hearnden (96 Engineering)
  • William Garrett (Hilton & Moss)

People

Personal Achievement of the Year

  • Tomas de Vargas Machuca for driving the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge solo – Category Winner
  • Guy Moerenhout for establishing the SQUADRA Abarth & Rally Collection museum
  • Luigi Orlandini for the success and expansion of Canossa Events
  • Fritz Burkhard for driving a Bugatti Atalante 4000 miles to display it at Pebble Beach

Vehicle

Bespoke Car of the Year

  • Lightweight GTR by Eagle – Category Winner
  • Battista Novantacinque by Pininfarina
  • Rolls-Royce Corniche Shooting Brake ‘Henry II’ by Niels van Roij Design
  • Veloce12 Barchetta by Touring Superleggera
  • Batur Convertible ‘One-Plus-One by Bentley Mulliner
  • Wood & Pickett Mini by CALLUM
  • R33 Stradale by Automotive Artisans
  • Alan Mann 68 Edition by Boreham Motorworks

Vehicle

Specialist of the Year

  • Tom Hartley Jnr – Category Winner
  • Automobili Lamborghini, Polo Storico
  • Rally Preparation Services Ltd
  • Aston Martin Works
  • RM Sotheby’s
  • HK-Engineering

Vehicle

Restoration of the Year

  • Hispano-Suiza H6C ‘Boulogne’ by Jonathan Wood – Category Winner
  • Siata 208 CS Balbo by RX Autoworks
  • Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Alloy by Tom Hartley Jnr
  • Hispano-Suiza H6C Type Sport Torpedo by RM Auto Restoration
  • Ferrari 410 Superamerica by Paul Russell & Company
  • Jaguar C-type by Tony Purnell / Pendine / CKL Developments
  • Aston Martin Two Litre Sports by RS Williams

Organisation

Motoring Book of the Year

  • Power Unleashed: Trailblazers who Energised Engines with Supercharging and Turbocharging by Karl Ludvigsen (Evro) – Category Winner
  • The Aston Martin ‘Project’ GT Racing Cars by Stephen Archer and David Tremayne (Palawan Press)
  • Spy Octane: The Vehicles of James Bond by Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury (Porter Press International)
  • Joseph Figoni: Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile Vol. II-IV: Bugatti by Peter M Larsen and Ben Erickson (Moteurs!)
  • Twice Around the Clock – The Yanks at Le Mans Vol IV-V by Tim Considine (David Bull)

Organisation

Digital Media of the Year

  • Petersen Automotive Museum video and social media – Category Winner
  • Boxengasse social media
  • Hagerty Media multi-media platform
  • Jay Leno’s Garage (Jay Leno)
  • Harry’s Garage (Harry Metcalfe)
  • The Late Brake Show (Jonny Smith)
  • Richard Hammond’s Workshop (Richard Hammond / Chimp Television)
  • Vintage Velocity (VSCC)

Organisation

Club of the Year

  • Aston Martin Owners Club – Category Winner
  • Porsche Club GB
  • MG Car Club
  • Vintage Sports-Car Club

Organisation

Industry Supporter of the Year

  • Heritage Skills Academy – Category Winner
  • Association of Heritage Engineers
  • Mercedes-Benz Heritage
  • Piston Foundation
  • Motul
  • BMW Group Classic
  • Historic & Classic Vehicles Alliance

Organisation

Museum or Collection of the Year

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Category Winner
  • Museo Alfa Romeo
  • Nationales Automuseum The Loh Collection
  • Silverstone Museum
  • Petersen Automotive Museum
  • National Motor Museum (Beaulieu)
  • Autoworld Museum (Brussels)

Event

Race Series of the Year

  • Endurance Racing Legends (Peter Auto) – Category Winner
  • GT & Sports Car Cup (Automobiles Historique)
  • IROC (IROC Holdings)
  • Super Sprint (Equipe Classic Racing)
  • “Silverline” Historic Formula Junior Championship (FJHRA)
  • Alfa Revival Cup (Canossa Events)

Event

Breakthrough Event of the Year

  • The Royal Automobile Club Concours – Category Winner
  • Pearl of India Rally
  • The Ayrburn Classic
  • Icons Mallorca
  • Concours of Slovakia

Event

Rally or Tour of the Year

  • Tour de Corse Historique (Events Corsica Racing) – Category Winner
  • Flying Scotsman (HERO-ERA)
  • Rallye des Princesses (Peter Auto)
  • Terre di Canossa Rally (Canossa Events)
  • Oman Classics 2025 (HK-Engineering)

Event

Motoring Event of the Year

  • Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week – Category Winner
  • Salon Privé
  • The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
  • The Amelia
  • The Bridge
  • ModaMiami
  • The Aurora
  • Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

Event

Motorsport Event of the Year

  • Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – Category Winner
  • Silverstone Festival (including the World Champions Collection)
  • Le Mans Classic
  • Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix