The Professional MotorSport World Expo Awards recognise and reward the innovative thinking and hard work of the motorsport industry.

Motorsport professionals and members of the press attended a Gala Dinner on 15 November 2011 to witness the presentation of the Professional MotorSport World Expo Awards 2011.

CLICK HERE to see who has won the 2011 Professional MotorSport World Expo Awards!

 

Awards Shortlist 2011

Powertrain Innovation of the Year

• Flybrid Systems – CFT KERS
• Magny-Cours motorsport companies – Hybrid race school car
• Toyota Motorsport GmbH – TMG EV P001
• Xtrac – Instantaneous Gearchange System (IGS)

Motorsport Facility of the Year

• Baltimore Street Circuit
• Buddh International Circuit
• Mugello Circuit
• Phoenix International Raceway

Motorsport Technology of the Year

• GEMS – LDS4 dashboard display
• Racelogic – Predictive lap timing
• TAG Heuer/Lynx – Photo-finish camera
• WheelCam

Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year

• Chevrolet
• Lotus
• Nissan
• Porsche

Team Principal of the Year

• Amato Ferrari – AF Corse
• Sarah Fisher – Sarah Fisher Racing
• Olivier Quesnel – Citroën Racing & Peugeot Sport
• Frank Wrathall – DynoJet Racing

Race Car of the Year (for thoroughbred racing cars)

• Audi R18 – Audi Sport
• Peugeot 908 – Peugeot Sport
• Red Bull RB7 – Red Bull Racing

Touring/GT Car of the Year (for production-derived racing cars)

• Ferrari 458 Italia
• Lotus Evora
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
• Nissan GT-R

Rally Achievement of the Year

• Citroën Racing – DS3’s WRC dominance
• M-Sport – Commitment to rallying
• MINI WRC Team – High-performing rookie
• Symtech – P-WRC honors

The independent judging panel is made up of motorsport team principals and leading motorsport journalists from around the world.

Judging panel for 2011 Awards:

Gary Anderson, technical consultant, Status Grand Prix
Michael Andretti, CEO, Andretti Autosport
Charles Armstrong-Wilson, freelance motorsport writer
David Bailey, senior manager Racing Engineering, Dodge SRT
Marcel ten Caat, editor, Dailysportscar.com
Trevor Carlin, co-founder, Carlin Motorsport
Graham Heeps, editor, Professional Motorsport World
Jonas Jarlmark Näfver, race engineer, Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden
Gerard Quinn, director, motorsport, Ford of Europe
Mark Raffauf, MD of competition, Grand-Am
Jordi Riba, performance engineer, Ocean Racing GP2
Keith Saunt, chief operating officer, Team Lotus
Álvaro Sauras, technical editor, CAR&Tecno
Roland Schedel, editor-in-chief, Auto Technology
Armin Schwarz, team principal, All German Motorsports
Wolfgang Sievernich, editor, motorsport-guide
Andrea Toso, technical director, Dallara Automobili
David Tremayne, freelance motorsport writer
Pascal Vasselon, technical director, Toyota Motorsport GmbH
Alan Wilson, CEO, Wilson Motorsport Inc

The Award for UK Young Rally Driver of the Year was also presented at the Awards Gala Dinner in Köln Messe, but as last year, this prize is subject to a separate judging process by a specialist panel.

 

 

Previous Award Winners:

• View 2010 Award Winners
• View 2009 Award Winners
• View 2008 Award Winners
• View 2007 Award Winners