Wheatcroft Trophy
The Tom Wheatcroft Trophy has been awarded annually since 2002 in recognition of a person who has made significant contributions to the motorsport world and industry. It was founded by Kevin Wheatcroft in commemoration of his father Tom Wheatcroft, a lifelong motorsport enthusiast, team owner, constructor, the owner of Donington Park motor racing circuit and the Donington Grand Prix Collection.[1]
The trophy is a representation of a steering wheel mounted on a Grand Prix car driven by Roger Williamson who was Tom Wheatcroft's protégé in the early 1970s.[1]
The award winners are:
- 2002 - Murray Walker[2]
- 2003 - Professor Sid Watkins[2]
- 2004 - Jean Todt[2]
- 2005 - Bernie Ecclestone[3]
- 2006 - Professor Jürgen Hubbert of Mercedes Benz[4]
- 2007 - Sir Stirling Moss
- 2008 - Sir Frank Williams[5]
- 2009
- 2010 - Rick Hall [6]
- 2011 - David Richards, chairman of Aston Martin[1]
Tom Wheatcroft Memorial Trophy
Every year since 2010, the Donington Park Racing Association Club has presented a tall silver cup trophy in memory of Tom Wheatcroft, the Tom Wheatcroft Memorial Trophy. It is presented alternately to bikes and cars:[7]
- 2010 Kevin Wheatcroft
- 2011 Marco Melandri, World Superbikes
- 2012 Olivier Pla, Bertand Baguette and Dimitrie Enjalbert, European Le Mans Series
- 2013 Alex Lowes, British Superbike Championship
- 2014 Jason Plato, British Touring Car Championship
- 2015 James Ellison, British Superbike Championship
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Motormarques - Wheatcroft Trophy - List of winners
- ↑ Motormarques - Wheatcroft Trophy - Handover by Bernie Ecclestone
- ↑ Motormarques - Wheatcroft Trophy - Presentation to Professor Jürgen Hubbert
- ↑ Formula 1 - Frank Williams awarded Tom Wheatcroft trophy
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
