Lorenzo Bandini Trophy

Lorenzo Bandini Trophy
Awarded for	"a commendable performance in motorsport" [1]
Location	Faenza, Emilia-Romagna
Country	Italy
Presented by	Associazione Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini
First awarded	1992
Currently held by	Lando Norris (2023) [2]

The Lorenzo Bandini Trophy (Italian : Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini) is an annual award honouring an individual or team for their achievements in Formula One motor racing. ^[3] The award, named after the Italian driver Lorenzo Bandini, who died three days after suffering severe burns in a major accident at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, ^[4] was established by Francesco Asirelli and Tiziano Samorè of the Brisighella commune in 1992. ^[5] The accolade's trophy, a ceramic replica of Bandini's Ferrari 312/67 car adorned with the number 18 created by the ceramist Goffredo Gaeta, ^{[6] [7]} is awarded for "a commendable performance in motorsport". ^[1] This is not based on race results, but on how the success was achieved, ^[8] as well as the recipient's character and approach to racing. ^[9] Each recipient is honoured for their achievements over the course of the previous year. ^[5] The recipient is selected by a panel of 12 judges composed of motor racing journalists and former Formula One team members. ^[10] Previously, the winner was decided by a vote from the residents of Brisighella. ^[4] The winner was honoured at a ceremony in Bandini's home town of Brisighella in Emilia-Romagna by the Associazione Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini but the ceremony is currently held in the city of Faenza. ^{[lower-alpha 1] [2] [10]}

In the motor racing world, the accolade is considered highly prestigious. ^{[3] [12]} Ivan Capelli, an Italian driver, was the inaugural winner in 1992. ^[13] No award was given in each of 1993 and 1994 and no-one has won more than once because drivers are only allowed to be a named a recipient just once to give other racers the opportunity to win it. ^{[5] [13]} Although the accolade is usually awarded to racing drivers for their achievements from the previous season, it has been awarded to four racing team members: the Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (1997), ^[13] the marque's vice-chairman Piero Ferrari (2013), ^[14] the Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali and the Aprilia MotoGP CEO Massimo Rivola (2021); the latter two are the only joint recipients of the trophy in a calendar year. ^[15] The accolade has been given to two racing teams: ^{[1] [7]} the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for winning the World Constructors' Championship with a V6 engine coupled with hybrid technology (2015), ^[1] and Scuderia Ferrari to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its establishment (2017). ^[7] It has been presented to Italian individuals and teams ten times, German and British competitors and constructors four times apiece. ^[13] The 2023 winner was the McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris. ^[2]

Winners

Winners of the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy ^[13]

Year	Image	Winner	Nationality	Category	Ref.
1992		Ivan Capelli	Italian	Racing driver	[13]
1993–1994	Not awarded
1995 (for 1994)		David Coulthard	British	Racing driver
1996 (for 1995)		Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	Racing driver
1997 (for 1996)		Luca Cordero di Montezemolo	Italian	Company manager
1998 (for 1997)		Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Racing driver	[16]
1999 (for 1998)		Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Racing driver	[13]
2000 (for 1999)		Jarno Trulli	Italian	Racing driver
2001 (for 2000)		Jenson Button	British	Racing driver	[17]
2002 (for 2001)		Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombian	Racing driver	[18]
2003 (for 2002)		Michael Schumacher	German	Racing driver	[19]
2004 (for 2003)		Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Racing driver	[13]
2005 (for 2004)		Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Racing driver	[20]
2006 (for 2005)		Mark Webber	Australian	Racing driver	[21]
2007 (for 2006)		Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Racing driver	[22]
2008 (for 2007)		Robert Kubica	Polish	Racing driver	[23]
2009 (for 2008)		Sebastian Vettel	German	Racing driver	[24]
2010 (for 2009)		Lewis Hamilton	British	Racing driver	[25]
2011 (for 2010)		Nico Rosberg	German	Racing driver	[9]
2012 (for 2011)		Bruno Senna	Brazilian	Racing driver	[6]
2013 (for 2012)		Piero Ferrari	Italian	Company manager	[14]
2014 (for 2013)		Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Racing driver	[12]
2015 (for 2014)		Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	German	Motor racing team	[1]
2016 (for 2015)		Max Verstappen	Dutch	Racing driver	[26]
2017 (for 2016)		Scuderia Ferrari	Italian	Motor racing team	[7]
2018 (for 2017)		Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Racing driver	[10]
2019 (for 2018)		Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Racing driver	[27]
2020 (for 2019)		Charles Leclerc	Monegasque	Racing driver	[11]
2021		Stefano Domenicali	Italian	Business executives	[15]
		Massimo Rivola	Italian
2022		Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Racing driver	[28]
2023		Lando Norris	British	Racing driver	[2]

Statistics

Winners by nationality

Nationality	Winners
Italian	10
German	4
British	4
Australian	2
Brazilian	2
Finnish	2
Austrian	1
Canadian	1
Colombian	1
Monegasque	1
Dutch	1
Polish	1
Spanish	1
Danish	1

See also

• Hawthorn Memorial Trophy

Notes

1. The 2021 ceremony took place at the Ferrari museum in Maranello to comply with COVID-19 regulations. ^[11]

References

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External links

• Official website (Archived)