Peter Brock Medal

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The Peter Brock Medal was created by Motorsport Australia to help promote the passion and ideals of the late race driver Peter Brock. The core values are passion for motorsport, the fans and comradery for fellow competitors.

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Overview

The first recipient of the medal in 2011 was New Zealander Jason Richards who won the medal posthumously. [1] [2] The next winner was multiple Supercars Champion and former Formula 3000 driver Craig Lowndes. [3] [2] The next recipient in 2014 was multiple Australian Rally Championship winner and former World Rally Championship driver Neal Bates. [2] [4] 2014 saw another New Zealander 'Gentleman' Jim Richards win. [4] [2]

2015 saw the first female winner with Molly Taylor after finishing runner-up in the Australian Rally Championship and competing in the World Rally Championship. [4] [2] In 2016, former Formula 1 driver and WEC Champion Mark Webber won. [5] [2] Next up in 2017 was Will Brown who won the 2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship, 2016 Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series and runner-up in the 2016 Australian Formula Ford Series. [4] [2] In 2018, former Australian Formula Ford Champion and Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Champion Anton de Pasquale won after a stella rookie season in Supercars. [6] [2] Rounding out the 20 teens was new rally sensation Harry Bates joining father Neal Bates as a winner after winning the 2019 Australian Rally Championship and runner-up in the 2019 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. [4] [2]

2020 winner was Alex Peroni with three podiums in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. [7] [8] [2] [9] [10] [11] 2021 winner was Toby Price OAM winner of the Dakar Rally twice. [2] [12] In 2022, Supercars driver Thomas Randle and former 2014 Australian Formula Ford Champion and 2017 Toyota Racing Series Champion scooped the award after winning the 2020 Super2 Series. [13] [14] 2023 Supercars Champion and NASCAR driver Brodie Kostecki won the 2023 medal. [15] [16] 2024 saw multi-time Australian Rally Championship Champion Navigator Coral Taylor join her daughter Molly Taylor as a winner. [17]

Winners

YearDriverSeriesSource
2011 Jason Richards Supercars Source 1 2
2012 Craig Lowndes OAM Supercars Source 1 2
2013 Neal Bates Australian Rally Championship Source 2
2014 Jim Richards Touring Car Masters Source 2
2015 Molly Taylor Australian Rally Championship Source 2
2016 Mark Webber AM FIA World Endurance Championship Source 1 2
2017 Will Brown Super2 Series Source 2
2018 Anton De Pasquale Supercars Source 1 2
2019 Harry Bates Australian Rally Championship Source 2
2020 Alex Peroni FIA Formula 3 Championship Source 1 2 3 4 5 6
2021 Toby Price OAM Dakar Rally Source 2
2022 Thomas Randle Supercars Source 2 3
2023 Brodie Kostecki Supercars Source 1 2
2024 Coral Taylor Australian Rally Championship Source 2

References

  1. ↑ "Late Jason Richards awarded Peter Brock Medal". Speedcafe. 17 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Past Recipients of Motorsport Australia Honours". Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Craig Lowndes awarded the Peter Brock Medal". Speedcafe. 26 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Brock Medal - An award for all categories". Peter brock Tribute page. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Webber wins Peter Brock medal at CAMS Awards". Speedcafe. 18 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "De Pasquale receives Peter Brock Medal at CAMS Awards". Speedcafe. 23 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Peroni awarded 2020 Peter Brock Medal". Motorsport Australia. 2 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "F3 driver Peroni awarded Peter Brock Medal". Speedcafe. 3 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Peroni grateful for Award boost". Motorsport Australia. 25 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Aussies racing abroad in 2021 – Part Two". Motorsport Australia. 22 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "End of an era for US bound Peroni". Motorsport Australia. 21 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Virtual awards celebrates 2021 winners". Motorsport Australia. 12 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Vic Circuit Championships start 2023 on a high". Motorsport Australia. 21 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Randle wins Brock Medal, team owners honoured". Supercars News. 18 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kostecki honoured by Peter Brock Medal". Supercars news. 11 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Brodie Kostecki awarded Peter Brock Medal". Speedcafe. 11 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Motorsport's best take centre stage at 2024 Motorsport Australia Awards Gala". Motorsport Australia. 24 February 2025.
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