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THE BARC ROLL OF HONOUR

The BARC Roll of Honour is divided into three sections:

1. The BARC Gold Medal

2. The Browning Medal

3. Current Championship Winners etc.

1. THE BARC GOLD MEDAL

The BARC’s Gold Medal is awarded by the Council of the BARC “for outstanding achievement in motor racing by British subjects”. This is not an annual award, and is given only when the Council of the BARC considers it is merited.

Gold Medal Recipients :

1955 Stirling Moss British GP and Mille Miglia
1957 David Murray Ecurie Ecosse Le Mans victory
1958 Mike Hawthorn World Championship of Drivers
1959 Sir David Brown Aston Martin – Constructors' World Sports Car Championship
John Cooper Cooper – Constructors' World Championship F1 and F2
Jack Brabham OBE World Championship of Drivers
1960 Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom European Ladies Rally Championship
1961 Stirling Moss OBE Monaco and German Grands Prix
1962 Graham Hill OBE World Championship of Drivers
Sir Alfred Owen BRM – F1 Constructors' World Championship
1963 Jim Clark OBE World Championship of Drivers
1964 John Surtees MBE World Championship of Drivers
1965 Jim Clark OBE Indianapolis 500 Winner
Colin Chapman Lotus 35 Indianapolis Constructor
1966 Jack Brabham OBE World Championships, Drivers and F1Constructors
1967 Jack Brabham OBE Brabham – F1 Constructors' World Championship
Denny Hulme World Championship of Drivers
1968 Jim Clarke OBE 25 Grand Prix wins
Graham Hill OBE World Championship of Drivers
1969 John Wyer Gulf Ford Le Mans wins 1968 and 1969
1971 Jackie Stewart World Championship of Drivers
Ken Tyrrell Tyrrell – F1 Constructors' World Championship
1972 Graham Hill OBE First driver to win a World Championship, Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500
1973 Colin Chapman 50 Lotus Grand Prix wins
Jackie Stewart 26 Grand Prix wins
1975 Lord Alexander Hesketh Outstanding Contribution to Motor Racing
1976 James Hunt World Championship of Drivers
1978 Colin Chapman CBE Lotus – F1 Constructors' World Championship
1980 Brian Henton European Formula Two Championship
1983 Dr. Jonathan Palmer European Formula Two Championship
1985 Derek Bell MBE World Endurance Championship
1986 Frank Williams CBE Williams – F1 Constructors' World Championship
1987 Sidney Offord For Outstanding Service – BARC Executive Director for 15 years
1987 Jaguar Cars World Sports Prototype Championship
1988 Ron Dennis McLaren – F1 Constructors' World Championship
Martin Brundle World Sports Prototype Championship
1990 Nigel Mansell Equalling highest number of Grand Prix wins by an English driver
1992 Nigel Mansell OBE FIA F1 World Championship of Drivers
Patrick Head and Adrian Newey For design of FIA F1 Constructors' World Championship-winning Williams Renault FW14B
Derek Warwick FIA Sportscar World Championship
1996 Murray Walker For his outstanding contribution to motor racing
Damon Hill FIA F1 World Championship of Drivers
1998 Ken Tyrrell In recognition of a lifetimes involvement in British Motorsport
2002 Gerry Marshall In recognition of his outstanding contribution to British Motorsport
2006 Andy Priaulx In recognition of his 2005 World Touring Car Championship success
2007 Tom Wheatcroft In recognition of his outstanding contribution to British Motorsport
2008 Andy Priaulx In recognition of three consecutive World Touring Car Championship successes
2009 Ron Dennis CBE In recognition of McLaren's success in F1 racing with Lewis Hamilton and his commitment to driver development.
Lewis Hamilton MBE FIA F1 World Championship of Drivers
Michael Groves To mark 30 years as Chairman of BARC Ltd. and to acknowledge his unstinting contribution to the Club.
2010 Jensen Button MBE FIA F1 World Championship of Drivers 
Ross Brawn OBE FIA F1 Constructors Championship
2011 Christian Horner FIA F1 Constructors Championship
Adrian Newey FIA F1 Designing Championship Winning Red Bull RB6

2. THE BARC’S BROWNING MEDAL

This medal is awarded to that member of the Club who performs an act of courage in attempting to save life or mitigate injury, acting without regard to his personal safety and to an extent which is beyond the normal call of duty.

Browning Medal Recipients:

1973 David Purley In recognition of his courageous efforts to go to the aid of the late Roger Williamson at the Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort , July 29thp
2004 Stephen Green Awarded for outstanding bravery in tackling a track invader during the 2003 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

3. 2012 BARC CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

The champions and other award winners were:

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Gordon Shedden
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Michael Meadows
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (Pro-Am 1 Class) Ahmad Al Harthy
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (Pro-Am 2 Class) Will Goff
Air Asia Renault Clio Cup Jack Goff
Ginetta GT Supercup (G50 Class) Mark Davies
Ginetta GT Supercup (G55 Class) Carl Breeze
Ginetta Junior Championship Charlie Robertson
Dunlop InterSteps Championship Matt Parry
Dunlop Production Touring Car Trophy Gary Duckman
Protyre Formula Renault (BARC) Championship Scott Malvern
2CV Parts.com Championship Alec Graham
Kumho BMW Championship Colin Wells
MacMillan Motorsport Caterham Graduate Championship (Classic Class) David Pearson
MacMillan Motorsport Caterham Graduate Championship (Mega Class) Myles Packman
MacMillan Motorsport Caterham Graduate Championship (Sigma Class) Ian Anderson
MacMillan Motorsport Caterham Graduate Championship (Super Class) Dylan Stanley
URS Classic Formula Ford 1600 Championship (Class A) Stuart Kestenbaum
URS Classic Formula Ford 1600 Championship (Class B) Andrew Smith
URS Classic Formula Ford 2000 Championship (Class A) Ian Pearson
URS Classic Formula Ford 2000 Championship (Class B) Colin Wright
Hammerite Classic Group One Touring Car Championship i.a.w. Dunlop Tim Scott-Andrews
Autoglym Post Historic Touring Car Championship David Howard
SVG Pre '93 Touring Car Championship Daniel Smoughton
Thermex Classic Saloon & Historic Touring Car Phil Manser
Sub Zero Wolf Classic Thunder Championship Garrie Whittaker
Pro Driver Blue Oval Saloons Ashley Bird
BARC Clubmans Cup (Cup Class) & Oceanair Trophy Alex Champkin
BARC Clubmans Cup (Proto Class) & the Chamberlain Trophy Ian Crombie
BARC Classic Clubmans Championship & the Clubmans Trophy Mark Charteris
BARC Classic Clubmans Championship (Class B) & the Tasman Cup Paul Marshal
Legends Cars Championship Lawrence Davey
Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship Jim Baynam
Pickup Truck Racing Championship Steve Dance
Delphi British Truck Racing Association Championship Matt Summerfield
Delphi British Truck Racing Association Championship, (B) David Smith
Performance and Economy Chip Tuning Sports Saloon Cars Dennis Compton
Quaife Motorsport News Saloon Car Championship Gavin Thomson
Welsh Sports and Saloons Martin Davies
Ginetta Challenge (G40 Class) Sean Huyton
Ginetta Challenge (G20 Class) Matt Flowers
Cooper Tire British F3 International Series (overall winner) and the Reg Parnell Trophy  Jack Harvey
Formula Renault Winter Series Seb Morris

Speed Championships

Harewood Speed Hillclimb Championship Sarah Bosworth
Harewood FTD Championship Steve Owen
Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship Simon Thornley
BARC (SW) Top Ten Challenge at Gurston Down Tony Wiltshire
SBD Motorsport Speed Championship Clive Wooster

Other Awards

Sir Clive Bossom BARC Marshals Award Len Harris
BARC Marshal of the Year Award Nick Allison
Peter Collins Memorial Trophy Matt Parry
The Densley Trophy Not Awarded in 2012
The Presidents Cup Stuart Kestenbaum