The Daily Mail’s Transport Editor Ray Massey and author Karl Ludvigsen were big winners at this year’s Guild of Motoring Writers Awards.
Massey was awarded for his coverage of environmental and road safety issues in motoring and the motor industry, while Ludvigsen was recognised for his coverage of the history of motoring and motorcycling and automotive technology.
The ceremony was held at the RAC Club in London’s Pall Mall last Friday.
The full list of Guild of Motoring Writers award winners are as follows:
AA Environment Award
Winner: Ray Massey
Highly Commended: Richard Aucock
Aston Martin International Trophy
Winner: Karl Ludvigsen
Highly Commended: Alan Cathcart
Automotive PR Consumer Journalist of the Year
Winner: Richard Aucock
Highly Commended: Chris Thorp, Ray Massey
British Car Auctions Feature Writer of the Year
Winner: Giles Chapman
Highly Commended: Sarah Bradley
Cummins Commercial Vehicle Writer of the Year
Winner: David Wilcox
Hyundai Photography Awards
Winner: James Lipman
IAM Safety Award in memory of Christopher Bullock
Winner: Ray Massey
Market Engineering Award for Automotive Technology Journalism
Winner: Karl Ludvigsen
Highly Commended: Charles Armstrong-Wilson
Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
Winners: Karl Ludvigsen, Giles Chapman
Mitsubishi Motors Regional Motoring Journalist of the Year:
Winner: John Powell
Newspress New Media Award
Winner: Tim Pollard
Peugeot Award for the Rootes Gold Cup
Winner: Kim Adams
Renault UK Journalist of the Year
Winner: Alan Cathcart
Highly Commended: Ray Massey
Saab Young Writer of the Year
Winner: Ben Pulman
Skoda Design Award
Winner: Shane O’Donoghue
Pemberton Trophy (committee’s vote)
Winner: Tony Dron
Phil Llewellyn Award
Winner: Poppy Bullock
Sir William Lyons Award sponsored by Jaguar
Winner: Peter Adams
Rider of the Year (members’ vote)
Winner: Valentino Rossi
Driver of the Year (members’ vote)
Winner: Lewis Hamilton
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