BRDC Gold Medal 2007
Andy Makes History – Yet Again!
Andy Priaulx keeps re-writing the motor racing history books and recently another chapter was added when he was awarded the prestigious British Racing Drivers’ Club Gold Medal. This is only the eighth time it has been awarded and Andy is the only current racing driver to have this honour.
The award was madeat the BRDC annual lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London that the presentation was made by the club’s President, Damon Hill, and it was ‘in recognition of outstanding contemporary racing success’.
In the past this has never been awarded to a driver for his success on the track while he was still competing. However, the club said this had to change this year due to Andy’s ‘unprecedented and spectacular’ third World Championship title. The citation included: He is rated by his fellow drivers as 'the complete package - the consummate professional'. He is a hard fighting sportsman but always a gentleman, as well as being a dedicated father and husband, relentless charity fundraiser and proud Guernseyman.
Andy’s name will now be added to an amazing role of honour that includes former drivers Sir Stirling Moss and Martin Brundle and elite members of the motorsport fraternity, Bernie Ecclestone, Sir Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Ken Tyrrell and Murray Walker.
He is already the proud owner of two BRDC Gold Stars, but they will now sit alongside the award which is reserved by the BRDC for ‘occasions when nothing less than the highest honour is fitting’.