{{Short description|Award by Motorsport Australia}}
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.
== Overview == The first recipient of the medal in 2011 was New Zealander [[Jason Richards]] who won the medal posthumously.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/late-jason-richards-awarded-peter-brock-medal/|title=Late Jason Richards awarded Peter Brock Medal|publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=17 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ |title=Past Recipients of Motorsport Australia Honours|publisher=Motorsport Australia| access-date= 6 March 2025}}</ref> The next winner was multiple [[Supercars]] Champion and former [[Formula 3000]] driver [[Craig Lowndes]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/craig-lowndes-awarded-the-peter-brock-medal/ |title=Craig Lowndes awarded the Peter Brock Medal |publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=26 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> The next recipient in 2014 was multiple [[Australian Rally Championship]] winner and former [[World Rally Championship]] driver [[Neal Bates]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank |title=Peter Brock Medal - An award for all categories |publisher=Peter brock Tribute page|access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref> 2014 saw another New Zealander 'Gentleman' [[Jim Richards (racing driver)|Jim Richards]] win.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
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]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> In 2016, former [[Formula 1]] driver and [[FIA World Endurance Championship|WEC Champion]] [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] won.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/webber-wins-peter-brock-medal-cams-awards/ |title=Webber wins Peter Brock medal at CAMS Awards |publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Next up in 2017 was [[Will Brown (racing driver)|Will Brown]] who won the [[2016 Australian Formula 4 Championship]], [[GR Cup|2016 Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series]] and runner-up in the [[2016 Australian Formula Ford Series]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> In 2018, former [[Australian Formula Ford Championship|Australian Formula Ford Champion]] and [[2014 Formula Renault seasons#2014 Formula Renault 1.6 NEC season|Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Champion]] [[Anton de Pasquale]] won after a stella rookie season in [[Supercars]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/de-pasquale-receives-peter-brock-medal-at-cams-awards/ |title=De Pasquale receives Peter Brock Medal at CAMS Awards |publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=23 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Rounding out the 20 teens was new rally sensation [[Harry Bates (rally driver)|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]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
2020 winner was [[Alex Peroni]] with three podiums in the [[FIA Formula 3 Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2020/12/02/peroni-awarded-2020-peter-brock-medal/ |title=Peroni awarded 2020 Peter Brock Medal |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=2 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/f3-driver-peroni-awarded-peter-brock-medal/ |title=F3 driver Peroni awarded Peter Brock Medal |publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=3 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2021/08/25/peroni-grateful-for-award-boost/ |title=Peroni grateful for Award boost |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date= 25 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2021/02/22/aussies-racing-abroad-in-2021-part-two/ |title=Aussies racing abroad in 2021 – Part Two |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=22 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2020/12/21/end-of-an-era-for-us-bound-peroni/ |title=End of an era for US bound Peroni |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=21 December 2020}}</ref> 2021 winner was [[Toby Price]] OAM winner of the [[Dakar Rally]] twice.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2022/08/12/virtual-awards-celebrates-2021-winners/ |title=Virtual awards celebrates 2021 winners |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=12 August 2022}}</ref> In 2022, [[Supercars]] driver [[Thomas Randle]] and former [[2014 Australian Formula Ford Series|2014 Australian Formula Ford Champion]] and [[2017 Toyota Racing Series]] Champion scooped the award after winning the [[2020 Super2 Series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2023/02/21/vic-circuit-championships-start-2023-on-a-high/ |title=Vic Circuit Championships start 2023 on a high |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=21 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/randle-wins-brock-medal-team-owners-honoured |title=Randle wins Brock Medal, team owners honoured|publisher=Supercars News|date= 18 February 2023}}</ref> [[2023 Supercars Championship|2023 Supercars Champion]] and [[NASCAR]] driver [[Brodie Kostecki]] won the 2023 medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/kostecki-honoured-by-peter-brock-medal |title=Kostecki honoured by Peter Brock Medal |publisher=Supercars news|date=11 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/brodie-kostecki-awarded-peter-brock-medal/ |title=Brodie Kostecki awarded Peter Brock Medal |publisher=[[Speedcafe]]|date=11 February 2024}}</ref> 2024 saw multi-time [[Australian Rally Championship]] Champion Navigator [[Coral Taylor]] join her daughter [[Molly Taylor]] as a winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2025/02/24/motorsports-best-take-centre-stage-at-2024-motorsport-australia-awards-gala/ |title=Motorsport's best take centre stage at 2024 Motorsport Australia Awards Gala |publisher=Motorsport Australia|date=24 February 2025}}</ref>
==Winners== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" |+ !Year !Driver !Series !Source |- ! 2011 | [[Jason Richards]] | [[Supercars]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source 1] [https://speedcafe.com/late-jason-richards-awarded-peter-brock-medal/ 2] |- ! 2012 | [[Craig Lowndes]] OAM | [[Supercars]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source 1] [https://speedcafe.com/craig-lowndes-awarded-the-peter-brock-medal/ 2] |- ! 2013 | [[Neal Bates]] | [[Australian Rally Championship]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] |- ! 2014 | [[Jim Richards (racing driver)|Jim Richards]] | [[Touring Car Masters]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] |- ! 2015 | [[Molly Taylor]] | [[Australian Rally Championship]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] |- ! 2016 | [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] AM | [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source 1] [https://speedcafe.com/webber-wins-peter-brock-medal-cams-awards/ 2] |- ! 2017 | [[Will Brown (racing driver)|Will Brown]] | [[Super2 Series]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] |- ! 2018 | [[Anton De Pasquale]] | [[Supercars]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source 1] [https://speedcafe.com/de-pasquale-receives-peter-brock-medal-at-cams-awards/ 2] |- ! 2019 | [[Harry Bates (rally driver)|Harry Bates]] | [[Australian Rally Championship]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] |- ! 2020 | [[Alex Peroni]] | [[FIA Formula 3 Championship]] | [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Source 1] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2020/12/02/peroni-awarded-2020-peter-brock-medal/ 2] [https://speedcafe.com/f3-driver-peroni-awarded-peter-brock-medal/ 3] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2021/08/25/peroni-grateful-for-award-boost/ 4] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2021/02/22/aussies-racing-abroad-in-2021-part-two/ 5] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2020/12/21/end-of-an-era-for-us-bound-peroni/ 6] |- ! 2021 | [[Toby Price]] OAM | [[Dakar Rally]] | [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2022/08/12/virtual-awards-celebrates-2021-winners/ 2] |- ! 2022 | [[Thomas Randle]] | [[Supercars]] | [https://www.supercars.com/news/randle-wins-brock-medal-team-owners-honoured Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ 2] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2023/02/21/vic-circuit-championships-start-2023-on-a-high/ 3] |- ! 2023 | [[Brodie Kostecki]] | [[Supercars]] | [https://www.supercars.com/news/kostecki-honoured-by-peter-brock-medal Source 1] [https://speedcafe.com/brodie-kostecki-awarded-peter-brock-medal/ 2] |- ! 2024 | [[Coral Taylor]] | [[Australian Rally Championship]] | [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2025/02/24/motorsports-best-take-centre-stage-at-2024-motorsport-australia-awards-gala/ Source] [https://motorsport.org.au/media/news/detail/2025/02/24/motorsports-best-take-centre-stage-at-2024-motorsport-australia-awards-gala/ 2] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.peterbrock.com.au/blank Peter Brock Medal Winners] * [https://motorsport.org.au/about/awards/ Australian Motorsport Winners]
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