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The Segrave Trophy Conditions of Award documentation

The Segrave Trophy is awarded to the British national who demonstrates "Outstanding Skill, Courage and Initiative on Land, Water and in the Air".[1] The trophy is named in honour of Sir Henry Segrave, the first person to hold both the land and water speed records simultaneously.[1] The award was established by Segrave's wife, Lady Doris, who was "determined to carry on his legacy".[2][3] The trophy, designed by sculptor Gilbert Bayes,[4] is awarded by the Royal Automobile Club. It has been awarded in most years since 1930;[5] it is not presented if, in the opinion of the committee, no achievement has been sufficient to deserve the award.[6] Past sponsors of the trophy include Castrol, Ford Motor Company and Aston Martin.[6][7]

The inaugural recipient of the Segrave Trophy was Australian-born Charles Kingsford Smith who flew solo from Ireland to Newfoundland, across the Atlantic, in just over 31 hours.[8] He also won the 1930 England to Australia air race, covering the distance solo in 13 days.[8] British aviator Amy Johnson became the first female recipient of the trophy in 1932 when she was cited for her flight from London to Cape Town in a de Havilland Puss Moth.[5] Since then, just five other women have won the award: Jean Batten (1936) for her solo 11-day flight from England to New Zealand, Fiona Gore (1980) for travelling in excess of Template:Convert on water, Eve Jackson (1987) for her solo microlight flight from London to Sydney, Louise Aitken-Walker (1990) for her victory in the short-lived World Rally Championship Ladies Cup and Zara Rutherford (2022) as youngest woman to fly solo around the world.[5] The Segrave Trophy has been presented posthumously on four occasions, to Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. (1946), Donald Campbell (1966), Bruce McLaren (1969) and Joey Dunlop (2000).[5] One of the 2022 winners of the Segrave Trophy was pilot Mack Rutherford, who at the age of 17, is the youngest recipient of the award.

A subsidiary award, the Segrave Medal, may also be given to those individuals who have "played a fundamental role in helping the Segrave Trophy winner to achieve their goal".[9] Peter Du Cane received the medal in 1939 for the design and construction of Blue Bird K4. Bruce McLaren's teammate Denny Hulme and their chief mechanic Cary Taylor won the medal in 1969, their team having won every race of the 1969 Can-Am season.[10] In 1993, the car designer Eric Broadley was presented with the Segrave Medal for his work with Lola Cars. Mark Wilkinson received the medal in 2001 as co-pilot to trophy winner Tim Ellison, and Lady Moss, Stirling MossTemplate:'s wife, won it in 2005 for her support of her husband.[5] Audi's Wolfgang Ullrich, Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval received the medal in 2013.[9] Carlin founder Trevor Carlin won the Segrave Medal in 2018 for helping Monger return to motor racing.[11] Additionally, the Segrave Certificate of Achievement may be awarded to a person who is not a British national, but would otherwise qualify for recognition. It has been presented just once, in 2002, to Bjørn Rune Gjelsten who was throttleman for powerboat racer Steve Curtis.[5]

List of recipients

Key
Template:Dagger Indicates posthumous award
Template:Double dagger Indicates Segrave Medal was awarded that year
Template:Up-arrow Indicates Segrave Certificate of Achievement was awarded that year
Year Image Recipient Nationality Citation[5] Ref(s)
1930 Charles Kingsford Smith Template:Sortname Template:Country data AUS "For his east-west solo air crossing of the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfoundland in 31½ hours, and victory in 13 days, also solo, in the England to Australia Air Race, in the Southern Cross." [8][12]
1931 Bert Hinkler Template:Sortname Template:Country data AUS "For his solo flight in a de Havilland Puss Moth from Canada to London by the least direct route imaginable." [13]
1932 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For her record-breaking flight in a de Havilland Puss Moth from London to Cape Town." [14]
1933 Malcolm Campbell Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For raising the Land Speed Record to Template:Convert in Blue Bird." [15]
1934 Ken Waller in 1934 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his Template:Convert flight from Belgium to what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and back in a de Havilland DH.88 Comet, taking just 3,439 minutes." [16]
1935 George Eyston Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For the land speed records over 1 hour, 12 hours and 24 hours, including an average of Template:Convert over 24 hours of driving in Speed of the Wind." [17]
1936 Jean Batten in 1937 Template:Sortname Template:Country data NZL "For her record-breaking solo flight in a Percival Gull from England to Auckland, taking 11 days and 45 minutes." [18]
1937 A.E. Clouston in 1936 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his flight with Betty Kirby-Green in a de Havilland DH.88 Comet from Croydon to Cape Town and back in a flight time of 77 hours and 49 minutes." [19]
1938 A. T. Goldie Gardner Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For attaining the class G land speed record of Template:Convert in a 1100cc MG Magnette on the German autobahn." [20]
1939 Template:Double dagger Malcolm Campbell Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For setting the new water speed record of Template:Convert at Coniston Water in Blue Bird K4." [21]
1940 Template:Hs
No award due to the Second World War
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 Geoffrey de Havilland Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Country data GBR "Awarded posthumously for his contribution to British aviation as a test pilot developing aircraft such as the de Havilland Mosquito, the Hornet and the Vampire." [22]
1947 John Cobb in 1935 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For raising the land speed record to Template:Convert in the Railton Mobil Special." [23]
1948 John Derry Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For breaking the 100 km closed circuit aeroplane record at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Flying a de Havilland DH 108 he reached a speed of 605.23 mph (973.8 km/h)." [24]
1949 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5][25]
1950
1951 Geoff Duke in 1951 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the 350cc and 500cc Motorcycle World Championships and both the junior and senior Tourist Trophy races in the same year." [26]
1952 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1953 Neville Duke Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For setting a new air speed record of Template:Convert in a Hawker Hunter over Littlehampton." [22]
1954 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1955 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For setting a new water speed record of Template:Convert on Ullswater in Bluebird K7." [27]
1956 Fairey Delta 2 in which Peter Twiss set a new air speed record Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For setting a new air speed record of Template:Convert and becoming the first person to break Template:Convert in level flight, in a Fairey Delta 2 (pictured)." [28]
1957 Stirling Moss in 1958 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning three Grands Prix with Vanwall and breaking five class speed records." [15]
1958 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For raising the water speed record to Template:Convert on Lake Coniston in Bluebird K7." [29]
1959 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1960 Short SC 1 aircraft in a museum Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For attaining vertical flight and hovering stationary in the air in an SC 1 VTOL aircraft (pictured)." [30]
1961 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1962 Lithograph of Bill Bedford in 1995 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For completing the first vertical landing by a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier, landing a Hawker P-1127 on Template:HMS." [31]
1963 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1964 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the first person since his father to achieve "the double" of raising the water speed record to Template:Convert in Bluebird K7 on Lake Dumbleyung, Australia, and taking the land speed record to Template:Convert at Lake Eyre in Bluebird CN7." [15]
1965 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1966 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Country data GBR "Awarded posthumously for outstanding contribution to mechanical development and aerodynamics." [32]
1967 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1968 Ken Wallis sitting in Little Nellie Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his development and airmanship in the field of lightweight autogyro aircraft, and attaining multiple world records." [5]
1969 Template:Double dagger Bruce McLaren in 1966 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Country data NZL "Awarded posthumously for the design, development and driving of cars that won every round of the 1969 Can-Am Championship." [10]
1970 Concorde in 1977 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his work in developing and successfully piloting the prototype Concorde supersonic airliner (pictured in 1977), including her first supersonic flight over land." [33]
1971 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1972
1973 Jackie Stewart in 1969 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning his third Formula One World Championship in five seasons with a British team, and becoming the most successful Grand Prix driver in history." [34]
1974
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For leading the first Zaire River exploration ever to be completed." [35]
1975 Roger Clark Template:Sortname & Stuart Turner, Jim Porter, Peter Ashworth and Tony Mason Template:Country data GBR "For the success of Ford Motor Company in the British Rally Championship." [36]
1976 Template:Double dagger Peter Collins Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the World Speedway Championship on a British Weslake engine." [37]
1977 Barry Sheene Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For retaining the 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship." [37]
1978 John Cunningham Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his 40-year career as chief test pilot at de Havilland and later British Aerospace, including wartime service as a night-fighter pilot, scoring 20 aerial victories in the defence of Britain at the height of the Blitz." [5]
1979 Mike Hailwood Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his long career in motorcycle Grand Prix racing, Formula One and his successes in the Isle of Man TT, including his last, in 1979, at the age of 39, following a successful comeback to the event after an 11-year hiatus." [38]
1980
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the first woman to achieve more than Template:Convert on water by reaching Template:Convert on Lake Windermere." [39]
1981 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
1982 Sandy Woodward in 2013 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his captaincy of flagship Template:HMS on behalf of all who fought for the liberation of the Falkland Islands." [5]
1983 Richard Noble Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For raising the land speed record to Template:Convert at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, in Thrust 2." [15]
1984 Barry Sheene Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his career in motorcycle Grand Prix racing, including being the only man to win World Championship events at all capacities from 50cc to 500cc." [40]
1985 Ken Wallis sitting in Little Nellie Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his lifetime of achievement in aviation, including a multitude of world records for altitude, speed and range in autogyro aircraft." [41]
1986 Richard Branson in 2015 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For the development of the Virgin Atlantic Challenger and his effort to break the Blue Riband record crossing of the Atlantic in a sailing boat." [42]
1987
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For her solo flight from London to Sydney in the microlight Shadow." [43]
1988 Martin Brundle in 2011 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the FIA Sportscar World Championship with Jaguar." [36]
1989 Bob Ives, Lewis Hamilton, Joe Ives and Stirling Moss in 2008 Bob Ives and Joe Ives Template:Country data GBR "For victory in the off-road marathon the Camel Trophy, with its Template:Convert route through the Brazilian rainforest from Alta Floresta to Manaus." [44]
1990
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the Ladies' World Rally Championship title with Vauxhall." [45]
1991
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning his fourth FIM World Sidecar Championship title." [40]
1992 Nigel Mansell driving the Williams FW12 in 1988 Template:Sortname and Nigel Mansell Template:Country data GBR "For victory in the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship for constructors (Williams) and drivers (Mansell) (pictured in the Williams F1 in Canada in 1988)." [36]
1993 Template:Double dagger Nigel Mansell driving in 1993 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the CART IndyCar World Championship in America (pictured in the Lola T93/00 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course) at the first attempt." [5]
1994 Carl Fogarty in 2015 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning the Superbike World Championship with Ducati." [34]
1995 Colin McRae in 2007 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the first British driver to win the FIA World Rally Championship with Subaru." [36]
1996 Damon Hill in 1995 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the FIA Formula One world champion and, in so doing, becoming the first son of a former champion to claim the title." [36]
1997 Thrust SSC Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For raising the land speed record to Template:Convert at Black Rock, Nevada, in ThrustSSC (pictured) – becoming the first person to break the sound barrier on land." [15]
1998 Brian Milton Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the first person to circumnavigate the world in a microlight." [46]
1999 Jackie Stewart in 1969 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For lifetime services to motor sport." [5]
2000 Joey Dunlop Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Country data GBR "Awarded posthumously in recognition of a career of unrivalled achievement in the Isle of Man TT." [40]
2001 Template:Double dagger
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For the first circumnavigation flight by a disabled pilot." [5]
2002 Template:Up-arrow Spirit of Norway driven by Steve Curtis Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning as driver in the World, European and Pole Position championships in offshore powerboat racing (Spirit of Norway powerboat pictured)." [15]
2003
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his career of more than 20 years as a leading airshow pilot, and journalist and communicator on aerobatics and record breaking." [47]
2004 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
2005 Template:Double dagger Stirling Moss in 1958 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his lifetime of achievement in all forms of motor sport, and his service to the sports." [5]
2006 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
2007 Lewis Hamilton in 2008 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For unprecedented achievements in his debut season in the FIA Formula One World Championship." [5]
2008 Allan McNish Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For exceptional endeavour in motor sport." [48]
2009 Paul Bonhomme Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "As Britain's first champion in the Red Bull Air Race." [15]
2010 Adrian Newey in 2011 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For winning Formula One drivers' and constructors' World Championships with three teams: Williams-Renault, McLaren-Mercedes and Red Bull-Renault." [49]
2011
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For being the first paraplegic pilot to fly from York to Sydney in a microlight aircraft, completing the journey in 257 hours." [50]
2012 John Surtees Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his outstanding career in two- and four-wheeled motor sport, including seven Motorcycle World Championship titles, culminating in the unique achievement of being the only man to win both a Motorcycle World Championship and a Formula One World Championship." [51]
2013 Template:Double dagger Allan McNish Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "First Briton to win the Tourist Trophy, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship in the same season." [52]
2014 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
2015 John McGuinness in 2013 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For his outstanding contribution to motorcycle road and circuit racing, including setting the outright lap record at the 2015 Isle of Man TT." [15]
2016 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
2017 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For being the first Briton to win a Dakar Rally crown by winning the motorcycle category in 2017." [53]
2018 Template:Double dagger
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For demonstrating exceptional courage and determination after great adversity and returning to high levels of motorsport." [11]
2019 Template:Hs
No award
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		[5]
2020 Template:Double dagger James Ketchell in 2020 Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "For becoming the first person to perform an around-the-world gyroplane flight certified by the Guinness Book of Records." [54]
2021 Robin Shute Template:Country data GBR "The Royal Automobile Club has presented the 2021 Segrave Trophy to Pikes Peak hero Robin Shute for being the only British Driver to have won Pikes Peak Overall" [55]
2022 Template:Sortname and Template:Sortname Template:Country data GBR "The Royal Automobile Club has presented the 2022 Segrave Trophy to youngest solo circumnavigation pilots Template:Sortname and Template:Sortname as respectively youngest woman and youngest person to have completed the feat."

[56]

2023 Ben and Tom Birchall Template:Country data GBR "Fourteen-times Isle of Man sidecar TT winners Ben and Tom Birchall are the latest and much-deserved winners of the Royal Automobile Club’s Segrave Trophy, awarded for ‘outstanding skill, courage and initiative’." [57]

At the time of winning, the Australians Kingsford Smith and Hinkler, and New Zealander Batten, were also considered British subjects. New Zealander McLaren's award was after New Zealand's Citizenship Act of 1948 but he was recognised as his McLaren team was British-based.

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