Lorenzo Bandini Trophy

Lorenzo Bandini Trophy
Awarded for"a commendable performance in motorsport"[1]
LocationBrisighella, Emilia-Romagna
CountryItaly
Presented byAssociazione Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini
First awarded1992
Currently held byGeorge Russell (2024)[2]

The Lorenzo Bandini Trophy (Italian: Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini) is an annual award honouring an individual or team for their achievements in Formula One motor racing.[3] The award, named after the Italian driver Lorenzo Bandini, who died three days after suffering severe burns in a major accident at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix,[4] was established by Francesco Asirelli and Tiziano Samorè of the Brisighella commune in 1992.[5] The accolade's trophy, a ceramic replica of Bandini's Ferrari 312/67 car adorned with the number 18 created by the ceramist Goffredo Gaeta,[6][7] is awarded for "a commendable performance in motorsport".[1] This is not based on race results, but on how the success was achieved,[8] as well as the recipient's character and approach to racing.[9] Each recipient is honoured for their achievements over the course of the previous year.[5] The recipient is selected by a panel of 12 judges composed of motor racing journalists and former Formula One team members.[10] Previously, the winner was decided by a vote from the residents of Brisighella.[4] The winner is honoured at a ceremony in Bandini's home town of Brisighella in Emilia-Romagna by the Associazione Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini.[a][10][2]

In the motor racing world, the accolade is considered highly prestigious.[3][13] Ivan Capelli, an Italian driver, was the inaugural winner in 1992.[14] No award was given in each of 1993 and 1994 and no-one has won more than once because drivers are only allowed to be a named a recipient just once to give other racers the opportunity to win it.[5][14] Although the accolade is usually awarded to racing drivers for their achievements from the previous season, it has been awarded to four racing team members: the Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (1997),[14] the marque's vice-chairman Piero Ferrari (2013),[15] the Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali and the Aprilia MotoGP CEO Massimo Rivola (2021); the latter two are the only joint recipients of the trophy in a calendar year.[16] The accolade has been given to two racing teams:[1][7] the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for winning the World Constructors' Championship with a V6 engine coupled with hybrid technology (2015),[1] and Scuderia Ferrari to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its establishment (2017).[7] It has been presented to Italian individuals and teams ten times, German and British competitors and constructors four times apiece.[14] The 2024 winner was the Mercedes Formula One driver George Russell.[2]

Winners

Winners of the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy[14]
Year Image Winner Nationality Category Ref.
1992 A black and white photograph of Ivan Capelli in 1991 Ivan Capelli  Italian Racing driver [14]
1993–1994
Not awarded
1995 (for 1994) A black and white photograph of David Coulthard in 1999 David Coulthard  British Racing driver
1996 (for 1995) Jacques Villeneuve in 2002 Jacques Villeneuve  Canadian Racing driver
1997 (for 1996) Luca Cordero di Montezemolo in 2008 Luca Cordero di Montezemolo  Italian Company manager
1998 (for 1997) Giancarlo Fisichella wearing a red and white racing suit in 2012 Giancarlo Fisichella  Italian Racing driver [17]
1999 (for 1998) Alexander Wurz at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Alexander Wurz  Austrian Racing driver [14]
2000 (for 1999) Jarno Trulli in 2014 Jarno Trulli  Italian Racing driver
2001 (for 2000) Jenson Button at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Jenson Button  British Racing driver [18]
2002 (for 2001) Juan Pablo Montoya at the 2002 United States Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya  Colombian Racing driver [19]
2003 (for 2002) Michael Schumacher at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Michael Schumacher  German Racing driver [20]
2004 (for 2003) Kimi Raikkonen at a Chinese temple in Taiwan in 2002 Kimi Räikkönen  Finnish Racing driver [14]
2005 (for 2004) Fernando Alonso at the 2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Fernando Alonso  Spanish Racing driver [21]
2006 (for 2005) Mark Webber at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Mark Webber  Australian Racing driver [22]
2007 (for 2006) Felipe Massa at the 2007 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas kart race tournament Felipe Massa  Brazilian Racing driver [23]
2008 (for 2007) Robert Kubica in BMW Sauber colours in 2007 Robert Kubica  Polish Racing driver [24]
2009 (for 2008) Sebastian Vettel waving to a group of spectators at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel  German Racing driver [25]
2010 (for 2009) Lewis Hamilton talking at a press conference at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton  British Racing driver [26]
2011 (for 2010) Nico Rosberg in a suit in 2015 Nico Rosberg  German Racing driver [9]
2012 (for 2011) Bruno Senna wearing a black T-shirt with sponsors logos and jeans at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix Bruno Senna  Brazilian Racing driver [6]
2013 (for 2012) Piero Ferrari speaking to the press in 2012 Piero Ferrari  Italian Company manager [15]
2014 (for 2013) Daniel Ricciardo at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo  Australian Racing driver [13]
2015 (for 2014) Lewis Hamilton driving a silver Mercedes Formula One car at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team  German Motor racing team [1]
2016 (for 2015) Max Verstappen at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix Max Verstappen  Dutch Racing driver [27]
2017 (for 2016) Sebastian Vettel driving a Ferrari Formula One at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in early 2017 Scuderia Ferrari  Italian Motor racing team [7]
2018 (for 2017) Valtteri Bottas at the 2017 United States Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas  Finnish Racing driver [10]
2019 (for 2018) Antonio Giovinazzi at the 2019 pre-season test session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Antonio Giovinazzi  Italian Racing driver [28]
2020 (for 2019) Charles Leclerc wearing a scarlet red Ferrari T-shirt and sporting black sunglasses Charles Leclerc  Monegasque Racing driver [11]
2021 Stefano Domenicali in 2020 Stefano Domenicali  Italian Business executives [16]
Massimo Rivola at a signing in 2013 Massimo Rivola  Italian
2022 Kevin Magnussen wearing a black Haas jacket Kevin Magnussen  Danish Racing driver [29]
2023 Lando Norris  British Racing driver [12]
2024 George Russell sporting a silver Baseball cap, a black jacket and is holding a green microphone in his right hand George Russell  British Racing driver [2]

Statistics

Winners by nationality
Nationality Winners
 Italian 10
 British 5
 German 4
 Australian 2
 Brazilian 2
 Finnish 2
 Austrian 1
 Canadian 1
 Colombian 1
 Monegasque 1
 Dutch 1
 Polish 1
 Spanish 1
 Danish 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The 2021 ceremony took place at the Ferrari museum in Maranello to comply with COVID-19 regulations,[11] and has also been held in the city of Faenza.[12]

References

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