Calling all budding motorsport journalists and photographers… don’t miss your chance to win a career-launching opportunity for your CV – plus a £1,000 prize and the chance to attend our Night of Champions Awards.

Motorsport UK is pleased to open the 2025 Young Media Awards nomination process – a much-prized accolade by budding journalists and photographers dreaming of a career trackside, whether as a professional reporter or a snapper.

First introduced in 2002 and open to anyone aged 30 or under at the start of this year, Motorsport UK’s annual Young Journalist of the Year Award has long aimed to inspire, champion and reward the next generation of ambitious reporters working within the UK’s vibrant motorsport community.

The Young Photographer of the Year Award, has propelled talented photographers to the forefront of the motorsport media industry.

The first two winners were Will Gray and Jakob Ebrey. Gray has many notable achievements in the past 20 years ranging from covering F1 for the Daily Telegraph, Reuters and AFP to being the current Features Editor of Motorsport UK’s monthly Revolution online magazine.

Ebrey, too, set up the UK’s premier motorsport photographic agency, Jakob Ebrey Photography, and today travels the world with his cameras.

Last year’s winners were Craig Evans and Katy Fairman. Craig has covered a variety of series including F1, British GT, Touring Cars and the Goodwood Festival of Speed, building up a strong portfolio. He has most recently been photographing Formula E, covering the majority of the European season over the past three years.

Katy is currently working with Formula E as their Championship Journalist and has written and conducted interviews for Sport Illustrated. She also hosts her own podcast ‘Small Torque’.

An expert panel of judges – including several of these previous winners now at the cutting edge of the industry – will consider applications for both categories and select one winner from each category.

The winners will be honoured at the annual Motorsport UK Night of Champions, held at the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall in January 2025. The recipients will receive a Motorsport UK trophy as well as a £1,000 prize to further their progress within motorsport media.

Criteria 

Nominations close Friday 24 October.

Candidates must be aged 30 or under on 1 January 2025, and conform to the following submission criteria:

Young Journalist of the Year

• Applicants must demonstrate either three published articles or three broadcast features in third party media from the 2025 season.

• Articles or broadcast features can be online or in print across specialist motorsport media, regional media and national media

• Applicants must supply a covering letter from an editor supporting their application.

Click here to submit an application.

Young Photographer of the Year

• Applicants must provide five printed photographs from the 2025 season

• Image can be showcased online or in print across specialist motorsport media, regional media and national media

• Applicants must supply a covering letter from an editor supporting their application.

Click here to submit an application.