The 2025 Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards finalists have been revealed ahead of the winners being announced on Thursday 20 November.
Jeremy Vaughan, Head of Motoring for the Royal Automobile Club, said: ‘The Club has been recognising achievement for over 125 years, and these Awards continue that proud tradition by celebrating the hidden talents within the historic vehicle scene. There’s so much inspiring work taking place, and we’re here to celebrate — and reward — the most inspirational people.
‘We do this, of course, by bringing everyone together in London for a very special evening. But we also engage a remarkable team of independent judges to help us identify the leading candidates and assess the finalists. It’s quite a process, but this kind of event is the lifeblood of the Club — it builds on our unique heritage of recognising and supporting British achievement.’
The full list of finalist is:
Competitive Event (supported by Piper-Heidsieck)
Equipe 6 Hour
International McRae Rally Challenge
Silverstone Festival
Innovation (supported by Federation Skills Trust and SUSTAIN)
Bridge Classic Cars Kids
Equipe Super Sprint
ifindautoparts
Motoring Spectacle (supported by RM Sotheby’s)
The Royal Tunbridge Wells Festival of Motoring
Salon Privé
The Jim Clark Trust celebration of Jim Clark’s 1965 season
Museums & Collections (supported by Lockton)
British Motor Museum
Great British Car Journey
Haynes Motor Museum
Outstanding Journalism (presented by the Royal Automobile Club)
Giles Chapman – Ernie Unger (The Automobile)
Dan Cogger – Lucky Number 13 (The Automobile)
Jon Pressnell – 100 MG Marque-defining Moments (Octane)
Personal Endeavour (supported by Motul)
Tania Brown
Julian Grimwade
Mark Reber
Restoration (supported by Bicester Motion)
1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C ‘Boulogne’ – Jonathan Wood Ltd
1926 Rally Grand Sport Type S – David Foster/Bob Thredder
1953 Jaguar C-type – Anthony Purnell, Pendine Historic Cars & CKL Developments
Young Achiever (supported by StarterMotor)
Will Marsh
Jack Rawles
Samantha Ruff
