The 2026 Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Book of the Year Awards will open for entries on 1 June.
Authors and publishers can enter their work throughout June and there are four award classes. They are:
Motor cars and motoring – priced below £30, below £100 and with no price limit.
Motorsport – priced below £30, below £100 and with no price limit.
The Graham Robson Trophy for Best Debut Author – recognising an outstanding book by a previously unpublished author.
Design – celebrating craftsmanship in book design and production.
Also, a Lifetime Achievement Award may be presented at the Club’s discretion to honour an individual or organisation that has made a significant contribution to the automotive publishing industry.
Jeremy Vaughan, Head of Motoring at the Royal Automobile Club, said: ‘Our Book Awards – now in their 13th year – have already recognised numerous exceptional works. This year we have high hopes for more extraordinary work, and we’re also extending the scope of the Awards to include excellence in book design and production.’
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at the Club’s historic Pall Mall clubhouse.
