World Touring Car Championship driver Andy Priaulx has won the prestigious BRDC Gold Award for 2010, beating Formula 1 driver Mark Webber to the title. The award is given to the driver that has scored the most points in the year, using the British Racing Drivers' Club's own points-scoring system for international races. British Touring Car Championship driver Gordon Shedden won the Silver Star, the national equivalent of the Gold Star, beating series champion Jason Plato, also by a margin of two points.
Priaulx scored two more Gold Star points than Webber over the 12 months running up to 31 October. Had Webber finished in the top eight at the recent Korean Grand Prix, he would have beaten Guernseyman Priaulx to the Award. Priaulx's points were scored in races of the WTCC, American Le Mans Series and Australian V8 Supercar Series.
This is the first time that a touring car driver has won the Gold Star. Priaulx has previously been given three awards by the BRDC, winning 'Special' Gold Stars in 2005 and in 2006 for winning the WTCC title and a Gold Medal in 2007 for taking his third consecutive WTCC title.
Priaulx is still in contention to take a fourth WTCC title in 2010 heading to the season finale in Macau on 21 November. Priaulx and Shedden will be presented with their Gold and Silver Stars at the 2010 BRDC Annual Awards, held at The Savoy Hotel, London on Monday 6 December.
