Barry Sheene Medal

The Barry Sheene Medal is an annual award honouring the achievements of a driver in the Supercars Championship,[1][2] an Australian touring car series.[3] Tony Cochrane, the chairman of the championship's organising body Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company (AVESCO),[lower-alpha 1][4] instigated the award in 2003.[5][6] The medal is named after the two-time Grand Prix motorcycle world champion and motor racing television commentator Barry Sheene.[2][7] It is presented to the driver adjudged to have displayed "outstanding leadership, media interaction, character, personality, fan appeal and sportsmanship throughout the season".[1] A panel of motor racing journalists individually award three drivers scores of three, two and one points after every event of the season.[2][5] The results are announced at the series' end-of-season gala in Sydney.[lower-alpha 2][1][5]

Barry Sheene Medal
SportTouring car racing
CompetitionSupercars Championship
Given for"outstanding leadership, media interaction, character, personality, fan appeal and sportsmanship throughout the season"[1]
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
History
First winnerMarcos Ambrose (2003)
Most winsCraig Lowndes (five)
Most recentScott McLaughlin (2020)

Drivers consider it the second-most prestigious award after the drivers' championship,[10] and it is frequently likened to Australian rules football's Brownlow Medal and rugby league's Dally M Medal.[10][11] The inaugural recipient was the Stone Brothers Racing driver Marcos Ambrose in 2003. He won his first drivers' championship title that year.[12] Ambrose claimed a second championship title the following year and earned a second medal win.[13] Since then, four drivers have won the award more than once: Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Scott McLaughlin and David Reynolds. Australian drivers have earned the medal fourteen times and New Zealanders four times.[1] Lowndes has the most victories of any competitor, collecting the award five times: in 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013 and 2015.[1] McLaughlin was named the 2020 recipient, his third victory in six years and following his third consecutive Drivers' Championship win that season.[14]

Winners
Barry Sheene Medal winners
Year Image Winner Nationality Ref.
2003 Marcos Ambrose  Australian [12]
2004 Marcos Ambrose  Australian [13]
2005 Craig Lowndes  Australian [15]
2006 Craig Lowndes  Australian [16]
2007 Jamie Whincup  Australian [17]
2008 Jamie Whincup  Australian [18]
2009 Will Davison  Australian [10]
2010 James Courtney  Australian [19]
2011 Craig Lowndes  Australian [20]
2012 Mark Winterbottom  Australian [21]
2013 Craig Lowndes  Australian [22]
2014 Scott McLaughlin  New Zealander [23]
2015 Craig Lowndes  Australian [24]
2016 Scott McLaughlin  New Zealander [25]
2017 David Reynolds  Australian [26]
2018 David Reynolds  Australian [27]
2019 Shane van Gisbergen  New Zealander [1]
2020 Scott McLaughlin  New Zealander [14]

Statistics

See also

Notes
  1. AVESCO's name was changed to V8 Supercars Australia in 2005.[4]
  2. The 2020 award ceremony took place at the Mount Panorama Circuit shortly after the 2020 Bathurst 1000 as a result of Australian COVID-19 protocols banning mass gatherings.[8][9]

References
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  4. "No more AVESCO". Crash. 15 November 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. Innes, Stuart (22 March 2003). "Clipsal 500; Medal struck in memory of Sheene". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. p. 123. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  6. Fogarty, Mark (5 December 2012). "Medal should be Brocky, not Barry". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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  8. Mulach, Jordan (18 October 2020). "Scott McLaughlin, Cam Waters take home post-season awards". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. van Leeuwen, Andrew (10 October 2020). "Bathurst celebration for Supercars medal winner". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. Jackson, Ed (7 December 2009). "Davison ends 2009 with top V8 award". Drive.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. "Team credited with back-to-back win". The Weekend Post. News Corp Australia. 12 December 2009. p. 9. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via PressReader.
  12. "Icing on the cake for Ambrose". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 2 December 2003. p. 079. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  13. Salisbury, Matt (10 December 2004). "Stone Brothers Racing clean up at awards gala". Crash. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  14. Herrero, Daniel (18 October 2020). "McLaughlin expresses pride at winning Barry Sheene Medal". Speedcafe. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. Jennings, Bob (29 November 2005). "Lowndes is voted top of the pops". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  16. "Lowndes wins major V8 award". Motoring.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. "Whincup wins Barry Sheene Medal". ABC News. 4 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  18. Lynch, Michael (9 December 2008). "Champion Whincup judged best-and-fairest driver". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  19. Lewis, Daniel (6 December 2010). "Courtney adds Sheene medal to first drivers' championship". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  20. Black, Jacob (5 December 2011). "Craig Lowndes claims the Barry Sheene medal for his all-round appeal and contribution to V8 Supercars". Fox Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  21. Kogoy, Peter (4 December 2012). "Mark Winterbottom consoled with Barry Sheene Medal". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  22. "Lowndes awarded fourth Barry Sheene Medal". Speedcafe. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  23. Vannisselroy, Brenton (9 December 2014). "McLaughlin awarded V8 Supercars' highest honour". Radio Sport. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  24. van Leeuwen, Andrew (7 December 2015). "Lowndes wins fifth Barry Sheene Medal". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  25. "McLaughlin wins Barry Sheene Medal". Radio New Zealand. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  26. Phelps, James (27 November 2017). "David Reynolds edges Jamie Whincup for first Supercars Barry Sheene Medal". The Daily Telegraph. Nationwide News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  27. Bartholomaeus, Stefan (26 November 2018). "Back-to-back Sheene Medals for Reynolds". Supercars Championship. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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