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Award for best and fairest driver in a V8 Supercars season
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),
[a]
[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 .
[b]
[1]
[5]
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 seventeen 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]
Chaz Mostert was named the 2023 recipient, his first victory.
[14]
Winners
Statistics
See also
Notes
References
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g Pavey, James (25 November 2019).
"SVG Supercars' best and fairest: Van Gisbergen wins maiden Barry Sheene Medal" .
Fox Sports Australia .
Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^
a
b
c
"V8's best to receive Barry Sheene Medal" .
ABC News . 21 March 2003.
Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ Prior, Matt (28 July 2017).
"The Australian Supercars championship proves we need more street races" .
Autocar .
Haymarket Media Group .
Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 .
^
a
b
"No more AVESCO" . Crash. 15 November 2005.
Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 .
^
a
b
c Innes, Stuart (22 March 2003).
"Clipsal 500; Medal struck in memory of Sheene" .
The Advertiser .
News Corp Australia . p. 123.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Gale OneFile: News.
^ Fogarty, Mark (5 December 2012).
"Medal should be Brocky, not Barry" .
The Age .
Nine Entertainment . Archived from
the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^
"Barry Sheene Biography" .
The Biography Channel . Archived from
the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ Mulach, Jordan (18 October 2020).
"Scott McLaughlin, Cam Waters take home post-season awards" . TouringCarTimes.
Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (10 October 2020).
"Bathurst celebration for Supercars medal winner" .
Motorsport.com .
Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
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a
b
c 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 .
^
"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 .
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a
b
"Icing on the cake for Ambrose" .
The Courier-Mail .
News Corp Australia . 2 December 2003. p. 079.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Gale OneFile: News.
^
a
b 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 .
^
a
b Miles, Thomas (28 November 2023).
"Mostert lost for words by Barry Sheene medal honour" . Auto Action . Retrieved 1 December 2023 .
^ Jennings, Bob (29 November 2005).
"Lowndes is voted top of the pops" .
The Sydney Morning Herald .
Nine Entertainment . Archived from
the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^
"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 .
^
"Whincup wins Barry Sheene Medal" .
ABC News . 4 December 2007.
Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ Lynch, Michael (9 December 2008).
"Champion Whincup judged best-and-fairest driver" .
The Age .
Nine Entertainment . Archived from
the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ Lewis, Daniel (6 December 2010).
"Courtney adds Sheene medal to first drivers' championship" .
The Sydney Morning Herald .
Nine Entertainment .
Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
"Lowndes awarded fourth Barry Sheene Medal" .
Speedcafe . 9 December 2013.
Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
"McLaughlin wins Barry Sheene Medal" .
Radio New Zealand . 6 December 2016.
Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Herrero, Daniel (18 October 2020).
"McLaughlin expresses pride at winning Barry Sheene Medal" .
Speedcafe .
Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .
^ Bullis, Charlie (4 December 2021).
"Whincup wins third Barry Sheene Medal" .
Supercars Championship .
Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ Pavey, James (5 December 2022).
"Holdsworth wins Barry Sheene Medal" .
Supercars Championship .
Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022 .