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The 2026 Scottish Motorsport Awards winners along with Jimmy McRae

The 2026 Scottish Motorsport Awards, organised by the Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs and held at the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum in Duns, recognised two giants of Scottish motorsport in addition to the individuals and clubs who work tirelessly behind the scenes.

Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae, and Hugh McCaig who revitalised the Ingliston circuit, as well as supporting the historic Ecurie Ecosse team.

The awards were sponsored by former President of the regional Association, and double BTCC champion John Cleland, and the club worked in partnership with the My Name’ 5 Doddie Foundation in honour of the late Scottish Rugby Union legend Doddie Weir OBE.

There were Youth Voice Awards for Monklands Sporting Car Club, organisers of Young Drivers Days, and East Ayrshire Car Club for its efforts

Two scholarship places have been awarded for 2026 to help establish the careers of two promising female karters. For the first, Motorsport UK, in collaboration with Club100 will fund Ellena Santhosh, who was the highest-placed female driver in the British Indoor Karting Championship Cadet class for drivers aged 8-12 years. Ellena will receive a fully-funded season in the Club100 Karting Championship Cadet class.

In addition to this, the Charlotte Tilbury Scholarship has been awarded following an assessment at Whilton Mill karting circuit of the top three drivers from their funded sessions. The winning driver, Mia Gualtieri has also been awarded a fully-funded season in the Club100 Karting Championship Cadet class. to create opportunities for junior rally drivers to compete in sprint events using their existing cars.

• East Ayrshire Car Club won the Engagement Award for its outreach work.

• The Best Grassroots Motorsport Event award went to Highland Car Club for the Far North Winter Classic.

• The Scottish MX-5 Hill climb and Sprint Register( Eunos Ecosse) won the Equity and Inclusion Award.

• Ian Smith, Technical Director at Motorsport UK was presented with the Sustainability in Motorsport Award for his leadership in developing ecoRally Scotland.

• The Scottish Motorsport Volunteer of the Year Award recognised Rhona Dickie, who has helped grow the Junior 1000 Ecosse Challenge.

• Anona Gauld and Dawn Henderson were highly commended for their dedication to marshalling and event organisation across Scotland.

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Revolution- March 2026