Dunlop Sexton Trophy-The Young Racing Driver of the Year(View Previous Winners)

The 2011 Winner of the Dunlop Sexton Trophy for the Young Racing Driver of the Year is Dubliner, Aron Smith.

Aron, who won Young Racing Driver of the Month for April, had all of his success in the UK in 2011, as he competed in the Air Asia Clio Cup.  The 22-year-old competed in all rounds, with three wins and nine podium finishes to his name as he finished runner-up in the Championship.  He also competed in a round of the British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill, where he scored a point on his debut.

The other two of the TOP THREE FINALISTS for the award were:

 

Niall Murray

Andy O’Brien

 

Niall Murray, Young Racing Driver of the Month for June, made big strides in the UK Ginetta Junior Championship in 2011.  The 16-year-old, who won the Irish Championship last year, competed in the UK version this year securing two wins along with eight podium finishes, including a victory at Brands Hatch. 

Andy O’Brien, who won the Young Racing Driver of the Month for July.  O’Brien only started competing in motorsport in 2010 when he finished second in the Irish Ginetta Junior Championship in his debut season.  This year he went one better, winning the Ginetta Junior Championship with 10 podium finishes, eight fastest laps and five pole positions.

The six contenders for the award, The Young Racing Drivers of the Month, were:

 

April – Aron Smith, from Dublin

May – Kevin O’Hara, from Kildare

June – Niall Murray, from Dublin

July – Andy O’Brien, from Dublin

August – Gary Thompson, from Dublin

September – Sean Doyle, from Wicklow

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