London: Britain's Lewis Williamson will follow in the tracks of compatriots Jenson Button and David Coulthard after winning a Formula One test with McLaren.
The 21-year-old Scot was named as winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club) award at the magazine's awards ceremony on Sunday night.
Previous winners include 2009 champion Button and former McLaren driver Coulthard as well as double Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti.
Williamson, runner-up in the Formula Renault UK series, also won 100,000 pounds ($157,800) to further his career.
Germany's Sebastian Vettel was named international racing driver of the year after last month becoming the youngest Formula One title with Red Bull at the age of 23.
Sauber's Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi was honoured as the rookie of the year, an award that Vettel, Button and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton have all won in the past, after a vote of autosport.com readers.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, December 06, 2010, 16:39