The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2023 is set to be reported this evening with assignments for cricketer Stuart Wide, footballer Mary Earps, golfer Rory McIlroy, move Frankie Dettori, wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett and competitor Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
The accomplishment is granted to an competitor who is either British or lives and plays a critical sum of their don within the UK. The competitors are picked based on their accomplishments from the final year, with a open vote choosing the generally victor.
Although no Equation 1 drivers are designated this year, five drivers have effectively taken domestic the grant since the prestigious grant started in 1954. F1 has had a assortment of grants over the a long time counting Youthful Sports Identity of the Year granted to Jenson Button in 2000, World Don Star of the Year planning to Niki Lauda in 1977 and Sebastian Vettel in 2013 and indeed Group of the Year grants for Cooper in 1960 and BRM in 1962.
Here’s everything you would like to know almost the five drivers who have overseen to scoop the BBC Sports Identity of the Year:
Lewis Hamilton (2014 & 2020)
Lewis Hamilton is the foremost later F1 driver to win the BBC Sports Identity of the year and has secured the grant twice. Hamilton took BBC Sports Identity of the Year in 2014, beating out golfer Rory McIlroy and competitor Jo Pavey some time recently beating footballer Jordan Henderson and boxer Tyson Anger in 2020.
His to begin with grant came after he demonstrated triumphant over his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg within the year’s drivers’ championship.
The win was his moment championship title and Hamilton’s first for Mercedes after taking his to begin with championship triumph with McLaren in 2008, additionally made a difference secure the group their to begin with constructors’ championship. Hamilton’s 2014 title finished Ruddy Bull’s 4 a long time of championship dominance, with Sebastian Vettel claiming the title in 2010.
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-23 Mercedes, 3rd position, leads Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1 08, 4th position.
The moment BBC Sports Identity of the Year grant for the Brit came at the conclusion of 2020 after he had equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world championship titles, as well as breaking the German driver’s record of 91 career wins. This was the final championship win for Lewis Hamilton, who at that point came moment within the drivers’ championship in 2021.
Hamilton has wrapped up moment within the BBC Sports Identity of the Year on four other events counting 2007, 2008, 2017 and 2018 and holds the record for most top-three placings for the grant.
Damon Slope (1994 & 1996)
Damon Slope has too accomplished the BBC Sports Identity of the Year grant twice.Damon Slope was granted the BBC Sports Identity of the Year in 1994 ahead of competitors Quip Gunnell and Colin Jackson. In 1996, he too beat paddling competitor Steve Redgrave and move Frankie Dettori.
His to begin with grant came after one of the foremost awful seasons in F1 history. Slope, who was driving for Williams-Renault, was the team-mate of Ayrton Senna who passed on amid the San Marino Fantastic Prix, fair one day after the passing of rookie Roland Ratzenberger. The 1994 championship saw a number of other episodes over the season which brought about in wounds to drivers and mechanics, as well as onlookers and indeed a track marshal.
Hill was incapable to defeat Michael Schumacher for the driver’s championship title, remaining fair one point behind the German driver. In spite of the fact that he took moment place, he did offer assistance Williams bring domestic to begin with within the constructors’ championship in a season where he had three team-mates over the course of the year, counting test driver David Coulthard and Nigel Mansell.
Hill too took domestic the BBC’s Sports Identity of the Year in 1996, the year he won his to begin with and as it were drivers’ championship. He got to be the primary child of a world winner to win the title himself - Hill’s father Graham had already won the title in both 1962 and 1968.
Although he’d had a lovely intense year in 1995, wrapping up runner-up once more, Slope was as it were debilitated by his team-mate for the title the taking after year. Jacques Villeneuve had joined Williams after getting to be the 1995 IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion but was incapable to defeat Slope in 1996.
Damon Slope, Williams FW18 Renault
Williams moreover won the constructors’ championship by 105 focuses as no other group was solid sufficient to compete.In any case, Slope was at that point dropped from Williams for Heinz-Harald Frentzen. He at that point moved to Bolts but resigned from dashing fair three a long time afterward in 1999.
Hill’s drivers’ championship win was the final by a British driver until 2008 when the title was claimed by Lewis Hamilton.
Nigel Mansell (1986 & 1992)
Nigel Mansell was the primary F1 driver to be granted the BBC Sports Identity of the Year twice. In 1986 Mansell was granted the BBC Sports Identity of the Year over competitor Fatima Whitbread and footballer Kenny Dalglish, and after that claimed the grant over competitors Linford Christie and Banter Gunnel in 1992.
His to begin with win, in 1986, came after an seriously championship fight between himself and team-mate Nelson Piquet, as well as McLaren driver Alain Prost amid the ultimate race at the Australian Terrific Prix. Amid the race Mansell’s tire detonated and his team-mate, Piquet, was brought in for a preparatory pitstop for modern tires, which cleared out Prost to win the race and his moment drivers’ championship.
Mansell wrapped up moment within the 1986 world championship fair two focuses behind Alain Prost, after winning five of the year’s grands prix.
Mansell too took domestic the BBC Sports Identity of the Year in 1992 after claiming his to begin with and as it were drivers’ championship and made a difference win the constructors’ championship for Williams. After winning the primary five races of the season, he went on to gotten to be the primary F1 driver to win nine world championship races in a single season and took the drivers’ championship at the Hungarian Amazing Prix with five races cleared out to go. His drivers’ championship win made Mansell the primary British driver to win the championship since James Chase in 1976.
Jackie Stewart (1973)
Jackie Stewart claimed the BBC Sports Identity of the Year in 1973 taking after his retirement from F1. Stewart won the year’s drivers’ championship driving for Mythical person Group Tyrrell beating Emerson Fittipaldi by 16 focuses.
He had been amazingly vocal around moved forward security conditions in F1 taking after the passing of François Cevert at the Joined together States Amazing Prix. Stewart and his group pulled back from the race which given the constructors' title to Lotus.
Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell 006 Ford
Stewart at that point chosen to seek after a career in media, where he went through a long time as a commentator on numerous engine dashing arrangement.
Jackie Stewart beat tennis player Roger Taylor and showjumper Paddy McMahon to require domestic the 1973 BBC Sports Identity of the Year.
Stirling Greenery (1961)
Stirling Greenery was the primary F1 driver to be granted the BBC Sports Identity of the Year in 1961.Driving an obsolete and underpowered Lotus 18, Greenery was able to secure one of the foremost popular amazing prix wins when he was able to defeat the Ferrari drivers in Monaco, some time recently too taking a win at the German Amazing Prix.
Moss wrapped up third within the year’s drivers’ championship, which was his final year in F1. In 1962, while competing within the Glover Trophy at Goodwood, he slammed his Lotus, which put him in a coma for a month and cleared out the cleared out side of his body deadened for six months. In spite of his recuperation, he eventually chosen to resign from hustling taking after a test session within the Lotus 19 in 1963, where he felt he hadn’t recaptured intuitively command of the car taking after his mishap.
Stirling Greenery was granted the BBC Sports Identity of the Year grant in 1961 beating boxer Billy Walker in moment and tennis player Angela Mortimer.