Sebastien Ogier retains Autosport’s Rally Driver of the Year Award

Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rally Driver of the Year Award.

Ogier won six rounds on his way to the crown despite only contesting 11 of the 14 events with Toyota.

Motorsport readers have voted the Frenchman the top rally driver of 2025, ahead of team-mates Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera, former champions Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville, and WRC2 dominator Oliver Solberg. It is the ninth time Ogier has won the honour.

Former winners of the award, which has been running since 1982 and is open to professional or semi-professional rally drivers competing at international level, include Audi stars Michele Mouton and Stig Blomqvist, and multiple world champions Juha Kankkunen, Carlos Sainz, Tommi Makinen, Sebastien Loeb and Rovanpera. Colin McRae (three times), Richard Burns (three times) and Evans (once) have also taken the accolade.

Other categories decided by fan voting include Driver of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Moment of the Year presented by Bahrain International Circuit, Competition Car of the Year and British Competition Driver of the Year. Two new awards for 2025 are Team of the Year and Creator of the Year.

Further awards, decided by expert judging panels, include the Pioneering and Innovation Award, Promoter of the Year and Brand Partnership of the Year.

To find out who our other award winners are, go to motorsport.com/awards