BRITISH WOMEN RACING DRIVERS CLUB
PROUDLY SUPPORTING WOMEN IN MOTORSPORT SINCE 1962
THE GOLDSTARS AWARDS
The BWRDC GoldStars Award is an initiative conceived by our unique motorsport club to promote talented women in motorsport. Only two of the prestigious GoldStars Awards may be presented annually at the discretion of the Club, and the GoldStars are not always awarded.
The GoldStars Junior Award is recognition for Club Members under 25 and the Senior Award is for Club Members over 25. GoldStars Awards are given to Club Members to recognises their progress and
to help them take their motorsport career to a higher level. The Volunteers Award recognises the many members who generously donate their time to our sport, whether as marshals, officials or in another capacity, The nominees are put forward by the BWRDC committee to an independent panel of judges who decide the final winners. The judges are Helen Bashford Malkie, Louise Goodman and Lorina McLoughlin
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GOLDSTARS WINNERS
2025 Daniella Sutton, Lydia Walmsley, Catherine Smart
2024 Alisha Palmowski , Claire Norman, Marion Quarrington
2023 Annabella (Bella) Fairclough, Sasha Heriot, Nadine Lewis
2022 Jess Edgar, Alice Powell,
Carol Glenn
2021 Jem Hepworth, Cathy Sewart, Nadine Lewis
2020 Chloe Grant, Sasha Heriot
2019 Abbi Pulling, Jo Polley
2018 Sara Williams, Elen Worthington
2017 Katie Milner
2016 Sara Williams, Elen Worthington
2015 Anna Waleswka, Roz Shaw
2014 Amanda Black, Amy Barker
2013 Zoe Wenham, Sian Stafford-Atkinson
2012 Sarah Reader, Gail Hill
2011 Alice Powell, Cat Lund
2010 Alice Powell, Ilsa Cox
THE 2025 JUNIOR GOLDSTAR
DANIELLA SUTTON
Daniella Sutton started 2024 by winning the BRSCC scholarship. During the three day shoot-out, which involved fitness, media and driving assessments Daniella came up against more than 50 drivers from around the country and faced driving assessors including Josh Cook, Paul O’Neil and Aiden Moffat. Despite having only 1 test day before the season started, Daniella regularly finished in the top 10. She has since secured further funding, and is looking forward to making more progress in 2025.
LYDIA WALMSLEY
Lydia Walmsley competed in the 2024 Mini Challenge JCW series, which features on ITV as part of the BTCC support package. Lydia lacks the funding and large team support of many of her competitors, not only racing but also taking on the team manager role for her small, family owned team. Despite the added demands on her time and energy, this year Lydia made history, becoming the first woman ever to stand on the JCW Mini Challenge podium. In the final race of the year, Lydia scored the fastest lap of the race by more than a second, something that hasn’t happed in more than 7 years in Mini Challenge. This year Lydia was voted by the public to win the BTCC Chat awards driver of the year for the 3rd consecutive year, and has been announced as a finalist for the ‘Active Suffolk’ Sports personality of the year. Lydia is also a Grade ‘A’ ARDS instructor, one of the youngest in the country, and gives tuition to multiple young drivers across the country, as well as taking time out of her busy schedule to encourage as many young girls as she can.
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THE 2025
SENIOR
GOLDSTAR
THE 2025
VOLUNTEER GOLDSTAR
CATHERINE SMART
In 2023 Catherine won the Lesley Harris New Marshall of the Year trophy from the BMMC, and has only contributed more in 2024. She is a grade 1 kart marshall, having flag marshalled and whilton mill and Kimbolton, and is hoping to upgrade in 2025. Catherine has also marshalled at multiple big and small race meetings at Silverstone circuit, including Silverstone festival and BTCC. Catherine amassed over 50 volunteering days in 2024, despite having to step back for a hip replacement in October, and is looking forward to expanding her volunteering experience further in 2025.
 THE JUNIORÂ
 NOMINEESÂ
This year’s Junior GoldStars
Nominees were Daniella Sutton,
Abbi Pulling and Ella Lloyd.
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Daniella Sutton
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Daniella started 2024 by winning the BRSCC scholarship. During the three day shoot-out, which involved fitness, media and driving assessments Daniella came up against more than 50 drivers from around the country and faced driving assessors including Josh Cook, Paul O’Neil and Aiden Moffat. Despite having only 1 test day before the season started, Daniella regularly finished in the top 10. She has since secured further funding, and is looking forward to making more progress in 2025.
Abbi Pulling
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Abbi is a driver who to many needs very little introduction. Having been a proud member of the BWRDC from a young age, we have all really enjoyed seeing her achieve her potential and take victory in the 2024 F1 Academy. Additionally she finished 7th overall in the British F4 championship, despite missing 7 rounds due to clashes.
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Ella Lloyd
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Ella is another young driver who has been competing in British F4 throughout 2024, finishing 11th overall in the championship. She also took part in the F1 Academy round in Singapore, with race results of 9th and 7th, and we look forward to seeing her with a full season seat in F1 Academy in 2025.
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 THE SENIORÂ
 NOMINEESÂ
This year's Senior Goldstars Nominees were Emma Morrison, Faye Noble-Evans
and Lydia Walmsley.
Emma Morrison
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Emma has had a busy year of co-driving, competing in 18 rallies with 6 different drivers, from juniors in 1litre cars to national level in R5 cars. She came away with 2nd overall in the 2023/24 Circuit Rally Championship and was never off the podium. She has competed on 2 Protyre rounds with fellow BWRDC member Ashleigh Morris, including on the Isle of Man, before doing the Jim Clark Rally, a round of the British Rally Championship, alongside Dan Bird in his R5 Fiesta. This secured her enough points to take the Ladies co-driver title. The first 3 rounds of this years Circuit Rally Championship has so far delivered 2 overall wins, putting her in good stead to take the overall title. Emma is also mentoring other female co-drivers who are entering the sport.
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Faye Noble-Evans
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Faye started her racing career later in life, only beginning racing in 2022, when in her mid 40’s. In 2023 Faye came 3rd in the Porsche Club GB Boxter cup, becoming the first woman to win silverware in nearly 30 years. The first 2 rounds of the 2024 championship delivered 2 podiums, at Donington and Brands Hatch, before a couple of difficult but well fought rounds. Faye ended the 2024 championship in 8th place overall after a season of difficult events but hopes to inspire women to get involved in the sport, no matter their age.
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Lydia Walmsley
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Lydia competed in the 2024 Mini Challenge JCW series, which features on ITV as part of the BTCC support package. Lydia lacks the funding and large team support of many of her competitors, not only racing but also taking on the team manager role for her small, family owned team. Despite the added demands on her time and energy, this year Lydia made history, becoming the first woman ever to stand on the JCW Mini Challenge podium. In the final race of the year, Lydia scored the fastest lap of the race by more than a second, something that hasn’t happed in more than 7 years in Mini Challenge. This year Lydia was voted by the public to win the BTCC Chat awards driver of the year for the 3rd consecutive year, and has been announced as a finalist for the ‘Active Suffolk’ Sports personality of the year. Lydia is also a Grade ‘A’ ARDS instructor, one of the youngest in the country, and gives tuition to multiple young drivers across the country, as well as taking time out of her busy schedule to encourage as many young girls as she can.
THE VOLUNTEER
NOMINEES
This year's Volunteer Goldstars Nominees were Pheebe Fletcher, Catherine Smart
and Becky Crocombe.
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Pheebe Fletcher
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Pheebe has done a total of 34 days marshalling throughout 2024, at 25 events. She has been on timing duties at 7 rallies, and assistant chief marshall at 2. Having only turned 17 this year she has also gained her trainee recovery license and has crewed at 3 sprints and 2 rallies with her father, as well as 11 days with another recovery team, including the race of remembrance at Anglesey in November. Despite only just having turned 17, this year Pheebe celebrated her 10th year marshalling!
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Catherine Smart
In 2023 Catherine won the Lesley Harris New Marshall of the Year trophy from the BMMC, and has only contributed more in 2024. She is a grade 1 kart marshall, having flag marshalled and whilton mill and Kimbolton, and is hoping to upgrade in 2025. Catherine has also marshalled at multiple big and small race meetings at Silverstone circuit, including Silverstone festival and BTCC. Catherine amassed over 50 volunteering days in 2024, despite having to step back for a hip replacement in October, and is looking forward to expanding her volunteering experience further in 2025.
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Becky Crocombe
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Becky Crocombe celebrated 20 years of marshalling in 2024, the majority of which she has spent on the start line at Gurston Down Hillclimb. Becky kicked off her year contributing to the training of speed marshalls at Thruxton race circuit, sharing her passion for the unique discipline of hillclimb. Becky mixed 16 days of marshalling at both Gurston Down and Thruxton with training new marshalls and serving on the committee for gurston down, as the only female member of the committee. Becky has recently completed her second year behind the wheel having taken the leap to swap her orange overalls for a race suit. She has also been heavily involved with the BWRDC and it’s IntoSpeed initiative to encourage more women into hillclimb and sprints, following her participation in the clubs inaugural event back in March. She hopes to show other women that it is possible to be involved in the sport whether behind the wheel or not.