Motorsport Ireland National Autotest Championship & Challenge
Hewison Trophy Winners
Awarded to the winners of the MI National Autotest Championship
(1958 & 1959 Championships were for teams)
1938
Wilfie Fitzsimmons and Charlie Manders
1939
George Mangan
1940
Paddy Le Fanu
1947
Pearse Cahill
1948
Wilfie Fitzsimmons
1949
Jimmy Millard
1950
Cecil Vard
1951
Kevin Murray
1952
Kevin Murray
1953
Kevin Murray
1954
Kevin Murray
1955
Paddy Hopkirk
1956
Declan O’Leary
1957
Paddy Hopkirk
1958
MG CC (Jimmy Millard, Kevin Sherry & Cecil Vard)
1959
Leinster-DU (Sam Logan, Alec Malcolm & Reg Redmond)
1960
Shea Griffin
1961
Shea Griffin
1962
Shea Griffin
1963
Steve Griffin
1964
Steve Griffin
1965
Steve Griffin
1966
Con Linehan
1967
Dermot Carnegie
1968
Not awarded (foot and mouth disease)
1969
Leslie Vard
1970
Dermot Carnegie
1971
Dermot Carnegie
1972
Dermot Carnegie
1973
John Lyons
1974
John Lyons
1975
Dermot Carnegie
1976
Alan Murray
1977
Dermot Carnegie
1978
Alan Murray
1979
Dermot Carnegie
1980
Ken Irwin
1981
Alan Murray
1982
Dermot Carnegie
1983
Charlie Irwin
1984
Dermot Carnegie
1985
Ken Irwin
1986
Dermot Carnegie
1987
Sam Bowden
1988
Sam Bowden
1989
Sam Bowden
1990
Eamonn Byrne
1991
Sam Bowden
1992
Sam Bowden
1993
Eamonn Byrne
1994
Eamonn Byrne
1995
Eamonn Byrne
1996
Eamonn Byrne
1997
Eamonn Byrne
1998
Peter Grimes
1999
Eamonn Byrne
2000
Eamonn Byrne
2001
J.J. Farrell
2002
J.J. Farrell
2003
Eamonn Byrne
2004
Eamonn Byrne
2005
Eddie Peterson
2006
Eddie Peterson
2007
Eddie Peterson
2008
Eddie Peterson
2009
Eddie Peterson
2010
Eddie Peterson
2011
Steven Ferguson
2012
Steven Ferguson
2013
Steven Ferguson
2014
Steven Ferguson
2015
Steven Ferguson
2016
Steven Ferguson
2017
Steven Ferguson
2018
Ian White
2019
Ian White and Guy Foster
2020
Guy Foster
2021-2023
Not awarded
2024
Peter Grimes
Official Hewison Trophy Winners are available to view via the MotorSport Ireland Yearbook.
See Appendix 20 (pg 75).
Ascot Trophy Winners
Awarded to the winners of the MI National Autotest Challenge
2024
Brian Kingston