Truly a moving event - that was the presentation of the "Motorworld Book Prize 2023" on Tuesday, May 30, at Motorworld Munich. The most exciting and interesting new car books were chosen from around 70 submissions: a total of 21 literary works dealing with various aspects of mobility made the running in the categories "Brand", "Biography", "Motorsport", "Design" and "History". Several special prizes were also awarded.
The variety of topics covered by the award-winning books ranged from documentaries focusing on the history or models of Tatra, BMW, Glas or Harley Davidson to biographies of racing drivers such as Kurt Ahrens and Eberhard Mahle and a literary journey through Italian car design. The jury was also impressed by a Nürburgring album that perfectly reflects the zeitgeist of the 1960s with amateur photographs and a book with previously unpublished photographs by Edward Quinn, who captured the major motorsport events in Monaco in the 1950s and 1960s - including lifestyle, glamor and celebrities.
In terms of content, an insight into the garage of the last Shah of Iran, including the history of Iranian society and automotive culture, as well as a comprehensive work on the history of e-mobility from 1881 to the present day, also stood out. Two special surprises were the comprehensive presentation of Japanese automotive history and the Porsche 962, for which the jury created the extra category "Beyond Everything".
Award winners at a glance
- Extra category "Beyond everything"
Mark R. Brinkner & Myron T. Vernis: "A Quiet Greatness: Japan's Most Astonishing Automobiles
Serge Vanbockryck: "Ultimate Works Porsche 962 - The Definitive History", Porter Press International - Brand" category
1st place: Klaus Buschbaum: Tatra in Germany
Honorary prizes
Hagen Nyncke / Rainer Simons / Walter Zeichner: "BMW 1929 to 1945'', GeraMond Verlag
Uwe Gusen & Stefan Dierkes: "Glas V8 and BMW Glas V8'', Glas Automobilclub International
Mitch Bergeron: "Harley-Davidson - 120 years of cult'', Delius Klasing-Verlag - Biography" category
1st place: Eckhard Schimpf: "Kurt Ahrens'', Delius Klasing-Verlag
Honorary prizes
Tobias Aichele: "Eberhard Mahle - 150 victories'', Motorbuch-Verlag - Motorsport" category
1st place: Michael Behrndt / Jörg-Thomas Födisch / Nils Ruwisch: "Nürburgring-Album'', McKlein Publishing
Honorary prizes
Dr. Peter Schroeder: "Mercedes-Benz - Langstreckenfahrten 1950-1964'', Heel-Verlag
Thomas Nehlert: "Porsche 956-001 - Creating a Legend'', Sportfahrer-Verlag - History" category
1st place: Wolfgang Frei: "Edward Quinn - Monaco Motor Racing 1950 - 1965'', Delius Klasing-Verlag
Honorary prize
Daniel Reinhard: "Inside Formula 1 - A motorsport journey through time'', GeraMond Verlag - Design" category
1st place: Piotr Degler: "Made in Italy'', Degler Studio
Honorary prizes
Andy Saunders: "The Automotive Alchemist'', Dalton Watson Fine Books
Andreas K. Vetter: "House and Car", Callwey Verlag - Special prizes
Barzou Sepasi: "Fit for a King - The Royal Garage of the Shahs of Iran'', Dalton Watson Fine Books
René Edenhofer: "The Flying Motorcycle", Verlag Brüder Hollinek
Volker Christian Manz / Halwart Schrader: "Alternativ Mobil - Die Geschichte der E-Mobilität'', Olms Verlag
Harald Täger: "Vehicle secrets of the GDR", GeraMond Verlag
Gwendolin Engels / Claude Haas / Dirk Naguschweski / Elisa Ronzheimer: "Im Fuhrpark der Literatur'', Wallstein Verlag
About the Motorworld Book Prize
The Motorworld Book Prize honors outstanding literary works dedicated to the topics of the automobile and mobility. The motoring journalist, automotive historian and author Jürgen Lewandowski established the Motorworld Book Prize around 20 years ago. The Motorworld Group has been involved as the organizer for six years.
This year's award was supported by BASF Coatings GmbH and the AvD - Automobilclub von Deutschland.
The jury for the Motorworld Book Prize 2023 consisted of Jürgen Lewandowksi (Jury Chair), Sarah Dünkel (Future Leader Motorworld Group), Lutz Leif Linden (Secretary General of Automobilclub von Deutschland e.V. and Managing Director of AvD Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH), Jürgen Book (Classic Cars Manager, Global Strategic Account Management, BASF Coatings GmbH), Frank Marrenbach (CEO Althoff Hotel Group), Michael Stoschek (Chairman of the Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG), Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Leica Camera AG), Georg Schaeffler (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Schaeffler AG) and Sabine Kehm (The MS Office; manager of Michael and Mick Schumacher).
All information on the Motorworld Book Prize can also be found online.
