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Judging Panel 2019
Alessio Viola
Country: Italy
Age: 53
Years in Motoring Journalism: 27
Outlets: Quattroruote
Alvaro Sauras Alonso
Country: Spain
Age: 44
Years in Motoring Journalism: 22
Outlets: Autofacil - CAR&Tecno
Angus MacKenzie
Country: USA
Age: 65
Years in Motoring Journalism: 40
Outlets: Motor Trend
Carl Cunanan
Country: Philippines
Age: 61
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: C!, Calibre, Billionaire, Wheel2Wheel
Charley Chae
Country: Korea
Age: 66
Years in Motoring Journalism: 38
Outlets: Auto Express, Global Autonews
Choi Joo Sig
Country: Korea
Age: 60
Years in Motoring Journalism: 32
Outlets: Autocar Korea
Chung Hee Ryu
Country: Korea
Age: 49
Years in Motoring Journalism: 26
Outlets: Carlife magazine, Motor Magazine, Daum
Dan Carney
Country: USA
Age: 57
Years in Motoring Journalism: 35
Outlets: Automotive Engineering International, The New York Times, Sports Car International, BBC.com
Dan Vardie
Country: Romania
Age: 61
Years in Motoring Journalism: 35
Outlets: 4x4 Crossover Lifestyle, Car Romania
Dave Humphreys
Country: Ireland
Age: 41
Years in Motoring Journalism: 13
Outlets: Complete Car
Dave VanderWerp
Country: USA
Age: 46
Years in Motoring Journalism: 20
Outlets: Car and Driver
Dean Slavnich
Country: UK
Age: 44
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: Engine + Powertrain Technology International Editor, co-chairman of the Awards
Eddie Alterman
Country: USA
Age: 52
Years in Motoring Journalism: 32
Outlets: Car and Driver, Automobile, GQ Men's Journal, MPH, The New York Times
Fabio Orecchini
Country: Italy
Age: 51
Years in Motoring Journalism: 27
Outlets: La Repubblica
Fernando Calmon
Country: Brazil
Age: 78
Years in Motoring Journalism: 56
Outlets: Coluna Alta Roda, UOL Carros, Carplace, Autozine
Frank Markus
Country: USA
Age: 62
Years in Motoring Journalism: 34
Outlets: Motor Trend
Gabor Szecsenyi
Country: Hungary
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 26
Outlets: Az Auto, Retro Mobil, Luxusauto, Tempo radio
Gautam Sharma
Country: Middle East
Age: 58
Years in Motoring Journalism: 26
Outlets: Wheels, The National, Top Gear Middle East, DriveArabia, Mojeh Men
Georg Kacher
Country: Germany
Age: 72
Years in Motoring Journalism: 49
Outlets: Auto Bild, Automobile, Car
Goro Okazaki
Country: Japan
Age: 57
Years in Motoring Journalism: 35
Outlets: Car and Driver Japan, CarView, Car Graphic
Graham Johnson
Country: UK
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 30
Outlets: Managing director UKi Media & Events Ltd, co-chairman of the Awards
Haitao Song
Country: China
Age: 46
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: Auto World China
Halit Bolkan
Country: Turkey
Age: 54
Years in Motoring Journalism: 30
Outlets: Kafa Radyo, AutoClub YouTube, Cumhuriyet Newspaper
Hans Hedberg
Country: Sweden
Age: 53
Years in Motoring Journalism: 28
Outlets: Teknikensvarld
Hongcang Liu
Country: China
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 25
Outlets: China Auto
Hormazd Sorabjee
Country: India
Age: 58
Years in Motoring Journalism: 37
Outlets: Autocar India, CNBC Television
Jason Cammisa
Country: USA
Age: 48
Years in Motoring Journalism: 18
Outlets: Freelancer
Jens Meiners
Country: Germany
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 27
Outlets: Car and Driver, Automotive News, Automobil Industrie
Joaquim Oliveira
Country: Portugal
Age: 56
Years in Motoring Journalism: 35
Outlets: Auto Foco, Marca, Mundo Automovel TV
John Carey
Country: Australia
Age: 66
Years in Motoring Journalism: 39
Outlets: News Ltd Cars Guide (including Sydney Daily Telegraph Melbourne, Herald Sun, Brisbane Courier Mail), Wheels, Qantas
Josh Dowling
Country: Australia
Age: 53
Years in Motoring Journalism: 27
Outlets: Sydney Daily Telegraph
Juergen Zoellter
Country: Germany
Age: 73
Years in Motoring Journalism: 36
Outlets: Autobild, Car and Driver, Focus, Welt am Sonntag
Kibeom Kim
Country: Korea
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 25
Outlets: Roadtest
Leonid Golovanov
Country: Russia
Age: 56
Years in Motoring Journalism: 29
Outlets: Autoreview
Marc Lachapelle
Country: Canada
Age: 71
Years in Motoring Journalism: 43
Outlets: Guide de l'auto
Marc Noordeloos
Country: USA
Age: 49
Years in Motoring Journalism: 21
Outlets: Automobile, Autocar, What Car?
Michael Taylor
Country: Italy
Age: 55
Years in Motoring Journalism: 33
Outlets: AutoCar, Motor, AutoWeek
Mikhail Podorozhansky
Country: Russia
Age: 65
Years in Motoring Journalism: 37
Outlets: Autoreview
Mohamed Sheta
Country: Egypt
Age: 49
Years in Motoring Journalism: 29
Outlets: Al-Masry Al-Youm, Auto Arabia, Middle East Auto News Agency
Natan Tazelaar
Country: Netherlands
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 24
Outlets: Carros, Autovisie, Autokompas
Nicol Louw
Country: South Africa
Age: 44
Years in Motoring Journalism: 13
Outlets: Car South Africa
Nicolas Gourdol
Country: France
Age: 43
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: Motorsport (France)
Nikos Kounitis
Country: Greece
Age: 55
Years in Motoring Journalism: 29
Outlets: Car Greece, newsauto.gr
Oleg Vasylevskyi
Country: Ukraine
Age: 53
Years in Motoring Journalism: 29
Outlets: Auto Bild Ukraine
Padraic Deane
Country: Ireland
Age: 66
Years in Motoring Journalism: 33
Outlets: Motorshow
Paul Horrell
Country: UK
Age: 60
Years in Motoring Journalism: 35
Outlets: Car Graphic, The Daily Telegraph, Motor Trend, Popular Science, Top Gear
Peter Lyon
Country: Japan
Age: 63
Years in Motoring Journalism: 36
Outlets: Outlets: Car and Driver, Forbes, Forbes Japan, Yahoo! Japan, Auto Express, Quattroroute
Qun Xu (Sven)
Country: China
Age: 54
Years in Motoring Journalism: 26
Outlets: Ramp China
Renuka Kirpalani
Country: India
Age: 56
Years in Motoring Journalism: 20
Outlets: Autocar Show on The Times Network
Richard Kajornsak Leu
Country: Thailand
Age: 55
Years in Motoring Journalism: 34
Outlets: Bangkok Post
Roberto Nasser
Country: Brazil
Age: 78
Years in Motoring Journalism: 57
Outlets: O Globo
Sergio Oliveira de Melo
Country: Mexico
Age: 63
Years in Motoring Journalism: 28
Outlets: El Informador, La Cochera TV, Autoestereo Radio
Shane O' Donoghue
Country: UK
Age: 48
Years in Motoring Journalism: 25
Outlets: Auto Express, Octane, Telegraph, Evo, Top Gear
Sjoerd van Bilsen
Country: Netherlands
Age: 49
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: De Telegraaf
Stephen Siler
Country: USA
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 29
Outlets: Car and Driver Magazine, Yahoo! Autos, Edmunds.com, AutoTrader.com, The New York Daily News
Suhaib Ahmad Shashaa
Country: Middle East
Age: 40
Years in Motoring Journalism: 18
Outlets: Arab GT
Szczepan Mroczek
Country: Poland
Age: 49
Years in Motoring Journalism: 26
Outlets: Top Gear Poland, Auto _wiat
Tarcisio Dias de Araujo
Country: Brazil
Age: 47
Years in Motoring Journalism: 23
Outlets: Mechanics Online
Thomas Imhof
Country: Germany
Age: 66
Years in Motoring Journalism: 43
Outlets: MOT, Welt am Sonntag
Tomas Hyan
Country: Czech Republic
Age: 72
Years in Motoring Journalism: 56
Outlets: Automobil Revue
Tomaz Porekar
Country: Slovenia
Age: 74
Years in Motoring Journalism: 44
Outlets: Avto magazin
Volkan Demirkusak
Country: Turkey
Age: 40
Years in Motoring Journalism: 19
Outlets: Auto Motor und Sport, Galatasaray TV, Radyo Trafik
William Visnic
Country: USA
Age: 60
Years in Motoring Journalism: 32
Outlets: SAE Forbes.com, AutoTrader.com
Xia Dong
Country: China
Age: 56
Years in Motoring Journalism: 25
Outlets: Auto Motor and Sport, Auto Power
Yasuhiko Kawamura
Country: Japan
Age: 64
Years in Motoring Journalism: 39
Outlets: Car and Driver Japan, Motor Fan Illustrated, Motor
Yogendra Pratap
Country: India
Age: 56
Years in Motoring Journalism: 28
Outlets: Auto Today and India Today Television
Yumi Kawabata
Country: Japan
Age: 53
Years in Motoring Journalism: 20
Outlets: Car Graphic, Nikkei Automotive Technology, Motor Fan Illustrated
Yves Maroselli
Country: France
Age: 50
Years in Motoring Journalism: 28
Outlets: L'Figaro, L'Automobile, Science & Vie