Ryan Briscoe, recently named to drive the No. 6 Team Penske Honda-powered Dallara in the 2008 IndyCar Series season, will receive the Bruce McLaren Trophy at the annual Autosport Awards on Dec. 4 in London.
The award recognizes meritorious performance by a Commonwealth driver during the year. Briscoe finished fifth in the 91st Indianapolis 500 in May and was the rookie of the year in the American Le Mans Series for Penske Racing.
Briscoe, 26, is the ninth Australian to win the award. The McLaren Trophy is named in honor of the New Zealander who founded the McLaren team that had success in Formula One and American open-wheel and sports car racing in the 1970s and ’80s.
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