It's that time of year again. The main motorsport season is now a thing of the past so it's time for the (not very) prestigious DW Motorsport Awards.
Following on from previous years, I'll take you through my pick for car, manufacturer, breakthrough, team, innovation, comeback, race and driver of the year. I'll also go through who came up short in each category. So without further a do...
For most of the motorsport fraternity, the 2014 is now consigned to the history books. But despite all focus now on 2015, Sunday saw more success for British motorsport.
Experience triumphed over youth yesterday as David Coulthard beat Pascal Wehrlein in the final of the Race of Champions at Bushy park Circuit in Barbados.
Porsche have announced that Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg will race for them at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the driver lineup for their third 919 Hybrid prototype.
Over the last decade no manufacturer has won more World Rally Championship events than Citroën. Since 2004 the Versailles based team has scored an incredible nine world drivers titles with Sebastien Loeb behind the wheel; the team taking seven constructors titles and 76 of their 93 rally victories in that time - seeing them cement their place as one of the sport's all time great teams.
2014 saw a new name on the Red Bull Global Rallycross roll of honour as Joni Wiman took the title in his first season in the top supercars category, following on from his dominant GRC Lites championship in 2013.
This week I caught up with the Finnish driver to talk about his rise to the top and his successful 2014 season.
Emma Gilmour ended her début season in Red Bull Global Rallycross in the best possible way this week with career high qualifying and finishing positions.
Victory in the final round of the 2014 Red Bull Global Rallycross season was not enough to ensure Ken Block left Vegas as champion, a second place being all Joni Wiman needed to take back-to-back GRC crowns.
The 2014 Red Bull Global Rallycross season reaches it's climax this week with the traditional season finale in Las Vegas.
In what has been the closest season in the series' history, four drivers will go into the event with a chance of taking the title - each of them looking to take their first Red Bull GRC crown.
Ahead of the event at the LINQ in Las Vegas, here's a look at this season's championship contenders:
Sverre Isachsen clinched his maiden Red Bull Global Rallycross win, and the first for Subaru as the series made a long awaited return to Dirtfish rally school in Seattle.
Roger Penske's motorsport empire is rarely far from the front, being top
contenders in everything they compete in. But 2014 looks set to be one of the
American institution's best years yet.
Formula E, the world's first ever all-electric single seater championship, got underway in spectacular fashion last weekend with Audi Sport Abt driver Lucas Di Grassi taking an unexpected win in the Beijing ePrix.
Rhys Millen took a dominant win at round six of the 2014 Red Bull Global Rallycross championship, leading home Ken Block by over 1.8 seconds to take a career first Red Bull GRC win and become the fifth different winner this season.
The Red Bull Global Rallycross series descended on Daytona International Speedway yesterday for round six of the season. Nelson Piquet Jr. headed Florida as the series points leader, 46 points ahead of Scott Speed.
Earlier this year Emma Gilmour became the first female driver in the history of Red Bull Global Rallycross. Since then the Kiwi has been getting quicker and quicker with every round.
Despite being quick throughout the season, Red Bull Global Rallycross fan favourite Ken Block hasn't quite had the results he would have hoped for coming into the season.
Rhys Millen returned to full time Red Bull Global Rallycross competiontion in 2014 and since the opening round of the season in Barbados, the New Zealander and his Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai outfit have shown steady progress.
Going into round six of the 2014 Red Bull Global Rallycross series at Daytona, former F1 and NASCAR racer Nelson Piquet Jr. sits atop of the points standings.
Red Bull Global Rallycross kicks off the second half of the championship this weekend with a visit south to Daytona International Speedway for the sixth round of the season.
The NASCAR world was left a little surprised in 2012 when Roush stalwart Matt Kenseth announced he would be leaving Ford's flagship team to move on to pastures new.
The Virgin name returns to international motorsport this year in the brand new FIA Formula E series as one of ten teams taking part in the all electric single seater championship.
Ken Block returned to winning ways last weekend, dominating the final of the fifth round of the Red Bull Global Rallycross season in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Virgin is a brand synonymous with innovation and pushing boundaries. Now Richard Branson's ground-breaking organisation is starting a new venture in the all-new FIA Formula E Series.
Tanner Foust put a disappointing start to the season behind him by claiming a record-equalling fifth Red Bull Global Rallycross win in Volkswagen Rallycross New York.
Welcoming a new single seater championship to the world of motorsport isn't an entirely novel phenomenon; series have been coming and going for years. But now we have something that stands out from the likes of A1 GP, Superleague Formula and the like: Formula E.
Last week at the Washington DC round of the Red Bull Global Rallycross championship, the Volkswagen Andretti team finally unveiled the race version of their eagerly anticipated Beetle rallycross car. While the car isn't race ready just yet, we can expect to see it make it's début fairly soon with testing under way.
Patrik Sandell claimed his first Red Bull Global Rallycross win in Washington DC last weekend ahead of Nelson Piquet Jr. and Joni Wiman in what was a strong event for Ford.
This weekend motorsport will return to Washington DC after a 12 year absence. Unlike the sports car race which took place on the streets of the capital city over a decade a go, this weekend's event will be the third round of the ever growing Red Bull Global Rallycross series.
The Red Bull Global Rallycross season resumed in Austin,
Texas this weekend with the championship forming part of the 20th X
Games event at the Circuit of Americas. After a day of seeding and heats,
Saturday saw the drivers fight it out through four quarter finals, two
semi-finals and a final in a change from the usual format.
Ryan Hunter-Reay took his first Indianapolis 500 win in the 97th running of the event, coming out on top after a close battle with three time winner Helio Castroneves and Andretti Autosport team mate Marco Andretti which resulted in the second closest winning margin in Indy 500 history.
Nelson Piquet Jr. is a driver with one impressive CV. Stints in F1 and NASCAR stand out alongside GP2, A1 GP, FIA GT and more, but now, like Scott Speed, the second generation Brazilian driver is taking on Red Bull Global Rallycross.
Simon Pagenaud won the first ever IndyCar race on the Indianapolis road course last weekend after a well timed strategy call left him with enough fuel to outlast his rivals and take the chequered flag.