Awards

Each year, our judges have the honor of presenting awards in a variety of categories to some of the most exquisite vehicles in the world. The annual Awards Ceremony is held beginning at 2:00 PM on the center field.

  • William K. Victor Best of Show Concours d’Elegance
  • Roy O. Sweeney Best of Show Esprit de Sport
  • Best in Class: One trophy per class
  • First Place: No more than two trophies per class as merited
  • Award of Distinction: No more than three ribbons per class as merited
  • People’s Choice
  • Chairman’s Choice
  • Founder’s Trophy
  • Cincinnati Mayor’s Cup
  • Ambassador Award Hagerty Youth Judges’ Choice
  • Best of Featured Theme
  • Judges Choice Award
  • Jack O’Connor Trophy (Best Style & Elegance, Open Coachwork)
  • Samuel Adams Award (Most Elegant Closed Coachwork)
  • Bill Hess Award for Design Excellence
  • Jim Ibold Preservation Award
  • Cincinnati Magazine Automotive Style Award
  • Award for Outstanding Engineering
  • Driver’s Award
  • Bill Rudd Memorial Corvette Trophy
  • Howard Rapp Award – Best Porsche
  • E.P. Lunken Trophy (Best Ferrari)
  • Ron & Sonja Halbauer Best Jaguar Trophy
  • The Carl H. Lindner, Jr. Trophy (Best Rolls-Royce/Bentley)
  • William Niemeyer Trophy (Best Alfa Romeo)
  • Award for Best Interior
  • Herb Krombholz Pre-War Sports Trophy
  • Best Packard Award
  • Best British Sports Car Award
  • Will Sherman Automotive Art Show Awards