Andrew Kirkaldy has been awarded the prestigious BRDC Silver Star for 2005. A previous winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, Andrew receives the Silver Star in recognition of his performance in this year's British GT Championship. Andrew and Nathan Kinch won the GT2 Drivers' title in a Scuderia Ecosse 360GTC.

"I'm honoured to receive the Silver Star;" said Andrew when he heard the news. "The BRDC is an important institution for British racing drivers so an award from them means a great deal to me. Nathan and I had a fantastic season this year with Scuderia Ecosse; we really couldn't have asked for better results, so I must thank Nathan and all the team for their part in this."

The BRDC Silver Star was first presented in 1977, and has since been awarded to many great drivers such as Martin Brundle, James Weaver, Will Hoy, Kelvin Burt and Jason Plato. There have been a good few Scottish winners over the years too so Andrew joins a list of fellow countrymen including John Cleland, Anthony Reid and David Leslie.

Andrew will receive the Silver Star at the BRDC Annual Awards on Monday 5 December at Silverstone. The popular event will be attended by Club President, Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, and other such luminaries.

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