Japfest Silverstone: Awards

As always, the club displays are the biggest part of our events. We welcome all Japanese car clubs to display at Japfest; from GTRs to Celicas to Subarus, you can guarantee that we will have an variety of Japanese cars provided by our dedicated club displays which combined put on some truly epic displays. And to celebrate those displays, we’ll be giving out a numbers of awards at Japfest Silverstone 2026.

As before, we are offering the following awards to those clubs that really stand out. All awards will be announced throughout the day and your club will be contacted if you’re the lucky winners!

• • Best Overall Club
  • Best Small Club
  • Best Presented Club
  • Best Regional Club
  • Best Modern Club
  • Best Retro Club
  • Best Single Make Club
  • Club Hero Award*

*The Club Hero award gives the club members the chance to nominate an outstanding individual in your club. Whether the member is in the background or at the forefront of your club we want to hear about them and their achievements.

To nominate please email show.clubs@kelsey.co.uk and include:

• • Club name
  • Your name
  • Your contact details
  • Nominee name
  • The reason they deserve to win

Announcements and prize-giving will take place that the show.

More Awards

The Grid by Chemical Guys

Replacing the Street Elite show and shine competition is The Grid by Chemical Guys. For more information on how to apply please click here!

More Awards

Separate from our dedicated Japfest club awards we’re also looking to celebrate the very best cars at the show, full stop. As a result, we’ll be looking to award the following:

• • Car of the Show
  • Best Wheels
  • Best Interior
  • Best Engine Bay
  • Best Built Not Bought

Top 10 Rosettes

Building on the success of the Top 10 awards in previous years, 2026 offers all the display cars on display the chance to win a coveted Top 10 Rosette. The judges will be looking at all 3500 cars on display and picking out their Top 10.

The Car Park Kings

This year we’re switching things up at Japfest by taking our search for the best cars beyond the show gates and into the car parks, diving into the thousands of rides that didn’t make it onto the official display list. With display passes selling out in record time, we know plenty of seriously impressive builds missed their shot inside the show, so instead of letting those cars go unnoticed, we’re bringing the spotlight to you. We’ll be roaming the rows with cameras ready, scouting for the Top 30 cars parked up outside, and handing out exclusive rosettes to the standout builds we spot. If haven’t booked your parking for Japfest, you can do so here.

The Rise & Shine Awards

When the sun dips and the BBQs fire up, the judging begins! The Rise & Shine campsite awards are new for 2026 and are all about celebrating the cleanest, meanest, most jaw-dropping builds hiding in the Whittlebury Park campsite on the 18th of April. On Saturday evening, the Japfest team will be cruising the rows, eyes peeled and cameras ready, hunting down the 10 best cars pitched up for the weekend. Whether it’s a perfectly dialled static setup glistening under the lantern light, a wild turbo build still ticking as it cools, or an OEM+ hero so clean it could roll straight into the main show, nothing goes unnoticed. For more information about camping and booking your pitch, click here!