Last month six young drivers went head-to-head to compete for the prestigious prize of a McLaren Formula One test and £100,000 in the 23rd McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

The six hopefuls - Emil Bernstorff, Tom Blomqvist, Alex Lynn, Scott Malvern, Oliver Rowland and Dino Zamparelli - spent two days at Silverstone driving six identical JPH1B F2 cars in a bid to impress the judging panel which included former F1 racer and BRDC president Derek Warwick and two-time BTCC champion Jason Plato.

The shootout marked the second time F2 cars had been used for the driver assessment process with the provisional of six 500bhp machines significantly upgrading the evaluation process by allowing all the drivers to be on track at the same time and in equal equipment.

After two days of intense competition, 19-year-old Oliver Rowland secured the honours, receiving his award earlier this month at a glamorous ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel to follow in the footsteps of former winners such as 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button and multiple IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti.

You can now recap on all the thrills and spills of this exciting shootout by clicking here and watching the full video on the official F2 YouTube channel. You can also view pictures from both the driver assessment and the awards night by clicking here.