The winner of the 2022 Michael Sedgwick Award for the best Motoring Book of the past year was announced on 2nd October 2022 as Ian Wagstaff for Formula 1's Unsung Pioneers. The judges recognised that this was a passion project from an already accomplished motorsport writer, who had worked closely in the past with one of the key movers of BRP, Ken Gregory, probably better known as Stirling Moss's manager. Guy Loveridge, the chairman of the Society of Automotive Historians in Britain announced the result at the Society's Autumn Seminar and AGM at Towcester. Ian Wagstaff was unable to collect the award in person due to prior commitments in Scotland.
The Michael Sedgwick Award has been made every year since 2012 and is open to all books on a motoring subject and winners have covered subjects such as the architecture associated with the development of motoring, a biography of the designer of many recordbreakers and histories of marques, component manufacturers. The Trustees of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust are delighted that of the 11 awards made so far, no fewer than 5, including that for 2022, have been won by books supported by the MSMT.
The Michael Sedgwick Award comprises a commemorative plaque and a £250 cheque from the MSMT. The awarding panel is drawn from members of the Society of Automotive Historians in Britain and chaired by Guy Loveridge. The winners have been:
| Year | Book Title | Author | Publisher |
| 2022 | Formula 1's Unsung Pioneers | Ian Wagstaff | Evro Publishing |
| 2021 | Aston Martin & LM10 | Jonathan Wood | Hugh and Miranda Palmer |
| 2020 | Louis Coatalen – Engineering Impresario of Humber, Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq | Oliver Heal | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| 2019 | The All-British Marendaz Special | Graham Skillen | Fonthill Media |
| 2018 | Reid Railton – Man of Speed | Karl Ludvigsen | Evro Publishing |
| 2017 | Wolseley - A Very British Car | Anders Clausager | Herridge & Sons |
| 2016 | Skinners Union | Mike Harvey | The S.U. Carburettor Co |
| 2015 | Harry Lester – His Cars and the Monkey Stable | Stewart Penfound | BR Books |
| 2014 | Morris – The Cars and the Company | Jon Pressnell | Haynes Publishing |
| 2013 | Carscapes | Kathryn A. Morrison & John Minnis | Yale University Press |
| 2012 | Coachcraft - 1930s Coachbuilding Style | John Dyson | The Railton Owers Club |
