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- Ben Stokes is the early favourite at 11/2 to win the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year award
- Lewis Hamilton is second favourite to win his third SPOTY award later this year
- We take a look at a full list of winners of the SPOTY award from the last decade
Ben Stokes is the early favourite at 11/2 to win the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year award
England cricketer Ben Stokes is the early bookies favourite at 11/2 to win the 2023 Sports Personality of the Year award.
Stokes was runner up to Lionesses star Beth Mead for the 2022 SPOTY award and will be looking to go one better this year.
Paddy Power have Stokes as the 11/2 favourite to win the award for a second time after his SPOTY win back in 2019 following a massive year for the player.
| 2023 Sports Personality of the Year Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Lewis Hamilton | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Joe Root | 15/2 | 11.8% |
| George Russell | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Tyson Fury | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Stokes fellow England cricketer Joe Root is third favourite in the betting ahead of a massive year for English cricket with the Ashes taking place in the Summer.
The year also ends with England defending their ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in India with the tournament taking place in October and November.
Lewis Hamilton is second favourite to win his third SPOTY award later this year
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is the second favourite in the betting market to win the 2023 SPOTY award for the third time in his career.
Hamilton couldn't have had a worse year last year in F1 with Mercedes really struggling throughout the 2022 season with a poor car.
Mercedes and Hamilton will be hoping for a massive difference this year and a strong season for Hamilton could make him popular for the SPOTY award.
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We take a look at a full list of winners of the SPOTY award from the last decade
The Sports Personality of the Year has seen a big variety of winners since 2010 with winners ranging from Horse Racing to Athletics.
England Women's footballer Beth Mead is the reigning SPOTY winner with her performance at the Euro's making her a household name.
The full list of winners since 2010 are:
- 2010 - AP McCoy - Horse Racing
- 2011 - Mark Cavendish - Cycling
- 2012 - Bradley Wiggins - Cycling
- 2013 - Andy Murray - Tennis
- 2014 - Lewis Hamilton - Formula One
- 2015 - Andy Murray - Tennis
- 2016 - Andy Murray - Tennis
- 2017 - Mo Farah - Athletics
- 2018 - Geraint Thomas - Cycling
- 2019 - Ben Stokes - Cricket
- 2020 - Lewis Hamilton - Formula One
- 2021 - Emma Raducanu - Tennis
- 2022 - Beth Mead - Football
