BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019: When is it, who are the contenders, how to vote, betting odds, other awards and Podcast

The 2019 edition of SPOTY takes place on Sunday December 15 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen, with six British sports stars hoping to get their hands on the famous trophy for their exploits this year.

Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will present the show in front of a 10,000-strong crowd from 7pm on BBC One, with the main award announced shortly before 9pm.

Here, we have everything you need to know including the voting details, the contenders and odds for the Sports Personality of the Year prize, details of the other awards, past winners, stats and how to listen to our special Podcast.

Sports Personality of the Year Contenders

• Sky Bet odds (correct as of 13/12/2019)

Ben Stokes

Winner: 1/8, Top Three: 1/100

England's Cricket World Cup-winning hero Ben Stokes is favourite to win the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

The all-rounder's incredible summer with a wonder catch against South Africa in the very first match of the World Cup before ending it with an unbeaten 84 in the final which forced a nail-biting Super Over with New Zealand.

Stokes followed up his World Cup heroics with a performance for the ages in the third Ashes Test at Headingley with an incredible 135 not out which levelled the series at 1-1.

Australia ultimately retained the urn in the drawn series, but Stokes' innings is regarded as one of the greatest of all time.

Dina Asher-Smith

• Winner: 1/14, Top Three: 1/2

Dina Asher-Smith shot to stardom during the autumn thanks to four record-breaking feats during the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

First she became Britain's first ever female 100m medalist at a World Championships when taking silver but then went one better in the 200m as she went down in history as the nation's first female sprinter to win a gold at world or Olympic medal.

By doing so she also became the first British champion - male or female - over this distance at the same level, joining 100m kings Linford Christie (1992, 1993), Allan Wells (1980) and Harold Abrahams 1924 in an elite group of sprinting heroes.

A few days later she helped the 4x100m quartet take silver and become the first athlete in British history to win three medals at a World Championship.

Lewis Hamilton

• Winner: 20/1, Top Three: 10/11

Lewis Hamilton secured his sixth Formula One drivers' title in November, and is now just one shy of Michael Schumacher's all-time record.

The 2019 success was his third in a row, and his race-wins record currently stands at 84 - just eight of Schumacher's total - having managed a join personal best of 11 victories in a single season.

Raheem Sterling

• Winner: 20/1, Top Three: 3/1

Raheem Sterling played a key role as Manchester City secured the domestic treble of Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in 2019.

He was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and has been praised for taking a stand against racism in the game.

He has also been a key performer for England and looks set to be one of the stars at next summer's European Championship finals, which conclude at Wembley.

Alun Wyn-Jones

• Winner: 25/1, Top Three: 4/6

Alun Wyn-Jones captained Wales to Grand Slam glory in the Six Nations at the start of the year, being named player of the tournament in the process.

Jones then led Wales by example to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals in Japan, before being eliminated by eventual winners South Africa.

He has won 143 caps for Wales and the British and Irish Lions, which puts him five shy of all-time international appearance record-holder Richie McCaw of New Zealand.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

• Winner: 50/1, Top Three: 7/1

Katarina Johnson-Thompson was Britain's second gold medalist at the World Athletics Championship, claiming victory in the heptathlon.

She set four personal bests as she finally saw off great rival Nafissatou Thiam to secure gold and breaking Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record in the process.

How to vote?

Voting will be open to the public during the Sports Personality programme on BBC One on Sunday, 15 December, so you'll only have two hours to choose your favourite!

There are two ways to vote - by phone or for free online. If you vote online, you will need a BBC account.

What other awards are given out?

• Greatest Sporting Moment
• World Sport Star of the Year - Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge, who ran the first sub two-mile marathon
• Helen Rollason Award
• Unsung Hero
• Coach of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Young Sports Personality of the Year - Boxer Caroline Dubois

Sports Personality of the Year Podcast

Host Dom Newton-Collinge is joined by Chris Hammer and Ben Coley to reflect on the sporting year, with a particular focus on Sunday’s six Sports Personality contenders.

Chris makes the case for Dina Asher-Smith, while our panel are in agreement that Ben Stokes would be a deserving winner of the award, which is handed out this weekend.

The other four contenders also come under the microscope, and there's time as well for our own Sporting Life awards - which include villain of the year and unsung hero of the year.

Listen for free via the links below and remember to like, rate and review, as well as subscribing for future episodes.

• Soundcloud
• Spotify
• iTunes

Sports Personality Past Winners & Stats

• 1954 Sir Chris Chataway
• 1955 Gordon Pirie
• 1956 Jim Laker
• 1957 Dai Rees
• 1958 Ian Black
• 1959 John Surtees
• 1960 David Broome
• 1961 Sir Stirling Moss
• 1962 Anita Lonsbrough
• 1963 Dorothy Hyman
• 1964 Mary Rand
• 1965 Tommy Simpson
• 1966 Bobby Moore
• 1967 Sir Henry Cooper
• 1968 David Hemery
• 1969 Ann Jones
• 1970 Sir Henry Cooper
• 1971 HRH Princess Anne
• 1972 Dame Mary Peters
• 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart
• 1974 Brendan Foster
• 1975 David Steele
• 1976 John Curry
• 1977 Virginia Wade
• 1978 Steve Ovett
• 1979 Lord Sebastian Coe
• 1980 Robin Cousins
• 1981 Sir Ian Botham
• 1982 Daley Thompson
• 1983 Steve Cram
• 1984 Torvill and Dean
• 1985 Barry McGuigan
• 1986 Nigel Mansell
• 1987 Fatima Whitbread
• 1988 Steve Davis
• 1989 Sir Nick Faldo
• 1990 Paul Gascoigne
• 1991 Liz McColgan
• 1992 Nigel Mansell
• 1993 Linford Christie
• 1994 Damon Hill
• 1995 Jonathan Edwards
• 1996 Damon Hill
• 1997 Greg Rusedski
• 1998 Michael Owen
• 1999 Lennox Lewis
• 2000 Sir Steve Redgrave
• 2001 David Beckham
• 2002 Paula Radcliffe
• 2003 Jonny Wilkinson
• 2004 Dame Kelly Holmes
• 2005 Andrew Flintoff
• 2006 Zara Phillips
• 2007 Joe Calzaghe
• 2008 Sir Chris Hoy
• 2009 Ryan Giggs
• 2010 AP McCoy
• 2011 Mark Cavendish
• 2012 Sir Bradley Wiggins
• 2013 Andy Murray
• 2014 Lewis Hamilton
• 2015 Andy Murray
• 2016 Andy Murray
• 2017 Mo Farah
• 2018 Geraint Thomas

Most successful sports in SPOTY history

• Firsts, seconds, third, total podiums
• Athletics 18, 14, 19, 51
• Formula One 7, 7, 1, 15
• Tennis 6, 2, 2, 10
• Football 5, 6, 10, 21
• Boxing 5, 4, 1, 10
• Cycling 5, 1, 0, 6
• Cricket 4, 3, 3, 10
• Figure skating 3, 1, 0 ,4
• Golf 2, 5, 2, 9
• Swimming 2, 2, 6, 10
• Eventing 2, 0, 1, 3
• Snooker 1, 4, 2, 7
• Rugby union 1, 3, 2, 6
• Rowing 1, 2, 1, 4
• Motorcycle racing 1, 1, 1, 3
• Show jumping 1, 0, 6, 7
• Horse racing 1, 0, 3, 4
• Sailing 0, 2, 0, 2
• Rugby league 0, 1, 0, 1
• Triathlon 0, 1, 0, 1
• Darts 0, 1, 0, 1
• CART 0, 0, 1, 1
• Gymnastics 0, 0, 1, 1
• Rallying 0, 0, 1, 1