Australian Drivers Championship

Photos by Geoff Colson

Australian Drivers' Championship
'Gold Star'

Australia's Premier Open-Wheeler Category Since 1957

The Gold Star

The Australian Drivers' Championship has been contested since 1957

and is the third oldest title in Australian motorsport.

Each year, the winner of Australia's

premier open-wheeler racing category

is awarded the Gold Star Australian Drivers' Champion award.

The world has changed

Under the stewardship of CAMS, racing for the Gold Star

was always the domain of the rich or very well connected.

Cashless drivers with real talent were mostly excluded from participating and have stood behind the fence for over 60 years watching a fortunate few circulate.

However a few years ago the Hyper Racer X1 was born and the world changed. The Hyper Racer provided premier open-wheeler performance that was an affordable option for the serious 'fence dwellers'.

In 2024 the stewardship of the Gold Star passed to the AASA

and the Hyper Racer X1 was selected as the car to contest the prestigious title.

Rules

2025 Calendar

The Australian Drivers Championship Calendar features a six round championship comprising events hosted by the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, the Victorian Motor Racing Championship

and Motor Racing Australia , all AASA sanctioned events.

Where to watch:

Streaming was available during Round 3 and 5 via Blendline TV (www.BlendLine.TV). Live Broadcasting are also available during the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series Rounds 4 & 6 via the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series social media, SBS Live Free-to-Air, Fox Sports and Kayo. Super Series broadcasting schedules are released via Hi-Tec Oils Super Series social pages prior to each weekend, so keep your eyes peeled!

2025 Gold Star

The 2025 GOLD STAR Australian Drivers' Championship presents the biggest 'Wings and Slicks' category in recent memory, with mega fields of 20 plus cars driven by professional and amateur drivers alike, including 2024 Gold Star winner Damon Sterling, 2022 champion and 23 and 24 runner-up Dean Crooke and Ferrari Academy young gun Hayden Crossland alongside a budding field of racers looking to prove themselves against the best. We look forward to welcoming more top talent to the field with in demand car sales and via leased drives in 2025 and beyond.

Championship results are updated round by round here on the ADC website. For a more detailed report, follow Hyper Racer and the Australian Auto Sport Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.