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| Category | Single-seater |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia New Zealand |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Folded | 2024 |
| Constructors | Onroak Automotive |
| Engine suppliers | Ford |
| Tire suppliers | Hoosier |
| Last Drivers' champion |  Aaron Cameron |
| Official website | s5000.com.au |
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The VHT S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship (known originally as the Australian S5000 Championship, or simply S5000) was an open-wheel road racing series in Australia. The series was created by a merger between two proposed series, Formula Thunder 5000 and Super5000. The series was promoted by the Australian Racing Group.
The inaugural race of the series was originally set to be in Sydney Motorsport Park in May 2019, but was delayed to September due to supply issues from Ligier's Charlotte area factory where the chassis are manufactured.[1]
The championship ran through to 2023, before being suspended for the 2024 season, though the promoters have hopes of reviving it.[2]
It would be officially confirmed on January 9th 2025 that the S5000 Australian Drivers Championship would be axed with S5000 Category builder GRM announced intentions to sell it's 15 remaining built chassis and spare parts inventory.[3]
- ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (5 April 2019). "Australia's new S5000 series delayed until September 2019". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "The roadmap to an S5000 comeback". 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "S5000 Championship officially axed". Retrieved 2025-01-09.