Rising Stars
Aged 24 and under, the BRDC Rising Stars are very much the future of the Club, today. Scouted from trackside, the BRDC Rising Stars are in effect ‘Junior Members’ of the Club, all taking their motor racing very seriously and all aiming for a professional career within the sport. From all four-wheel racing disciplines, the Rising Stars represent the BRDC in a wide variety of championships worldwide, and from the races contested while wearing the scheme’s unique ‘blue roundel’ it is hoped the Rising Star will graduate to the ranks of Full membership.
BRDC Rising Stars has a proven track record of selecting only the best of individuals with Sir Lewis Hamilton and Alex Lloyd being two particular success stories from the Rising Star scheme’s history. Once scouted by a member of the ‘Rising Stars Scouts Panel’, the driver is invited to Silverstone for an informal meeting. Following this meeting, the driver will be invited to become a Rising Star, and providing his or her career continues with upward momentum, the ability to stay on the scheme until the end of the year in which they have their 24th birthday. From Formula Ford to GB3, from British GT to BTCC, the BRDC Rising Stars will be in action throughout the season, and with BRDC SuperStars adding a second tier to the BRDC ‘youth policy’ – the future of British motor racing is in safe hands.