2× V8 SuperUte Champion2019 Toyota 86 ChampionOpen-heart surgery at 7#4 Team Motion RacingIsuzu D-MAX2× V8 SuperUte Champion2019 Toyota 86 ChampionOpen-heart surgery at 7#4 Team Motion RacingIsuzu D-MAX
Aaron was born with a severe heart condition that restricted blood flow from his heart’s pumping chamber. He now races at Mount Panorama.
At five he couldn’t walk 50 metres without running out of breath. At seven, his parents were told he needed open-heart surgery or he might not survive. The surgery worked, and at ten his heart specialist cleared him to race karts.
He went on to represent Australia at karting events in Japan and Las Vegas. He is the only driver to have had open-heart surgery and race at close to 300 km/h around Mount Panorama, and one of only a few to win national championships in two different categories.
From Oran Park karting in 2000 to the 2026 Tyrepower V8 SuperUte Series: circuit racing in V8 Utes, Toyota 86 and V8 SuperUtes.
162Starts
38Wins
87Podiums
12Poles
3Championships
SuperUtes, season by season
Races in seasonPodiumsWins
Year
Series
St
W
Pod
Pole
Pos
V8 SuperUte Series · Isuzu D-MAX, Holden Colorado, Toyota HiLux
2026
Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes
11
2
2
0
P6*
2025
Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes
23
3
7
1
P4
2024
Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes
24
7
13
1
P2
2023
V8 SuperUtes
20
9
18
5
P1
2023
Adelaide (non-champ)
4
3
3
0
—
2022
Haltech V8 SuperUtes
22
5
18
2
P1
2021
Haltech V8 SuperUtes
14
4
12
2
P3
Toyota 86 Racing Series
2021
Toyota Gazoo Racing 86
3
0
2
0
—
2020
Toyota Gazoo Racing 86
4
1
4
0
—
2019
Toyota 86 Racing Series
14
4
6
1
P1
2017
Toyota 86 Series
14
0
1
0
P7
V8 Ute Racing Series
2016
Australian V8 Utes
3
0
1
0
—
2015
Australian V8 Utes
3
0
0
0
—
2014
Australian V8 Utes · debut
3
0
0
0
—
* 2026 standings after Round 3. Part-season entries show no championship position.
The racing line2000 → today
From karts to multiple Australian champion
2000 – 2014KartingOran Park debut, age 10
Represented Australia in Japan and Las Vegas
2012 AKC National Champion, Yamaha
2013 AKC Victorian State Champion, TaG Light
2013 AKC NSW State Champion, TaG Light
2014 – 2016V8 UtesAustralian V8 Ute Racing Series
Circuit racing debut with two top-10 results
Bathurst Rookie Award on his first run at the Mountain
Returned for a one-off drive and a Bathurst podium
2017 – 2021Toyota 86Toyota 86 Racing Series
P7 in his first full season, 2017
2019 champion: 4 wins and a pole
Bathurst, Oct 2020: won Race 1, on the podium in all four races
Bathurst, Feb 2021: 2nd and 3rd in COVID-shortened seasons
2021 – nowV8 SuperUtesHiLux → Colorado → D-MAX
2022 champion, Holden Colorado
2023 champion, Isuzu D-MAX
P2 in 2024
#4 with Team Motion Racing since 2025
On track
#4 at full noise
#4Pit lane
#4In the seat
#4On track
Footage: Tamara Jade MediaMore on YouTube →
Partner with AaronInternational
Take Aaron to the world
Aaron has won national titles in karts, Toyota 86 and V8 SuperUtes. His story, from open-heart surgery at seven to winning at Mount Panorama, connects with people well beyond motorsport. The next chapter is international, and the partners who back him now help write it.
Go internationalYour brand with Aaron as he steps onto the world stage
On the carLivery, suit and helmet placement
A story people shareContent from every round and every milestone
Face to faceHospitality, events and driver appearances
Adelaide Grand FinalAdelaide Street Circuit 26–29 NovUpcoming
Age 7Open-heart surgery
Starlight Tour de KidsOctober 2026
Riding for the kids in hospital
Aaron spent his own childhood in and out of hospital. Every October he rides for Starlight Children’s Foundation to bring some happiness to seriously ill kids. This year: 1,000 km in 31 days.
