FIA Drivers' Categorisation (Gold)

Requirements for Gold categorization

• Driver who satisfies one Platinum criterion;
• Top-three finisher in the general classification of a secondary international single-seaters series ;
• Driver has competed in the FIA F2, FIA F3 ;
• Top-three finisher in the general classification of the Porsche Supercup / DTM / BTCC / Super GT / International V8 Supercars Championship series or won a major national Porsche Carrera Cup;
• Winner of a major GT series or GT category of a major Sportscar series with driver of a lower or the same categorisation, GT4 and LMP3 categories are not included;
• Driver who has raced in major International Series with racing wins, podiums and pole positions;
• is a driver whose average lap time is consistently as fast or faster over the majority of the season than the average lap time of Gold drivers competing in the same event of the season ;
• is a driver whose performances and achievements, despite not being covered by one of the definitions above, may be considered as Gold by the FIA.
• The driver categorisation of any driver over 50 years old will be reduced by one grade for the season following his/her 50th birthday;
• The driver categorisation of any driver over 55 will be reduced by two grades for the season following his/her 55th birthday;

  Current drivers