Australia’s most successful karter has been inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
David Sera was one of six to be inducted at a ceremony at Albert Park today as part of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix festivities.
The 18-times Australian champion is the fifth karter to receive the honour, alongside James Courtney, John Pizarro, Drew Price and Remo Luciani.
He was one of six people inducted today (plus Casey Stoner elevated to Legend status). The 2025 inductees include:
- Chad Reed: 2-time AMA Supercross champion
- The Australian Women’s International Six Day Enduro Team (Jemma Wilson, Jessica Gardiner and Tayla Jones) – five consecutive world series victories
- Chris Matheson: 8-time Top Fuel Motorcycle drag racing champion
- Leo Geoghegan: Gold Star champion and Japanese GP winner
- David Sera: 18-time national karting champion
- John Sidney: respected speedway and NASCAR crew chief, recognised for his significant impact on the technical side of motorsport.
from www.australianmotorsporthalloffame.com.au
A record 18-times national champion, and 56-times state title holder, David Sera is Australia’s most capped kart racer.
He can lay claim to being our first full-time professional in a discipline which has become the feeder category for all forms of top end racing, from Supercars to Formula One.
Most importantly, he’s become our pre-eminent trainer. His kart class tuition offers specific instruction to youngsters as young as eight. And his recently developed online program provides specific instruction to racers around the world – right down to corner-by-corner descriptions of race tracks on other continents.
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David Sera first went karting in the arms of his father George, a former drag racer who became four-times Victorian karting champion.
David first sat in a Kart at age three the same age as his own son Jesse who’s now set to become a third generation racer.
David’s progression was rapid. He won his first state championship in Tasmania, aged just eight, his advancement greatly assisted by fellow Hall of Famer Drew Price and Price’s son Bart who provided David with essential equipment and support.
He joined their business straight out of school and has remained an ambassador ever since.
David has won all 18 of his national titles in the Price family’s Arrow Kart, eclipsing by three the previous record held by John Pizzaro, another member of the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
David’s place is unique in karting. While he’s raced and won around the world against F1 champions like Charles Leclerc and Supercar star Mark Winterbottom , he’s stayed true to his roots – tempted, but never moving from the Karting discipline.
Just 36, and now retired from active competition, he recognises karting as motorsport’s pathway but steadfastly maintains a protagonist of club level racing.
Before the sport becomes a profession, he maintains, it should first and foremost be fun, a family affair.
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