Organised by the BSCDA and originally titled British Drivers Championship, the title is decided over qualifying heats and a final.
The heats are run in graded order, with the final gridded in points scored order.
The event was not staged in 1971 or 1977 because of disagreement over the venue.
| Most Wins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 515 Frankie Wainman | 9 | 1992, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | 53 John Lund | 6 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 |
| 3 | 2 Paul Harrison | 4 | 1991, 1993, 2011, 2014 |
| 391 Andy Smith | 4 | 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 | |
| 5 | 391 Stu Smith | 3 | 1969, 1981, 1984 |
| 6 | 2 Willie Harrison | 2 | 1967, 1975 |
| 396 Doug Cronshaw | 2 | 1970, 1976 | |
| 199 Mike Close | 2 | 1973, 1979 | |
| 190 Len Wolfenden | 2 | 1982, 1983 | |
| 390 Stuart Smith | 2 | 2008, 2018 | |
| 259 Paul Hines | 2 | 2010, 2025 | |
| 217 Lee Fairhurst | 2 | 2013, 2015 | |
| 84 Tom Harris | 2 | 2019, 2024 | |
| 197 Ryan Harrison | 2 | 2021, 2022 |