The Amazing Race Australia 7, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition, is the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race and the fourth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around Asia to win the grand prize of A$100,000 for the winners' chosen charity. This season visited one continent and three countries and travelled over . Starting in Delhi, racers travelled through India, Malaysia and Cambodia before finishing in Kuala Lumpur. The season premiered on 4 October 2023.
Production
Development and filming
During the airing of the previous season, Beau Ryan stated in an interview that he believed that there would eventually be a celebrity season. On 28 April 2023, Network 10 announced that The Amazing Race Australia was renewed and that a new season would be airing in late 2023. Two days later, the network announced that the season would feature celebrity contestants.
Filming for the Celebrity Edition began on 8 June 2023 in Delhi, India with the cast announced on the subsequent day. The fifth season was initially set to visit India; however, plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show filmed in Agra on 9 June. This season included a first-time visit to Malaysia with racers spotted in Penang, Malaysia on 17 June. Filming wrapped in early July.
Cast
The cast consisted of celebrities and their relatives and friends. Former AFL player Warwick Capper was rumoured to have been set to compete with his son Indiana; however, he dropped out due to a low booking fee.
Future appearances
In 2023, Harry Jowsey competed on the thirty-second season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars.
Results
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. A indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection.
Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (India)
Episode 1 (4 October 2023) Prize: A stay at a hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Darren & Tristan) Eliminated: Dane & Bow Locations Delhi, India (Sunder Nursery) (Starting Line) Delhi (Chandni Chowk – Royal Palace Hotel) Delhi (Chandni Chowk – Aslam Chicken Kinari Bazar) Delhi (Defence Colony Club) Delhi (Qutub Minar) Episode summary Teams set off from Sunder Nursery in Delhi and had to travel by auto rickshaw to the Royal Palace Hotel in order to find their next clue. This season's first Detour was a choice between Chicken Dish or Wedding Wish. In Chicken Dish, teams had to purchase five ingredients for a butter chicken sauce and deliver them to Aslam Chicken in order to receive their next clue. In Wedding Wish, teams had to memorise the outfits for a Hindu wedding on two mannequins and purchase the clothing items. Teams then had to don the outfits and have a photograph taken before receiving their next clue. Teams had to travel to the Defence Colony Club and learn a Hindi phrase from children in a pool – "Please help me. I need to get to Qutub Minar." – before receiving their next clue instructing them to use the phrase in order to get there and find the Pit Stop.
Leg 2 (India)