2023 Global Touring Car Championship Explained

The 2023 Global Touring Car Championship (commercially titled 2023 Sasol GTC Championship) was the eighth season of the South African Global Touring Car Championship.^[1] The season was contested over seven rounds, starting at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on 24 February and ending at the Zwartkops Raceway on October 14.

Calendar

	Circuit	Dates	Map
1	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand	February 23–25
2	Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town	March 17–18
3	Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria	May 19–20
4	Aldo Scribante Circuit, Gqeberha	June 16–17
5	Prince George Circuit, East London	July 21–22
6	Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town	September 8–9
7	Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria	October 13–15
Sources:^[2] ^[3]

Entry list

Manufacturer	Car	Team	No.	Driver	Events
GTC
Audi	S3 Mk.4	WCT Engineering^[4]	89	Joshua Le Roux	1–5
Ford	Focus Mk.4	Chemical Logistics Racing	42	Julian van der Watt	4–5
Toyota			1	Robert Wolk	1–5
			3	Saood Variawa	1–5
			28	Nathi Msimanga	1–3, 5
			95		1–5
	Golf Mk.8	Chemical Logistics Racing^[5]	40	Andrew Rackstraw	1–3, 5
GTC Supacup
Volkswagen	Polo Mk.6	Van Niekerk Racing	6	Paul Luti	3–5
			9	Danie van Niekerk	3–5
		Dias Group	7	Calvin Dias	1–3
			46	Dominic Dias	1–3
		Nathan Hammond Racing	10	Keagan Masters	1
			11	Nathan Hammond	1
		Hype Energy Drinks	12	Bradley Liebenberg	1–5
			14	Jonathan Mogotsi	1–5
		Platinum Wheels	30	Jean-Pierre van der Walt	1–4
		Kalex	41	Karah Hill	3–5
		Carello Auto	53	Keegan Campos	1–5
			100	Tato Carello	1–3
		Stradale Motorsport	54	Arnold Neveling	2–5
		Angri Racing	94	Tate Bishop	1–5
		Telerex	101	Stefan Snyders	1
Sources:^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

Results and standings

Summary

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Source
1	R1		February 24	GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto	^[11]
	R2		February 25		GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto	^[12]
2	R1		March 18	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks	^[13]
	R2				GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Andrew Rackstraw GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks	^[14]
3	R1		May 20	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks	^[15]
	R2				GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks	^[16]
4	R1		June 17	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto	^[17]
	R2				GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Keegan Campos	GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Carello Auto	^[18]
5	R1		July 22	GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi	GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg	GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks	^[19]
	R2				GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti	GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti	GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Volkswagen Motorsport South Africa	^[20]
6	R1		September 8–9
	R2
7	R1		October 14–15
	R2

Championship standings

Points system

Race Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	17	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

Drivers

	Driver	KYA		KIL1		ZWA1		ASC		PGC		KIL2		ZWA2		Points
R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
GTC
1	Saood Variawa	1	4	1	2	1	3	1	2	2	2					137
2	Robert Wolk	2	5	2	4	4	2	2	1	1	1					130
3	Nathi Msimanga	3	6	3	3	2	4	7	5	7	DNF					82
4	Michael van Rooyen	6	1	DNF	5	3	1	4	3	6	5					80
5	Andrew Rackstraw	4	3	4	1	DNS	WD	5	DNF	4	3					70
6	Joshua Le Roux	5	2	DNF	6	DNF	5	6	6	5	DNF					55
7	Julian van der Watt							3	4	3	4					40
GTC Supacup
1	Keegan Campos	1	1	2	2	4	4	1	1	4	4					168
2	Bradley Liebenberg	3	DNF	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2					167
3	Jonathan Mogotsi	2	2	3	4	2	3	4	3	2	1					159
4	Arnold Neveling			4	3	3	2	3	4	5	3					105
5	Tate Bishop	5	5	5	7	11	7	6	5	3	5					92
6	Tato Carello	6	3	6	5	8	DNF									48
7	Danie van Niekerk					7	8	7	7	6	6					44
8	Dominic Dias	4	DNF	7	6	5	5									42
9	Calvin Dias	7	DNF	8	9	6	DNF									20
10	Jean-Pierre van der Walt	11	7	DNF	8	12	6	5	7							19
11	Keagan Masters	8	4													16
12	Paul Luti					9	9	8	8	DNF	DNF					16
13	Karah Hill					10	10	9	DNS	7	DSQ					10
14	Stefan Snyders	10	6													8
15	Nathan Hammond	9	DNF													2

External links

• Series website

Notes and References

1. Web site: WHAT IS THE SASOL GTC CHAMPIONSHIP? – The Race Torque.
2. News: Seven-Round 2023 Calendar Announced for Eighth Global Touring Cars Season. Global Touring Car Championship. 29 November 2022.
3. News: 2023 GTC Championship. Racing Calendar.net. 14 May 2023.
4. News: UNFORGETABLE GTC DEBUT FOR JOSH LE ROUX. Motorsport South Africa. 1 March 2023.
5. News: CHEMICAL LOGISTICS GTC RACING TO CAPE TOWN. Motorsport South Africa. 13 March 2023.
6. News: Round 1 Event Information. Global Touring Car Championship. 21 February 2023.
7. News: Round 2 Event Information. Global Touring Car Championship. 16 March 2023.
8. News: Round 3 Event Information. Global Touring Car Championship. 18 May 2023.
9. News: Round 4 Event Information. Global Touring Car Championship. 13 June 2023.
10. News: Round 5 Event Information. Global Touring Car Championship. 19 July 2023.
11. News: Global Touring Car and SupaCup Championships RACE 1 - CLASSIFICATION. Global Touring Car Championship. 24 February 2023.
12. News: Global Touring Car and SupaCup Championships RACE 2 - CLASSIFICATION - AMENDED. Global Touring Car Championship. 25 February 2023.
13. News: GTC & SupaCup - Race 1. Global Touring Car Championship. 18 March 2023.
14. News: GTC & SupaCup - Race 2. Global Touring Car Championship. 18 March 2023.
15. News: Global Touring Cars incl. SupaCup Race 1. Global Touring Car Championship. 20 May 2023.
16. News: Global Touring Cars incl. SupaCup Race 2. Global Touring Car Championship. 20 May 2023.
17. News: GTC & SupaCup Race 1. Global Touring Car Championship. 17 June 2023.
18. News: GTC & SupaCup Race 2. Global Touring Car Championship. 17 June 2023.
19. News: GTC & SupaCup Race 1. Global Touring Car Championship. 22 July 2023.
20. News: GTC & SupaCup Race 2. Global Touring Car Championship. 22 July 2023.