Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship Explained

Category:Single seaters
Inaugural:2008
Folded:2013
Country/Region: South Africa
Champion Driver: Robert Wolk
Champion Team: Racing Factors

The Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship was an open wheel racing series run by Volkswagen and based in South Africa. The cars are the fastest race series in the country. The inaugural season was in 2008.[1] The most famous drivers to have competed in this series include Gavin Cronje, Maxime Soulet, Wesleigh Orr, Cristiano Morgado and Simon Moss. Tasmin Pepper, a leading South African female driver has been a regular competitor in 2009 and 2010.

In 2010, the series has suffered from reduced numbers of competitors, with grids often totaling less than 15 drivers. New 6 speed gearboxes are anticipated for the 2011 season.

Champions

SeasonChampionTeam Champion
2008 Gavin Cronje Morgado Racing
2009 Jayde Kruger Racing Factors
2010 Simon Moss Bravo Racing
2011 Jayde Kruger Racing Factors
2012 Jayde Kruger
2013 Robert Wolk[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Formula Volkswagen South Africa statistics (2008 -) . Driver Database . 2010-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091120143838/http://www.driverdb.com/championships/Formula-Volkswagen-South-Africa/ . 2009-11-20 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2013 Formula VW champ crowned.