Rally of South Africa explained

The York Rally South Africa, is an international rallying event organised by the South African Motorsport Club based in the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. The event is a round of the African Rally Championship and the South African Rally Championship.

The event was first ran in 1992 as a round of the South African championship with local drivers dominating the event's history. The event turned international in 2011 upon South Africa's re-entry to the African Rally Championship. Multiple South African champion Jan Habig is the most successful driver in the rally's history with six wins over an eight-year period from 1999 to 2006, all in Volkswagen Polos. Enzo Kuun and Serge Damseaux each have four wins.

The rally was known as the Sasol Rally for 25 years, via a sponsorship arrangement with Sasol. In 2017 York Timbers took over sponsorship of the rally.[1]

List of winners

Sourced in part from:[2]

YearWinnerCar
1992 Sarel van der MerweFord Laser
1993 Sarel van der MerweFord Laser
1994 Enzo KuunFord Laser
1995 Serge DamseauxToyota Conquest
1996 Serge DamseauxToyota Conquest
1997 Enzo KuunDaewoo Cielo
1998 Serge DamseauxToyota Conquest
1999 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2000 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2001 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2002 Enzo KuunVolkswagen Polo
2003 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2004 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2005 Serge DamseauxVolkswagen Polo
2006 Jan HabigVolkswagen Polo
2007 Johnny GemmellToyota RunX
2008 Enzo KuunVolkswagen Polo
2009 Johnny GemmellToyota Auris
2010 Enzo KuunVolkswagen Polo
2011 Leeroy PoulterToyota Auris
2012 Mark CronjeFord Fiesta S2000
2013 Mark CronjeFord Fiesta S2000
2014 Leeroy PoulterToyota Yaris S2000
2015 Mark CronjeFord Fiesta S2000
2016 Leeroy PoulterToyota Yaris S2000
2017 Japie Van NiekerkFord Fiesta S2000
2018 Manvir Singh BaryanŠkoda Fabia R5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South African Motorsport Club (SAM) announces York Timbers as new rally sponsor . 2017 . York Timbers . 2018-07-29.
  2. http://www.africanrallychampionship.com/2014/2014%20Sasol%20Rally%20Guide%201%20V4.pdf Rally Guide 2014