Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship

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Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship
Category Single seaters
Country Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Inaugural season2008
Folded2013[ citation needed ]
Last Drivers' champion Flag of South Africa.svg Robert Wolk
Last Teams' champion Flag of South Africa.svg Racing Factors
Formula Volkswagen car driven by David Perel Formula VW - David Perel (7035830267).jpg
Formula Volkswagen car driven by David Perel

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.[ citation needed ]

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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.[ citation needed ][ needs update ]

Champions

SeasonChampionTeam Champion
2008 Flag of South Africa.svg Gavin Cronje Flag of South Africa.svg Morgado Racing
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Jayde Kruger Flag of South Africa.svg Racing Factors
2010 Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Moss Flag of South Africa.svg Bravo Racing
2011 Flag of South Africa.svg Jayde Kruger Flag of South Africa.svg Racing Factors
2012 Flag of South Africa.svg Jayde Kruger
2013 Flag of South Africa.svg Robert Wolk [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Formula Volkswagen South Africa statistics (2008 - )". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "2013 Formula VW champ crowned".
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