The 2023 Global Touring Car Championship (commercially titled 2023 Sasol GTC Championship) was the eighth season of the South African Global Touring Car Championship. 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:
Entry list Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Events GTC Audi S3 Mk.4 WCT Engineering 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 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:
Results and standings Summary Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Source 1 R1 February 24 GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Carello Auto R2 February 25 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Michael van RooyenGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Carello Auto 2 R1 March 18 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks R2 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Andrew RackstrawGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Chemical Logistics RacingGTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks 3 R1 May 20 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks R2 GTC: Michael van RooyenGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Michael van RooyenGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks 4 R1 June 17 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South AfricaGTC SC: Carello Auto R2 GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Keegan Campos GTC: Chemical Logistics RacingGTC SC: Carello Auto 5 R1 July 22 GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Saood VariawaGTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg GTC: Chemical Logistics RacingGTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks R2 GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti GTC: Robert WolkGTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti GTC: Chemical Logistics RacingGTC SC: Volkswagen Motorsport South Africa 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 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 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
References
External links Series website