Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship

Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship

Category	Single seaters
Country	South Africa
Inaugural season	2008
Folded	2013[citation needed]
Last Drivers' champion	Robert Wolk
Last Teams' champion	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.^{[citation needed]}

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]}