# 2023 Global Touring Car Championship

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

| No. | Circuit | Dates | Map |
| 1 | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand | February 23–25 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 2 | Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town | March 17–18 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 3 | Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria | May 19–20 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 4 | Aldo Scribante Circuit, Gqeberha | June 16–17 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 5 | Prince George Circuit, East London | July 21–22 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 6 | Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town | September 8–9 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
| 7 | Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria | October 13–15 | KyalamiCape TownPretoriaGqeberhaEast London |
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## 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 | Corolla E210 | Chemical Logistics Racing | 1 | Robert Wolk | 1–5 |
| Toyota | Corolla E210 | Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa | 3 | Saood Variawa | 1–5 |
| Toyota | Corolla E210 | Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa | 28 | Nathi Msimanga | 1–3, 5 |
| Toyota | Corolla E210 | Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa | 95 | Michael van Rooyen | 1–5 |
| Volkswagen | 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 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Van Niekerk Racing | 9 | Danie van Niekerk | 3–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Dias Group | 7 | Calvin Dias | 1–3 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Dias Group | 46 | Dominic Dias | 1–3 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Nathan Hammond Racing | 10 | Keagan Masters | 1 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Nathan Hammond Racing | 11 | Nathan Hammond | 1 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Hype Energy Drinks | 12 | Bradley Liebenberg | 1–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Volkswagen Motorsport South Africa | 14 | Jonathan Mogotsi | 1–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Platinum Wheels | 30 | Jean-Pierre van der Walt | 1–4 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Kalex | 41 | Karah Hill | 3–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Carello Auto | 53 | Keegan Campos | 1–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Carello Auto | 100 | Tato Carello | 1–3 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Stradale Motorsport | 54 | Arnold Neveling | 2–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Angri Racing | 94 | Tate Bishop | 1–5 |
| Volkswagen | Polo Mk.6 | Telerex | 101 | Stefan Snyders | 1 |
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## Results and standings
### Summary

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Kyalami | February 24 | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto |
| 1 | R2 | Kyalami | February 25 | | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto |
| 2 | R1 | Cape Town | March 18 | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks |
| 2 | R2 | Cape Town | March 18 | | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Andrew Rackstraw GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks |
| 3 | R1 | Pretoria | May 20 | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks |
| 3 | R2 | Pretoria | May 20 | | GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Michael van Rooyen GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks |
| 4 | R1 | Gqeberha | June 17 | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GTC SC: Carello Auto |
| 4 | R2 | Gqeberha | June 17 | | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Keegan Campos | GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Carello Auto |
| 5 | R1 | East London | July 22 | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Saood Variawa GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsi | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Bradley Liebenberg | GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Hype Energy Drinks |
| 5 | R2 | East London | July 22 | | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti | GTC: Robert Wolk GTC SC: Jonathan Mogotsti | GTC: Chemical Logistics Racing GTC SC: Volkswagen Motorsport South Africa |
| 6 | R1 | Cape Town | September 8–9 | | | | |
| 6 | R2 | Cape Town | September 8–9 | | | | |
| 7 | R1 | Pretoria | October 14–15 | | | | |
| 7 | R2 | Pretoria | October 14–15 | | | | |

### Championship standings
#### Points system

| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Drivers

| Pos. | Driver | KYA | KYA | KIL1 | KIL1 | ZWA1 | ZWA1 | ASC | ASC | PGC | PGC | KIL2 | KIL2 | ZWA2 | ZWA2 | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| 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 |