FIA World Rallycross ChampionshipKristoffersson takes second place in the championship in his Polo
Johan Kristoffersson (S) took second place in the season finale to finish as runner-up in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The Swede from Team Volkswagen RX Sweden followed Andreas Bakkerud (N, Ford) across the finishing line at the Rosario circuit (RA). Kristoffersson’s team-mate Anton Marklund (S) missed the final event in Argentina with his Volkswagen Polo RX Supercar and finished in seventh place. This puts Volkswagen RX Sweden third in the Team Championship at the end of the season with 316 points. Mattias Ekström (S, 272 points) had already clinched the championship title following the previous race meeting in Germany. He has a 32-point lead ahead of Kristoffersson (240) after the twelfth and final race of the season. Marklund (76) is in twelfth place.
TCR PortugalPodium for the Golf GTI TCR: two second places for Abreu and Gião
Francisco Abreu and Manuel Gião (P/P) claimed two podium places during the last weekend of racing in the TCR Portugal at the wheel of their Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. A total of four sprint races were held at the former Formula 1 circuit in Estoril (P), with the Portuguese pairing finishing fourth in the first two. The Team Novadriver duo fared better in the afternoon, claiming two second places. As well as giving them a positive end to the season, this put Abreu/Gião second in the overall standings for the TCR Portugal.
Engen Volkswagen Cup South AfricaShorter crowned champion with a one-point lead
Chris Shorter (ZA) is the new champion of the Engen Volkswagen Cup South Africa. Fourth place in race one and third place in race two at the season finale in Zwartkops (ZA) was all Shorter needed to win the championship. It was an extremely close-run thing, however: Shorter beat his team-mate from Signature Motorsport – Bradley Liebenberg (ZA) – into second place by a single point. Keagan Masters (ZA) finished the season third, meaning that three drivers from the same team claimed the top three spots in the final standings for the first time in the 20-year history of the series. The races in Zwartkops were won by Shaun La Reservee (ZA) and Trevor Bland (ZA).
Global Touring Cars South AfricaRowe claims championship title with two wins in Zwartkops
Two wins to clinch the title: Daniel Rowe (ZA) won both races during the penultimate weekend of the Global Touring Cars South Africa (GTC) in Zwartkops (ZA), securing the championship title early. “I'm very happy right now,” said Rowe. “This is my first national motorsport title and I’m really grateful that I won it for Volkswagen.” Rowe dominated the GTC in his Volkswagen Golf GTI from the very first race of the season. The last two races of the 2016 season will take place this coming weekend (3 December) in East London (ZA).
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03/12/2016Global Touring Cars South Africa, East London (ZA)
