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Volkswagen Motorsport International Newsletter

With Volkswagen participating in so many forms of Motorsport around the world, it’s often difficult to keep track of their performance. Luckily for us, Volkswagen Motorsport goes through the trouble of rounding up all of the key information from their various race series, and puts it all in one press release. Let’s get started.


Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup


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Jordan Lee Pepper crowned champion with fifth victory of the season


The early start paid off for Jordan Lee Pepper. The South African won the second race at the Nürburgring on Sunday morning in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and was subsequently crowned champion with one weekend of racing still to come. Pepper now has a 50-point lead from Jason Kremer (D) and can no longer be caught due to his larger number of victories this season. One of the first people to congratulate Pepper was compatriot Kelvin van der Linde, who was the Scirocco R-Cup champion in 2013. Second place went to Kremer, who won the first race on Saturday ahead of Pepper and Manuel Fahnauer (D) in third. But second place in the Scirocco R-Cup Championship will be decided during the final race weekend at Hockenheim from 17 – 19 October. Kremer currently lies in second place on 279 points, but Victor Bouveng (S) is just six points behind him in third.


FIA Formula 3 European Championship



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Two Volkswagen victories at the Nürburgring


Max Verstapppen (NL) and Antonio Giovinazzi (I) recorded two wins for Volkswagen in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship at the Nürburgring. Verstappen, son of ex-Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen, clinched an impressive victory in the first race on Saturday on a driving surface, which was wet and slippery in places. Giovinazzi crossed the finishing line in third. Verstappen was highly unfortunate during the second race on Sunday just before lunch as he was forced to retire with a technical fault whilst leading the race. The misfortune of the 16-year-old Dutchman handed victory to Volkswagen team-mate Giovinazzi, followed by Tom Blomqvist (GB), who is also “powered by Volkswagen”. During the final race on Sunday afternoon, Blomqvist and Verstappen took places second and third respectively. Esteban Ocon (F) continues to lead the overall standings on 402 points with Verstappen in second on 325 points. Blomqvist currently lies in third with 315 points. The next race weekend in the Formula 3 European Championship will be held from 10 – 12 October in Imola (I).


British Formula 3 Championship


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Cong drives his way onto the podium twice in Thruxton


Li Zhi Cong (CN) made it onto the podium twice during the tenth race weekend of the British Formula 3 Championship. The Carlin driver “powered by Volkswagen” crossed the finishing line behind Fortec pilots Hongwei Cao (CN) and Matt Rao (GB) in both races at the high-speed circuit. Cong from China now sits in sixth position in the overall standings, whilst his compatriot Martin Cao is the championship leader. The next two races in the British Formula 3 Championship will take place on 30 and 31 August at the classic Brands Hatch racing circuit (GB).


South African Rally Championship


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Lategan/White take fourth place in Gauteng


Henk Lategan/Barry White (both ZA) have finished in fourth place after the fifth event of the South African Rally Championship, the Cullinan Rally in Gauteng. The pair were consistently placed in the top five during the two-day rally and even won one of the twelve Special Stages. The journey to Gauteng also proved worth it for their Volkswagen Sasolracing team-mates. Three other Volkswagen Polo S2000 made it into the top ten with Gugulethu Zulu/Carl Peskin, Thilo Himmel/Armand Du Toit and Hans Weijs Jnr./Bjorn Degandt. The next event in the South African Rally Championship, the Cape Town Rally, gets underway on 19 and 20 September.


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