The York Rally South Africa, is an international rallying event organised by the South African Motorsport Club based in the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. The event is a round of the African Rally Championship and the South African Rally Championship.
The event was first ran in 1992 as a round of the South African championship with local drivers dominating the event's history. The event turned international in 2011 upon South Africa's re-entry to the African Rally Championship. Multiple South African champion Jan Habig is the most successful driver in the rally's history with six wins over an eight-year period from 1999 to 2006, all in Volkswagen Polos. Enzo Kuun and Serge Damseaux each have four wins.
The rally was known as the Sasol Rally for 25 years, via a sponsorship arrangement with Sasol. In 2017 York Timbers took over sponsorship of the rally.
List of winners Sourced in part from:Rally Guide 2014africanrallychampionship.com YearWinnerCar 1992 Sarel van der Merwe Ford Laser 1993 Sarel van der Merwe Ford Laser 1994 Enzo Kuun Ford Laser 1995 Serge Damseaux Toyota Conquest 1996 Serge Damseaux Toyota Conquest 1997 Enzo Kuun Daewoo Cielo 1998 Serge Damseaux Toyota Conquest 1999 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2000 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2001 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2002 Enzo Kuun Volkswagen Polo 2003 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2004 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2005 Serge Damseaux Volkswagen Polo 2006 Jan Habig Volkswagen Polo 2007 Johnny Gemmell Toyota RunX 2008 Enzo Kuun Volkswagen Polo 2009 Johnny Gemmell Toyota Auris 2010 Enzo Kuun Volkswagen Polo 2011 Leeroy Poulter Toyota Auris 2012 Mark Cronje Ford Fiesta S2000 2013 Mark Cronje Ford Fiesta S2000 2014 Leeroy Poulter Toyota Yaris S2000 2015 Mark Cronje Ford Fiesta S2000 2016 Leeroy Poulter Toyota Yaris S2000 2017 Japie Van Niekerk Ford Fiesta S2000 2018 Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5
References
External links Official website African Rally Championship Motorsport South Africa