Shortly after, in 2005 with the family move to South Africa, Raoul continued his early development by joining the Western Province Motoring Club.

[1] In 2009 he moved up to the South African Northern Region where he was able to race alongside sterner competition at circuits that included Zwartkops Raceway[2] and Vereeniging.

[4] 2011 saw the biggest step up in class for Raoul as he advanced to Europe's highest rated open-wheel category at this level, Formula Renault BARC.

[5] Consequently, Raoul was to compete for 2 years at some of the most iconic UK tracks including Donington Park, Thruxton, Snetterton,[6] Croft, Brands Hatch and Silverstone – showcasing to crowds of up to 40,000.

During this period Raoul worked with chief race engineer, Andy Miller – veteran of Formula One[10] team Stewart GP.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) † As Owens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points Rotax Junior Max Euro Championship, Pan European Series Rotax Junior Max World Finalist, Sharm El Sheik, Egypt Rotax Junior Max Euro Championship, Pan European Series Rotax Senior Max Euro Championship, Pan European Series Formula Renault V de V (Magny-Cours) France (2 podiums) Formula Renault 2.0 BARC, National Series, United Kingdom Formula Renault 2.0 V de V, (Le Mans) France (Top 10 Finish / 1 Podium) (Top 10 Finish / 1 Podium) (Hard Charger Award, Staublu Award, RePlay XD Move of the Race)