The Sasol GTC Championship (which had been in development for nearly four years), spearheaded by Vic Maharaj and Gary Formato, was given the green light by Motorsport South Africa in March 2015.

With Nissan and Jaguar completely pulling out before the championship even began, the series attracted Volkswagen and BMW to also enter two and four cars respectively.

It kicked off at Zwartkops Raceway on the 9th of August, seeing South African racing veteran Michael Stephen take the series' first ever victory.

The season finale was staged at Prince George Circuit in East London, with Stephen being crowned the first Sasol GTC champion.

Each manufacturer also provides a turbocharged 2-litre petrol engine which produces a maximum of 436 bhp and 600 nm of torque.

They use steel tube roll cages built by South African ex-racing driver Etienne van der Linde.