New car, same winning feeling for SuperSport’s Abdool

Round 3 of the 2025 GR Cup took place at the Aldo Scribante Circuit in Gqeberha, on Mother's Day weekend, bringing together the three national single-make categories that make up Toyota South Africa’s GR Cup: the GR Cup Media Challenge, GR Cup Dealer Challenge, and the GR86 Development Academy.

The action-packed weekend was held under sunny Eastern Cape skies, with the dry and mild conditions providing perfect grip on the famously technical 2.4-kilometre circuit. Known for its abrasive surface and tight, flowing layout, Aldo Scribante tests precision, racecraft, and tyre management like few other tracks in the country.

This weekend marked the debut of the automatic GR Yaris in the Media Challenge.

Qualifying saw Nabil Abdool (SuperSport) dominate with a best lap of 1:11.876. Kyle Kock (CAR Magazine) secured second, followed closely by Phuti Mpyane (TimesLive). Lawrence Minnie (AutoTrader) placed fourth, while Willem van de Putte (Independent Media/IOL) and Charl Bosch (Citizen) completed the field.

In Race 1, Abdool controlled the race from lights to flag to take the win. Mpyane edged Kock for second after a clean and spirited scrap. Minnie kept steady in fourth, with Van de Putte finishing just ahead of Bosch.

Race 2 brought more of the same up front as Abdool completed his clean sweep of the weekend. Kock fought back to second ahead of Mpyane, with Minnie, Bosch, and Van de Putte once again locking horns for the remaining positions.

The action now heads north to Zwartkops Raceway, where Round 4 of the GR Cup will take place on 20 and 21 June 2025. With the season heating up and championship battles tightening across the board, the Pretoria-based event promises even more edge-of-your-seat racing.