After a successful pre-season test at Sepang International Circuit in January, KCMG has announced that 2013 Formula BMW Asia Cup champion Matthew Swanepoel will represent the team in Formula Masters China Series this year.
The 19-year-old South African driver began racing karts in 2001 and became a national and regional karting champion after successful campaigns in the KwaZulu-Natal Karting Championship and the South African National Rotax Max Challenge in 2010. The following year, Swanepoel’s impressive performance in the 2011 SA Engen Supakarts National Championship earned him the Super Rok crown.
Since stepping up to single-seater racing, Swanepoel has maintained a progressive career and concluded the 2013 season of Formula BMW Asia Cup Series as overall champion. This year, the Rotax and Asia Cup star looks forward to racing for Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG in the VW-powered Asian entry-level formula series.
Matthew Swanepoel, KCMG Formula Masters Driver: “Firstly, it is an absolute privilege to be invited to join KCMG, a team which is involved in WEC, Super Formula and Formula 3. I believe that KCMG will give me every possible opportunity to do exceptionally well in Formula Masters this year, as well as provide me with the necessary skills to help further my career in motorsport. They are truly a fantastic group of people to work with and I cannot wait to get the season started. I would like to thank KCMG for giving me the opportunity to compete this year as well as my family and friends for their support.”
John O’Hara, KCMG Deputy Managing Director: “We are very excited about having Matthew in the team and we look forward to working with him. Matthew’s speed and intelligence was very evident in his Sepang test and we’re confident that he’ll be a frontrunner from the first event.”
Formula Masters’ 2014 season commences on May 11 at Zhuhai International Circuit, China. To find out more about the championship, visit www.formulamasterschina.com
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