History Made at Zwartkops: O’Mahoney Wins Africa’s First Rotax E10 Challenge

Zwartkops International Kart Raceway, 5 July 2026

Africa’s electric karting era began this Sunday, as thirteen drivers took the grid for Round 1 of the Rotax E10 Mini Challenge — the first time battery-powered Rotax karts have raced on the continent. No two-stroke scream, just tyres and the whirr of electric motors around Zwartkops.

Michael O’Mahoney took the win on 90 points, and with it the first Grand Finals ticket to Portugal in this new category. Cape Town compatriot Ruhan Victor chased him home for second on 84, with Namibian, Mandume Kaiyamo, completing the podium on 80 points. Eduardo Campos from Mozambique, Adriaan Steyn and Lwashu Mathebula rounded out the top six.

Final Results

Rnk	No.	Driver	Points
1	589	O’Mahoney Michael	90
2	513	Victor Ruhan	84
3	591	Kaiyamo Mandume	80
4	507	Campos Eduardo	77
5	556	Steyn Adriaan	74
6	519	Mathebula Lwashu	72
7	562	Antunes Diego	72
8	564	Buckham Joe	71
9	558	Van Der Molen Parker	67
10	549	Reddi Kiyaan	64
11	559	Esteves Igor	61
12	592	Kaiyamo Nande	60
13	555	Goldbeck Ben	59

What’s Next

Two more Grand Finals tickets are up for grabs — one each at Round 2 on 8 August and Round 3 on 30 August. Round 1 belongs to Michael O’Mahoney, the fight for those remaining seats to Portugal starts now.