GIANNA PASCOAL wins SA karting title and debuts in GB4

November 3, 2026

• GIANNA PASCOAL, 16, claimed the South African karting championship after starting the sport in 2021 aged 11, having previously finished runner-up in both ROK and Rotax National Series.
• GIANNA made her European single-seater debut in the GB4 Winter Series at Snetterton with Pace Performance on Oct 24-25, finishing 11th in the fourth and final race of the weekend.
• Selected as one of only six drivers globally for the More Than Equal Driver Development Programme, giving her access to Formula 4-level machinery and specialist coaching.
• In 2025 GIANNA became the first woman to represent South Africa in the senior category of the FIA Karting Academy, also competing in the ROK Cup Superfinal and WSK Super Master Series.
• Mentor Wesleigh Orr of WORR Motorsport backs GIANNA for a future Formula 1 seat, citing her discipline and fighting spirit after rising to national champion in record time.

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