Sarel Daniel van der Merwe (born 5 December 1946) is a former rally and racing driver, who was a multiple South African Rally Drivers Champion. He is referred...

Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwe - the name of the Merwede river in the middle ages ("from the Merwede")...

rugby player Sarel van der Merwe (b. 1946), South African rally and racing driver Sarel Wolmarans (b. 1973), South African cricketer Henry Sarel (1823–1887)...

sales were bolstered by the motorsport successes of Sarel van der Merwe Snr (father of Sarel van der Merwe), Coenraad Spamer and Tom Campher. In 1957 alone...

has taken place each year since 1960. It was won eleven times by Sarel van der Merwe in the 1970s and 1980s and ten times by Serge Damseaux from 1989...

class went to the No. 00 Kreepy Krauly Racing March 83G driven by Sarel van der Merwe, Graham Duxbury, and Tony Martin. Victory in the GTO class went to...

contesting the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans for Kremer Racing with teammates Sarel van der Merwe and Kunimitsu Takahashi, Gartner's Porsche 962 suffered a mechanical...

Rally Championships during 1984 to 1988, with S.A. champion drivers Sarel van der Merwe and Geoff Mortimer. In 1988, the Audi Ur-Quattro driven by Audi Tradition...

owner, 1994 IMSA GT champion Sarel van der Merwe, rally and racing driver, multiple SA Rally Drivers Champion. Irene van Dyk, played for South Africa...

racer Sarel van der Merwe substituted for Darrell Waltrip in the No. 17. He finished in 24th place after crashing late in the race. At the time, van der Merwe...

March 83G-Porsche again engineered by Howes. He shared the win with Sarel van der Merwe and Tony Martin. In 2019, Duxbury was inaugurated into the South...

team's season. The team scored only one DNF for the season, when Sarel van der Merwe crashed late in the race at Watkins Glen. However, in the 23 races...

a 3rd-place at Silverstone with Tiff Needell, he would race with Sarel van der Merwe and Kunimitsu Takahashi in the 962C. The team also brought out their...

1980s, Hendrick owned the Goodwrench IMSA GTP Corvette driven by Sarel Van der Merwe and Doc Bundy. The car was actually built by Lola but resembled later...

the fatal accident that claimed the lives of race marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and driver Tom Pryce. In recent years, the area surrounding the circuit...

their variant on the Porsche 962. The lead car would be driven by Sarel van der Merwe/Kunimitsu Takahashi/Hideki Okada while the second had gentleman-driver...

qualify: 34 - Donnie Allison, 07 - Larry Moyer, 82 - Mark Stahl, 18 - Sarel van der Merwe, 85 - Bobby Gerhart, 2 - Ernie Irvan (R), 30 - Michael Waltrip*,...

Robinson Sarel van der Merwe Gr.C1 4 DNF DNF 8 Stanley Dickens Hurley Haywood Frank Jelinski 7 DNF DNF 9 Stanley Dickens David Hobbs Sarel van der Merwe "John...

two-way average of 224.30 MPH was set by an Audi 5000CS driven by Sarel van der Merwe with official backing from Volkswagen South Africa. In 2005, Lola...

Thackwell ran the 962. South African team regulars George Fouché and Sarel van der Merwe ran the 956 with Mario Hytten. Walter Brun had also lost his two...

and actor 1946 – Andy Kim, Canadian pop singer-songwriter 1946 – Sarel van der Merwe, South African racing driver 1947 – Rudy Fernandez, Filipino triathlete...

professional championship, such as Scott Dixon, Jeff Gordon, Fernando Alonso, Shane van Gisbergen and Kyle Busch. Unlike the Le Mans event, the Daytona race is conducted...

Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 1986 Kremer Racing Jo Gartner Sarel van der Merwe Porsche 962C C1 169 NC NC 1987 Kris Nissen Volker Weidler C1 6 DNF...

dealership, David Hobbs Honda, in Glendale, Wisconsin, which was sold to the Van Horn Automotive Group in March 2023. His youngest son, Guy, worked for Speed...

also entered – a brand new 956B, for David Hobbs/Philippe Streiff/Sarel van der Merwe. He also supported the entry from Team Australia, loaning them the...

erstwhile teammate Bob Wollek was partnered with Vern Schuppan and Sarel van der Merwe in a late-'87 chassis. The final car was the one that had taken pole...

blows a tire with two laps to go. June 21, 1981: A. J. Foyt wins the USAC Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500. This is the final IndyCar race that USAC sanctioned...

academic 15 September – Mike Procter, cricketer (d. 2024) 5 December – Sarel van der Merwe, former rally and racing driver 18 December – Steve Biko, anti-apartheid...

Zakspeed 1850cc S4 turbo G 5 Accident (2hr) DNF Gr.C1 7 Joest Racing Sarel van der Merwe David Hobbs Chip Robinson Porsche 962C Porsche 935/79 2.8L F6 twin...

member) in the track's 31-year history: John Lawrence (Sept. 21, 1957) Pedro van Dory (April 3, 1960) Bruce Johnston (Aug. 21, 1961) Pete Hessler (March 11...