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Williams Drives F1 Return to South Africa with Bold ‘1%’ Mission
Highlights
- Alex Albon to visit South Africa after Hungarian Grand Prix
- Williams FW48 show car toured Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
- First active Williams driver visit to South Africa since 1993
- Williams partners with Super Group to engage South African fans
- Williams Fan Zones attracted over 340,000 visitors worldwide
- Albon hopes for future African grand prix events
Williams will take Alex Albon to South Africa in late July, immediately after the Hungarian Grand Prix, closing a month-long FW48 show car tour backed by logistics partner Super Group.
The trip is Williams’ first official driver visit to the country since 1993, when Alain Prost won at Kyalami in a Williams FW15C, underlining the programme’s historic and regional significance.
First active Williams driver visit to South Africa since 1993.
Williams frames the activation around access. With only about one percent of fans attending races, the team brings F1 to new markets to grow engagement beyond traditional grand prix weekends.
Fan Zones and roadshows are central. Williams reports over 340,000 visitors across Melbourne, Austin and Las Vegas, using interactive displays to engage spectators unlikely to reach a circuit.
Williams Fan Zones have attracted over 340,000 visitors worldwide.
South Africa fits that strategy. The FW48 show car toured high-footfall shopping centres in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, keeping the brand visible and testing appetite for larger activations.
Albon praises South Africa’s passion and says Williams wants to take experiences to fans. He also renews hope for an African grand prix as a logical next step.
“We want to do things differently by taking experiences to fans,” says Alex Albon.
Super Group CEO Neal Menashe calls the visit the roadshow’s finale, citing nationwide enthusiasm and a commitment to free, memorable events that put fans close to Formula 1 technology.
Super Group partnership underpins the roadshow’s logistics and reach.
This outreach extends Williams’ commercial strategy beyond race weekends, aligning with F1’s shift toward greater fan inclusion and geographic diversification, while gauging market readiness for a potential continental return.
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Williams Takes F1 to South Africa
Alex Albon brings the Williams FW48 to Cape Town, Durban & Johannesburg
First official Williams F1 driver visit to South Africa since 1993.
Fan Zone roadshow brings Formula 1 directly to thousands who can’t go to a race.
First official Williams F1 driver visit to South Africa since 1993.
Fan Zone roadshow brings Formula 1 directly to thousands who can’t go to a race.
340,000+
Visitors to Williams Fan Zones
(and counting!)
(and counting!)
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Hopes for African GP
since 1993
since 1993
“South Africa has passionate
motorsport fans. I hope to see
an F1 Grand Prix return here.”
– Alex Albon
motorsport fans. I hope to see
an F1 Grand Prix return here.”
– Alex Albon
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