- SPAR Grand Prix Awards held for 2026.
- Five races, about 80,000 participants and finishers.
- Five Hyundai Exter cars given away.
- Each Exter valued at R269 900.
- Glenrose Xaba defended her title.
Celebrating its partnership with the SPAR Women’s Grand Prix, Hyundai Automotive South Africa used the 2026 SPAR Grand Prix Awards to highlight the growing influence of women in the local car market. The series is the country’s premier women’s 10km road-running series.
SPAR Grand Prix races and results
The awards recognised athletes across five races held in Cape Town, Durban, Tshwane, Gqeberha and Johannesburg. Together the events recorded approximately 80,000 participants and finishers.
Glenrose Xaba successfully defended her title and was crowned the 2026 SPAR Grand Prix champion. Thembeka Ngubane, Finance Executive at Hyundai Automotive South Africa, congratulated her along with the other race winners and athletes recognised at the event.
Women buyers and the Hyundai Exter
The sponsorship has a commercial side. Internal research by the company shows that 67% of Hyundai Exter buyers in South Africa are women aged between 20 and 50.
“Women are shaping households, communities, the economy and their influence in the automotive market continues to grow,” said Ngubane. She added that the partnership allowed the brand to celebrate that influence while creating economic and social opportunities.
Exter prizes at each race
During this year’s series, one entrant at each of the five race events drove away with a new Hyundai Exter valued at R269 900. The cars were awarded through lucky draws open to all entrants at each race. Hyundai has partnered with the SPAR Grand Prix for the past two years.
SPAR Grand Prix plans for 2027
Mpudi Maubane, SPAR Group Head PR, Sponsorship and Communications, announced that SPAR would sponsor the awards again next year and that preparations for the 2027 Grand Prix were already under way. “Our ambition is not simply to see women cross finish lines, but to help create a society where every woman and girl can pursue her dreams without fear, barriers and limitations,” said Maubane.
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