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SA Racing Star Robert Wolk Killed in Kempton Park Shooting
Police have opened a murder investigation and are searching for a suspect after the 41-year-old driver was killed in an alleged road-rage shooting.
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 41-year-old racing driver Robert Wolk was shot and killed in Kempton Park, South Africa, following an alleged road-rage incident at the corner of Camwood Street and Portland Drive in Esther Park.
Witnesses reported that Wolk's Audi was involved in a low-speed collision with a Volkswagen Jetta; when the other driver produced a firearm, Wolk was shot in the back as he attempted to walk away.
Motorsport South Africa described Wolk as "a hugely respected figure," noting his 2024 South African Touring Cars Championship and back-to-back GTC Championships in 2021 and 2022.
South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed a murder investigation is underway, though no arrests have been made; video footage circulating on social media shows Wolk pleading with the shooter.
Wolk was en route to Cape Town to compete at Killarney International Raceway this weekend when killed; race organizers remembered him as "a friend to us all, always positive, always smiling.