Liam Venter will maౠke h🐻is maiden outing in an Auto GP World Series car at Jerez in Spain next week.

Liam, who has been competing in the 2013 European Formula 3 Open championship this season with Team West-Tec, and who recently became the first South Afri💯can single-seater driver to stand on the podium at Monza since Jody Scheckter back in 1979, will run with Vir♎tuosi Racing.

He is currently the only South African scheduled to take part in the two-day test, which will run fromღ Monday October 28 to Tuesday October 29.

"I'm definitely looking forward to the test, and I can't wait to get in the Auto GP car and fire it up!" said Liam, who as usual will sport Proudly 💧South African and powered by Scala logꦍos.

"I feel well prepared both mentally and physically. I have gained a lot this year with Team West-Tec and feel I have really progressed. My main goal in thi🐲s test is to learn as much as I can and to just enjoy every second of it, especially as the Auto GP single-seater has so much more power than my F3 car."

"I'll be sure to give it everything I have and then see where we are come Tuesday," added𒅌 the Accelerate Driver Development Ltd (ADD)-affiliated youngster.

Graeme Glew, Director, Accelerate Driver Development Ltd (ADD), meanwhile, believes Liam is ready to move on fr💮om F3.

"ꦏLiam's rapid progress in motorsport has been inspiring. He has learnt such a lot this year in the European Formula 3 Open championship. I am convinced he will go well in the Auto GP World Series test in Jerez," Graeme commented. "Virtuosi team owner, Declan [Lohan] has been keeping an eye on Liam and is keen to get him in one of his cars.

"Liam is still only 18-years-old but he ticks all the boxes required for a ⛄top current day race driver."