Previous winners of the Air Race
| Year | Pilot | Navigator | Aircraft | Reg |
| 2006 | D Bensch | D Bensch | Piper PA28RT201T | ZS-NXE |
| 2005 | A Koen | W C Janse van Rensburg | Piper PA28-140 | ZS-IEI |
| 2004 | H Antel | B de Groot | Grumman AA1A | ZS-VYI |
| 2003 | R Gleimius | A Pucjlowski | Beech V35B | ZS-JYB |
| 2002 | H Wentzel | A Stoffberg | Beech A36 | ZS-FSR |
| 2001 | C Briers | D Briers | Beech Baron 58 | ZS-CLI |
| 2000 | S Pienaar | W van Gruting | Jabiru | ZS-JOS |
| 1999 | R L Myburgh | R C Myburgh | Piper PA34-200T | ZS-KHX |
| 1998 | J Dorfling | F van der Merwe | Cessna C170B | ZS-LJG |
| 1997 | D Knoesen | R King | NA Harvard | SAA7-7001 |
| 1996 | J Shaw | C Berriman | Piper PA28-R200 | ZS-ISW |
| 1995 | M Howell | S van der Merwe | Beech A36 | ZS-KJI |
| 1994 | W van Gruting | J van Gruting | Cessna 310 | ZS-KRK |
| 1993 | S Hartley | J Grove | Beech Baron | ZS-OOG |
| 1992 | R Redhill | R Grinker | Mooney M20C | ZS-DYK |
| 1991 | J D W van Gruting | J Bruce | Cessna C210 | ZS-KRW |
| 1990 | H Roets | R van Niekerk | Cessna 182 | ZS-JTG |
| 1989 | P du Plessis | D du Plessis | Piper Cherokeer | ZS-EXZ |
| 1988 | R Schwartz | A Potgieter | Learjet 26 | ZS-AEZ |
| 1987 | JC Kyle | J Sayers | Cherokee 140 | ZS-EYE |
| 1986 | N Tones | Mary-Louise | Cherokee 140 | ZS-ESW |
| 1985 | V Dickerson | N Else | Beech Baron 55 | ZS-KKZ |
| 1984 | R L Schwartz | D East | Beech Baron 55 | ZS-JPH |
| 1983 | E G Orsmond | B Hansen | Cessna 180 | ZS-LJW |
| 1982 | A H le Roux | M H du Plessis | Cessna C172 | ZS-JYV |
| 1981 | N L Forrester | G B Conlyn | King Air C90 | ZS-KGO |
| 1980 | Ms M Forrester | Ms J Serrurier | Beech Sundowner | ZS-JYY |
| 1979 | A J Hodgson | C W Hodgson | Piper Cherokee | ZS-FAJ |
| 1978 | G B Conlyn | L Forester | Beech Bonanza | ZS-PMG |
| 1977 | J McKerchar | - | Taylor Tish | ZS-UDZ |
| 1976 | R Statham | B Gunn | Robin Regent | ZS-JSA |
| 1975 | H Dames | J Earle | Seneca II | ZS-JHS |
| 1973 | P H M Oberholzer | J A Oberholzer | Navion | ZS-BSW |
| 1972 | M van Ginkel | J van Ginkel | Twin Commanche | ZS-EVB |
| 1971 | P A Theron | F Summer | Cessna C210 | - |
| 1969 | M van Ginkel | J van Ginkel | Twin Commanche | ZS-EVB |
| 1968 | V McWilliams | K Jensen | Mooney M20F | - |
| 1966 | W S Botha | J Steynburg | - | - |
| 1964 | P S Bergh | - | Piper Cruiser | - |
| 1962 | J D P Blaauw | - | Tiger Moth | ZS-CJM |
| 1961 | P Nieman | - | - | - |
| 1957 | R O Fletcher | - | Bonanza | - |
| 1954 | B M Fletcher | - | - | - |
| 1939 | U Biderley | - | - | - |
| 1938 | JJ Oosthuizen | - | Hornet Moth | - |
| 1937 | R Coull | - | Hornet Moth | - |