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Round 3 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||
Date | 3-5 February 2022 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||
Location | Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||
Venue | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | ||||||||||
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The 2021 Kyalami 9 Hours was an endurance event that took place on 5 February 2022 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. The event was the third and final round of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. Initially it was to be held on 2-4 December, but it was postponed due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases in South Africa [1] and rescheduled to 3-5 February 2022. [2]
Fastest in class in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
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1 | Pro | 89 | AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:42.465 | — |
2 | Pro | 71 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 1:42.914 | +0.449 |
3 | Pro | 51 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 1:43.109 | +0.644 |
4 | Pro-Am | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 1:43.331 | +0.866 |
5 | Pro | 25 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.459 | +0.994 |
6 | Pro | 32 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.472 | +1.007 |
7 | Silver | 26 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.864 | +1.399 |
8 | Pro-Am | 33 | High Class Racing with WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:44.133 | +1.668 |
9 | Nat GT3 | 86 | Stradale Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 1:46.289 | +3.824 |
10 | Nat GT3 | 17 | MJR Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:47.101 | +4.636 |
11 | Nat GT4 | 80 | MJR Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | 1:55.163 | +12.698 |
12 | Nat GT3 | 23 | Stradale Into Africa | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 2:08.383 | +25.918 |
Source: [8] |
Class winner in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Gap |
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1 | Pro | 89 | AKKA ASP Team | Jules Gounon Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 307 | 9:01:17.933 |
2 | Pro | 51 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Alessandro Pier Guidi Côme Ledogar Miguel Molina | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 307 | +15.668 |
3 | Pro | 25 | Saintéloc Racing | Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock Patric Niederhauser | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 307 | +42.083 |
4 | Pro | 32 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Mattia Drudi Christopher Haase Charles Weerts | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 307 | +47.133 |
5 | Silver | 26 | Saintéloc Racing | Nicolas Baert Simon Gachet Lucas Légeret | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 297 | +10 Laps |
6 | Pro-Am | 33 | High Class Racing with WRT | Thierry Vermeulen Michael Markussen Mark Patterson | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 296 | +11 Laps |
7 | Pro-Am | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Martin Konrad | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 289 | +18 Laps |
8 | Nat GT3 | 86 | Stradale Motorsport | Charl Arangies Arnold Neveling Michael van Rooyen | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 278 | +29 Laps |
9 | Nat GT3 | 23 | Stradale Into Africa | Philip Kekana Xolile Letlaka Tschops Sipuka | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 262 | +45 Laps |
10 | Nat GT4 | 80 | MJR Motorsport | Marius Jackson Mo Mia Mikaeel Pitamber | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | 220 | +87 Laps |
NC | Pro | 71 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Antonio Fuoco Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 118 | +189 Laps |
Source: [9] |
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