2021 Kyalami 9 Hours

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Flag of South Africa.svg 2021 Kyalami 9 Hours
Event Information
Round 3 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Kyalami 16.png
Date3-5 February 2022 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Location Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 307 laps 1.390,403 km
Winner Flag of Russia.svg Timur Boguslavskiy
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello
AKKA ASP Team
9:01:17.933

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]

Contents

Entry list

TeamVehicleEngineNoDriverClass
Flag of South Africa.svg MJR Motorsport [3] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo [3] Audi 5.2 L V10 80 Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Jackson [3] Nat
Flag of South Africa.svg Mo Mia [3]
Flag of South Africa.svg Mikaeel Pitamber
Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Into Africa [4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo [4] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 23 Flag of South Africa.svg Philip Kekana [4] Nat
Flag of South Africa.svg Xolile Letlaka [4]
Flag of South Africa.svg Tschops Sipuka [4]
Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing [5] Audi R8 LMS Evo [5] Audi 5.2 L V10 25 Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde [3] P
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock [5]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser [5]
26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert [3] S
Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet [3]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret [3]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT [5] Audi R8 LMS Evo [5] Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Drudi [5] P
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase [3]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts [5]
Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing with WRT [6] 33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thierry Vermeulen [7] PA
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Markussen [6]
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson [6]
Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo [3] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 86 Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Arangies [3] Nat
Flag of South Africa.svg Arnold Neveling [3]
Flag of South Africa.svg Michael van Rooyen [3]
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors [3] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 [3] Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi [3] P
Flag of France.svg Côme Ledogar [3]
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina [3]
71 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco [3] P
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicklas Nielsen [3]
Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera [3]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SunEnergy1 Racing [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo [3] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier [3] PA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul [3]
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Konrad [3]
Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Team [3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo [3] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 89 Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon [3] P
Flag of Russia.svg Timur Boguslavskiy [3]
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello [3]
Teams
IconClass
PPro Cup
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
NatGT3 National Cup
NatGT4 National Cup

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamCarTimeGap
1Pro89 Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:42.465
2Pro71 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1:42.914+0.449
3Pro51 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1:43.109+0.644
4Pro-Am75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:43.331+0.866
5Pro25 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.459+0.994
6Pro32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.472+1.007
7Silver26 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.864+1.399
8Pro-Am33 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing with WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:44.133+1.668
9Nat GT386 Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 1:46.289+3.824
10Nat GT317 Flag of South Africa.svg MJR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:47.101+4.636
11Nat GT480 Flag of South Africa.svg MJR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 1:55.163+12.698
12Nat GT323 Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Into Africa Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2:08.383+25.918
Source: [8]

Race

Class winner in bold.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriversCarLapsTime/Gap
1Pro89 Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Team Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Russia.svg Timur Boguslavskiy
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 3079:01:17.933
2Pro51 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi
Flag of France.svg Côme Ledogar
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 307+15.668
3Pro25 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser
Audi R8 LMS Evo 307+42.083
4Pro32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Drudi
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts
Audi R8 LMS Evo 307+47.133
5Silver26 Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Légeret
Audi R8 LMS Evo 297+10 Laps
6Pro-Am33 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing with WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thierry Vermeulen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Markussen
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
Audi R8 LMS Evo 296+11 Laps
7Pro-Am75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SunEnergy1 Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Konrad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 289+18 Laps
8Nat GT386 Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Motorsport Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Arangies
Flag of South Africa.svg Arnold Neveling
Flag of South Africa.svg Michael van Rooyen
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 278+29 Laps
9Nat GT323 Flag of South Africa.svg Stradale Into Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Philip Kekana
Flag of South Africa.svg Xolile Letlaka
Flag of South Africa.svg Tschops Sipuka
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 262+45 Laps
10Nat GT480 Flag of South Africa.svg MJR Motorsport Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Jackson
Flag of South Africa.svg Mo Mia
Flag of South Africa.svg Mikaeel Pitamber
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 220+87 Laps
NCPro71 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicklas Nielsen
Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 118+189 Laps
Source: [9]

References

  1. "Kyalami 9H Postponed Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions". 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. Dagys, John (30 November 2021). "Kyalami 9H Rescheduled to February – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Lloyd, Daniel (28 January 2022). "14-Car Grid for Rescheduled Kyalami 9H Season Finale". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "First-Ever All-Black African Entry Confirmed for Kyalami 9H". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dagys, John (18 November 2021). "Audi Shuffles Kyalami 9H Lineups in IGTC Title Hopes". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Goodwin, Graham (12 October 2021). "High Class Racing Enter Kyalami 9 Hours". dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "Thierry Vermeulen For High Class Audi At Kyalami | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. "Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour PRE QUALIFYING - CLASSIFICATION - PROVISIONAL" (PDF). intercontinentalgtchallenge. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. "Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour RACE - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). tsl-timing. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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