2021 Kyalami 9 Hours

South Africa 2021 Kyalami 9 Hours
Event Information
Round 3 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date3-5 February 2022 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationMidrand, Gauteng, South Africa
VenueKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 307 laps 1.390,403 km
Winner Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
France Jules Gounon
Italy 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]

Entry list

Team Vehicle Engine No Driver Class
South Africa MJR Motorsport[3] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo[3] Audi 5.2 L V10 80 South Africa Marius Jackson[3] Nat
South Africa Mo Mia[3]
South Africa Mikaeel Pitamber
South Africa Stradale Into Africa[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[4] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 23 South Africa Philip Kekana[4] Nat
South Africa Xolile Letlaka[4]
South Africa Tschops Sipuka[4]
France Saintéloc Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo[5] Audi 5.2 L V10 25 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde[3] P
Germany Markus Winkelhock[5]
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser[5]
26 Belgium Nicolas Baert[3] S
France Simon Gachet[3]
Switzerland Lucas Légeret[3]
Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo[5] Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Italy Mattia Drudi[5] P
Germany Christopher Haase[3]
Belgium Charles Weerts[5]
Denmark High Class Racing with WRT[6] 33 Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen[7] PA
Denmark Michael Markussen[6]
United States Mark Patterson[6]
South Africa Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[3] Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 86 South Africa Charl Arangies[3] Nat
South Africa Arnold Neveling[3]
South Africa Michael van Rooyen[3]
Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors[3] Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020[3] Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi[3] P
France Côme Ledogar[3]
Spain Miguel Molina[3]
71 Italy Antonio Fuoco[3] P
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen[3]
Italy Alessio Rovera[3]
Australia SunEnergy1 Racing[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Canada Mikaël Grenier[3] PA
Australia Kenny Habul[3]
Austria Martin Konrad[3]
France AKKA ASP Team[3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[3] Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 89 France Jules Gounon[3] P
Russia Timur Boguslavskiy[3]
Italy Raffaele Marciello[3]
Teams
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Nat GT3 National Cup
Nat GT4 National Cup

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Car Time Gap
1 Pro 89 France AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:42.465
2 Pro 71 Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1:42.914 +0.449
3 Pro 51 Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 1:43.109 +0.644
4 Pro-Am 75 Australia SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 1:43.331 +0.866
5 Pro 25 France Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.459 +0.994
6 Pro 32 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.472 +1.007
7 Silver 26 France Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.864 +1.399
8 Pro-Am 33 Denmark High Class Racing with WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:44.133 +1.668
9 Nat GT3 86 South Africa Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 1:46.289 +3.824
10 Nat GT3 17 South Africa MJR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:47.101 +4.636
11 Nat GT4 80 South Africa MJR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 1:55.163 +12.698
12 Nat GT3 23 South Africa Stradale Into Africa Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2:08.383 +25.918
Source:[8]

Race

Class winner in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Gap
1 Pro 89 France AKKA ASP Team France Jules Gounon
Russia Timur Boguslavskiy
Italy Raffaele Marciello
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 307 9:01:17.933
2 Pro 51 Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
France Côme Ledogar
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 307 +15.668
3 Pro 25 France Saintéloc Racing South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser
Audi R8 LMS Evo 307 +42.083
4 Pro 32 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Italy Mattia Drudi
Germany Christopher Haase
Belgium Charles Weerts
Audi R8 LMS Evo 307 +47.133
5 Silver 26 France Saintéloc Racing Belgium Nicolas Baert
France Simon Gachet
Switzerland Lucas Légeret
Audi R8 LMS Evo 297 +10 Laps
6 Pro-Am 33 Denmark High Class Racing with WRT Netherlands Thierry Vermeulen
Denmark Michael Markussen
United States Mark Patterson
Audi R8 LMS Evo 296 +11 Laps
7 Pro-Am 75 Australia SunEnergy1 Racing Canada Mikaël Grenier
Australia Kenny Habul
Austria Martin Konrad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 289 +18 Laps
8 Nat GT3 86 South Africa Stradale Motorsport South Africa Charl Arangies
South Africa Arnold Neveling
South Africa Michael van Rooyen
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 278 +29 Laps
9 Nat GT3 23 South Africa Stradale Into Africa South Africa Philip Kekana
South Africa Xolile Letlaka
South Africa Tschops Sipuka
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 262 +45 Laps
10 Nat GT4 80 South Africa MJR Motorsport South Africa Marius Jackson
South Africa Mo Mia
South Africa Mikaeel Pitamber
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 220 +87 Laps
NC Pro 71 Italy AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Italy Antonio Fuoco
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Italy Alessio Rovera
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 118 +189 Laps
Source:[9]

References

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  2. ^ Dagys, John (30 November 2021). "Kyalami 9H Rescheduled to February – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "First-Ever All-Black African Entry Confirmed for Kyalami 9H". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Dagys, John (18 November 2021). "Audi Shuffles Kyalami 9H Lineups in IGTC Title Hopes". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c 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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