The 2020 Kyalami 9 Hours was an endurance event that took place on 12 December 2020 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. The event was the fourth and final race of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, a season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

South Africa 2020 Kyalami 9 Hours
Event Information
Round 4 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date10–12 December 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationMidrand, Gauteng, South Africa
VenueKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 277 laps 1254,533 km
Pole position Germany Mario Farnbacher
JAS Motorsport
1:42.521
Winner Brazil Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Netherlands Nick Catsburg
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
Walkenhorst Motorsport
9:00:30.467

Honda team JAS Motorsport won pole position for the event and dominated the race by leading for eight hours until heavy rain shuffled the order with an hour remaining.[2] The race finished under a Full Course Yellow period and was won by BMW team Walkenhorst Motorsport, driven by local driver Sheldon van der Linde alongside Augusto Farfus, Jr. and Nick Catsburg. The result handed the latter two the drivers' title by five points over the third-placed trio of Matthew Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Patrick Pilet, while Porsche won the manufacturers' championship by 24 points over BMW.[3][4]

Results

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Qualifying

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Individual Times Aggregate Time
1 P 30   JAS Motorsport   Bertrand Baguette
  Renger van der Zande
  Mario Farnbacher
Honda NSX GT3 1:42.871
1:42.715
1:41.979
1:42.521
2 P 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Augusto Farfus, Jr.
  Nick Catsburg
  Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M6 GT3 1:42.911
1:42.909
1:42.252
1:42.690
3 P 7   M-Sport   Maxime Soulet
  Jules Gounon
  Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 1:43.429
1:42.610
1:42.391
1:42.810
4 P 12   GPX Racing   Matthew Campbell
  Patrick Pilet
  Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:42.804
1:43.090
1:42.635
1:42.843
5 P 44   Car Collection Motorsport   Mattia Drudi
  Patric Niederhauser
  Christopher Haase
Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.224
1:42.803
1:42.609
1:42.878
6 P 35   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Martin Tomczyk
  David Pittard
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M6 GT3 1:42.775
1:43.151
1:42.898
1:42.941
7 P 32   Team WRT   Frédéric Vervisch
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Charles Weerts
Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.090
1:43.055
1:42.756
1:42.967
8 P 31   Team WRT   Dries Vanthoor
  Markus Winkelhock
  Kelvin van der Linde
Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:42.977
1:43.431
1:42.527
1:42.978
9 P 8   M-Sport   Alex Buncombe
  Oliver Jarvis
  Sebastian Morris
Bentley Continental GT3 1:43.378
1:42.951
1:42.887
1:43.072
10 P 54   Dinamic Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:43.533
1:42.979
1:42.941
1:43.151
11 PA 9   Lechner Racing   Saul Hack
  André Bezuidenhout
  Dylan Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:43.508
1:48.155
1:43.220
1:44.961
12 S 45   Car Collection Motorsport   Dennis Marschall
  Martin Lechmann
  Milan Dontje
Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.308
1:47.365
1:44.359
1:45.010
Source:[5]

Top 6 Shootout

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Pos. No. Team Driver Car Time Gap
1 30   JAS Motorsport   Mario Farnbacher Honda NSX GT3 1:41.581
2 7   M-Sport   Jordan Pepper Bentley Continental GT3 1:41.723 +0.142
3 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Sheldon van der Linde BMW M6 GT3 1:41.891 +0.310
4 44   Car Collection Motorsport   Christopher Haase Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:42.234 +0.653
5 12   GPX Racing   Matthew Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:42.274 +0.693
6 35   Walkenhorst Motorsport   David Pittard BMW M6 GT3 1:42.564 +0.983
Source:[6]

Race

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Reason
1 P 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Augusto Farfus, Jr.
  Nick Catsburg
  Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M6 GT3 277 9:00:30.467
2 P 32   Team WRT   Frédéric Vervisch
  Mirko Bortolotti
  Charles Weerts
Audi R8 LMS Evo 277 +0.220
3 P 12   GPX Racing   Matthew Campbell
  Patrick Pilet
  Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 911 GT3 R 277 +1.731
4 P 30   JAS Motorsport   Bertrand Baguette
  Renger van der Zande
  Mario Farnbacher
Honda NSX GT3 277 +3.054
5 P 44   Car Collection Motorsport   Mattia Drudi
  Patric Niederhauser
  Christopher Haase
Audi R8 LMS Evo 277 +51.090
6 P 35   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Martin Tomczyk
  David Pittard
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M6 GT3 276 +1 lap
7 P 54   Dinamic Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 276 +1 lap
8 P 31   Team WRT   Dries Vanthoor
  Markus Winkelhock
  Kelvin van der Linde
Audi R8 LMS Evo 275 +2 laps
9 P 8   M-Sport   Alex Buncombe
  Oliver Jarvis
  Sebastian Morris
Bentley Continental GT3 274 +3 laps
10 PA 9   Lechner Racing   Saul Hack
  André Bezuidenhout
  Dylan Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 R 271 +6 laps
11 S 45   Car Collection Motorsport   Dennis Marschall
  Martin Lechmann
  Milan Dontje
Audi R8 LMS Evo 266 +11 laps
DNF P 7   M-Sport   Maxime Soulet
  Jules Gounon
  Jordan Pepper
Bentley Continental GT3 63 Fire
Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Covid-19 measures force Suzuka 10 Hours cancellation". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Honda "Incredibly Unlucky" to Miss Out on Kyalami Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Drivers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "GT3 Manufacturers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour QUALIFYING - COMBINED CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour POLE SHOOTOUT - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour RACE - CLASSIFICATION - PROVISIONAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 12 December 2020.
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