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]

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

Entry list edit

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

Qualifying edit

Fastest in class in bold.

Race edit

Class winner in bold.

References edit

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Lloyd, Daniel (28 January 2022). "14-Car Grid for Rescheduled Kyalami 9H Season Finale". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  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.

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