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

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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

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Qualifying

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Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Car Time Gap
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
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Race

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Class winner in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Gap
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]

References

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  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.
  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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