The 2019 Kyalami 9 Hours was an endurance event that took place on 23 November 2019 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. This event served as a revival to the Kyalami 9 Hours event which was last held in 2000, and also served as the final round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
The race was won from pole by Frikadelli Racing Team and drivers Nick Tandy, Dennis Olsen and Mathieu Jaminet. Frikadelli's #31 Porsche 911 GT3 R finished 6.745 seconds ahead of Walkenhorst Motorsport and their #34 BMW M6 GT3 shared by Mikkel Jensen, Nicky Catsburg and Christian Krognes. GPX Racing secured third place a further 2.290 seconds down, in their #20 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Kevin Estre, Richard Lietz and Michael Christensen.
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These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying[2]
Driver | Team | Car | Time | Dif | |||
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1 | 31 | ![]() | Frikadelli Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:52.825 | ||
2 | 29 | Christopher Haase | Audi Sport Team Land | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:52.870 | +0.045 | |
3 | 999 | ![]() | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:53.086 | +0.261 | |
4 | 20 | ![]() | GPX Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:53.569 | +0.744 | |
5 | 12 | ![]() | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:53.787 | +0.962 | |
6 | 42 | ![]() | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:53.833 | +1.008 | |
7 | 76 | ![]() | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 1:53.942 | +1.117 | |
8 | 30 | ![]() | Honda Team Motul | Honda NSX GT3 | 1:54.034 | +1.209 | |
9 | 10 | Maximilian Götz | Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1:54.174 | +1.349 | |
10 | 35 | ![]() | KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:54.303 | +1.478 |
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Reason | |
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1 | P | 31 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 259 | 9:00:06.106 | |
2 | P | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Mikkel Jensen Nicky Catsburg ![]() | BMW M6 GT3 | 259 | +6.745 | |
3 | P | 20 | GPX Racing | ![]() ![]() Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 259 | +9.035 | |
4 | P | 29 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Haase![]() Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | 259 | +15.325 | |
5 | P | 10 | Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance | Maximilian Götz Yelmer Buurman Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 259 | +17.162 | |
6 | P | 18 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() Alexandre Imperatori | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 259 | +30.731 | |
7 | P | 42 | ![]() | Sheldon van der Linde![]() ![]() | BMW M6 GT3 | 259 | +40.556 | |
8 | P | 12 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 259 | +41.165 | |
9 | P | 911 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | Sven Müller![]() Dirk Werner | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 259 | +44.188 | |
10 | P | 62 | R-Motorsport | ![]() Hugo de Sadeleer Marvin Kirchhöfer | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 259 | +44.729 | |
11 | P | 25 | ![]() | Kelvin van der Linde![]() ![]() | Audi R8 LMS | 258 | +1 Lap | |
12 | P | 107 | ![]() | Jordan Pepper ![]() ![]() | Bentley Continental GT3 | 258 | +1 Lap | |
13 | S | 9 | ![]() | Saul Hack Lars Kern ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 257 | +2 Laps | |
14 | P | 76 | R-Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 256 | +3 Laps | |
15 | S | 6 | Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | Patrick Assenheimer ![]() Hubert Haupt | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 256 | +3 Laps | |
16 | S | 22 | Rinaldi Racing | Jochen Krumbach David Perel Leonard Weiss | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 256 | +3 Laps | |
17 | Am | 36 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Gennaro Bonafede Michael Von Rooyen ![]() | BMW M6 GT3 | 253 | +6 Laps | |
18 | Am | 40 | Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance | Tim Müller Valentin Pierburg Miguel Ramos | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 253 | +6 Laps | |
19 | P | 35 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 251 | +8 Laps | |
20 | PA | 43 | ![]() | Christina Nielsen![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 251 | +8 Laps | |
21 | Nat | 17 | Pablo Clark Racing | Leonard Charles Thompson Michael Stephen Kishoor Pitamber | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 246 | +13 Laps | |
22 | P | 108 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bentley Continental GT3 | 206 | Accident | |
DNF | PA | 188 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 130 | Mechanical | |
DNF | P | 44 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 98 | Accident | |
DNF | Nat | 09 | Team Perfect Circle | André Bezuidenhout Franco Scribante Silvio Scribante | Porsche 997 GT3 R | 85 | Mechanical | |
DNF | Nat | 13 | Stradale Motorsport | Charl Arangies Craig Jarvis Dawie Joubert | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 81 | Accident | |
DNF | P | 30 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Honda NSX GT3 | 55 | Mechanical | |
DNF | P | 999 | ![]() | Maximilian Buhk![]() Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 0 | Broken Cylinder Coil | |
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