2021 Kyalami 9 Hours Explained

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2021 Kyalami 9 Hours
Round No:	3
Season No:	3
Year:	2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Track Map:	File:Kyalami 16.png
Date:	3-5 February 2022
Location:	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Circuit:	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Race1 Laps:	307
Race1 Dist:	1.390,403
Winner1:	Timur Boguslavskiy Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello
Winner1 Team:	AKKA ASP Team
Winner1 Time:	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 MJR Motorsport^[3] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 80 Marius Jackson Nat Mo Mia Mikaeel Pitamber Stradale Into Africa^[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 23 Philip Kekana Nat Xolile Letlaka Tschops Sipuka Saintéloc Racing^[5] Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 25 Kelvin van der Linde P Markus Winkelhock Patric Niederhauser 26 Nicolas Baert S Simon Gachet Lucas Légeret Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Mattia Drudi P Christopher Haase Charles Weerts High Class Racing with WRT^[6] 33 Thierry Vermeulen^[7] PA Michael Markussen Mark Patterson Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 86 Charl Arangies Nat Arnold Neveling Michael van Rooyen AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Alessandro Pier Guidi P Côme Ledogar Miguel Molina 71 Antonio Fuoco P Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Mikaël Grenier PA Kenny Habul Martin Konrad AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 89 Jules Gounon P Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello

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.

Race

Class winner in bold.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kyalami 9H Postponed Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions. 26 November 2021 . 27 November 2021.
2. Web site: Dagys . John . Kyalami 9H Rescheduled to February – Sportscar365 . sportscar365.com . 30 November 2021 . 30 November 2021.
3. News: 14-Car Grid for Rescheduled Kyalami 9H Season Finale. 28 January 2022. Lloyd. Daniel. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 28 January 2022.
4. News: First-Ever All-Black African Entry Confirmed for Kyalami 9H. 15 November 2021. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 15 November 2021.
5. News: Audi Shuffles Kyalami 9H Lineups in IGTC Title Hopes. 18 November 2021. Dagys. John. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 18 November 2021.
6. News: High Class Racing Enter Kyalami 9 Hours. 12 October 2021. Goodwin. Graham. dailysportscar.com. Daily Sports Car. 12 October 2021.
7. Web site: Thierry Vermeulen For High Class Audi At Kyalami dailysportscar.com. 2022-02-02. www.dailysportscar.com.