| Race Title: | Kyalami 9 Hours |
| Track Map: | Kyalami 16.png |
| Series Long: | Intercontinental GT Challenge |
| Series Short: | IGTC |
| Venue: | Kyalami |
| First Race: | 1958 |
| First Series Race: | 2019 |
| Duration: | 9 Hours |
| Previous Names: | South African Nine Hour Endurance Race Kyalami 6 Hours 1000km Kyalami Southern Sun 500 |
The Nine Hours of Kyalami is an endurance sports car race contested at Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa. The first races were held from 1958 to 1960 at a circuit at the Grand Central Airport near Midrand before moving to Kyalami in 1961. The event was a mainstay until the late 1980s; however, it was only held three times between 1989 and 2018. The 1974 event was a round of the World Championship of Makes and the 1983 and 1984 races were rounds of the World Endurance Championship. The event was revived in 2019 as part of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
From 1965 to 1973, the race was the centerpiece of the South African Springbok Trophy Series. In 1974, the event was part of the World Championship of Makes, switching to a 6 hour/1000 kilometre format. From 1975 until 1979, the race was held for touring cars. The race returned to sports cars and its 9-hour duration in 1981 and 1982, before being shortened to 1000 km and becoming part of the World Endurance Championship in 1983 and 1984. After not being held in 1985 due to circuit construction, a 500 km event was contested from 1986 to 1988. After a ten-year hiatus, it was revived as a 2-hour, 30 minute, race as part of the SportsRacing World Cup from 1998 to 2000.
On 27 July 2018, circuit officials announced the nine-hour distance event would return to the calendar starting in 2019 as part of a revamped Intercontinental GT Challenge series from the Stéphane Ratel Organisation. The event will be the final event of a global series of GT3-focused events alongside the Bathurst 12 Hour, California 8 Hours, Spa 24 Hours and Suzuka 10 Hours. The race was originally scheduled for 3 November, but moved to 23 November to avoid a date clash with the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
| Year | Drivers | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship | ||||||
| 15 November 1958 | Ian Frazer-Jones Tony Fergusson | 9 hours 902.468km (560.768miles) | South African Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 6 October 1959 | Chris Fergusson Hugh Carrington | H. M. Carrington | 9 hours 922.959km (573.5miles) | South African Nine Hour Endurance Race | ||
| 29 October 1960 | A. H. Pillman & Son (Pty.) Ltd. | 9 hours 989.816km (615.043miles) | Rand Daily Mail South African Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| Year | Winning Driver(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship | |||||
| 4 November 1961 | A. H. Pillman & Son (pty.) Ltd. | 9 hours 1082.509km (672.64miles) | South African Nine Hour Endurance Race | ||
| 3 November 1962 | 9 hours 1113.022km (691.6miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 2 November 1963 | 9 hours 1198km (744miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 21 October 1964 |  David Piper Auto Racing Ltd. Maranello Concessionaires | 9 hours 1222.24km (759.46miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | ||
| South African Springbok Trophy Series | |||||
| 6 November 1965 | 9 hours 1240.729km (770.953miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 5 November 1966 | 9 hours 1191.59km (740.42miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 4 November 1967 | 9 hours 1403.509km (872.1miles) | Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race | |||
| 9 November 1968 | 9 hours 1288.602km (800.7miles) | Rand Daily Mail 9 hours | |||
| 8 November 1969 | 9 hours 1337.848km (831.3miles) | Rand Daily Mail 9 hours | |||
| 7 November 1970 | 9 hours 1518.4km (943.5miles) | Rand Daily Mail 9 hours | |||
| 6 November 1971 | 9 hours 1455km (904miles) | Rand Daily Mail 9 hours | |||
| 4 November 1972 | 9 hours 1497.196km (930.314miles) | Kyalami 9 Hours | |||
| 3 November 1973 | 9 hours 1475.49km (916.83miles) | Kyalami 9 Hours | |||
| World Championship of Makes | |||||
| 9 November 1974 | 6 hours 964.44km (599.28miles) | Kyalami 6 Hours | |||
| Non-Championship | |||||
| 1 November 1975 | 1000km (1,000miles) | Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami | |||
| 6 November 1976 | 1000km (1,000miles) | ||||
| 6 November 1977 | 1000km (1,000miles) | Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami | |||
| 4 November 1978 | Brian Cook Phil Adams | 1000km (1,000miles) | Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami | ||
| 30 November 1979 | 1000km (1,000miles) | Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami | |||
| 1980 | Not held | ||||
| 7 November 1981 | 9 hours 365 laps | ||||
| 6 November 1982 | 9 hours 963.939km (598.964miles) | ||||
| World Endurance Championship | |||||
| 10 December 1983 | 1000km (1,000miles) | Castrol 1000 km Kyalami | |||
| 3 November 1984 | 1000km (1,000miles) | Kyalami 1000 km | |||
| 1985 | Not held | ||||
| Non-Championship | |||||
| 23 November 1986 | 500km (300miles) | Southern Sun 500 | |||
| 28 November 1987 | 500km (300miles) | ||||
| 26 November 1988 | 500km (300miles) | ||||
| 1989–1997 | Not held | ||||
| ISRS / SportsRacing World Cup | |||||
| 6 December 1998 |  Jérôme PolicandGary Formato | Solution F | 2 hours, 30 minutes 383.13km (238.07miles) | Vodacom ISRS | |
| 28 November 1999 | 1 hour, 30 minutes 196.28km (121.96miles) | Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing | |||
| 26 November 2000 | 2 hours, 30 minutes 375.14km (233.1miles) | Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing | |||
| 2001–2018 | Not held | ||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||
| 23 November 2019 | 9:00:06 1171.198km (727.749miles) | Kyalami 9 Hour | |||
| 12 December 2020 |  Walkenhorst Motorsport | 9:00:30 1254.533km (779.531miles) | Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour | ||
| 2021 | Not held | ||||
| 6 February 2022 | AKKA ASP Team | 9:01:17 1390.403km (863.956miles) | Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour | ||
| 25 February 2023 | 9:00.56 1383.73km (859.81miles) | Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour | |||
| South African Endurance Series | |||||
| 16 December 2023 | 9:01:22 1195.656km (742.946miles) | SAES Nine Hours of Kyalami | |||