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Kyalami 9 Hours

Endurance Race

Summary

Endurance Race

FieldValue
Race titleKyalami 9 Hours
Track mapKyalami 16.png
Series longIntercontinental GT Challenge
Series shortIGTC
VenueKyalami
First race1958
First series race2019
Duration9 Hours
Previous namesSouth African Nine Hour Endurance Race
Kyalami 6 Hours
1000km Kyalami
Southern Sun 500

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.

History

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.

Grand Central

YearDriversEntrantCarDistance/DurationRace titleNon-Championship
15 November 1958RSA Ian Frazer-Jones
RSA Tony FergussonPorsche 3569 hours
902.468 kmSouth African Nine Hour Endurance Race
6 October 1959RSA Chris Fergusson
RSA Hugh CarringtonRSA H. M. CarringtonDart – Climax9 hours
922.959 kmSouth African Nine Hour Endurance Race
29 October 1960Rhodesia Dawie Gous
Rhodesia John LoveRSA A. H. Pillman & Son (Pty.) Ltd.Porsche 550 RS9 hours
989.816 kmRand Daily Mail South African Nine Hour Endurance Race

Kyalami

YearWinning driver(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace titleNon-ChampionshipSouth African Springbok Trophy SeriesWorld Championship of MakesNon-ChampionshipWorld Endurance ChampionshipNon-ChampionshipISRS / SportsRacing World CupIntercontinental GT ChallengeSouth African Endurance Series
4 November 1961Rhodesia Dawie Gous
Rhodesia John LoveRSA A. H. Pillman & Son (pty.) Ltd.Porsche 550 Spyder9 hours
1082.509 kmSouth African Nine Hour Endurance Race
3 November 1962GBR David Piper
RSA Bruce JohnstoneGBR David PiperFerrari 250 GTO9 hours
1113.022 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
2 November 1963GBR David Piper
RSA Tony MaggsGBR David PiperFerrari 250 GTO9 hours
1198.000 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
21 October 1964GBR David Piper
RSA Tony MaggsGBR David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.
GBR Maranello ConcessionairesFerrari 250 LM9 hours
1222.240 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
6 November 1965GBR David Piper
GBR Richard AttwoodGBR David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.Ferrari 365 P29 hours
1240.729 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
5 November 1966GBR David Piper
GBR Richard AttwoodGBR David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.Ferrari 365 P2/39 hours
1191.590 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
4 November 1967BEL Jacky Ickx
GBR Brian RedmanGBR J.W. AutomotiveMirage M1-Ford9 hours
1403.509 kmRand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
9 November 1968BEL Jacky Ickx
GBR David HobbsGBR J.W. AutomotiveMirage M1-Ford9 hours
1288.602 kmRand Daily Mail 9 hours
8 November 1969GBR David Piper
GBR Richard AttwoodGBR David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.Porsche 9179 hours
1337.848 kmRand Daily Mail 9 hours
7 November 1970BEL Jacky Ickx
ITA Ignazio GiuntiITA SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 512 M9 hours
1518.400 kmRand Daily Mail 9 hours
6 November 1971SUI Clay Regazzoni
GBR Brian RedmanITA SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 312PB9 hours
1455.000 kmRand Daily Mail 9 hours
4 November 1972SUI Clay Regazzoni
ITA Arturo MerzarioITA SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 312PB9 hours
1497.196 kmKyalami 9 Hours
3 November 1973FRG Reinhold Joest
SUI Herbert MüllerFRG Joest RacingPorsche 908/39 hours
1475.490 kmKyalami 9 Hours
9 November 1974FRA Gérard Larrousse
FRA Henri PescaroloFRA Equipe GitanesMatra-Simca MS670C6 hours
964.440 kmKyalami 6 Hours
1 November 1975FRG Hans Heyer
FRG Peter Hennige
FRG Jochen MassFRG Ford KölnFord Escort II RS1000 kmWynn's 1000 km Kyalami
6 November 1976RSA Jody Scheckter
SWE Gunnar NilssonFRG BMW Motorsport/Faltz-AlpinaBMW 3.0 CSL1000 km
6 November 1977FRG Hans Heyer
RSA Jody ScheckterFRG ZakspeedFord Escort RS Mk II Gr.51000 kmWynn's 1000 km Kyalami
4 November 1978RSA Brian Cook
RSA Phil AdamsDatsun 140Z1000 kmWynn's 1000 km Kyalami
30 November 1979FRG Helmut Kelleners
RSA Eddie KeizanSUI Eggenberger RacingBMW M11000 kmWynn's 1000 km Kyalami
1980Not held
7 November 1981FRG Jochen Mass
FRG Reinhold JoestFRG Joest RacingPorsche 9369 hours
365 laps
6 November 1982BEL Jacky Ickx
FRG Jochen MassFRG Rothmans PorschePorsche 9569 hours
963.939 km
10 December 1983FRG Stefan Bellof
GBR Derek BellFRG Rothmans PorschePorsche 9561000 kmCastrol 1000 km Kyalami
3 November 1984ITA Riccardo Patrese
ITA Alessandro NanniniITA Martini RacingLancia LC2-841000 kmKyalami 1000 km
1985Not held
23 November 1986ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniFRG Joest RacingPorsche 956B500 kmSouthern Sun 500
28 November 1987FRG Jochen MassGBR Richard Lloyd RacingPorsche 962C500 km
26 November 1988FRA Bob WollekFRG Joest RacingPorsche 962C500 km
1989–1997Not held
6 December 1998FRA Jérôme Policand
RSA Gary FormatoFRA Solution FRiley & Scott Mk III-Ford2 hours, 30 minutes
383.13 kmVodacom ISRS
28 November 1999FRA Jean-Marc Gounon
FRA Éric BernardFRA DAMSLola B98/10-Judd1 hour, 30 minutes
196.28 kmVodacom Festival of Motor Racing
26 November 2000RSA Gary Formato
GER Ralf KellenersGER Kremer RacingKremer Lola B98/K2000-Ford2 hours, 30 minutes
375.14 kmVodacom Festival of Motor Racing
2001–2018Not held
23 November 2019FRA Mathieu Jaminet
NOR Dennis Olsen
GBR Nick TandyDEU Frikadelli Racing TeamPorsche 911 GT3 R9:00:06
1171.198 kmKyalami 9 Hour
12 December 2020BRA Augusto Farfus
NLD Nicky Catsburg
ZAF Sheldon van der LindeDEU Walkenhorst MotorsportBMW M6 GT39:00:30
1254.533 kmJoburg Kyalami 9 Hour
2021Not held
6 February 2022RUS Timur Boguslavskiy
FRA Jules Gounon
ITA Raffaele MarcielloFRA AKKA ASP TeamMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo9:01:17
1390.403 kmJoburg Kyalami 9 Hour
25 February 2023RSA Sheldon van der Linde
BEL Dries Vanthoor
BEL Charles WeertsBEL Team WRTBMW M4 GT39:00.56
1383.730 kmJoburg Kyalami 9 Hour
16 December 2023GBR Nick Adcock
DNK Michael Jensen
RSA Leyton Fourie
RSA Jonothan ThomasRSA Leyton Fourie RacingNova Proto9:01:22
1195.656 kmSAES Nine Hours of Kyalami

Multiple winners

By driver

WinsDriverYears6432
GBR David Piper1962–1966, 1969
BEL Jacky Ickx1967, 1968, 1970, 1982
FRG Jochen Mass1975, 1981, 1982, 1987
GBR Richard Attwood1965, 1966, 1969
Rhodesia Dawie Gous1960, 1961
Rhodesia John Love1960, 1961
RSA Tony Maggs1963, 1964
GBR Brian Redman1967, 1971
SUI Clay Regazzoni1971, 1972
FRG Reinhold Joest1973, 1981
RSA Jody Scheckter1976, 1977
RSA Gary Formato1998, 2000
RSA Sheldon van der Linde2020, 2023

By manufacturer

WinsManufacturerYears12842
GER Porsche1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1981–1983, 1986–1988, 2019
ITA Ferrari1962–1966, 1970–1972
GER BMW1976, 1979, 2020, 2023
UK Mirage1967, 1968
USA Ford1975, 1977
UK Lola1999, 2000
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