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.

Layout of the Kyalami

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.

Entry list

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Team Vehicle No Driver Class
  Team Perfect Circle Porsche 997 GT3 R 09   Andre Bezuidenhout Nat
  Franco Scribante
  Silvio Scribante
  Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 6   Sergei Afanasiev S
  Patrick Assenheimer
  Hubert Haupt
  Lechner Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 9   Saul Hack S
  Lars Kern
  Dylan Pereira
  Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 10   Yelmer Buurman P
  Maximilian Götz
  Luca Stolz
40   Tim Müller Am
  Valentin Pierburg
  Miguel Ramos
  Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 12   Earl Bamber P
  Matt Campbell
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 13   Charl Arangies Nat
  Craig Jarvis
  Dawie Joubert
  Pablo Clark Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 17   Kishoor Pitamber Nat
  Michael Stephen
  Leonard Charles Thompson
  KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 18   Alexandre Imperatori P
  Oliver Jarvis
  Edoardo Liberati
35   Josh Burdon P
  Katsumasa Chiyo
  João Paulo de Oliveira
  GPX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 20   Michael Christensen P
  Kévin Estre
  Richard Lietz
  Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 22   Jochen Krumbach S
  David Perel
  Leonard Weiss
  Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 25   Kelvin van der Linde P
  Dries Vanthoor
  Frédéric Vervisch
  Audi Sport Team Land Audi R8 LMS 29   Christopher Haase P
  Christopher Mies
  Markus Winkelhock
  Honda Team Motul Honda NSX GT3 30   Bertrand Baguette P
  Marco Bonanomi
  Dane Cameron
  Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R 31   Mathieu Jaminet P
  Dennis Olsen
  Nick Tandy
  Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 34   Nicky Catsburg P
  Mikkel Jensen
  Christian Krognes
36   Gennaro Bonafede Am
  Michael Von Rooyen
  Henry Walkenhorst
  BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M6 GT3 42   Augusto Farfus P
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Martin Tomczyk
  Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 43   Dominik Baumann PA
  Christina Nielsen
  Adrian Henry D'Sliva
44   Gary Paffett P
  Tristan Vautier
  Lewis Williamson
  R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 62   Ricky Collard P
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
  Hugo de Sadeleer
76   Enaam Ahmed P
  Jake Dennis
  Maxime Martin
  Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 107   Jules Gounon P
  Jordan Pepper
  Maxime Soulet
108   Rodrigo Baptista P
  Steven Kane
  Andy Soucek
  Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 188   Chris Goodwin PA
  Côme Ledogar
  Alexander West
  KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R 911   Romain Dumas P
  Sven Müller
  Dirk Werner
  Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 999   Maximilian Buhk P
  Maro Engel
  Raffaele Marciello
Source:[1]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
S Silver Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
Nat National Cup

Qualifying

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Pole Shootout

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These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying[2]

Pos Driver Team Car Time Dif
1 31   Nick Tandy 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   Raffaele Marciello Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 1:53.086 +0.261
4 20   Richard Lietz GPX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:53.569 +0.744
5 12   Matt Campbell Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:53.787 +0.962
6 42   Sheldon van der Linde BMW Team Schnitzer BMW M6 GT3 1:53.833 +1.008
7 76   Jake Dennis R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 1:53.942 +1.117
8 30   Bertrand Baguette 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   Josh Burdon KCMG Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 1:54.303 +1.478

Race

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Race Results

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Reason
1 P 31   Frikadelli Racing Team   Nick Tandy
  Dennis Olsen
  Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 911 GT3 R 259 9:00:06.106
2 P 34   Walkenhorst Motorsport   Mikkel Jensen
  Nicky Catsburg
  Christian Krognes
BMW M6 GT3 259 +6.745
3 P 20   GPX Racing   Kevin Estre
  Richard Lietz
  Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 GT3 R 259 +9.035
4 P 29   Audi Sport Team Land   Christopher Haase
  Christopher Mies
  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   KCMG   Edoardo Liberati
  Oliver Jarvis
  Alexandre Imperatori
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 259 +30.731
7 P 42   BMW Team Schnitzer   Sheldon van der Linde
  Augusto Farfus
  Martin Tomczyk
BMW M6 GT3 259 +40.556
8 P 12   Dinamic Motorsport   Laurens Vanthoor
  Earl Bamber
  Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3 R 259 +41.1651
9 P 911   KÜS Team75 Bernhard   Sven Müller
  Romain Dumas
  Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R 259 +44.188
10 P 62   R-Motorsport   Ricky Collard
  Hugo de Sadeleer
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 259 +44.729
11 P 25   Audi Sport Team WRT   Kelvin van der Linde
  Frederic Vervisch
  Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS 258 +1 Lap
12 P 107   Bentley Team M-Sport   Jordan Pepper
  Jules Gounon
  Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 258 +1 Lap
13 S 9   Lechner Racing   Saul Hack
  Lars Kern
  Dylan Pereira
Porsche 911 GT3 R 257 +2 Laps
14 P 76   R-Motorsport   Enaam Ahmed
  Jake Dennis
  Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 256 +3 Laps
15 S 6   Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon   Patrick Assenheimer
  Sergei Afanasiev
  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
  Henry Walkenhorst
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   KCMG   Katsumasa Chiyo
  João Paulo de Oliveira
  Josh Burdon
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 251 +8 Laps
20 PA 43   Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing   Christina Nielsen
  Adrian Henry D'Sliva
  Dominik Baumann
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 Team M-Sport   Rodrigo Baptista
  Andy Soucek
  Steven Kane
Bentley Continental GT3 206 Accident
DNF PA 188   Garage 59   Chris Goodwin
  Côme Ledogar
  Alexander West
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 130 Mechanical
DNF P 44   Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing   Gary Paffett
  Lewis Williamson
  Tristan Vautier
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 Team Motul   Dane Cameron
  Bertrand Baguette
  Marco Bonanomi
Honda NSX GT3 55 Mechanical
DNF P 999   Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing   Maximilian Buhk
  Raffaele Marciello
  Maro Engel
Mercedes-AMG GT3 0 Broken Cylinder Coil
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 - The #12 Dinamic Motorsport car was awarded a 10-second time penalty after the race.

References

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  1. ^ "KYALAMI 9 HOUR / ENTRY LIST". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Pole Shoot Out - Classification" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Kyalami 9 Hours Classification" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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