Kyalami 9 Hours

Kyalami 9 Hours
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Venue	Kyalami
First race	1958
First IGTC 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.

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

Year	Drivers	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title
Non-Championship
15 November 1958	Ian Frazer-Jones Tony Fergusson		Porsche 356	9 hours 902.468 km (560.768 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
6 October 1959	Chris Fergusson Hugh Carrington	H. M. Carrington	Dart – Climax	9 hours 922.959 km (573.500 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
29 October 1960	Dawie Gous John Love	A. H. Pillman & Son (Pty.) Ltd.	Porsche 550 RS	9 hours 989.816 km (615.043 mi)	Rand Daily Mail South African Nine Hour Endurance Race

Kyalami

Year	Winning Driver(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title
Non-Championship
4 November 1961	Dawie Gous John Love	A. H. Pillman & Son (pty.) Ltd.	Porsche 550 Spyder	9 hours 1,082.509 km (672.640 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
3 November 1962	David Piper Bruce Johnstone	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	9 hours 1,113.022 km (691.600 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
2 November 1963	David Piper Tony Maggs	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	9 hours 1,198.000 km (744.403 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
21 October 1964	David Piper Tony Maggs	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd. Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 LM	9 hours 1,222.240 km (759.465 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
South African Springbok Trophy Series
6 November 1965	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Ferrari 365 P2	9 hours 1,240.729 km (770.953 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
5 November 1966	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Ferrari 365 P2/3	9 hours 1,191.590 km (740.420 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
4 November 1967	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	J.W. Automotive	Mirage M1-Ford	9 hours 1,403.509 km (872.100 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
9 November 1968	Jacky Ickx David Hobbs	J.W. Automotive	Mirage M1-Ford	9 hours 1,288.602 km (800.700 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
8 November 1969	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Porsche 917	9 hours 1,337.848 km (831.300 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
7 November 1970	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 512 M	9 hours 1,518.400 km (943.490 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
6 November 1971	Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 312PB	9 hours 1,455.000 km (904.095 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
4 November 1972	Clay Regazzoni Arturo Merzario	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 312PB	9 hours 1,497.196 km (930.314 mi)	Kyalami 9 Hours
3 November 1973	Reinhold Joest Herbert Müller	Joest Racing	Porsche 908/3	9 hours 1,475.490 km (916.827 mi)	Kyalami 9 Hours
World Championship of Makes
9 November 1974	Gérard Larrousse Henri Pescarolo	Equipe Gitanes	Matra-Simca MS670C	6 hours 964.440 km (599.275 mi)	Kyalami 6 Hours
Non-Championship
1 November 1975	Hans Heyer Peter Hennige Jochen Mass	Ford Köln	Ford Escort II RS	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
6 November 1976	Jody Scheckter Gunnar Nilsson	BMW Motorsport/Faltz-Alpina	BMW 3.0 CSL	1,000 km (620 mi)
6 November 1977	Hans Heyer Jody Scheckter	Zakspeed	Ford Escort RS Mk II Gr.5	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
4 November 1978	Brian Cook Phil Adams		Datsun 140Z	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
30 November 1979	Helmut Kelleners Eddie Keizan	Eggenberger Racing	BMW M1	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
1980	Not held
7 November 1981	Jochen Mass Reinhold Joest	Joest Racing	Porsche 936	9 hours 365 laps
6 November 1982	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	9 hours 963.939 km (598.964 mi)
World Endurance Championship
10 December 1983	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	1,000 km (620 mi)	Castrol 1000 km Kyalami
3 November 1984	Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2-84	1,000 km (620 mi)	Kyalami 1000 km
1985	Not held
Non-Championship
23 November 1986	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Joest Racing	Porsche 956B	500 km (310 mi)	Southern Sun 500
28 November 1987	Jochen Mass	Richard Lloyd Racing	Porsche 962C	500 km (310 mi)
26 November 1988	Bob Wollek	Joest Racing	Porsche 962C	500 km (310 mi)
1989–1997	Not held
ISRS / SportsRacing World Cup
6 December 1998	Jérôme Policand Gary Formato	Solution F	Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford	2 hours, 30 minutes 383.13 km (238.07 mi)	Vodacom ISRS
28 November 1999	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard	DAMS	Lola B98/10-Judd	1 hour, 30 minutes 196.28 km (121.96 mi)	Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing
26 November 2000	Gary Formato Ralf Kelleners	Kremer Racing	Kremer Lola B98/K2000-Ford	2 hours, 30 minutes 375.14 km (233.10 mi)	Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing
2001–2018	Not held
Intercontinental GT Challenge
23 November 2019	Mathieu Jaminet Dennis Olsen Nick Tandy	Frikadelli Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3 R	9:00:06 1,171.198 km (727.749 mi)	Kyalami 9 Hour
12 December 2020	Augusto Farfus Nicky Catsburg Sheldon van der Linde	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	9:00:30 1,254.533 km (779.531 mi)	Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour
2021	Not held
6 February 2022	Timur Boguslavskiy Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	9:01:17 1,390.403 km (863.956 mi)	Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour
25 February 2023	Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	9:00.56 1,383.730 km (859.810 mi)	Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour
South African Endurance Series
16 December 2023	Nick Adcock Michael Jensen Leyton Fourie Jonothan Thomas	Leyton Fourie Racing	Nova Proto	9:01:22 1,195.656 km (742.946 mi)	SAES Nine Hours of Kyalami

Multiple winners

By driver

Wins	Driver	Years
6	David Piper	1962–1966, 1969
4	Jacky Ickx	1967, 1968, 1970, 1982
4	Jochen Mass	1975, 1981, 1982, 1987
3	Richard Attwood	1965, 1966, 1969
2	Dawie Gous	1960, 1961
	John Love	1960, 1961
	Tony Maggs	1963, 1964
	Brian Redman	1967, 1971
	Clay Regazzoni	1971, 1972
	Reinhold Joest	1973, 1981
	Jody Scheckter	1976, 1977
	Gary Formato	1998, 2000
	Sheldon van der Linde	2020, 2023

By manufacturer

Wins	Manufacturer	Years
12	Porsche	1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1981–1983, 1986–1988, 2019
8	Ferrari	1962–1966, 1970–1972
4	BMW	1976, 1979, 2020, 2023
2	Mirage	1967, 1968
	Ford	1975, 1977
	Lola	1999, 2000

External links

Racing Sports Cars: South Africa archive
World Sports Racing Prototypes: Non-championship archive, Springbok archive
South African Touring Car Races

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