2019 Kyalami 9 Hours
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.
| 2019 Kyalami 9 Hours | |||
| Previous: | 2000 | Next: | 2020 |
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
Qualifying
Pole Shootout
These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying[2]
| Pos | N° | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Joshua Burdon |
KCMG | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | 1:54.303 | +1.478 |
Race
Race Results
| 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 | S | 17 | Pablo Clark Racing |
Leonard Charles Thompson Michael Stephen Kishoor Pitamber |
Lamborghini Huracán 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 | Am | 09 | Team Perfect Circle |
André Bezuidenhout Franco Scribante Silvio Scribante |
Porsche 997 GT3 R | 85 | Mechanical |
| DNF | S | 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 |
- Notes
- ^1 - The #12 Dinamic Motorsport car was awarded a 10-second time penalty after the race.
References
- "KYALAMI 9 HOUR / ENTRY LIST". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Pole Shoot Out - Classification" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Kyalami 9 Hours Classification" (PDF). Intercontinental GT Challenge. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
External links
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: Suzuka 10 Hours |
2019 season | Next race: 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour 2020 season |
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