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2021 Kyalami 9 Hours

Event Information
Round 3 of 3 in the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date	3-5 February 2022 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1 Distance 307 laps 1.390,403 km Winner Timur Boguslavskiy Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Team 9:01:17.933

The 2021 Kyalami 9 Hours was an endurance event that took place on 5 February 2022 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. The event was the third and final round of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. Initially it was to be held on 2-4 December, but it was postponed due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases in South Africa and rescheduled to 3-5 February 2022.

Entry list

Team Vehicle Engine No Driver Class MJR Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 80 Marius Jackson Nat Mo Mia Mikaeel Pitamber Stradale Into Africa Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 23 Philip Kekana Nat Xolile Letlaka Tschops Sipuka Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 25 Kelvin van der Linde P Markus Winkelhock Patric Niederhauser 26 Nicolas Baert S Simon Gachet Lucas Légeret Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Mattia Drudi P Christopher Haase Charles Weerts High Class Racing with WRT 33 Thierry Vermeulen PA Michael Markussen Mark Patterson Stradale Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 86 Charl Arangies Nat Arnold Neveling Michael van Rooyen AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 51 Alessandro Pier Guidi P Côme Ledogar Miguel Molina 71 Antonio Fuoco P Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Mikaël Grenier PA Kenny Habul Martin Konrad AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 89 Jules Gounon P Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello

Teams Icon Class P Pro Cup S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Nat GT3 National Cup Nat GT4 National Cup

Results

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	Pro	89	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1:42.465	—
2	Pro	71	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	1:42.914	+0.449
3	Pro	51	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	1:43.109	+0.644
4	Pro-Am	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	1:43.331	+0.866
5	Pro	25	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	1:43.459	+0.994
6	Pro	32	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	1:43.472	+1.007
7	Silver	26	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	1:43.864	+1.399
8	Pro-Am	33	High Class Racing with WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	1:44.133	+1.668
9	Nat GT3	86	Stradale Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	1:46.289	+3.824
10	Nat GT3	17	MJR Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS Evo	1:47.101	+4.636
11	Nat GT4	80	MJR Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	1:55.163	+12.698
12	Nat GT3	23	Stradale Into Africa	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	2:08.383	+25.918
Source:

Race

Class winner in bold.

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time/Gap
1	Pro	89	AKKA ASP Team	Jules Gounon Timur Boguslavskiy Raffaele Marciello	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	307	9:01:17.933
2	Pro	51	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors	Alessandro Pier Guidi Côme Ledogar Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	307	+15.668
3	Pro	25	Saintéloc Racing	Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock Patric Niederhauser	Audi R8 LMS Evo	307	+42.083
4	Pro	32	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Mattia Drudi Christopher Haase Charles Weerts	Audi R8 LMS Evo	307	+47.133
5	Silver	26	Saintéloc Racing	Nicolas Baert Simon Gachet Lucas Légeret	Audi R8 LMS Evo	297	+10 Laps
6	Pro-Am	33	High Class Racing with WRT	Thierry Vermeulen Michael Markussen Mark Patterson	Audi R8 LMS Evo	296	+11 Laps
7	Pro-Am	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul Martin Konrad	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	289	+18 Laps
8	Nat GT3	86	Stradale Motorsport	Charl Arangies Arnold Neveling Michael van Rooyen	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	278	+29 Laps
9	Nat GT3	23	Stradale Into Africa	Philip Kekana Xolile Letlaka Tschops Sipuka	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	262	+45 Laps
10	Nat GT4	80	MJR Motorsport	Marius Jackson Mo Mia Mikaeel Pitamber	Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo	220	+87 Laps
NC	Pro	71	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors	Antonio Fuoco Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	118	+189 Laps
Source:

References

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9. "Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour RACE - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). tsl-timing. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Auto races in South Africa
• 2022 in South African motorsport
• February 2022 sports events in South Africa
• Motorsport events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic