2020 Kyalami 9 Hours

The 2020 Kyalami 9 Hours was an endurance event that took place on 12 December 2020 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. The event was the fourth and final race of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, a season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2020 Kyalami 9 Hours
Event Information
Round 4 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date10–12 December 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
LocationMidrand, Gauteng, South Africa
VenueKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Results
Race 1
Distance 277 laps 1254,533 km
Pole position Mario Farnbacher
JAS Motorsport		 1:42.521
Winner Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Nick Catsburg
Sheldon van der Linde
Walkenhorst Motorsport		 9:00:30.467

Honda team JAS Motorsport won pole position for the event and dominated the race by leading for eight hours until heavy rain shuffled the order with an hour remaining.[2] The race finished under a Full Course Yellow period and was won by BMW team Walkenhorst Motorsport, driven by local driver Sheldon van der Linde alongside Augusto Farfus, Jr. and Nick Catsburg. The result handed the latter two the drivers' title by five points over the third-placed trio of Matthew Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Patrick Pilet, while Porsche won the manufacturers' championship by 24 points over BMW.[3][4]

Results

Qualifying
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Individual Times Aggregate Time
1 P 30 JAS Motorsport Bertrand Baguette
Renger van der Zande
Mario Farnbacher		 Honda NSX GT3 1:42.871
1:42.715
1:41.979		 1:42.521
2 P 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Nick Catsburg
Sheldon van der Linde		 BMW M6 GT3 1:42.911
1:42.909
1:42.252		 1:42.690
3 P 7 M-Sport Maxime Soulet
Jules Gounon
Jordan Pepper		 Bentley Continental GT3 1:43.429
1:42.610
1:42.391		 1:42.810
4 P 12 GPX Racing Matthew Campbell
Patrick Pilet
Mathieu Jaminet		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:42.804
1:43.090
1:42.635		 1:42.843
5 P 44 Car Collection Motorsport Mattia Drudi
Patric Niederhauser
Christopher Haase		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.224
1:42.803
1:42.609		 1:42.878
6 P 35 Walkenhorst Motorsport Martin Tomczyk
David Pittard
Nick Yelloly		 BMW M6 GT3 1:42.775
1:43.151
1:42.898		 1:42.941
7 P 32 Team WRT Frédéric Vervisch
Mirko Bortolotti
Charles Weerts		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.090
1:43.055
1:42.756		 1:42.967
8 P 31 Team WRT Dries Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock
Kelvin van der Linde		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:42.977
1:43.431
1:42.527		 1:42.978
9 P 8 M-Sport Alex Buncombe
Oliver Jarvis
Sebastian Morris		 Bentley Continental GT3 1:43.378
1:42.951
1:42.887		 1:43.072
10 P 54 Dinamic Motorsport Kévin Estre
Earl Bamber
Laurens Vanthoor		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:43.533
1:42.979
1:42.941		 1:43.151
11 PA 9 Lechner Racing Saul Hack
André Bezuidenhout
Dylan Pereira		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:43.508
1:48.155
1:43.220		 1:44.961
12 S 45 Car Collection Motorsport Dennis Marschall
Martin Lechmann
Milan Dontje		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:43.308
1:47.365
1:44.359		 1:45.010
Source:[5]

Top 6 Shootout
Pos. No. Team Driver Car Time Gap
1 30 JAS Motorsport Mario Farnbacher Honda NSX GT3 1:41.581
2 7 M-Sport Jordan Pepper Bentley Continental GT3 1:41.723 +0.142
3 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Sheldon van der Linde BMW M6 GT3 1:41.891 +0.310
4 44 Car Collection Motorsport Christopher Haase Audi R8 LMS Evo 1:42.234 +0.653
5 12 GPX Racing Matthew Campbell Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:42.274 +0.693
6 35 Walkenhorst Motorsport David Pittard BMW M6 GT3 1:42.564 +0.983
Source:[6]

Race
Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Time/Reason
1 P 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport Augusto Farfus, Jr.
Nick Catsburg
Sheldon van der Linde		 BMW M6 GT3 277 9:00:30.467
2 P 32 Team WRT Frédéric Vervisch
Mirko Bortolotti
Charles Weerts		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 277 +0.220
3 P 12 GPX Racing Matthew Campbell
Patrick Pilet
Mathieu Jaminet		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 277 +1.731
4 P 30 JAS Motorsport Bertrand Baguette
Renger van der Zande
Mario Farnbacher		 Honda NSX GT3 277 +3.054
5 P 44 Car Collection Motorsport Mattia Drudi
Patric Niederhauser
Christopher Haase		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 277 +51.090
6 P 35 Walkenhorst Motorsport Martin Tomczyk
David Pittard
Nick Yelloly		 BMW M6 GT3 276 +1 lap
7 P 54 Dinamic Motorsport Kévin Estre
Earl Bamber
Laurens Vanthoor		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 276 +1 lap
8 P 31 Team WRT Dries Vanthoor
Markus Winkelhock
Kelvin van der Linde		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 275 +2 laps
9 P 8 M-Sport Alex Buncombe
Oliver Jarvis
Sebastian Morris		 Bentley Continental GT3 274 +3 laps
10 PA 9 Lechner Racing Saul Hack
André Bezuidenhout
Dylan Pereira		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 271 +6 laps
11 S 45 Car Collection Motorsport Dennis Marschall
Martin Lechmann
Milan Dontje		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 266 +11 laps
DNF P 7 M-Sport Maxime Soulet
Jules Gounon
Jordan Pepper		 Bentley Continental GT3 63 Fire
Source:[7]

References
  1. "Covid-19 measures force Suzuka 10 Hours cancellation". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 22 May 2020.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel. "Honda "Incredibly Unlucky" to Miss Out on Kyalami Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. "Drivers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
  4. "GT3 Manufacturers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
  5. "Kyalami 9 Hour QUALIFYING - COMBINED CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
  6. "Kyalami 9 Hour POLE SHOOTOUT - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
  7. "Kyalami 9 Hour RACE - CLASSIFICATION - PROVISIONAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 12 December 2020.
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