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]
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| Round 4 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10–12 December 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||||||
| Location | Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||
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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 edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Individual Times | Aggregate Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 30 |  JAS Motorsport
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 Bertrand Baguette Renger van der Zande Mario Farnbacher
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Honda NSX GT3 | 1:42.871 1:42.715 1:41.979 |
1:42.521 |
| 2 | P | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport
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 Augusto Farfus, Jr. Nick Catsburg Sheldon van der Linde
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BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.911 1:42.909 1:42.252 |
1:42.690 |
| 3 | P | 7 |  M-Sport
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Maxime Soulet Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper
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Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:43.429 1:42.610 1:42.391 |
1:42.810 |
| 4 | P | 12 |  GPX Racing
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 Matthew Campbell Patrick Pilet Mathieu Jaminet
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:42.804 1:43.090 1:42.635 |
1:42.843 |
| 5 | P | 44 | Car Collection Motorsport
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Mattia Drudi Patric Niederhauser Christopher Haase
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.224 1:42.803 1:42.609 |
1:42.878 |
| 6 | P | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport
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Martin Tomczyk David Pittard Nick Yelloly
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BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.775 1:43.151 1:42.898 |
1:42.941 |
| 7 | P | 32 | Team WRT
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Frédéric Vervisch Mirko Bortolotti Charles Weerts
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.090 1:43.055 1:42.756 |
1:42.967 |
| 8 | P | 31 | Team WRT
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Dries Vanthoor Markus Winkelhock Kelvin van der Linde
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:42.977 1:43.431 1:42.527 |
1:42.978 |
| 9 | P | 8 | M-Sport
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Alex Buncombe Oliver Jarvis Sebastian Morris
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Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:43.378 1:42.951 1:42.887 |
1:43.072 |
| 10 | P | 54 | Dinamic Motorsport
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Kévin Estre Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:43.533 1:42.979 1:42.941 |
1:43.151 |
| 11 | PA | 9 |  Lechner Racing
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Saul Hack André Bezuidenhout Dylan Pereira
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:43.508 1:48.155 1:43.220 |
1:44.961 |
| 12 | S | 45 | Car Collection Motorsport
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Dennis Marschall Martin Lechmann Milan Dontje
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.308 1:47.365 1:44.359 |
1:45.010 |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Top 6 Shootout edit
| Pos. | No. | Team | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | JAS Motorsport
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Mario Farnbacher
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Honda NSX GT3 | 1:41.581 | |
| 2 | 7 | M-Sport
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Jordan Pepper
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Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:41.723 | +0.142 |
| 3 | 34 | Walkenhorst Motorsport
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Sheldon van der Linde
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BMW M6 GT3 | 1:41.891 | +0.310 |
| 4 | 44 | Car Collection Motorsport
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Christopher Haase
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:42.234 | +0.653 |
| 5 | 12 | GPX Racing
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Matthew Campbell
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:42.274 | +0.693 |
| 6 | 35 | Walkenhorst Motorsport
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David Pittard
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BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.564 | +0.983 |
| Source:[6] | ||||||
Race edit
References edit
- ^ "Covid-19 measures force Suzuka 10 Hours cancellation". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 22 May 2020.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Honda "Incredibly Unlucky" to Miss Out on Kyalami Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Drivers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "GT3 Manufacturers Standings – Intercontinental GT Challenge". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour QUALIFYING - COMBINED CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour POLE SHOOTOUT - CLASSIFICATION - FINAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Kyalami 9 Hour RACE - CLASSIFICATION - PROVISIONAL" (PDF). Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 12 December 2020.