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
editQualifying
edit| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Individual Times | Aggregate Time |
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| 1 | P | 30 | Honda NSX GT3 | 1:42.871 1:42.715 1:41.979 |
1:42.521 | ||
| 2 | P | 34 | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.911 1:42.909 1:42.252 |
1:42.690 | ||
| 3 | P | 7 | Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:43.429 1:42.610 1:42.391 |
1:42.810 | ||
| 4 | P | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:42.804 1:43.090 1:42.635 |
1:42.843 | ||
| 5 | P | 44 | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.224 1:42.803 1:42.609 |
1:42.878 | ||
| 6 | P | 35 | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.775 1:43.151 1:42.898 |
1:42.941 | ||
| 7 | P | 32 | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:43.090 1:43.055 1:42.756 |
1:42.967 | ||
| 8 | P | 31 | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:42.977 1:43.431 1:42.527 |
1:42.978 | ||
| 9 | P | 8 | Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:43.378 1:42.951 1:42.887 |
1:43.072 | ||
| 10 | P | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:43.533 1:42.979 1:42.941 |
1:43.151 | ||
| 11 | PA | 9 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:43.508 1:48.155 1:43.220 |
1:44.961 | ||
| 12 | S | 45 | 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 |
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| 1 | 30 | Honda NSX GT3 | 1:41.581 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Bentley Continental GT3 | 1:41.723 | +0.142 | ||
| 3 | 34 | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:41.891 | +0.310 | ||
| 4 | 44 | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 1:42.234 | +0.653 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1:42.274 | +0.693 | ||
| 6 | 35 | BMW M6 GT3 | 1:42.564 | +0.983 | ||
| Source:[6] | ||||||
Race
editReferences
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.
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