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2020 Kyalami 9 Hours

Event Information
Round 4 of 4 in the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Date	10–12 December 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue	Kyalami 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

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.

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. 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.

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
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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:

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
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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 18 September 2021.
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.

External links

• Official website

• Auto races in South Africa
• 2020 in South African motorsport
• 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge