Kyalami 9 Hours

The Nine Hours of Kyalami was an endurance sports car race contested in South Africa from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. The first races were held at a circuit at the Grand Central Airport near Midrand. In 1961, the event moved to the newly constructed Kyalami Circuit.

From 1965 to 1973, the race was the centerpiece of the South African Springbok Trophy Series. In 1974, the event was part of the World Sportscar Championship, switching to a 6 hour/1000 kilometre format. From 1975 until 1979, the race was held for touring cars. The race returned to sports cars and its 9 hour duration in 1981 and 1982, before being shortened to 1000 km and becoming part of the World Sportscar Championship once more in 1983 and 1984. After not being held in 1985 due to circuit construction, a 500 km event was contested from 1986-1988. It was revived as a 2 hour, 30 minute, race as part of the SportsRacing World Cup from 1998-2000.

Grand Central

Year	Drivers	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title
Non-Championship
15 November 1958	Ian Frazer-Jones Tony Fergusson		Porsche 356	9 hours 902.468 km (560.768 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
6 October 1959	Chris Fergusson Hugh Carrington	H. M. Carrington	Dart - Climax	9 hours 922.959 km (573.500 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
29 October 1960	Dawie Gous John Love	A. H. Pillman & Son (Pty.) Ltd.	Porsche 550 RS	9 hours 989.816 km (615.043 mi)	Rand Daily Mail South African Nine Hour Endurance Race

Kyalami

Year	Winning Driver(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title
Non-Championship
4 November 1961	Dawie Gous John Love	A. H. Pillman & Son (pty.) Ltd.	Porsche 550 Spyder	9 hours 1,082.509 km (672.640 mi)	South African Nine Hour Endurance Race
3 November 1962	David Piper Bruce Johnstone	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	9 hours 1,113.022 km (691.600 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
2 November 1963	David Piper Tony Maggs	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	9 hours 1,198.000 km (744.403 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
21 October 1964	David Piper Tony Maggs	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd. Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 LM	9 hours 1,222.240 km (759.465 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
South African Springbok Trophy Series
6 November 1965	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Ferrari 365 P2	9 hours 1,240.729 km (770.953 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
5 November 1966	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Ferrari 365 P2/3	9 hours 1,191.590 km (740.420 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
4 November 1967	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	J.W. Automotive	Mirage M1-Ford	9 hours 1,403.509 km (872.100 mi)	Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race
9 November 1968	Jacky Ickx David Hobbs	J.W. Automotive	Mirage M1-Ford	9 hours 1,288.602 km (800.700 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
8 November 1969	David Piper Richard Attwood	David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.	Porsche 917	9 hours 1,337.848 km (831.300 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
7 November 1970	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 512 M	9 hours 1,518.400 km (943.490 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
6 November 1971	Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 312PB	9 hours 1,455.000 km (904.095 mi)	Rand Daily Mail 9 hours
4 November 1972	Clay Regazzoni Arturo Merzario	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 312PB	9 hours 1,497.196 km (930.314 mi)	Kyalami 9 Hours
3 November 1973	Reinhold Joest Herbert Müller	Joest Racing	Porsche 908/3	9 hours 1,475.490 km (916.827 mi)	Kyalami 9 Hours
World Sportscar Championship
9 November 1974	Gérard Larrousse Henri Pescarolo	Equipe Gitanes	Matra-Simca MS670C	6 hours 964.440 km (599.275 mi)	Kyalami 6 Hours
Non-Championship
1 November 1975	Hans Heyer Peter Hennige Jochen Mass	Ford Köln	Ford Escort II RS	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
6 November 1976	Jody Scheckter Gunnar Nilsson	BMW Motorsport/Faltz-Alpina	BMW 3.0 CSL	1,000 km (620 mi)
6 November 1977	Hans Heyer Jody Scheckter	Zakspeed	Ford Escort RS Mk II Gr.5	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
1978	Brian Cook Phil Adams		Datsun 140Z	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
30 November 1979	Helmut Kelleners Eddie Keizan	Eggenberger Racing	BMW M1	1,000 km (620 mi)	Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami
1980	Not held
7 November 1981	Jochen Mass Reinhold Joest	Joest Racing	Porsche 936	9 hours 365 laps
6 November 1982	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	9 hours 963.939 km (598.964 mi)
World Sportscar Championship
10 December 1983	Stefan Bellof Derek Bell	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	1,000 km (620 mi)	Castrol 1000 km Kyalami
3 November 1984	Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2-84	1,000 km (620 mi)	Kyalami 1000 km
1985	Not held
Non-Championship
23 November 1986	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Joest Racing	Porsche 956B	500 km (310 mi)	Southern Sun 500
28 November 1987	Jochen Mass	Richard Lloyd Racing	Porsche 962C	500 km (310 mi)
26 November 1988	Bob Wollek	Joest Racing	Porsche 962C	500 km (310 mi)
1989-1997	Not held
ISRS / SportsRacing World Cup
6 December 1998	Jérôme Policand Gary Formato	Solution F	Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford	2 hours, 30 minutes 383.13 km (238.07 mi)	Vodacom ISRS
28 November 1999	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard	DAMS	Lola B98/10-Judd	1 hour, 30 minutes 196.28 km (121.96 mi)	Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing
26 November 2000	Gary Formato Ralf Kelleners	Kremer Racing	Kremer Lola B98/K2000-Ford	2 hours, 30 minutes 375.14 km (233.10 mi)	Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing

External links

• Racing Sports Cars: South Africa archive
• World Sports Racing Prototypes: Non-championship archive, Springbok archive
• South African Touring Car Races