The Nine Hours of Kyalami is an endurance sports car race contested at Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa. The first races were held from 1958 to 1960 at a circuit at the Grand Central Airport near Midrand before moving to Kyalami in 1961. The event was a mainstay until the late 1980s; however, it was only held three times between 1989 and 2018. The 1974 event was a round of the World Championship of Makes and the 1983 and 1984 races were rounds of the World Endurance Championship. The event was revived in 2019 as part of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge.

History 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 Championship of Makes, 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 Endurance Championship in 1983 and 1984. After not being held in 1985 due to circuit construction, a 500 km event was contested from 1986 to 1988. After a ten-year hiatus, it was revived as a 2-hour, 30 minute, race as part of the SportsRacing World Cup from 1998 to 2000.

On 27 July 2018, circuit officials announced the nine-hour distance event would return to the calendar starting in 2019 as part of a revamped Intercontinental GT Challenge series from the Stéphane Ratel Organisation. The event will be the final event of a global series of GT3-focused events alongside the Bathurst 12 Hour, California 8 Hours, Spa 24 Hours and Suzuka 10 Hours. The race was originally scheduled for 3 November, but moved to 23 November to avoid a date clash with the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Grand Central Year Drivers Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title Non-Championship 15 November 1958 Ian Frazer-Jones Tony Fergusson Porsche 356 9 hours South African Nine Hour Endurance Race 6 October 1959 Chris Fergusson Hugh Carrington H. M. Carrington Dart – Climax 9 hours South African Nine Hour Endurance Race 29 October 1960 Dawie Gous John Love A. H. Pillman & Son (Pty.) Ltd. Porsche 550 RS 9 hours 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 South African Nine Hour Endurance Race 3 November 1962 David Piper Bruce Johnstone David Piper Ferrari 250 GTO 9 hours Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race 2 November 1963 David Piper Tony Maggs David Piper Ferrari 250 GTO 9 hours 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 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 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 Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race 4 November 1967 Jacky Ickx Brian Redman J.W. Automotive Mirage M1-Ford 9 hours Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race 9 November 1968 Jacky Ickx David Hobbs J.W. Automotive Mirage M1-Ford 9 hours Rand Daily Mail 9 hours 8 November 1969 David Piper Richard Attwood David Piper Auto Racing Ltd. Porsche 917 9 hours Rand Daily Mail 9 hours 7 November 1970 Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 512 M 9 hours Rand Daily Mail 9 hours 6 November 1971 Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312PB 9 hours Rand Daily Mail 9 hours 4 November 1972 Clay Regazzoni Arturo Merzario SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312PB 9 hours Kyalami 9 Hours 3 November 1973 Reinhold Joest Herbert Müller Joest Racing Porsche 908/3 9 hours Kyalami 9 Hours World Championship of Makes 9 November 1974 Gérard Larrousse Henri Pescarolo Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C 6 hours Kyalami 6 Hours Non-Championship 1 November 1975 Hans Heyer Peter Hennige Jochen Mass Ford Köln Ford Escort II RS Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami 6 November 1976 Jody Scheckter Gunnar Nilsson BMW Motorsport/Faltz-Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL 6 November 1977 Hans Heyer Jody Scheckter Zakspeed Ford Escort RS Mk II Gr.5 Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami 4 November 1978 Brian Cook Phil Adams Datsun 140Z Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami 30 November 1979 Helmut Kelleners Eddie Keizan Eggenberger Racing BMW M1 Wynn's 1000 km Kyalami 1980 Not held 7 November 1981 Jochen Mass Reinhold Joest Joest Racing Porsche 936 9 hours365 laps 6 November 1982 Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 9 hours World Endurance Championship 10 December 1983 Stefan Bellof Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Castrol 1000 km Kyalami 3 November 1984 Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini Martini Racing Lancia LC2-84 Kyalami 1000 km 1985 Not held Non-Championship 23 November 1986 Piercarlo Ghinzani Joest Racing Porsche 956B Southern Sun 500 28 November 1987 Jochen Mass Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C 26 November 1988 Bob Wollek Joest Racing Porsche 962C 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 Vodacom ISRS 28 November 1999 Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard DAMS Lola B98/10-Judd 1 hour, 30 minutes Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing 26 November 2000 Gary Formato Ralf Kelleners Kremer Racing Kremer Lola B98/K2000-Ford 2 hours, 30 minutes Vodacom Festival of Motor Racing 2001–2018 Not held Intercontinental GT Challenge 23 November 2019 Mathieu Jaminet Dennis Olsen Nick Tandy Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R 9:00:06 Kyalami 9 Hour 12 December 2020 Augusto Farfus Nicky Catsburg Sheldon van der Linde Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 9:00:30 Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour 2021 Not held 6 February 2022 Timur Boguslavskiy Jules Gounon Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 9:01:17 Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour 25 February 2023 Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Charles Weerts Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 9:00.56 Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour South African Endurance Series 16 December 2023 Nick Adcock Leyton Fourie Michael Jensen Jonathan Thomas Adjust4Sleep / Rico Barlow Racing Nova Proto NP02 9:01:22 SAES Nine Hours of Kyalami 30 November 2024 Xolile Letlaka Mikaeel Pitamber Stuart White Into Africa Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 09:01:08 SAES Nine Hours of Kyalami 29 November 2025 Axcil Jefferies Xolile Letlaka Stuart White Into Africa Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 09:00:06 SAES Nine Hours of Kyalami

Multiple winners

By driver WinsDriverYears6 David Piper1962–1966, 19694 Jacky Ickx1967, 1968, 1970, 1982 Jochen Mass1975, 1981, 1982, 19873 Richard Attwood1965, 1966, 19692 Dawie Gous1960, 1961 John Love1960, 1961 Tony Maggs1963, 1964 Brian Redman1967, 1971 Clay Regazzoni1971, 1972 Reinhold Joest1973, 1981 Jody Scheckter1976, 1977 Gary Formato1998, 2000 Sheldon van der Linde2020, 2023

By manufacturer WinsManufacturerYears12 Porsche1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1981–1983, 1986–1988, 20198 Ferrari1962–1966, 1970–1972 4 BMW1976, 1979, 2020, 20232 Mirage1967, 1968 Ford1975, 1977 Lola1999, 2000

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