Kyalami 9 hour race in 1970

Ferrari 512M

The 1970 Kyalami 9 Hour Race , also known as The Thirteenth Rand Daily Mail Nine Hour Endurance Race , took place on November 7, 1970 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit . The race was the first round of the South African Sports Car Championship in 1970 .

The race

On the circuit of Kyalami in the 1960s and 1970s, one found endurance race with the unusual temporal length of nine hours instead, which corresponded to 1970 at a distance of about 1500 kilometers. The race was part of the South African Sports Car Championship , also known as the South African Springbok Trophy Series , which was held on racetracks in South Africa and Rhodesia from 1965 to 1973 .

In 1970 works teams from Europe were represented in this race, which also faced each other in the sports car world championship of that year . The overall victory went to Jacky Ickx and Ignazio Giunti in a plant - Ferrari 512 .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	Size 5 Class E	4th	Ferrari SPA Sefac	Jacky Ickx Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512M	370
2	Size 5 Class E	2	Martini International	Joseph Siffert Kurt Ahrens	Porsche 917K	369
3	Size 6 Class H	5	Martini International	Helmut Marko Rudi Lins	Porsche 908/02 flounder	354
4th	Size 6 Class H	6th	Martini International	Gérard Larrousse Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 908/02	346
5	Size 6 Class G	11	Team Gunston	Brian Redman John Hine	Chevron B16	346
6th	Size 5 Class E	3	Ecurie Francorchamps	Hughes de Fierlant Derek Bell	Ferrari 512S	346
7th	Size 6 Class J	7th	Avalon Racing	Barrie Smith Jackie Pretorius	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB GT	336
8th	Size 6 Class G	14th	Karl von Wendt	Karl von Wendt Willi Kauhsen	Lola T210	325
9	Size 5 Class D	18th	Jack Holme	Jack Holme Bruce van der Merwe	Chevron B8	312
10	Size 2 Class C	21st	Motor Racing Research	Frank Gardner Mike De Udy	Ford Mustang Boss 302	306
11	Size 2 Class B	24	Team Lawson	Spencer Schultze Jody Scheckter	Mazda M10A	285
12	Size 6 Class G	8th	Clive van Buuren	Clive van Buuren Red Whitehouse	Porsche 906 Spyder	284
13	Argus Class C	27	Jan Hettema	Jan Hettema Gordon Briggs	Ford Capri 3000 GT	278
14th	Size 5 Class D	17th	Geoff Ortlepp	Geoff Ortlepp Stan Taylor	Chevron B8	274
15th	Size 6 Class G	15th	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood David Hobbs	Lola T210	273
16	Size 2 Class B	25th	Alfa Romeo SA	Arnold Chatz Eddie Keizan	Alfa Romeo GTAm	268
17th	Saloon Class B	29	Vernon Bricknell	Vernon Bricknell Roy Luck	BMW 2000 SA	260
18th	Saloon Class A	31	Team Renault	Chris Clegg Louis Cloete	Renault 8 Gordini	239
19th	Size 6 Class G	9	Mark Konig	Mark Konig Paul Vestey	Nomad Mk.III	205
20th	Size 6 Class G	12	Karl von Wendt	John McNicol Willie Ferguson	Lola T210	202
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21st	Size 5 Class E	1	Team Gunston	John Love Richard Attwood	Porsche 917
22nd	Size 6 Class G	10	Scuderia Scribante with Weather Wax	Dave Charlton Paddy Driver	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2
23	Size 5 Class D	16	Denis Joubert	Denis Joubert Peter Gough	Chevron B16
24	Size 2 Class B	23	Team Lawson	Dave Clapham Mike Formato	Mazda M10A
25th	Size 2 Class B	25th	Alfa Romeo SA	Basil van Rooyen Nanni Galli	Alfa Romeo GTAm
26th	Saloon Class A	30th	Team Renault	Scamp Porter Geoff Mortimer	Renault 8 Gordini
27	Size 6 Class G	19th	Gunther Reimer	Ingo Brockob Bob Thomas	Sprinzel Sprite
28	Size 6 Class F	20th	RT Harriss	Hamish Morrison Paul Hearn	Harriss GL
29	Size 5 Class D	22nd	Jack Holme	Garry Boase John Amm	Lotus Elan
30th	Size 2 Class B	28	Alfa Romeo SA	Lorenzo Ferraguti Angelo Scroppo	Alfa Romeo Sprint GTA
31	Saloon Class A	32	Power Developments	Nolly Limberis Ronnie van Rooyen	Renault 8 Gordini
32	Size 2 Class B	33	Richter Motors Racing	Peter Markham Eric Alder	BMW 2002 Ti
33	Size 2 Class B	34	Neil Allen	Neil Allen Mike Hearn	BMW 2002 Ti
34	Size 2 Class B	35	Datsun Nissan Racing Alconi	John Conchie Rob Thomas	Datsun D16 1600
35	Size 2 Class B	36	Datsun Nissan Racing Alconi	Clarrie Taylor Chris Swanepoel	Datsun D16 1600
36	Size 2 Class B	37	Alfa Romeo SA	Derek Tunmer Guy Tunmer	Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina
37	Size 2 Class B	38	Alfa Romeo SA	Chris van der Heever John Abrahams	Alfa Romeo GTV
38	Size 2 Class B	39	Team Lawson	Frank Rundel Colin Burford	Volvo 142S
39	Size 2 Class A	40	Denys Currie	Denys Currie Robert Young	Mini Cooper S.
40	Size 2 Class A	41	BLMC Special Tunning SA	André Verwey Giv Giovannoni	Mini Cooper S.

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
41					McLaren
42				Gordon Spice	Daren

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Class A	Chris Clegg	Louis Cloete	Renault 8 Gordini	Rank 18
Class B	Spencer Schultze	Jody Scheckter	Mazda M10A	Rank 11
Class C	Frank Gardner	Mike De Udy	Ford Mustang Boss 302	Rank 10
Class D	Jack Holme	Bruce van der Merwe	Chevron B8	Rank 9
Class E.	Jacky Ickx	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512M	Overall victory
Class G	Brian Redman	John Hine	Chevron B16	Rank 5
Class H	Helmut Marko	Rudi Lins	Porsche 908/02 flounder	Rank 3
Class J	Barrie Smith	Jackie Pretorius	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB GT	Rank 7

Racing data

• Registered: 42
• Started: 40
• Rated: 20
• Race classes: 8
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 4.104 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 9: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 370
• Total distance of the winning team: 1518,400 km
• Winner's average: 168,710 km / h
• Pole position: Jacky Ickx - Ferrari 512M (# 4) - 1.22.400
• Fastest race lap: unknown
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1970 South African Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race results