Kyalami 9 Hours 1966 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: The Ninth 9 Hour Endurance Race sponsored by the Rand Daily Mail		Date: 5.11.1966
Track: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (South Africa), 4.094 kms	Organiser: Sports Car Club of South Africa
Kyalami 9 Hours
South African Springbok Trophy Series (round 1)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	9 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	39
Practiced:	39
Qualified:	39
Started:	33
Finished:	17
Classified:	17

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class A - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing +2000	4	4	1
Class B - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 2000	6	6	3
Class C - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 1150	2	2	1
Class D - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring +2000	5	4	1
Class E - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 2000	3	2	1
Class F - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 1300	6	4	4
Class G - Group 1/2/3 - Production +2000	0	0	0
Class H - Group 1/2/3 - Production 2000	8	8	4
Class J - Group 1/2/3 - Production 1300	5	3	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	3	Ferrari 365 P2/3	Piper / Attwood
Class B - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 2000:	16	Porsche 718 RS 61	van Buuren / Mellet
Class C - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 1150:	20	Elfin Mallala Ford	Viljoen / van Straaten
Class D - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring +2000:	6	Ferrari 250 LM	Clarke / Fielding
Class E - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 2000:	23	Ford Cortina GT	Cloete / Kirstein
Class F - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 1300:	27	Renault R8 Gordini	Porter / Adler
Class H - Group 1/2/3 - Production 2000:	19	Lotus Elan	Holme / Wheble
Class J - Group 1/2/3 - Production 1300:	36	Morris Mini Cooper S	Houliston / Sissons
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Lola T70 Ford	Pierpoint / Serrurier	1:35.300
Class B - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 2000:	17	Lotus 23 Alfa Romeo	Berrington-Smith / Jefferies	1:42.200
Class C - Group 6/7 - Sports Racing 1150:	18	Lotus 23 Ford	Haycock / Joubert	2:00.000
Class D - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring +2000:	6	Ferrari 250 LM	Clarke / Fielding	1:43.800
Class E - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 2000:	11	Porsche 906	Pon / van Lennep	1:39.800
Class F - Group 4/5 - Sports/Special Touring 1300:	27	Renault R8 Gordini	Porter / Adler	1:56.700
Class H - Group 1/2/3 - Production 2000:	19	Lotus Elan	Holme / Wheble	1:46.700
Class J - Group 1/2/3 - Production 1300:	35	Morris Mini Cooper S	Limberis / McGillewie	2:02.500
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (4), Renault (4), Ford (4), Alfa Romeo (4), Lotus (3), GSM (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (11), Alfa Romeo (5), Ferrari (4), Renault (4), BMC (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Renault 8 (3), GSM Dart (3), Ford GT40 (3)
Driver nationalities:	ZA (49), GB (12), B (4)
Team nationalities:	ZA (23), GB (8), B (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (50%), front-engined (34%), rear-engined (16%)
Average engine size:	2173 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Jack Holme (55), Doug Serrurier (46), John Love (42)
Youngest known drivers:	Jacky Ickx (21), Richard Attwood (26), David Hobbs (27)

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