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Kyalami 9 Hour 2026: The Race in Pictures
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Kyalami 9 Hour 2026: The Race in Pictures

5 PhotosBy Sipho Nkosi12 August 2026
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Endurance racing returned to the Highveld for another gruelling nine hours. From the dawn warm-up to the floodlit final stint, here is how the race unfolded.

A tightly bunched pack of GT3 cars rounds a corner at the start of a race

First stint: the leaders stream through Crowthorne on lap one.

A red GT race car in its pit box with the crew changing wheels and an air-jack line attached

Sub-nine-second stops decided more positions than any overtake.

A BMW M4 GT3 leads a red GT car on the kerb into a tight corner

Brake temperatures peaked into Turn 1 through the late afternoon.

A lime-green GT race car with headlights on throws sparks as it speeds along a dark track at night

The switch to night running reshuffled the order completely.

A black-and-white chequered flag flying against a blue sky

A one-lap margin after nine hours of racing.

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