Rolex 24 Hour 1: Acuras run 1-2

The Acura GTP cars of Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing ran 1-2 at the 1-Hour mark of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Tom Blomqvist at the wheel of the leading #60 Acura opened up an almost 10s gap on the #10 being driven by Wayne Taylor Racing.

Sebastien Bourdais was running 2nd but dropped to third in the pits as Ricky Taylor’s No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Acura ARX-06 moved up a position.

Bourdais made a strong start, climbing from fourth to second on the opening lap.

Ben Keating stretched into an early lead in the LMP2 class for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports.

In LMP3, Nico Pino gave Sean Creech Motorsports a 10-second advantage over Andretti Autosports before handing the No. 33 Ligier JS P320 Nissan over to Lance Willsey.

WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG driver Maro Engel led the opening stint of the GTD Pro.

GTD Race Start

Hour 1 Standings

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Laps

Behind/Gap

1

1

60

GTP

T. Blomqvist / C. Braun

H. Castroneves / S. Pagenaud

Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian

Acura ARX-06

34

0.000 0.000

2

2

10

GTP

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / L. Deletraz

B. Hartley

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06

Acura ARX-06

34

9.801 9.801

3

3

02

GTP

E. Bamber / A. Lynn / R. Westbrook

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

34

19.811 10.010

4

4

01

GTP

S. Bourdais / R. van der Zande

S. Dixon

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

34

20.268 0.457

5

5

6

GTP

M. Jaminet / N. Tandy / D. Cameron

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

34

20.858 0.590

6

6

7

GTP

M. Campbell / F. Nasr

M. Christensen

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

34

21.930 1.072

7

7

31

GTP

P. Derani / A. Sims / J. Aitken

Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh

Cadillac V-LMDh

34

22.323 0.393

8

8

24

GTP

P. Eng / A. Farfus / M. Wittmann

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

34

38.828

9

1

52

LMP2

C. Herta

B. Keating / P. Chatin / A. Quinn/N. Lapierre

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

10

2

35

LMP2

F. Heriau / G. van der Garde

J. Pierson / J. Van Uitert

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

11

3

88

LMP2

F. Perrodo / M. Vaxiviere / J. Canal

N. Nielsen

AF Corse

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

12

4

04

LMP2

G. Kurtz / B. Hanley / M. McMurry

E. Gutierrez

Crowdstrike Racing by APR

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

13

5

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / M. Jensen / S. Huffaker

R. VeeKay

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

14

6

51

LMP2

E. Lux / D. Defrancesco / A. Cindric

P. Fittipaldi

Rick Ware Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

33

1 Lap

15

1

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon

G. van Berlo

Riley

Ligier JS P320

32

2 Laps

16

2

85

LMP3

T. Bechtolsheimer / T. van der Helm

L. Mars / M. Filippi

JDC Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

32

2 Laps

17

7

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / E. Jones / A. Fjordbach

R. Marciello

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

32

2 Laps

18

8

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel

C. Rasmussen / O. Jarvis

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

32

2 Laps

19

9

55

LMP2

  1. Poordad / F. Pizzi / J. Allen

  2. Bruni

Proton Competition

ORECA LMP2 07

32

2 Laps

20

3

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / G. Chaves / D. Dickerson

R. Lindh

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

32

2 Laps 14.152

21

4

33

LMP3

L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Pino

N. Siegel

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

32

2 Laps 0.102

22

5

43

LMP3

S. Alvarez / J. French / G. de Oliveira

D. Frost

MRS GT-Racing

Ligier JS P320

32

2 Laps 25.983

23

6

87

LMP3

Y. Kanamaru / A. Serravalle

N. Boulle / J. Vance

FastMD Racing

Duqueine D08

32

2 Laps 3.178

24

7

38

LMP3

J. DeAngelis / C. Allen / C. Bloum

C. Shields

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

32

2 Laps 12.258

25

8

13

LMP3

O. Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / M. Kranz

AWA

Duqueine D08

32

2 Laps 11.414

26

1

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas / D. Pittard

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

32

2 Laps 6.538

27

2

79

GTDPRO

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella / J. Gounon

M. Engel

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

32

2 Laps 2.400

28

1

32

GTD

M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch

M. Goetz

Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

32

2 Laps 2.496

29

2

023

GTD

O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / A. Rovera

A. Bertolini

Triarsi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

31

3 Laps 1 Lap

30

3

14

GTDPRO

J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

M. Conway

Vasser Sullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

31

3 Laps 10.111

31

4

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor / T. Milner

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

31

3 Laps 22.192

32

3

93

GTD

A. Harrison / D. Formal / K. Marcelli

R. Briscoe

Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR

Acura NSX GT3

31

3 Laps 10.897

33

4

70

GTD

B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy

M. Kirchhofer

Inception Racing

McLaren 720S GT3

31

3 Laps 2.404

34

5

75

GTD

K. Habul / L. Stolz / F. Schiller

A. Jefferies

Sun Energy 1

Mercedes-AMG GT3

31

3 Laps 2.783

35

9

17

LMP3

A. Mantella / W. Boyd / N. Varrone

T. Merrill

AWA

Duqueine D08

31

3 Laps 2.787

36

5

63

GTDPRO

A. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti / J. Pepper

R. Grosjean

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

31

3 Laps 3.788

37

6

12

GTD

A. Telitz / F. Montecalvo / K. Kirkwood

P. Thompson

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

31

3 Laps 2.067

38

6

62

GTDPRO

A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado / D. Serra

D. Rigon

Risi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

31

3 Laps 3.016

39

7

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis / I. Dontje / D. Morad

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

31

3 Laps 2.553

40

8

27 GTD

R. De Angelis / M. Sorensen / I. James

D. Turner

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

31

3 Laps

41

7

GTDPRO

K. Bachler / P. Pilet / L. Vanthoor

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

31

3 Laps

42

9

GTD

B. Sellers / M. Snow / C. Lewis

M. Martin

Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

31

3 Laps

43

10

44 GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly

N. Thiim

Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

31

3 Laps

44

8

95 GTDPRO

B. Auberlen / C. Hull / B. Spengler

J. Edwards

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

31

3 Laps

45

11

77

GTD

A. Brynjolfsson / T. Hindman / M. Root

K. Estre

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

31

3 Laps

46

12

96

GTD

P. Gallagher / R. Foley / M. Dinan

J. Klingmann

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

31

3 Laps

47

13

78

GTD

M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli / B. Hites

M. Mapelli

US RaceTronics

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

31

3 Laps

48

14

66

GTD

S. Monk / K. Legge / M. Farnbacher

M. Miller

Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

31

3 Laps

49

15

21

GTD

S. Mann / L. Perez Companc

M. Molina / F. Castellacci

AF Corse

Ferrari 296 GT3

31

3 Laps

50

16

83

GTD

R. Frey / S. Bovy / M. Gatting / D. Pin

Iron Dames

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

31

3 Laps

51

17

47

GTD

R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco

A. Balzan

CETILAR RACING

Ferrari 296 GT3

31

3 Laps

52

9

25

GTP

C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly

S. van der Linde / C. Herta

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

30

4 Laps

53

18

16

GTD

R. Hardwick / J. Heylen / Z. Robichon

D. Olsen

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

30

4 Laps 5:42.567 8 1:49.850 116.668

54

19

19

GTD

C. Schiavoni / R. Ineichen

R. Giammaria / F. Perera

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

30

4 Laps 1:00.399 27 1:50.911 115.552

55

9

64 GTDPRO

T. Giovanis / H. Plumb / M. Plumb

O. Trinkler

TGM/TF Sport

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

30

4 Laps

56

10

53 GTDPRO

M. Kvamme / T. Estep / J. Magnussen

J. Hart

MDK Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

30

4 Laps

57

20

91 GTD

A. Metni / K. van Berlo / J. Evans/J. Andlauer

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

30

4 Laps

58

21

92

GTD

D. Brule / A. Udell / A. Davis

J. Bleekemolen

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

30

4 Laps 35.259

59

22

42

GTD

R. Megenis / J. Conwright / K. Li

A. Deledda

NTE Sport

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

30

4 Laps 39.674

60

23

80

GTD

P. Hyett / S. Priaulx / G. Jeannette

H. Tincknell

AO Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

29

5 Laps 1 Lap

61

10

8

LMP2

J. Farano / S. McLaughlin

J. Newgarden / K. Simpson

Tower Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

23

11 Laps 6 Laps