Rolex 24 Hour 22: A battle royale between Acura and Cadillac with 2 hours to go

With just 2-hours left to run in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, it’s a battle royale between the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura, now in the hands of Simon Pagenaud, and the two Chip Ganassi racing Cadillacs of Sebastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber.

The top-3 are on the same lap and run only seconds apart.  The #10 Wayne Taylor/Andretti Acura is a lap down in 4th, but one more caution, and they will get their lap back.

Pagenaud overtook Bourdais moments after a restart to put Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura ARX-06 into the Rolex 24 at Daytona lead with three hours to go but Bourdais is breathing down his neck.

Another battle Royale is going on in GTD with the #27 Aston Martin, the #14 Lexus, the #79 Mercedes and the #3 Corvette literally running nose to tail.

Rolex 24 Hour 22 of 24 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

727

0.000 0.000

2

2

01

GTP

S. Bourdais / R. van der Zande

S. Dixon

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

727

1.065 1.065

3

3

02

GTP

E. Bamber / A. Lynn / R. Westbrook

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

727

9.111 8.046

4

4

10

GTP

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / L. Deletraz

B. Hartley

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06

Acura ARX-06

726

1 Lap 1 Lap

5

5

31

GTP

P. Derani / A. Sims / J. Aitken

Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh

Cadillac V-LMDh

713

14 Laps 13 Laps

6

6

24

GTP

P. Eng / A. Farfus / M. Wittmann

C. Herta

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

710

17 Laps 3 Laps

7

1

88

LMP2

F. Perrodo / M. Vaxiviere / J. Canal

N. Nielsen

AF Corse

ORECA LMP2 07

705

22 Laps 5 Laps

8

2

52

LMP2

B. Keating / P. Chatin / A. Quinn

N. Lapierre

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

705

22 Laps 0.355

9

3

35

LMP2

F. Heriau / G. van der Garde

J. Pierson / J. Van Uitert

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

705

22 Laps 4.515

10

4

04

LMP2

G. Kurtz / B. Hanley / M. McMurry

E. Gutierrez

Crowdstrike Racing by APR

ORECA LMP2 07

705

22 Laps 1.076

11

5

55

LMP2

  1. Poordad / F. Pizzi / J. Allen

  2. Bruni

Proton Competition

ORECA LMP2 07

704

23 Laps 1 Lap

12

7

6

GTP

M. Jaminet / N. Tandy / D. Cameron

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

700

27 Laps

13

6

8

LMP2

J. Farano / S. McLaughlin

J. Newgarden / K. Simpson

Tower Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

700

27 Laps

14

7

51

LMP2

E. Lux / D. Defrancesco / A. Cindric

P. Fittipaldi

Rick Ware Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

700

27 Laps

15

8

7

GTP

M. Campbell / F. Nasr

M. Christensen

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

692

35 Laps

16

1

17

LMP3

A. Mantella / W. Boyd / N. Varrone

T. Merrill

AWA

Duqueine D08

682

45 Laps

17

1

27

GTD

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

D. Turner

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

675

52 Laps

18

1

14

GTDPRO

J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

M. Conway

Vasser Sullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

675

52 Laps

19

2

79

GTDPRO

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella / J. Gounon

M. Engel

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

675

52 Laps

20

3

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor / T. Milner

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

675

52 Laps 1.546

21

2

57

GTD

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

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

675

52 Laps 1.044

22

3

44

GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly

N. Thiim

Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

675

52 Laps 0.278

23

4

63

GTDPRO

A. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti / J. Pepper

R. Grosjean

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

674

53 Laps 1 Lap

24

4

12

GTD

A. Telitz / F. Montecalvo / K. Kirkwood

P. Thompson

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

674

53 Laps 0.273

25

5

93

GTD

A. Harrison / D. Formal / K. Marcelli

R. Briscoe

Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR

Acura NSX GT3

674

53 Laps 10.164

26 6 70 GTD

B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy/M. Kirchhofer

Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 674 53 Laps 1:16.349

27

7

66

GTD

S. Monk / K. Legge / M. Farnbacher

M. Miller

Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

673

54 Laps 1 Lap

28

5

9

GTDPRO

K. Bachler / P. Pilet / L. Vanthoor

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

672

55 Laps 1 Lap

29

8

1

GTD

B. Sellers / M. Snow / C. Lewis

M. Martin

Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

671

56 Laps 1 Lap

30

9

78

GTD

M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli / B. Hites

M. Mapelli

US RaceTronics

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

670

57 Laps 1 Lap

31

10

16

GTD

R. Hardwick / J. Heylen / Z. Robichon

D. Olsen

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

668

59 Laps 2 Laps

32

2

33

LMP3

L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Pino

N. Siegel

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

668

59 Laps 39.806

33

3

38

LMP3

J. DeAngelis / C. Allen / C. Bloum

C. Shields

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

666

61 Laps 2 Laps

34

11

77

GTD

A. Brynjolfsson / T. Hindman / M. Root

K. Estre

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

664

63 Laps 2 Laps

35

12

023

GTD

O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / A. Rovera

A. Bertolini

Triarsi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

663

64 Laps 1 Lap

36

6

53

GTDPRO

M. Kvamme / T. Estep / J. Magnussen

J. Hart

MDK Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

662

65 Laps 1 Lap

37

13

19

GTD

C. Schiavoni / R. Ineichen

R. Giammaria / F. Perera

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

661

66 Laps 1 Lap

38

7

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas / D. Pittard

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

660

67 Laps 1 Lap

39

14

32

GTD

M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch

M. Goetz

Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

658

69 Laps 2 Laps

40

4

85

LMP3

T. Bechtolsheimer / T. van der Helm/L. Mars / M. Filippi

JDC Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

658

69 Laps

41

5

13

LMP3

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

AWA

Duqueine D08

657

70 Laps

42

15

80

GTD

P. Hyett / S. Priaulx / G. Jeannette

H. Tincknell

AO Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

656

71 Laps

43

16

21

GTD

S. Mann / L. Perez Companc

M. Molina / F. Castellacci

AF Corse

Ferrari 296 GT3

648

79 Laps

44

8

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / E. Jones / A. Fjordbach

R. Marciello

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

646

81 Laps

45

17

91

GTD

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

J. Andlauer

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

644

83 Laps

46

8

64

GTDPRO

T. Giovanis / H. Plumb / M. Plumb

O. Trinkler

TGM/TF Sport

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

643

84 Laps

47

18

96

GTD

P. Gallagher / R. Foley / M. Dinan

J. Klingmann

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

641

86 Laps

48

9

95

GTDPRO

B. Auberlen / C. Hull / B. Spengler

J. Edwards

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

635

Not Running

49

19

83

GTD

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

Iron Dames

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

604

123 Laps

50

9

25

GTP

C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly/S. van der Linde / C. Herta

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

595

132 Laps

51

6

87

LMP3

Y. Kanamaru / A. Serravalle/N. Boulle / J. Vance

FastMD Racing

Duqueine D08

590

137 Laps

52

9

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel

C. Rasmussen / O. Jarvis

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

510

Not Running

53

7

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / G. Chaves / D. Dickerson

R. Lindh

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

371

Not Running

54

8

43

LMP3

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

MRS GT-Racing

Ligier JS P320

368

359 Laps

55

20

42

GTD

R. Megennis / J. Conwright / K. Li

A. Deledda

NTE Sport

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

356

Not Running

56

10

62

GTDPRO

A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado / D. Serra

D. Rigon

Risi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

349

Not Running

57

21

92

GTD

D. Brule / A. Udell / A. Davis

Kellymoss with Riley/J. Bleekemolen

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

278

Not Running

58

10

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / M. Jensen / S. Huffaker

R. VeeKay

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

249

Not Running

59

22

75

GTD

K. Habul / L. Stolz / F. Schiller

A. Jefferies

Sun Energy 1

Mercedes-AMG GT3

233

Not Running

60

9

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon

G. van Berlo

Riley

Ligier JS P320

89

Not Running

61

23

47

GTD

R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco

A. Balzan

CETILAR RACING

Ferrari 296 GT3

44

Not Running