IMSA: Today’s Starting lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Seeking a record fourth consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, Wayne Taylor Racing will lead the official starting grid lineup to the green flag Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET, NBC).
The No. 10 Acura will be piloted at the start by Filipe Albuquerque, who returns from last year’s third consecutive victory Ricky Taylor and Alexander Rossi. Will Stevens is the team’s new fourth driver.
Here are the pole-sitters in other categories for the endurance race classic on the 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course:
LMP2: Ben Keating, No. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA
LMP3: Jarett Andretti, No. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320
GTD Pro: Marco Mapelli, No. 63 TR3 Racing Lamborhini Huracan GT3
GTD: Russell Ward, No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3
Starting Lineup
Pos | Class | No. | Starting_Driver | Driver Lineup | Team | Car | |||
1 | DPi | 10 | Filipe Albuquerque | Ricky Taylor | Filipe Albuquerque | Alexander Rossi | Will Stevens | Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 | Acura DPi |
2 | DPi | 5 | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Richard Westbrook | Loic Duval | Ben Keating | JDC Miller MotorSports | Cadillac DPi |
3 | DPi | 48 | Kamui Kobayashi | Mike Rockenfeller | Kamui Kobayashi | Jimmie Johnson | Jose Maria Lopez | Ally Cadillac | Cadillac DPi |
4 | DPi | 60 | Tom Blomqvist | Oliver Jarvis | Tom Blomqvist | Helio Castroneves | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian | Acura DPi |
5 | DPi | 01 | Sebastien Bourdais | Renger van der Zande | Sebastien Bourdais | Scott Dixon | Alex Palou | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi |
6 | DPi | 02 | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Alex Lynn | Marcus Ericsson | Kevin Magnussen | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi |
7 | DPi | 31 | Pipo Derani | Pipo Derani | Tristan Nunez | Mike Conway | Whelen Engineering Racing | Cadillac DPi | |
8 | LMP2 | 52 | Ben Keating | Ben Keating | Mikkel Jensen | Scott Huffaker | Nicolas Lapierre | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA LMP2 07 |
9 | LMP2 | 11 | Steven Thomas | Steven Thomas | Josh Pierson | Jonathan Bomarito | Harry Tincknell | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA LMP2 07 |
10 | LMP2 | 68 | Francois Heriau | Francois Heriau | Oliver Rasmussen | Ed Jones | Rene Rast | G-Drive Racing By APR | ORECA LMP2 07 |
11 | LMP2 | 20 | Dennis Andersen | Dennis Andersen | Anders Fjordbach | Fabio Scherer | Nico Mueller | High Class Racing | ORECA LMP2 07 |
12 | LMP2 | 81 | Eric Lux | Eric Lux | Devlin Defrancesco | Patricio O’Ward | Colton Herta | DragonSpeed USA | ORECA LMP2 07 |
13 | LMP2 | 29 | Frits Van Eerd | Frits Van Eerd | Giedo van der Garde | Dylan Murry | Rinus Veekay | Racing Team Nederland | ORECA LMP2 07 |
14 | LMP2 | 69 | John Falb | John Falb | James Allen | Luca Ghiotto | Tijmen van der Helm | G-Drive Racing By APR | ORECA LMP2 07 |
15 | LMP2 | 8 | John Farano | John Farano | Louis Deletraz | Rui Pinto de Andrade | Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen | Tower Motorsport | ORECA LMP2 07 |
16 | LMP2 | 22 | James McGuire | James McGuire | Guy Smith | Phil Hanson | Will Owen | United Autosports | ORECA LMP2 07 |
17 | LMP2 | 18 | Dwight Merriman | Dwight Merriman | Kyle Tilley | Ryan Dalziel | Paul-Loup Chatin | Era Motorsport | ORECA LMP2 07 |
18 | LMP3 | 36 | Jarett Andretti | Jarett Andretti | Josh Burdon | Rasmus Lindh | Gabby Chaves | Andretti Autosport | Ligier JS P320 |
19 | LMP3 | 6 | Efrin Castro | Efrin Castro | Moritz Kranz | Ayrton Ori | Joel Miller | Muehlner Motorsports America | Duqueine D08 |
20 | LMP3 | 13 | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Kuno Wittmer | Lars Kern | Matthew Bell | AWA | Duqueine D08 |
21 | LMP3 | 7 | Mark Kvamme | Mark Kvamme | Austin McCusker | Trenton Estep | Antoine Doquin | Forty7 Motorsports | Duqueine D08 |
22 | LMP3 | 33 | Lance Willsey | Joao Barbosa | Malthe Jakobsen | Seb Priaulx | Lance Willsey | Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 |
23 | LMP3 | 26 | CR Crews | Nolan Siegel | Cameron Shields | CR Crews | Ugo de Wilde | Muehlner Motorsports America | Duqueine D08 |
24 | LMP3 | 38 | Dan Goldburg | Dan Goldburg | Hikaru Abe | Garett Grist | Nico Pino | Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 |
25 | LMP3 | 74 | Gar Robinson | Gar Robinson | Felipe Fraga | Kay van Berlo | Michael Cooper | Riley Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 |
26 | LMP3 | 54 | Jon Bennett | Jon Bennett | Colin Braun | George Kurtz | Nic Jonsson | CORE Autosport | Ligier JS P320 |
27 | GTDPRO | 63 | Marco Mapelli | Rolf Ineichen | Marco Mapelli | Andrea Caldarelli | Mirko Bortolotti | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
28 | GTDPRO | 9 | Mathieu Jaminet | Matt Campbell | Mathieu Jaminet | Felipe Nasr | Pfaff Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3R | |
29 | GTD | 57 | Russell Ward | Russell Ward | Philip Ellis | Mikael Grenier | Lucas Auer | Winward Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
30 | GTD | 59 | Jon Miller | Lance Bergstein | Jon Miller | Patrick Gallagher | Paul Holton | Crucial Motorsports | McLaren 720S GT3 |
31 | GTDPRO | 15 | Austin Cindric | Dirk Mueller | Patrick Assenheimer | Austin Cindric | Proton USA | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | |
32 | GTDPRO | 23 | Ross Gunn | Ross Gunn | Alex Riberas | Maxime Martin | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | |
33 | GTDPRO | 14 | Ben Barnicoat | Jack Hawksworth | Ben Barnicoat | Kyle Kirkwood | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 | |
34 | GTD | 12 | Frankie Montecalvo | Frankie Montecalvo | Aaron Telitz | Richard Heistand | Townsend Bell | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 |
35 | GTD | 75 | Kenny Habul | Fabian Schiller | Kenny Habul | Luca Stolz | Raffaele Marciello | Sun Energy 1 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
36 | GTD | 32 | Mike Skeen | Mike Skeen | James Davison | Stevan McAleer | Scott Andrews | Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
37 | GTDPRO | 3 | Antonio Garcia | Antonio Garcia | Jordan Taylor | Nicky Catsburg | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | |
38 | GTD | 28 | Daniel Morad | Michael de Quesada | Daniel Morad | Linus Lundqvist | Maximilian Goetz | Alegra Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
39 | GTD | 70 | Frederik Schandorff | Brendan Iribe | Frederik Schandorff | Ollie Millroy | Jordan Pepper | inception racing | McLaren 720S GT3 |
40 | GTD | 39 | Corey Lewis | Robert Megennis | Corey Lewis | Sandy Mitchell | Jeff Westphal | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
41 | GTDPRO | 4 | Nick Tandy | Tommy Milner | Nick Tandy | Marco Sorensen | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | |
42 | GTDPRO | 79 | Julien Andlauer | Cooper MacNeil | Julien Andlauer | Matteo Cairoli | Alessio Picariello | WeatherTech Racing | Porsche 911 GT3R |
43 | GTDPRO | 97 | Cooper MacNeil | Cooper MacNeil | Daniel Juncadella | Maro Engel | Jules Gounon | WeatherTech Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
44 | GTD | 44 | John Potter | John Potter | Andy Lally | Spencer Pumpelly | Jonathan Adam | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
45 | GTD | 98 | David Pittard | Paul Dalla Lana | David Pittard | Charlie Eastwood | Nicki Thiim | Northwest AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
46 | GTDPRO | 2 | Patrick Pilet | Laurens Vanthoor | Patrick Pilet | Dennis Olsen | Alexandre Imperatori | KCMG | Porsche 911 GT3R |
47 | GTD | 16 | Ryan Hardwick | Ryan Hardwick | Zacharie Robichon | Jan Heylen | Richard Lietz | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3R |
48 | GTD | 47 | Giorgio Sernagiotto | Roberto Lacorte | Giorgio Sernagiotto | Antonio Fuoco | Alessio Rovera | Cetilar Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 |
49 | GTDPRO | 62 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Alessandro Pier Guidi | James Calado | Daniel Serra | Davide Rigon | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GT3 |
50 | GTDPRO | 25 | Connor De Phillippi | Connor De Phillippi | John Edwards | Augusto Farfus | Jesse Krohn | BMW M Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 |
51 | GTD | 19 | Bill Sweedler | Bill Sweedler | John Megrue | Giacomo Altoe | Jeff Segal | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
52 | GTDPRO | 24 | Marco Wittmann | Philipp Eng | Marco Wittmann | Nick Yelloly | Sheldon van der Linde | BMW M Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 |
53 | GTD | 99 | Nick Boulle | Rob Ferriol | Katherine Legge | Stefan Wilson | Nick Boulle | Team Hardpoint | Porsche 911 GT3R |
54 | GTD | 34 | James Sofronas | Kyle Washington | James Sofronas | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Klaus Bachler | GMG Racing | Porsche 911 GT3R |
55 | GTD | 66 | Till Bechtolsheimer | Kyffin Simpson | Till Bechtolsheimer | Marc Miller | Mario Farnbacher | Gradient Racing | Acura NSX GT3 |
56 | GTD | 21 | Luis Perez Companc | Simon Mann | Luis Perez Companc | Nicklas Nielsen | Toni Vilander | AF CORSE | Ferrari 488 GT3 |
57 | GTD | 42 | Don Yount | Don Yount | Benja Hites | Jaden Conwright | Markus Palttala | NTE/SSR | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
58 | GTD | 64 | Ted Giovanis | Ted Giovanis | Hugh Plumb | Matt Plumb | Owen Trinkler | TeamTGM | Porsche 911 GT3R |
59 | GTD | 96 | Robby Foley | Robby Foley | Bill Auberlen | Michael Dinan | Jens Klingmann | Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 |
60 | GTD | 27 | Ian James | Roman De Angelis | Ian James | Darren Turner | Tom Gamble | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
61 | GTD | 71 | Misha Goikhberg | Misha Goikhberg | Franck Perera | Mateo Llarena | Maximilian Paul | T3 Motorsport North America | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |