Rolex 24 Hour 8: Kobayashi leads in #48 Cadillac at 1/3 Mark
Cadillacs ran 1-2-3 at the 1/3 Mark of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, with Kamui Kobayashi out front in the #48 Ally Cadillac.
Kobayashi shares the leading No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R, with Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller, and Jose Maria Lopez.
As predicted in our last report, Will Stevens would drive the #10 Wayne Taylor Acura to the back of the DPi field, and he did just that, losing two laps during his stint, which included a spin, and driving the car down to 7th place after starting it from the lead.
Now his teammates have to pickup the pieces and Ricky Taylor has already gained 1 lap back.
Other Class Leaders:
LMP2: Luca Ghiotto #69 ORECA
LMP3: Michael Cooper #74 Ligier
GTD-Pro: Daniel Serra #62 Ferrari 488 GT3
GTD: Lucas Auer #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3
Hour 8 Standings
Pos | No. | Class | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Behind | |||
1 | 48 | DPi | Ally Cadillac | Mike Rockenfeller | Kamui Kobayashi | Jimmie Johnson | Jose Maria Lopez | Cadillac DPi | 251 | 0.000s |
2 | 02 | DPi | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber | Alex Lynn | Marcus Ericsson | Kevin Magnussen | Cadillac DPi | 251 | 0.868 |
3 | 31 | DPi | Whelen Engineering Racing | Pipo Derani | Tristan Nunez | Mike Conway | Cadillac DPi | 251 | 4.825 | |
4 | 60 | DPi | Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian | Oliver Jarvis | Tom Blomqvist | Helio Castroneves | Simon Pagenaud | Acura DPi | 251 | 6.654 |
5 | 5 | DPi | JDC Miller MotorSports | Tristan Vautier | Richard Westbrook | Loic Duval | Ben Keating | Cadillac DPi | 251 | 11.002 |
6 | 01 | DPi | Cadillac Racing | Renger van der Zande | Sebastien Bourdais | Scott Dixon | Alex Palou | Cadillac DPi | 251 | 13.988 |
7 | 10 | DPi | Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 | Ricky Taylor | Filipe Albuquerque | Alexander Rossi | Will Stevens | Acura DPi | 250 | 1 Laps |
8 | 8 | LMP2 | Tower Motorsport | John Farano | Louis Deletraz | Rui Pinto de Andrade | Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen | ORECA LMP2 07 | 246 | 5 Laps |
9 | 69 | LMP2 | G-Drive Racing By APR | John Falb | James Allen | Luca Ghiotto | Tijmen van der Helm | ORECA LMP2 07 | 246 | 5 Laps |
10 | 20 | LMP2 | High Class Racing | Dennis Andersen | Anders Fjordbach | Fabio Scherer | Nico Mueller | ORECA LMP2 07 | 246 | 5 Laps |
11 | 29 | LMP2 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits Van Eerd | Giedo van der Garde | Dylan Murry | Rinus Veekay | ORECA LMP2 07 | 245 | 6 Laps |
12 | 52 | LMP2 | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | Ben Keating | Mikkel Jensen | Scott Huffaker | Nicolas Lapierre | ORECA LMP2 07 | 245 | 6 Laps |
13 | 11 | LMP2 | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | Steven Thomas | Josh Pierson | Jonathan Bomarito | Harry Tincknell | ORECA LMP2 07 | 245 | 6 Laps |
14 | 81 | LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | Eric Lux | Devlin Defrancesco | Patricio O’Ward | Colton Herta | ORECA LMP2 07 | 245 | 6 Laps |
15 | 68 | LMP2 | G-Drive Racing By APR | Francois Heriau | Oliver Rasmussen | Ed Jones | Rene Rast | ORECA LMP2 07 | 241 | 10 Laps |
16 | 22 | LMP2 | United Autosports | James McGuire | Guy Smith | Phil Hanson | Will Owen | ORECA LMP2 07 | 240 | 11 Laps |
17 | 74 | LMP3 | Riley Motorsports | Gar Robinson | Felipe Fraga | Kay van Berlo | Michael Cooper | Ligier JS P320 | 237 | 14 Laps |
18 | 54 | LMP3 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | Colin Braun | George Kurtz | Nic Jonsson | Ligier JS P320 | 237 | 14 Laps |
19 | 33 | LMP3 | Sean Creech Motorsport | Joao Barbosa | Malthe Jakobsen | Seb Priaulx | Lance Willsey | Ligier JS P320 | 236 | 15 Laps |
20 | 62 | GTDPRO | Risi Competizione | Alessandro Pier Guidi | James Calado | Daniel Serra | Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 235 | 16 Laps |
21 | 2 | GTDPRO | KCMG | Laurens Vanthoor | Patrick Pilet | Dennis Olsen | Alexandre Imperatori | Porsche 911 GT3R | 235 | 16 Laps |
22 | 9 | GTDPRO | Pfaff Motorsports | Matt Campbell | Mathieu Jaminet | Felipe Nasr | Porsche 911 GT3R | 235 | 16 Laps | |
23 | 3 | GTDPRO | Corvette Racing | Antonio Garcia | Jordan Taylor | Nicky Catsburg | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 235 | 16 Laps | |
24 | 15 | GTDPRO | Proton USA | Dirk Mueller | Patrick Assenheimer | Austin Cindric | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 235 | 16 Laps | |
25 | 25 | GTDPRO | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | John Edwards | Augusto Farfus | Jesse Krohn | BMW M4 GT3 | 234 | 17 Laps |
26 | 13 | LMP3 | AWA | Orey Fidani | Kuno Wittmer | Lars Kern | Matthew Bell | Duqueine D08 | 234 | 17 Laps |
27 | 97 | GTDPRO | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | Daniel Juncadella | Maro Engel | Jules Gounon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 234 | 17 Laps |
28 | 57 | GTD | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | Philip Ellis | Mikael Grenier | Lucas Auer | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 234 | 17 Laps |
29 | 32 | GTD | Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | Mike Skeen | James Davison | Stevan McAleer | Scott Andrews | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 234 | 17 Laps |
30 | 26 | LMP3 | Muehlner Motorsports America | Nolan Siegel | Cameron Shields | CR Crews | Ugo de Wilde | Duqueine D08 | 233 | 18 Laps |
31 | 16 | GTD | Wright Motorsports | Ryan Hardwick | Zacharie Robichon | Jan Heylen | Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 GT3R | 233 | 18 Laps |
32 | 21 | GTD | AF CORSE | Simon Mann | Luis Perez Companc | Nicklas Nielsen | Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
33 | 14 | GTDPRO | VasserSullivan | Jack Hawksworth | Ben Barnicoat | Kyle Kirkwood | Lexus RC F GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps | |
34 | 27 | GTD | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis | Ian James | Darren Turner | Tom Gamble | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
35 | 96 | GTD | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | Bill Auberlen | Michael Dinan | Jens Klingmann | BMW M4 GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
36 | 66 | GTD | Gradient Racing | Kyffin Simpson | Till Bechtolsheimer | Marc Miller | Mario Farnbacher | Acura NSX GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
37 | 63 | GTDPRO | TR3 Racing | Rolf Ineichen | Marco Mapelli | Andrea Caldarelli | Mirko Bortolotti | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
38 | 70 | GTD | inception racing | Brendan Iribe | Frederik Schandorff | Ollie Millroy | Jordan Pepper | McLaren 720S GT3 | 233 | 18 Laps |
39 | 38 | LMP3 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Dan Goldburg | Hikaru Abe | Garett Grist | Nico Pino | Ligier JS P320 | 232 | 19 Laps |
40 | 18 | LMP2 | Era Motorsport | Dwight Merriman | Kyle Tilley | Ryan Dalziel | Paul-Loup Chatin | ORECA LMP2 07 | 232 | 19 Laps |
41 | 42 | GTD | NTE/SSR | Don Yount | Benja Hites | Jaden Conwright | Markus Palttala | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 231 | 20 Laps |
42 | 19 | GTD | TR3 Racing | Bill Sweedler | John Megrue | Giacomo Altoe | Jeff Segal | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 231 | 20 Laps |
43 | 36 | LMP3 | Andretti Autosport | Jarett Andretti | Josh Burdon | Rasmus Lindh | Gabby Chaves | Ligier JS P320 | 231 | 20 Laps |
44 | 44 | GTD | Magnus Racing | John Potter | Andy Lally | Spencer Pumpelly | Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 230 | 21 Laps |
45 | 71 | GTD | T3 Motorsport North America | Misha Goikhberg | Franck Perera | Mateo Llarena | Maximilian Paul | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 228 | 23 Laps |
46 | 64 | GTD | TeamTGM | Ted Giovanis | Hugh Plumb | Matt Plumb | Owen Trinkler | Porsche 911 GT3R | 226 | 25 Laps |
47 | 7 | LMP3 | Forty7 Motorsports | Mark Kvamme | Austin McCusker | Trenton Estep | Antoine Doquin | Duqueine D08 | 222 | 29 Laps |
48 | 39 | GTD | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Robert Megennis | Corey Lewis | Sandy Mitchell | Jeff Westphal | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 214 | 37 Laps |
49 | 59 | GTD | Crucial Motorsports | Lance Bergstein | Jon Miller | Patrick Gallagher | Paul Holton | McLaren 720S GT3 | 211 | 40 Laps |
50 | 24 | GTDPRO | BMW M Team RLL | Philipp Eng | Marco Wittmann | Nick Yelloly | Sheldon van der Linde | BMW M4 GT3 | 198 | 53 Laps |
51 | 99 | GTD | Team Hardpoint | Rob Ferriol | Katherine Legge | Stefan Wilson | Nick Boulle | Porsche 911 GT3R | 197 | 54 Laps |
52 | 79 | GTDPRO | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | Julien Andlauer | Matteo Cairoli | Alessio Picariello | Porsche 911 GT3R | 196 | 55 Laps |
53 | 4 | GTDPRO | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | Nick Tandy | Marco Sorensen | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 194 | 57 Laps | |
54 | 98 | GTD | Northwest AMR | Paul Dalla Lana | David Pittard | Charlie Eastwood | Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 193 | 58 Laps |
55 | 28 | GTD | Alegra Motorsports | Michael de Quesada | Daniel Morad | Linus Lundqvist | Maximilian Goetz | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 181 | 70 Laps |
56 | 47 | GTD | Cetilar Racing | Roberto Lacorte | Giorgio Sernagiotto | Antonio Fuoco | Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 175 | 76 Laps |
57 | 12 | GTD | VasserSullivan | Frankie Montecalvo | Aaron Telitz | Richard Heistand | Townsend Bell | Lexus RC F GT3 | 161 | 90 Laps |
58 | 6 | LMP3 | Muehlner Motorsports America | Efrin Castro | Moritz Kranz | Ayrton Ori | Joel Miller | Duqueine D08 | 131 | 120 Laps |
59 | 23 | GTDPRO | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn | Alex Riberas | Maxime Martin | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 103 | 148 Laps | |
60 | 75 | GTD | Sun Energy 1 | Fabian Schiller | Kenny Habul | Luca Stolz | Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 101 | 150 Laps |
61 | 34 | GTD | GMG Racing | Kyle Washington | James Sofronas | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Klaus Bachler | Porsche 911 GT3R | 88 | 163 Laps |