#31: Whelen Cadillac Racing, Cadillac V-Series.R, GTP: Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, Tom Blomqvist. LAT Photo for IMSA

IMSA Rolex 24 Hour 4: Derani puts #31 Whelen Cadillac out front

At the end of the 4th Hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, polesitter Pipo Derani had the #31 Whelen Cadillac out front by 3.846s over the #25 and #24 BMWs.

However, the order is shuffling with pitstops.

The #5 Mustang Sampling Porsche ran 4th ahead of the #6 Penske Porsche and the #7 Penske Porsche.

Porsche 963, Proton Competition (#5), Gianmaria Bruni (I), Neel Jani (CH), Romain Dumas (F), Alessio Picariello (B)
Porsche 963, Proton Competition (#5), Gianmaria Bruni (I), Neel Jani (CH), Romain Dumas (F), Alessio Picariello (B)

In LMP2, the #2 United Autosports ORECA continues to lead, Nico Pino still running a steady stint. The #04 Crowdstrike by APR ORECA is second, Toby Sowery around 3 seconds back. The #74 Riley entry, with Felipe Massa in for his first stint, completes the top three.

In GTDPro the #3 Corvette leads, with the #75 SunEnergy1 Mercedes second, and the #4 Corvette third.

GTD is now led by the #96 Turner BMW of Robby Foley. The #12 Vasser Sullivan’s strong start to the race continues, the car sitting second, ahead of the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin that’s third.

Rolex 24 Hour 4 Standing

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Laps

Gap

1

1

31

GTP

P. Derani / J. Aitken / T. Blomqvist

Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-Series.R

126

0.000

2

2

25

GTP

C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly / M. Martin

R. Rast

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

126

3.846

3

3

24

GTP

J. Krohn / P. Eng / A. Farfus

D. Vanthoor

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

126

6.887

4

4

5

GTP

G. Bruni / N. Jani / A. Picariello

R. Dumas

Proton Competition Mustang Sampling

Porsche 963

126

13.977

5

5

6

GTP

N. Tandy / M. Jaminet / K. Estre

L. Vanthoor

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

126

17.786

6

6

7

GTP

D. Cameron / F. Nasr / M. Campbell

J. Newgarden

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

126

19.842

7

7

10

GTP

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / B. Hartley/M. Ericsson

Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti

Acura ARX-06

126

1:08.341

8

8

01

GTP

A. Palou / R. van der Zande/S. Bourdais / S. Dixon

Chip Ganassi Racing

Cadillac V-Series.R

126

1:25.841

9

9

85

GTP

T. van der Helm / R. Westbrook

P. Hanson / B. Keating

JDC-Miller MotorSports

Porsche 963

125

1 Lap

10

10

40

GTP

J. Taylor / L. Deletraz / C. Herta

J. Button

Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti

Acura ARX-06

125

1 Lap

11

1

2

LMP2

P. O’Ward / B. Keating / N. Pino

B. Hanley

United Autosports USA

ORECA LMP2 07

124

2 Laps

12

2

04

LMP2

G. Kurtz / C. Braun / T. Sowery

M. Jakobsen

Crowdstrike Racing by APR

ORECA LMP2 07

124

2 Laps

13

3

74

LMP2

G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon

F. Massa

Riley

ORECA LMP2 07

123

3 Laps

14

4

52

LMP2

J. Smiechowski / N. Boulle

T. Dillmann / P. Fittipaldi

Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

123

3 Laps

15

5

99

LMP2

P. Hyett / P. Chatin / M. Brabham

A. Quinn

AO Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

123

3 Laps

16

6

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel / C. Zilisch

C. Rasmussen

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

123

3 Laps

17

7

81

LMP2

E. Lux / K. Simpson / J. Allen

S. Alvarez

DragonSpeed

ORECA LMP2 07

123

3 Laps

18

8

8

LMP2

J. Farano / M. Dinan

F. Habsburg-Lothringen / S. McLaughlin

Tower Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

122

4 Laps

19

9

33

LMP2

L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Siegel

J. Edgar

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier LMP2

120

6 Laps 2 Laps

20

1

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / A. Sims / D. Juncadella

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

117

9 Laps 3 Laps

21

1

96

GTD

R. Foley / P. Gallagher / J. Walker

J. Klingmann

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

117

9 Laps 0.812

22

2

12

GTD

F. Montecalvo / P. Thompson / A. Telitz

R. Miyata

Vasser Sullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

117

9 Laps 1.455

23

2

75

GTDPRO

K. Habul / J. Gounon / L. Stolz

M. Engel

Sun Energy 1

Mercedes AMG GT3

117

9 Laps 0.453

24

3

27

GTD

R. De Angelis / Z. Robichon / I. James

M. Sorensen

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo

117

9 Laps 2.622

25

3

4

GTDPRO

T. Milner / N. Catsburg / E. Bamber

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

117

9 Laps 1.399

26

4

77

GTDPRO
  1. Heinrich / S. Priaulx

  2. Christensen

AO Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

117

9 Laps 0.418

27

5

62

GTDPRO

D. Serra / D. Rigon / A. Pier Guidi

J. Calado

Risi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

117

9 Laps 0.516

28

4

47

GTD

R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco

E. Cheever

CETILAR RACING

Ferrari 296 GT3

117

9 Laps 0.559

29

5

57

GTD

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

Winward Racing

Mercedes AMG GT3

117

9 Laps 0.241

30

6

1

GTDPRO

B. Sellers / M. Snow / N. Verhagen

S. van der Linde

Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

117

9 Laps 0.773

31

6

32

GTD

M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch

M. Goetz

Korthoff/Preston Motorsports

Mercedes AMG GT3

117

9 Laps 2.735

32

7

70

GTD

B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy

T. Gamble

Inception Racing

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

117

9 Laps 0.559

33

8

66

GTD

S. Monk / K. Legge / T. Calderon

S. McAleer

Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

117

9 Laps 0.329

34

9

120

GTD

A. Adelson / E. Skeer / J. Heylen

F. Makowiecki

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

117

9 Laps 1.257

35

7

65

GTDPRO

F. Vervisch / J. Hand / D. Mueller

Ford Multimatic Motorsports

Ford Mustang GT3

117

9 Laps 1.265

36

8

19

GTDPRO

F. Perera / J. Pepper / A. Caldarelli

M. Bortolotti

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

117

9 Laps 5.073

37

9

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas / M. Farnbacher

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo

117

9 Laps 2.161

38

10

023

GTD

O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / R. Agostini

A. Rovera

Triarsi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

117

9 Laps 3.024

39

11

55

GTD

R. Hardwick / D. Olsen / G. Levorato

C. Lewis

Proton Competition

Ford Mustang GT3

117

9 Laps 5.382

40

12

83

GTD

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

Iron Dames

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

117

9 Laps 4.496

41

13

44

GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly

N. Thiim

Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo

117

9 Laps 6.679

42

14

21

GTD

S. Mann / F. Heriau / M. Molina

K. Cozzolino

Af Corse

Ferrari 296 GT3

117

9 Laps 24.833

43

10

64

GTDPRO

C. Mies / H. Tincknell

M. Rockenfeller

Ford Multimatic Motorsports

Ford Mustang GT3

117

9 Laps 10.505

44

15

34

GTD

M. Franco / A. Costa Balboa / A. Balzan

C. Sbirrazzuoli

Conquest Racing

Ferrari 296 GT3

116

10 Laps 1 Lap

45

11

60

GTDPRO

C. Schiavoni / M. Cressoni

R. Grosjean / M. Cairoli

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

116

10 Laps 10.472

46

16

92

GTD

D. Brule / A. Udell / T. Hindman

J. Andlauer

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

116

10 Laps 12.385

47

17

80

GTD

S. Yoluc / R. Pinto de Andrade

S. Andrews / A. Christodoulou

Lone Star Racing

Mercedes AMG GT3

116

10 Laps 1.299

48

18

43

GTD

J. Andretti / G. Chaves / S. Hargrove

T. Preining

Andretti Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

116

10 Laps 8.729

49

19

17

GTD

A. Mantella / N. Varrone / T. Merrill

C. Eastwood

AWA

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

115

11 Laps 1 Lap

50

20

86

GTD

K. Li / A. Fjordbach / L. ten Voorde

K. Bachler

MDK Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

115

11 Laps 20.802

51

21

45

GTD

K. Marcelli / D. Formal / G. Doyle

A. Harrison

Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

115

11 Laps 23.172

52

10

88

LMP2

L. Perez Companc / N. Nielsen

L. Wadoux Ducellier / M. Vaxiviere

Richard Mille AF Corse

ORECA LMP2 07

107

Not Running

53

12

9

GTDPRO

M. Kirchhöfer / O. Jarvis

J. Hinchcliffe / A. Rossi

Pfaff Motorsports

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

101

25 Laps 6 Laps

54

11

22

LMP2

D. Goldburg / P. Di Resta / B. Garg

F. Rosenqvist

United Autosports USA

ORECA LMP2 07

101

25 Laps 

55

22

13

GTD

O. Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / A. Lynn

AWA

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

92

34 Laps 9 Laps

56

13

14

GTDPRO

  1. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

  2. Kirkwood / M. Conway

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

80

46 Laps 12 Laps

57

23

78

GTD

M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli

D. Defrancesco / S. Mitchell

Forte Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

63

63 Laps 17 Laps

58

12

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / M. Jensen / H. McElrea

C. Milesi

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

58

Not Running

59

13

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / S. Lucas / L. Hoerr

S. Huffaker

MDK by High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

47

79 Laps 11 Laps