IMSA Rolex 24 Hour 17: #31 Cadillac vs. four Porsches
Seven hours to go in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the #31 Whelen Cadillac and the #6 Penske Porsche continue their torrid battle out front.
It’s one lone Cadillac against an onslaught of four Porsche 963s.
As the clock struck Hour 17, Pipo Derani was leading in the #31 followed by Nick Tandy in the #6 Porsche. However, two minutes later they both pitted, handing the lead to the #7 Penske Porsche with the #5 Mustang Sampling Porsche and the #85 Phil Hanson Porsche within striking distance in 4th.
Jordan Taylor has the #40 Acura in 6th.
LMP2
Running 9th overall, Connor Zilisch has the #18 Era Motorsport 11.314s ahead of the #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR driven by Malthe Jakobsen.
GTD PRO
The #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW driven by Neil Verhagen leads two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – the #4 driven by Nicky Catsburg and #3 driven by Antonio Garcia
GTD
Alessio Rovera has the #023 Ferrari in front of the #57 Mercedes AMG GT3 of Phillip Ellis.
Rolex 24 Hour 17 Standings
Pos |
Pic |
No. |
Class |
Drivers* |
Team |
Car |
Laps |
Behind |
1 |
1 |
31 |
GTP |
P. Derani / J. Aitken / T. Blomqvist |
Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
551 |
|
2 |
2 |
6 |
GTP |
N. Tandy / M. Jaminet / K. Estre L. Vanthoor |
Porsche Penske Motorsports |
Porsche 963 |
551 |
1.109 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
GTP |
D. Cameron / F. Nasr / M. Campbell J. Newgarden |
Porsche Penske Motorsports |
Porsche 963 |
551 |
13.571 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
GTP |
G. Bruni / N. Jani / A. Picariello R. Dumas |
Proton Competition Mustang Sampling |
Porsche 963 |
551 |
17.818 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
GTP |
J. Taylor / L. Deletraz / C. Herta J. Button |
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
Acura ARX-06 |
551 |
32.285 |
6 |
6 |
85 |
GTP |
T. van der Helm / R. Westbrook/ P. Hanson / B. Keating |
JDC-Miller MotorSports |
Porsche 963 |
551 |
1:28.023 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
GTP |
C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly / M. Martin R. Rast |
BMW M Team RLL |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
543 |
8 Laps |
8 |
8 |
24 |
GTP |
J. Krohn / P. Eng / A. Farfus D. Vanthoor |
BMW M Team RLL |
BMW M Hybrid V8 |
537 |
14 Laps |
9 |
1 |
18 |
LMP2 |
D. Merriman / R. Dalziel / C. Zilisch C. Rasmussen |
Era Motorsport |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
535 |
16 Laps |
10 |
2 |
04 |
LMP2 |
G. Kurtz / C. Braun / T. Sowery M. Jakobsen |
Crowdstrike Racing by APR |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
535 |
16 Laps |
11 |
3 |
52 |
LMP2 |
J. Smiechowski / N. Boulle T. Dillmann / P. Fittipaldi |
Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
535 |
16 Laps |
12 |
4 |
2 |
LMP2 |
P. O’Ward / B. Keating / N. Pino B. Hanley |
United Autosports USA |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
535 |
16 Laps |
13 |
5 |
74 |
LMP2 |
G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon F. Massa |
Riley |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
534 |
17 Laps |
14 |
6 |
8 |
LMP2 |
J. Farano / M. Dinan F. Habsburg-Lothringen / S. McLaughlin |
Tower Motorsports |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
534 |
17 Laps |
15 |
7 |
81 |
LMP2 |
E. Lux / K. Simpson / J. Allen S. Alvarez |
DragonSpeed |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
533 |
18 Laps |
16 |
8 |
99 |
LMP2 |
P. Hyett / P. Chatin / M. Brabham A. Quinn |
AO Racing |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
532 |
19 Laps |
17 |
1 |
1 |
GTDPRO |
B. Sellers / M. Snow / N. Verhagen S. van der Linde |
Paul Miller Racing |
BMW M4 GT3 |
513 |
38 Laps |
18 |
2 |
4 |
GTDPRO |
T. Milner / N. Catsburg / E. Bamber |
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
513 |
38 Laps |
19 |
3 |
62 |
GTDPRO |
D. Serra / D. Rigon / A. Pier Guidi J. Calado |
Risi Competizione |
Ferrari 296 GT3 |
513 |
38 Laps |
20 |
4 |
3 |
GTDPRO |
A. Garcia / A. Sims / D. Juncadella |
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
512 |
39 Laps |
21 |
5 |
77 |
GTDPRO |
L. Heinrich / S. Priaulx/ M. Christensen |
AO Racing |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992 |
512 |
39 Laps |
22 |
1 |
023 |
GTD |
O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / R. Agostini A. Rovera |
Triarsi Competizione |
Ferrari 296 GT3 |
511 |
40 Laps |
23 |
2 |
57 |
GTD |
R. Ward / P. Ellis / I. Dontje / D. Morad |
Winward Racing |
Mercedes AMG GT3 |
511 |
40 Laps |
24 |
3 |
96 |
GTD |
R. Foley / P. Gallagher / J. Walker J. Klingmann |
Turner Motorsport |
BMW M4 GT3 |
511 |
40 Laps |
25 |
4 |
80 |
GTD |
S. Yoluc / R. Pinto de Andrade S. Andrews / A. Christodoulou |
Lone Star Racing |
Mercedes AMG GT3 |
511 |
40 Laps |
26 |
5 |
12 |
GTD |
F. Montecalvo / P. Thompson / A. Telitz R. Miyata |
Vasser Sullivan |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
510 |
41 Laps |
27 |
6 |
83 |
GTD |
R. Frey / M. Gatting / S. Bovy / D. Pin |
Iron Dames |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
510 |
41 Laps |
28 |
7 |
32 |
GTD |
M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch M. Goetz |
Korthoff/Preston Motorsports |
Mercedes AMG GT3 |
510 |
41 Laps |
29 |
8 |
120 |
GTD |
A. Adelson / E. Skeer / J. Heylen F. Makowiecki |
Wright Motorsports |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
510 |
41 Laps |
30 |
6 |
65 |
GTDPRO |
F. Vervisch / J. Hand / D. Mueller |
Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
510 |
41 Laps |
31 |
9 |
21 |
GTD |
S. Mann / F. Heriau / M. Molina K. Cozzolino |
Af Corse |
Ferrari 296 GT3 |
509 |
42 Laps |
32 |
10 |
34 |
GTD |
M. Franco / A. Costa Balboa / A. Balzan C. Sbirrazzuoli |
Conquest Racing |
Ferrari 296 GT3 |
509 |
42 Laps |
33 |
11 |
43 |
GTD |
J. Andretti / G. Chaves / S. Hargrove T. Preining |
Andretti Motorsports |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
509 |
42 Laps |
34 |
7 |
23 |
GTDPRO |
R. Gunn / A. Riberas / M. Farnbacher |
Heart of Racing Team |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo |
508 |
43 Laps |
35 |
8 |
64 |
GTDPRO |
C. Mies / H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller |
Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
507 |
44 Laps |
36 |
12 |
17 |
GTD |
A. Mantella / N. Varrone / T. Merrill C. Eastwood |
AWA |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
503 |
48 Laps |
37 |
13 |
47 |
GTD |
R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco E. Cheever |
CETILAR RACING |
Ferrari 296 GT3 |
502 |
49 Laps |
38 |
9 |
19 GTDPRO |
F. Perera / J. Pepper / A. Caldarelli M. Bortolotti |
Iron Lynx |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
501 |
50 Laps |
|
39 |
14 |
92 |
GTD |
D. Brule / A. Udell / T. Hindman J. Andlauer |
Kellymoss with Riley |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
501 |
50 Laps |
40 |
15 |
86 |
GTD |
K. Li / A. Fjordbach / L. ten Voorde K. Bachler |
MDK Motorsports |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) |
500 |
51 Laps |
41 |
16 |
70 |
GTD |
B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy T. Gamble |
Inception Racing |
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO |
496 |
55 Laps |
42 |
10 |
9 |
GTDPRO |
M. Kirchhöfer / O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe / A. Rossi |
Pfaff Motorsports |
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO |
469 |
82 Laps |
43 |
17 |
78 |
GTD |
M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli D. Defrancesco / S. Mitchell |
Forte Racing |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
458 |
93 Laps |
44 |
9 |
33 |
LMP2 |
L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Siegel J. Edgar |
Sean Creech Motorsport |
Ligier LMP2 |
444 |
107 Laps |
45 |
9 |
10 |
GTP |
R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / B. Hartley M. Ericsson |
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
Acura ARX-06 |
443 |
108 Laps |
46 |
18 |
45 |
GTD |
K. Marcelli / D. Formal / G. Doyle A. Harrison |
Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
428 |
123 Laps |
47 |
10 |
01 |
GTP |
A. Palou / R. van der Zande S. Bourdais / S. Dixon |
Cadillac Racing |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
423 |
DNF |
48 |
11 |
14 |
GTDPRO |
|
VasserSullivan |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
397 |
Not Running |
49 |
19 |
66 |
GTD |
S. Monk / K. Legge / T. Calderon S. McAleer |
Gradient Racing |
Acura NSX GT3 |
368 |
Not Running |
50 |
20 |
55 |
GTD |
R. Hardwick / D. Olsen / G. Levorato C. Lewis |
Proton Competition |
Ford Mustang GT3 |
367 |
Not Running |
51 | 21 | 13 | GTD | Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / A. Lynn | AWA |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R |
308 | 243 Laps |
52 |
22 |
27 |
GTD |
R. De Angelis / Z. Robichon / I. James M. Sorensen |
Heart of Racing Team |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo |
303 |
Not Running |
53 |
23 |
44 |
GTD |
J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly N. Thiim |
Magnus Racing |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo |
294 |
Not Running |
54 |
12 |
60 |
GTDPRO |
C. Schiavoni / M. Cressoni R. Grosjean / M. Cairoli |
Iron Lynx |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 |
293 |
Not Running |
55 |
13 |
75 |
GTDPRO |
K. Habul / J. Gounon / L. Stolz M. Engel |
Sun Energy 1 |
Mercedes AMG GT3 |
193 |
Not Running |
56 |
10 |
20 |
LMP2 |
D. Andersen / S. Lucas / L. Hoerr S. Huffaker |
MDK by High Class Racing |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
185 |
Not Running |
57 |
11 |
22 |
LMP2 |
D. Goldburg / P. Di Resta / B. Garg F. Rosenqvist |
United Autosports USA |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
128 |
Not Running |
58 |
12 |
88 |
LMP2 |
L. Perez Companc / N. Nielsen L. Wadoux Ducellier / M. Vaxiviere |
Richard Mille AF Corse |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
107 |
Not Running |
59 |
13 |
11 |
LMP2 |
S. Thomas / M. Jensen / H. McElrea C. Milesi |
TDS Racing |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
58 |
Not Running |