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

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

  1. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

  2. Kirkwood / M. Conway

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