One crazy finish in the 24 hour endurance race at Daytona International Speedway!
Teams are set for the green flag in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 3.56-mile track is set to host 24 consecutive hours of racing in the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship.
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5 classes of sportscars will take the green flag. Drivers are fighting for a win in each respective division. Stars from all over the world of motorsports are in the field including NASCAR champions Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson.
The No. 31 Whelen Engineering DPi will lead the field to the green flag. The team grabbed the pole after the win in the Roar Before the 24.
Rolex 24
Race Report
Below is the full report of the race lead over the 24 hour event starting with Saturday’s green flag.
Saturday
January 30, 2012
Green flag, the No. 31 Cadillac DPi leads the field of 49 cars into Turn 1.
We’ve got drama early. The No. 25 BMW driven by Bruno Spengler sends the No. 79 Porsche driven by Kevin Estre for a spin. 10 minutes later, Estre has lost his rear bumper and a full course yellow is out. Sepngler has been handed a penalty.
6:40pm: Felipe Nasr holds the lead. However, a driver change is set to take place as Chase Elliott jumps behind the wheel of the leading machine for the first time. The No. 5 Cadillac DPi team takes over the lead.
8:30pm: Scott Dixon and Sebastien Bourdais battle for the race lead. Dixon wins that battle for now in the No. 01 Cadillac.
9:00pm: Bourdais returns to the lead.
10:00pm: Full course yellow. Loic Duval takes the lead away from Scott Dixon on the restart. The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac leads.
Dixon is all over him to reclaim the lead. He takes the spot away, Dixon returns to the lead.
11:00pm: Kamui Kobayashi to the overall lead in the No. 48 Ally Racing machine. Pit stops are pending.
11:59am: Jimmie Johnson is handed the race lead after a pit stop. Johnson runs a double shift and falls to 2nd in the process.
Sunday
January 31, 2021
6:00am: The No. 01 Cadillac DPi leads in the sunrise of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
10:00am: A full course caution for debris has shaken up the leaders. Alexander Rossi currently leads in the No. 10 WTR Acura.
12:30pm: Filipe Albuquerque has taken over the cockpit of the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing machine and holds the race lead.
1:40pm: Full course yellow. The field will bunch up once again as the race comes to a close.
We’re heading into the final hour of the race. Here’s the running order:
DPi: Albuquerque leads in the No. 10 Acura DPi. Harry Tinckell trails by 2.8 seconds in the #55 Mazda DPi.
LMP2: Gabriel Aubry leads in the #8 Oreca LMP2. Paul-Loup Chatin trails by 55 seconds in the #18 Oreca LMP2.
GTLM: Jordan Taylor leads in the #3 Corvette. Augusto Farfus trails by just 1 second in the #24 BMW.
LMP3: Spencer Pigot leads in the #74 Ligier. Joao Barbosa trails by 4 laps in the #33 Ligier JS machine.
GTD: Maro Engel leads in the #57 Mercedes. Raffaele trails by 10 seconds in the #1 Lamborghini.
Final Hour
56 minutes remain, Albuquerque hits the pit lane. Van Der Zande cycles to the race lead in the #1 machine.
50 minutes remain, we got a race as five cars remain in the lead lap, which would be a series record. Renger van der Zande leads the #48 of Kamui Kobayashi by just 0.4 seconds!
40 minutes remain, Kobayashi is on the bumper of the race leader! Albuquerque closing on both of them as he has new tires in the #10 machine.
34 minutes remain, The #10 of van der Zande hits the pit lane with Kobayashi hits the pit lane in the #48. van der Zande wins the race to the pit exit.
32 minutes remain, the #10 of Albuquerque pits just a lap later from the race lead. The second place runner of Tincknell pits with him.
30 minutes remain
30 minutes remain, Albuquerque cycles to the lead with van der Zande exiting the pit lane right on his bumper. Albuquerque only took two tires (6 seconds shorter pit stop) but he opens the gap as van der Zande is on colder tires.
25 minutes remain, Albuquerque leads van der Zande by 4 seconds but that gap is shrinking fast!
20 minutes remain, Albuquerque leads van der Zande by just 3 seconds!
17 minutes remain, Albuquerque has a mirror full of van der Zande! van der Zande looks to his outside in turn three then crosses under him off the corner but he can’t complete the pass.
7 minutes remain, trouble for van der Zande! He hits the pit lane with a right rear tire issue.
Felipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Alexander Rossi and Helio Castroneves take the overall race win in the #10 DPi machine for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Rolex 24 Results
Results
January 30-31, 2021
Below the Rolex 24 results are filtered by class:
DPi
1. #10
– Ricky Taylor
– Felipe Albuquerque
– Alexander Rossi
– Helio Castroneves
Acura DPi
2. #48
– Jimmie Johnson
– Kamui Kobayashi
– Simon Pagenaud
– Mike Rockenfeller
Cadillac DPi
3. #55
– Oliver Jarvis
– Harry Tincknell
– Jonathan Bomarito
Mazda DPi
4. #60
– Dane Cameron
– Olivier Pla
– Juan Pablo Montoya
– AJ Allmendinger
Acura DPi
5. #01
– Renger van der Zande
– Kevin Magnussen
– Scott Dixon
– Marcus Ericsson
Cadillac DPi
6. #31
– Felipe Nasr
– Mike Conway
– Pipo Derani
– Chase Elliott
Cadillac DPi
7. #5
– Tristan Vautier
– Loic Duval
– Sebastien Bourdais
Cadillac DPi
LMP2
1. #18
– Dwight Merriman
– Kyle Tilley
– Ryan Dalziel
– Paul-Loup Chatin
Oreca LMP2
2. #8
– John Farano
– Gabriel Aubry
– Timothe Buret
– Matthieu Vaxiviere
Oreca LMP2
3. #82
– Eric Lux
– Devlin DeFrancesco
– Fabian Schiller
– Christopher Mies
Oreca LMP2
4. #51
– Cody Ware
– Salih Yoluc
– Austin Dillon
– Mathieu Jaminet
Ligier LMP2
5. #11
– Thomas Steven
– Tristan Nunez
– Thomas Merrill
– Matthew Belol
Oreca LMP2
6. #47
– Roberto Lacorte
– Antonio Fuoco
– Andrea Belicchi
– Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara LMP2
7. #52
– Ben Keating
– Mikkel Jensen
– Scott Huffaker
– Nicolas Lapierre
Oreca LMP2
8. #29
– Frits van Eerd
– Giedo van der Garde
– Job Van Uitert
– Charles Milesi
Oreca LMP2
9. #20
– Dennis Andersen
– Ferdinand Habsburg
– Anders Fjordbach
– Robert Kubica
Oreca LMP2
10. #81
– Rob Hodes
– Garett Grist
– Rinus van Kalmthout
– Ben Hanley
Oreca LMP2
LMP3
1. #74
– Gar Robinson
– Spencer Pigot
– Scott Andrews
– Oliver Askew
Ligier JS P320
2. #33
– Lance Willsey
– Joao Barbosa
– Wayne Boyd
– Yann Clairay
Ligier JS P320
3. #6
– Moritz Kranz
– Hoerr Laurents
Duqueine M30-D08
4. #91
– Cox Jim
– Murry Dylan
– Austin McCusker
– Jeroen Bleekemolen
Ligier JS P320
5. #54
– Jon Bennett
– George Kurtz
– Colin Braun
– Matt McMurry
Ligier JS P320
6. #38
– Rasmus Lindh
– Cameron Cassels
– Llarena Mateo
– Ori Ayrton
Ligier JS P320
7. #7
– Mark Kvamme
– Ryan Norman
– Gabby Chaves
– Charles Finelli
Duqueine M30-D08
GTLM
1. #3
– Jordan Taylor
– Nick Catsburg
– Antinio Garcia
Corvette C8.R
2. #4
– Nick Tandy
– Alexander Sims
– Tommy Milner
Corvette C8.R
3. #24
– Augusto Farfus
– Marco Wittmann
– John Edwards
– Jesse Krohn
BMW M8 GTE
4. #62
– James Calado
– Alessandro Pier Guidi
– Jules Gounon
– Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE
5. #25
– Philipp Eng
– Timo Glock
– Connor de Phillippi
– Bruno Spengler
BMW M8 GTE
6. #79
– Cooper MacNeil
– Kevin Estre
– Richard Lietz
– Gianmaria Bruni
Porsche 911 RSR
GTD
1. #57
– Russell Ward
– Philip Ellis
– Indy Dontje
– Maro Engel
Mercedes-AMG GT3
2. #75
– Kenny Habul
– Raffaele Marciello
– Mikael Grenier
– Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3
3. #1
– Bryan Sellers
– Madison Snow
– Corey Lewis
– Andrea Caldarelli
Lamborghini Huracan GT3
4. #16
– Ryan Hardwick
– Patrick Long
– Jan Heylen
– Klaus Bacher
Porsche 911 GT3
5. #23
– Ian James
– Roman De Angelis
– Darren Turner
– Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
6. #96
– Bill Auberlen
– Robby Foley
– Aidan Read
– Colton Herta
BMW M6 GT3
7. #97
– Maxwell Root
– Charles Eastwood
– Ben Keating
– Richard Westbrook
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
8. #21
– Mann Simon
– Nicklas Nielsen
– Daniel Serra
– Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 488 GT3
9. #28
– Daniel Morad
– Michael de Quesada
– Billy Johnson
– Maxi Buhk
Mercedes-AMG GT3
10. #88
– Rob Ferriol
– Earl Bamber
– Katherine Legge
– Christina Nielsen
Porsche 911 GT3
11. #44
– John Potter
– Andy Lally
– Spencer Pumpelly
– Mario Farnbacher
Acura NSX GT3
12. #9
– Zacharie Robichon
– Laurens Vanthoor
– Lars Kern
– Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3
13. #12
– Robert Megennis
– Zach Veach
– Townsend Bell
– Frankie Montecalvo
Lexus RC F GT3
14. #63
– Ed Jones
– Bret Curtis
– Ryan Briscoe
– Marcos Gomes
Ferrari 488 GT3
15. #42
– Alan Metni
– Andrew Davis
– JR Hildebrand
– Don Yount
Audi R8 LMs GT3
16. #14
– Aaron Telitz
– Oliver Gavin
– Kyle Kirkwood
– Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3
17. #64
– Ted Giovanis
– Owen Trinkler
– Hugh Plumb
– Matt Plumb
Porsche 911 GT3
18. #111
– Rolf Ineichen
– Mirko Bortolotti
– Steijn Schothorst
– Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracan GT3
19. #19
– Mikhail Goikhberg
– Franck Perera
– Albert Costa
– Tim Zimmermann
Lamborghini Huracan GT3
