The opening IMSA race began Saturday afternoon and ended Sunday. Winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona was the Honda HPD Ligier JS P2 car driven by Scott Sharp , Johannes van Overbeek , Ed Brown and Pipo Derani.
Their win was an upset as many expected the Ganassi EcoBoost Riley Ford’s or the Chevrolet Corvette DP’s to win.
IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona Results
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| OVERALL | IN CLASS | CLASS | CAR | CURRENT DRIVER | CAR TYPE | TIRE | LAPS COMP | BEHIND LEADER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | P | 2 | LUIS FELIPE DERANI | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | C | 736 | –.— |
| 2 | 2 | P | 10 | MAX ANGELELLI | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | C | 736 | 26.166 |
| 3 | 3 | P | 90 | RYAN HUNTER REAY | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | C | 736 | 1:27.276 |
| 4 | 4 | P | 5 | JOAO BARBOSA | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | C | 731 | 5 LAPS |
| 5 | 5 | P | 01 | BRENDON HARTLEY | FORD ECOBOOST RILEY DP | C | 725 | 11 LAPS |
| 6 | 6 | P | 31 | DANE CAMERON | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | C | 724 | 12 LAPS |
| 7 | 1 | GTLM | 4 | OLIVER GAVIN | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | M | 722 | 14 LAPS |
| 8 | 2 | GTLM | 3 | ANTONIO GARCIA | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | M | 722 | 14 LAPS |
| 9 | 3 | GTLM | 912 | EARL BAMBER | PORSCHE 911 RSR | M | 722 | 14 LAPS |
| 10 | 4 | GTLM | 68 | ALESSANDRO PIER GUIDI | FERRARI 488 GTE | M | 721 | 15 LAPS |
| 11 | 5 | GTLM | 25 | AUGUSTO FARFUS | BMW M6 GTLM | M | 721 | 15 LAPS |
| 12 | 6 | GTLM | 62 | DAVIDE RIGON | FERRARI 488 GTE | M | 709 | 27 LAPS |
| 13 | 7 | P | 02 | SCOTT DIXON | FORD ECOBOOST RILEY DP | C | 708 | 28 LAPS |
| 14 | 1 | GTD | 44 | RENE RAST | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | C | 703 | 33 LAPS |
| 15 | 2 | GTD | 540 | NICKY CATSBURG | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | C | 703 | 33 LAPS |
| 16 | 3 | GTD | 93 | DAMIEN FAULKNER | DODGE VIPER GT3-R | C | 703 | 33 LAPS |
| 17 | 4 | GTD | 98 | RICHIE STANAWAY | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 | C | 702 | 34 LAPS |
| 18 | 1 | PC | 85 | KENTON KOCH | ORECA FLM09 | C | 702 | 34 LAPS |
| 19 | 5 | GTD | 28 | FABIO BABINI | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | C | 702 | 34 LAPS |
| 20 | 6 | GTD | 97 | MAXIME MARTIN | BMW M6 GT3 | C | 701 | 35 LAPS |
| 21 | 7 | GTD | 63 | ALESSANDRO BALZAN | FERRARI 458 GT3 | C | 701 | 35 LAPS |
| 22 | 8 | GTD | 9 | TRISTAN VAUTIER | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | C | 701 | 35 LAPS |
| 23 | 9 | GTD | 23 | ALEX RIBERAS | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | C | 700 | 36 LAPS |
| 24 | 10 | GTD | 33 | JEROEN BLEEKEMOLEN | DODGE VIPER GT3-R | C | 700 | 36 LAPS |
| 25 | 2 | PC | 52 | TOM KIMBER SMITH | ORECA FLM09 | C | 698 | 38 LAPS |
| 26 | 11 | GTD | 51 | MARCO CIOCI | FERRARI 458 | C | 698 | 38 LAPS |
| 27 | 12 | GTD | 30 | KLAUS ABBELEN | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | C | 698 | 38 LAPS |
| 28 | 13 | GTD | 22 | SHANE VAN GISBERGEN | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | C | 695 | 41 LAPS |
| 29 | 3 | PC | 20 | MARC DRUMWRIGHT | ORECA FLM09 | C | 693 | 43 LAPS |
| 30 | 14 | GTD | 11 | TOWNSEND BELL | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | C | 690 | 46 LAPS |
| 31 | 7 | GTLM | 66 | DIRK MUELLER | FORD GT ECO BOOST | M | 690 | 46 LAPS |
| 32 | 15 | GTD | 6 | ROBIN LIDDELL | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | C | 690 | 46 LAPS |
| 33 | 8 | GTLM | 911 | NICK TANDY | PORSCHE 911 RSR | M | 687 | 49 LAPS |
| 34 | 4 | PC | 8 | ALEX POPOW | ORECA FLM09 | C | 685 | 51 LAPS |
| 35 | 16 | GTD | 48 | BRYAN SELLERS | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | C | 655 | 81 LAPS |
| 36 | 8 | P | 50 | BYRON DEFOOR | BMW POWER RILEY DP | C | 650 | 86 LAPS |
| 37 | 17 | GTD | 96 | JENS KLINGMANN | BMW M6 GT3 | C | 628 | 108 LAPS |
| 38 | 9 | P | 37 | KIRILL LADYGIN | NISSAN BR01 | C | 617 | 119 LAPS |
| 39 | 5 | PC | 26 | RYAN LEWIS | ORECA FLM09 | C | 610 | 126 LAPS |
| 40 | 9 | GTLM | 67 | RICHARD WESTBROOK | FORD GT ECO BOOST | M | 560 | 176 LAPS |
| 41 | 10 | GTLM | 72 | VIKTOR SHAYTAR | FERRARI 488 GTE | M | 557 | 179 LAPS |
| 42 | 18 | GTD | 73 | PATRICK LINDSEY | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | C | 524 | 212 LAPS |
| 43 | 19 | GTD | 16 | PUMPELLY C LEWIS MARKS GRALA | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | C | 524 | 212 LAPS |
| 44 | 20 | GTD | 45 | CHRISTOPHER HAASE | AUDI R8 | C | 513 | 223 LAPS |
| 45 | 21 | GTD | 007 | ANTONIO PEREZ | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 | C | 390 | 346 LAPS |
| 46 | 6 | PC | 38 | JOSH NORMAN | ORECA FLM09 | C | 385 | 351 LAPS |
| 47 | 11 | GTLM | 100 | LUCAS LUHR | BMW M6 GTLM | M | 360 | 376 LAPS |
| 48 | 22 | GTD | 21 | EMANUELE BUSNELLI | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | C | 359 | 377 LAPS |
| 49 | 10 | P | 55 | TRISTAN NUNEZ | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | C | 327 | 409 LAPS |
| 50 | 11 | P | 60 | OSWALDO NEGRI | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | C | 285 | 451 LAPS |
| 51 | 7 | PC | 88 | MARK KVAMME | ORECA FLM09 | C | 179 | 557 LAPS |
| 52 | 8 | PC | 54 | MARK WILKINS | ORECA FLM09 | C | 160 | 576 LAPS |
| 53 | 12 | P | 0 | ANDY MEYRICK | DELTAWING DWC13 | C | 119 | 617 LAPS |
| 54 | 13 | P | 70 | MILLER LONG DEVLIN | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | C | 11 | 725 LAPS |
