The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac of Action Express Racing has captured the 56th running of the Rolex 24. Despite engine concerns the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi were able to earn themselves the much sought after Rolex watch for winning this years event in Protype.
Held annually at Daytona International Speedway, the Rolex 24 began on Saturday at 2:40 pm ET. The 24 hour event, formerly known as the 24 Hours of Daytona, is just that a 24 hour endurance race.
Prototype was not the only division of car competing at the Rolex 24.
Winning in GTLM was Richard Westbrook, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon who drove the No. 67 Ford GT for Chip Ganassi Racing. They finished just ahead of another Ganassi car, the No. 66 Ford GT. The win was Ganassi’s 200th.
The winner in the GTD class was the No. 11 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 which featured drivers Mirko Bortolotti, Rolf Ineichen, Ezequiel Perez Companc, Christian Engelhart. This marked Lamborghini’s first 24 race win.
IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona Results
| +/- | OVERALL | POSITION IN CLASS | CURRENT DRIVER | LAPS COMP | BEHIND OVERALL LEADER | BEHIND CLASS LEADER | BEHIND NEXT IN CLASS | LAST LAP | BEST LAP | BL # | PIT | PIT STOPS | FASTEST DRIVER | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 1 | 1 | FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE #5 CADILLAC DPICP |
808 | –.— | –.— | –.— | 1:44.865 | 1:37.618 | 53 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 2 | 2 | STUART MIDDLETON #31 CADILLAC DPICP |
808 | 1:10.544 | 1:10.544 | 1:10.544 | 1:41.505 | 1:37.475 | 331 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 3 | 3 | COLIN BRAUN #54 ORECA LMP2CP |
808 | 1:31.982 | 1:31.982 | 21.438 | 1:42.770 | 1:38.175 | 291 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 4 | 4 | WILL OWEN #32 LIGIER LMP2CP |
804 | 4 LAPS | 4 LAPS | 12.259 | 1:44.841 | 1:38.724 | 238 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 5 | 5 | ANTONIO FELIX DA COSTA #78 ORECA LMP2CP |
804 | 4 LAPS | 4 LAPS | 14.219 | 1:40.245 | 1:38.480 | 98 | P | 3 | ||||
| * | 6 | 6 | AUSTIN CINDRIC #85 ORECA LMP2CP |
798 | 10 LAPS | 10 LAPS | 53.987 | 1:49.754 | 1:38.940 | 98 | 2 | |||||
| * | 7 | 7 | GUSTAVO MENEZES #99 ORECA LMP2CP |
798 | 10 LAPS | 10 LAPS | 0.903 | 1:41.178 | 1:38.504 | 405 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 8 | 8 | JOEL MILLER #38 ORECA LMP2CP |
796 | 12 LAPS | 12 LAPS | 1:24.303 | 1:43.449 | 1:38.539 | 7 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 9 | 9 | RICKY TAYLOR #7 ACURA DPICP |
793 | 15 LAPS | 15 LAPS | 6.727 | 1:40.501 | 1:37.758 | 301 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 10 | 10 | JUAN PABLO MONTOYA #6 ACURA DPICP |
793 | 15 LAPS | 15 LAPS | 5.964 | 1:39.140 | 1:37.878 | 774 | P | 2 | JUAN PABLO MONTOYA | |||
| * | 11 | 1 | RYAN BRISCOE #67 FORD GTMGTLM |
783 | 25 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:46.110 | 1:44.054 | 65 | 2 | |||||
| * | 12 | 2 | JOEY HAND #66 FORD GTMGTLM |
783 | 25 LAPS | 11.180 | 11.180 | 1:46.506 | 1:44.086 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| * | 13 | 3 | ANTONIO GARCIA #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.RMGTLM |
781 | 27 LAPS | 2 LAPS | –.— | 1:46.605 | 1:44.517 | 337 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 14 | 4 | MARCEL FASSLER #4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.RMGTLM |
780 | 28 LAPS | 3 LAPS | 54.502 | 1:46.718 | 1:44.437 | 618 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 15 | 11 | FELIX ROSENQVIST #37 ORECA LMP2CP |
777 | 31 LAPS | 31 LAPS | –.— | 1:40.042 | 1:38.315 | 353 | P | 3 | ||||
| * | 16 | 5 | ALESSANDRO PIER GUIDI #62 FERRARI 488 GTEMGTLM |
774 | 34 LAPS | 9 LAPS | 1.303 | 1:47.842 | 1:44.008 | 93 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 17 | 6 | EARL BAMBER #912 PORSCHE 911 RSRMGTLM |
774 | 34 LAPS | 9 LAPS | 22.400 | 1:46.927 | 1:44.990 | 333 | 1 | |||||
| * | 18 | 7 | JOHN EDWARDS #24 BMW M8 GTLMMGTLM |
773 | 35 LAPS | 10 LAPS | 44.421 | 1:46.448 | 1:45.242 | 92 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 19 | 12 | SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA #52 LIGIER LMP2CP |
771 | 37 LAPS | 37 LAPS | –.— | 1:41.585 | 1:39.471 | 110 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 20 | 8 | FREDERIC MAKOWIECKI #911 PORSCHE 911 RSRMGTLM |
753 | 55 LAPS | 30 LAPS | –.— | 1:47.016 | 1:44.540 | 111 | 2 | |||||
| * | 21 | 1 | MIRKO BORTOLOTTI #11 LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3CGTD |
752 | 56 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:55.181 | 1:48.207 | 23 | 1 | |||||
| * | 22 | 2 | ALVARO PARENTE #86 ACURA NSX GT3CGTD |
751 | 57 LAPS | 1 LAP | 16.435 | 1:50.147 | 1:48.379 | 90 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 23 | 3 | ANDREA CALDARELLI #48 LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3CGTD |
751 | 57 LAPS | 1 LAP | 21.511 | 1:50.536 | 1:48.270 | 160 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 24 | 4 | JEROEN BLEEKEMOLEN #33 MERCEDES-AMG GT3CGTD |
751 | 57 LAPS | 1 LAP | 2.781 | 1:50.544 | 1:47.964 | 95 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 25 | 5 | SAM BIRD #64 FERRARI 488 GT3CGTD |
751 | 57 LAPS | 1 LAP | 59.498 | 1:49.620 | 1:48.025 | 151 | 1 | |||||
| * | 26 | 6 | ANDY LALLY #44 AUDI R8 LMS GT3CGTD |
750 | 58 LAPS | 2 LAPS | 42.655 | 1:50.906 | 1:48.136 | 99 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 27 | 7 | KELVIN VAN DER LINDE #29 AUDI R8 LMS GT3CGTD |
749 | 59 LAPS | 3 LAPS | 1:04.758 | 1:51.067 | 1:47.896 | 394 | 3 | |||||
| * | 28 | 8 | MARO ENGEL #75 MERCEDES-AMG GT3CGTD |
745 | 63 LAPS | 7 LAPS | –.— | 1:49.852 | 1:48.135 | 69 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 29 | 9 | JACK HAWKSWORTH #15 LEXUS RC F GT3CGTD |
744 | 64 LAPS | 8 LAPS | 9.170 | 1:50.759 | 1:48.417 | 121 | 1 | |||||
| * | 30 | 10 | ALESSANDRO BALZAN #63 FERRARI 488 GT3CGTD |
744 | 64 LAPS | 8 LAPS | 25.018 | 1:52.047 | 1:48.297 | 224 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 31 | 11 | LAWSON ASCHENBACH #93 ACURA NSX GT3CGTD |
741 | 67 LAPS | 11 LAPS | 19.645 | 2:19.028 | 1:48.252 | 443 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 32 | 12 | ROBBY FOLEY #71 MERCEDES-AMG GT3CGTD |
741 | 67 LAPS | 11 LAPS | 1:30.228 | 1:51.496 | 1:40.842 | 275 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 33 | 13 | CHRISTIAN ENGELHART #19 LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3CGTD |
739 | 69 LAPS | 13 LAPS | –.— | 1:54.677 | 1:48.751 | 504 | 1 | |||||
| * | 34 | 14 | MARK KVAMME #96 BMW M6 GT3CGTD |
733 | 75 LAPS | 19 LAPS | –.— | 1:52.846 | 1:48.615 | 8 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 35 | 9 | ALEXANDER SIMS #25 BMW M8 GTLMMGTLM |
731 | 77 LAPS | 52 LAPS | –.— | 1:48.354 | 1:45.022 | 153 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 36 | 15 | KYLE MARCELLI #14 LEXUS RC F GT3CGTD |
719 | 89 LAPS | 33 LAPS | 11:23.914 | 1:53.861 | 1:48.458 | 6 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 37 | 16 | RYAN EVERSLEY #69 ACURA NSX GT3CGTD |
719 | 89 LAPS | 33 LAPS | 1:22.400 | 1:58.071 | 1:48.603 | 124 | 4 | |||||
| * | 38 | 13 | LANDO NORRIS #23 LIGIER LMP2CP |
718 | 90 LAPS | 90 LAPS | –.— | 1:42.469 | 1:38.011 | 610 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 39 | 17 | MIGUEL MOLINA #82 FERRARI 488 GT3CGTD |
715 | 93 LAPS | 37 LAPS | –.— | 1:51.104 | 1:47.993 | 455 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 40 | 18 | JOERG BERGMEISTER #73 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RCGTD |
675 | 133 LAPS | 77 LAPS | –:— | 1:52.698 | 1:48.998 | 316 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 41 | 19 | PATRICK LONG #58 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RCGTD |
666 | 142 LAPS | 86 LAPS | –:— | 1:54.953 | 1:48.402 | 76 | P | 1 | ||||
| * | 42 | 14 | ALEX POPOW #20 MULTIMATIC/RILEY LMP2CP |
642 | 166 LAPS | 166 LAPS | –.— | 1:56.145 | 1:41.785 | 506 | P | 2 | ||||
| * | 43 | 20 | SVEN MULLER #59 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RCGTD |
637 | 171 LAPS | 115 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:47.668 | 251 | 0 | |||||
| * | 44 | 21 | PAUL DALLA LANA #51 FERRARI 488 GT3CGTD |
571 | 237 LAPS | 181 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:47.663 | 149 | 0 | |||||
| * | 45 | 15 | RENGER VAN DER ZANDE #10 CADILLAC DPICP |
555 | 253 LAPS | 253 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:37.908 | 233 | 0 | |||||
| * | 46 | 16 | JONATHAN BOMARITO #55 MAZDA DPICP |
541 | 267 LAPS | 267 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:38.107 | 416 | 0 | |||||
| * | 47 | 17 | TRISTAN NUNEZ #77 MAZDA DPICP |
530 | 278 LAPS | 278 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:38.175 | 512 | 0 | |||||
| * | 48 | 18 | PIPO DERANI #22 NISSAN DPICP |
438 | 370 LAPS | 370 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:37.570 | 156 | 0 | |||||
| * | 49 | 19 | RYAN DALZIEL #2 NISSAN DPICP |
338 | 470 LAPS | 470 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:37.921 | 76 | 0 | |||||
| * | 50 | 20 | MATTHEW MCMURRY #90 CADILLAC DPICP |
291 | 517 LAPS | 517 LAPS | –.— | –.— | 1:37.960 | 30 | 0 |
