Daytona 24h Roar: Cadillac claws back in GTP, Mustang paces GTD

The Brazilian turned a lap of 1m35.217s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course circuit for Action Express.

The BMW M Hybrid V8 of Connor De Phillippi led the majority of the session prior to being bumped by Derani. In the end, De Phillippi was a sizable 0.377s behind in second. A majority of that time was lost in the opening sector as Derani was the only driver to hit a sub-23s at 22.991s.

After topping the opening session with Nick Tandy, co-driver Laurens Vanthoor put the No. 6 Porsche Penske 963 third, 0.504s behind the top spot.

It was an eventful time for Jordan Taylor, who spun the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 in Turn 1 with 30 minutes remaining before continuing on and the entry ending up seventh overall.

Indy NXT champion puts Era Motorsport tops in LMP2

Christian Rasmussen, the 2023 Indy NXT champion, vaulted the No. 18 Era Motorsport ORECA to the top of the LMP2 class after setting the fastest lap of 1m39.674s.

Nolan Siegel, one of Rasmussen’s challengers for the Indy NXT title last year, ended up 0.253s behind in the Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier.

There were two separate incidents that involved entries from LMP2, starting with the No. 88 AF Corse ORECA that spun in Turn 3 just 15 minutes into the session but continued on and ended up 0.353s behind in third.

Roughly 45 minutes into the session the No. 8 Tower Motorsports ORECA spun in Turn 7 to bring out the first red flag. IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin set the quickest pace to put the team eighth in class, but 0.844s of the pace.

Mustang paces GTD Pro

It was an impressive showing by Ford Multimatic Motorsports’ Christopher Mies, who established the Ford Mustang GT3 fastest in GTD Pro with a 1m46.494s on just the fifth of its 38 logged laps.

The pace was 0.266s quicker than the time set by James Calado in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3.

Wright Motorsports’ Jan Heylen set the mark in GTD, with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R hitting a 1m46.741s lap.

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

     

Driver Info			Main Information
Cla	Drivers	#	Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	P. Derani J. Aitken T. Blomqvist Whelen Cadillac Racing	31	Cadillac V-Series.R	37	1'35.217		134.598
2	C. de Phillippi N. Yelloly M. Martin R. Rast BMW M Team RLL	25	BMW M Hybrid V8	32	+0.377 1'35.594	0.377	134.067
3	N. Tandy M. Jaminet K. Estre L. Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	Porsche 963	32	+0.504 1'35.721	0.127	133.889
4	R. Taylor F. Albuquerque B. Hartley M. Ericsson Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	10	Acura ARX-06	40	+0.728 1'35.945	0.224	133.577
5	J. Krohn P. Eng A. Farfus D. Vanthoor BMW M Team RLL	24	BMW M Hybrid V8	30	+0.926 1'36.143	0.198	133.301
6	R. van der Zande S. Bourdais S. Dixon A. Palou Cadillac Racing	01	Cadillac V-Series.R	34	+0.943 1'36.160	0.017	133.278
7	J. Taylor L. Deletraz C. Herta J. Button Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	40	Acura ARX-06	38	+1.077 1'36.294	0.134	133.092
8	D. Cameron F. Nasr M. Campbell J. Newgarden Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	Porsche 963	33	+1.144 1'36.361	0.067	133.000
9	G. Bruni N. Jani A. Picariello R. Dumas Proton Competition	5	Porsche 963	45	+1.529 1'36.746	0.385	132.471
10	T. van der Helm R. Westbrook P. Hanson B. Keating JDC/Miller Motorsports	85	Porsche 963	42	+2.043 1'37.260	0.514	131.771
11	D. Merriman R. Dalziel C. Zilisch C. Rasmussen Era Motorsport	18	ORECA LMP2 07	37	+4.457 1'39.674	2.414	128.579
12	L. Willsey J. Barbosa N. Siegel J. Edgar Sean Creech Motorsport	33	Ligier LMP2	45	+4.710 1'39.927	0.253	128.254
13	L. Perez Companc N. Nielsen L. Wadoux M. Vaxiviere Richard Mille AF Corse	88	ORECA LMP2 07	34	+4.810 1'40.027	0.100	128.125
14	J. Smiechowski N. Boulle T. Dillmann C. Novalak Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	52	ORECA LMP2 07	43	+4.944 1'40.161	0.134	127.954
15	B. Keating N. Pino B. Hanley P. O'Ward United Autosports USA	2	ORECA LMP2 07	43	+4.989 1'40.206	0.045	127.897
16	D. Goldburg P. di Resta B. Garg F. Rosenqvist United Autosports USA	22	ORECA LMP2 07	43	+4.999 1'40.216	0.010	127.884
17	D. Andersen S. Lucas H. Laurents S. Huffaker MDK by High Class Racing	20	ORECA LMP2 07	40	+5.145 1'40.362	0.146	127.698
18	J. Farano M. Dinan F. Habsburg S. McLaughlin Tower Motorsports	8	ORECA LMP2 07	40	+5.301 1'40.518	0.156	127.500
19	G. Kurtz C. Braun T. Sowery M. Jakobsen Crowdstrike Racing by APR	04	ORECA LMP2 07	43	+5.428 1'40.645	0.127	127.339
20	P. Hyett P. Chatin M. Brabham A. Quinn AO Racing	99	ORECA LMP2 07	43	+5.531 1'40.748	0.103	127.208
21	S. Thomas M. Jensen H. McElrea C. Milesi TDS Racing	11	ORECA LMP2 07	41	+5.544 1'40.761	0.013	127.192
22	G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon F. Massa Riley	74	ORECA LMP2 07	39	+5.667 1'40.884	0.123	127.037
23	E. Lux K. Simpson J. Allen S. Alvarez DragonSpeed	81	ORECA LMP2 07	42	+5.737 1'40.954	0.070	126.949
24	H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports	64	Ford Mustang GT3	39	+11.277 1'46.494	5.540	120.345
25	A. Adelson E. Skeer J. Heylen F. Makowiecki Wright Motorsports	120	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	41	+11.524 1'46.741	0.247	120.066
26	D. Serra D. Rigon A. Pier Guidi J. Calado Risi Competizione	62	Ferrari 296 GT3	31	+11.543 1'46.760	0.019	120.045
27	M. Franco A. Costa A. Balzan C. Sbirrazzuoli Conquest Racing	34	Ferrari 296 GT3	37	+11.677 1'46.894	0.134	119.894
28	A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	39	+11.754 1'46.971	0.077	119.808
29	D. Brule A. Udell T. Hindman J. Andlauer Kellymoss with Riley	92	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	25	+11.763 1'46.980	0.009	119.798
30	T. Milner N. Catsburg E. Bamber Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	36	+11.791 1'47.008	0.028	119.767
31	S. Mann F. Heriau M. Molina K. Cozzolino Af Corse	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	41	+11.793 1'47.010	0.002	119.765
32	R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto A. Fuoco E. Cheever Cetilar Racing	47	Ferrari 296 GT3	41	+11.857 1'47.074	0.064	119.693
33	F. Montecalvo P. Thompson A. Telitz R. Miyata Vasser Sullivan	12	Lexus RC F GT3	31	+11.860 1'47.077	0.003	119.690
34	O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern A. Lynn AWA	13	Corvette C8.R GTD	40	+11.865 1'47.082	0.005	119.684
35	M. Goikhberg L. Spinelli D. DeFrancesco S. Mitchell Forte Racing	78	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	38	+11.878 1'47.095	0.013	119.669
36	L. Heinrich S. Priaulx M. Christensen AO Racing	77	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	43	+11.955 1'47.172	0.077	119.583
37	J. Hand D. Muller F. Vervisch Ford Multimatic Motorsports	65	Ford Mustang GT3	32	+11.987 1'47.204	0.032	119.548
38	J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat K. Kirkwood M. Conway Vasser Sullivan	14	Lexus RC F GT3	33	+11.989 1'47.206	0.002	119.546
39	R. Frey M. Gatting S. Bovy Iron Dames	83	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	47	+12.021 1'47.238	0.032	119.510
40	K. Li A. Fjordbach L. Voorde K. Bachler MDK Motorsports	86	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	41	+12.027 1'47.244	0.006	119.503
41	F. Perera J. Pepper A. Caldarelli M. Bortolotti Iron Lynx	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	36	+12.035 1'47.252	0.008	119.494
42	R. Gunn A. Riberas M. Farnbacher Heart Of Racing Team	23	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	34	+12.037 1'47.254	0.002	119.492
43	J. Potter A. Lally S. Pumpelly N. Thiim Magnus Racing	44	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	41	+12.042 1'47.259	0.005	119.486
44	B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy T. Gamble Inception Racing	70	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	40	+12.096 1'47.313	0.054	119.426
45	O. Triarsi C. Scardina R. Agostini A. Rovera Triarsi Competizione	023	Ferrari 296 GT3	42	+12.148 1'47.365	0.052	119.369
46	R. Hardwick D. Olsen G. Levorato C. Lewis Proton Competition	55	Ford Mustang GT3	35	+12.177 1'47.394	0.029	119.336
47	M. Kirchhofer O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe A. Rossi Pfaff Motorsports Driveway.com / Motul / Motomaste	9	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	36	+12.381 1'47.598	0.204	119.110
48	K. Marcelli D. Formal G. Doyle A. Harrison Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	45	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	39	+12.414 1'47.631	0.033	119.074
49	C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni R. Grosjean M. Cairoli Iron Lynx	60	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	41	+12.433 1'47.650	0.019	119.052
50	B. Sellers M. Snow N. Verhagen S. Van Der Linde Paul Miller Racing	1	BMW M4 GT3	37	+12.462 1'47.679	0.029	119.020
51	R. Foley P. Gallagher J. Walker J. Klingmann Turner Motorsport	96	BMW M4 GT3	37	+12.535 1'47.752	0.073	118.940
52	S. Monk K. Legge T. Calderon S. McAleer Gradient Racing	66	Acura NSX GT3	37	+12.689 1'47.906	0.154	118.770
53	M. Grenier M. Skeen K. Koch M. Goetz Korthoff/Preston Motorsports	32	Mercedes AMG GT3	34	+12.788 1'48.005	0.099	118.661
54	R. De Angelis Z. Robichon I. James M. Sorensen Heart Of Racing Team	27	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	39	+12.828 1'48.045	0.040	118.617
55	J. Andretti G. Chaves S. Hargrove T. Preining Andretti Motorsports	43	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	35	+12.889 1'48.106	0.061	118.550
56	R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje D. Morad Winward Racing	57	Mercedes AMG GT3	15	+13.019 1'48.236	0.130	118.408
57	S. Yoluc R. Andrade S. Andrews A. Christodoulou Lone Star Racing	80	Mercedes AMG GT3	36	+13.240 1'48.457	0.221	118.167
58	K. Habul J. Gounon L. Stolz M. Engel Sun Energy 1	75	Mercedes AMG GT3	23	+13.242 1'48.459	0.002	118.164
59	A. Mantella N. Varrone T. Merrill C. Eastwood AWA	17	Corvette C8.R GTD	12	+13.485 1'48.702	0.243	117.900
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