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2024 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2024 12 Hours of Sebring (formally known as the 72nd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac) was an endurance sports car race being held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida, scheduled from 13 to 16 March 2024. It was the second round of both the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup.

Sebring International Raceway

Background edit

Preview edit

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was a part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It was the eleventh consecutive year it will be a part of the IMSA SCC, and the 72nd 12 Hours of Sebring. The 12 Hours of Sebring was the second of eleven scheduled sports car endurance races by IMSA, and the second of five races on the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).[1] The race took place at the 17-turn 3.741 mi (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 16, 2024.[1]

 
Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held.

The 2024 edition marked the first time since 2021 in which the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship would not compete during the same weekend; for the past two years, the 1000 Miles of Sebring joined the 12 hour event.[2]

Balance of performance edit

On March 7, 2024, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining balance of performance for the GTP, GTD Pro, and GTD classes. In GTP, the Acura received a 17 kilogram weight break, with the BMW and Porsche losing 1 kilogram and 2 kilograms, respectively. Acura, BMW, and Porsche also received a reduction in power. The Cadillac received 30 kilograms of additional weight after their dominant Rolex 24 showing, whilst getting a 10 kilowatt power increase. The Lamborghini, which will make its IMSA debut, has its weight set at 1044 kilograms.[3] In GTD Pro and GTD, the BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes, and Porsche received weight increases, whilst the Ford and Lexus received weight breaks. Furthermore, all GT cars had changes made to their total fuel tank capacity.[3]

Standings before the race edit

Before the race, Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, Felipe Nasr, and Josef Newgarden led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 380 points.[4] In LMP2, Ryan Dalziel, Dwight Merriman, Christian Rasmussen, and Connor Zilisch were leading the Drivers' Championship with 370 points.[4] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon, and Daniel Serra with 376 points; 21 points ahead of Michael Christensen, Laurin Heinrich, and Sebastian Priaulx in second position.[4] With 364 points, Philip Ellis, Indy Dontje, Daniel Morad, and Russell Ward were leading the GTD Drivers' Championship.[4] Porsche were leading the Manufacturers' Championship the GTP and GTD Pro classes, and Mercedes-AMG led the GTD Manufacturers' Championship. Porsche Penske Motorsport, Era Motorsport, Risi Competizione, and Winward Racing each lead their own Teams' Championships.[4]

Entry list edit

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (11 entries)
01   Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R   Sébastien Bourdais   Scott Dixon   Renger van der Zande
5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963   Julien Andlauer   Gianmaria Bruni   Alessio Picariello
6   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Mathieu Jaminet   Frédéric Makowiecki   Nick Tandy
7   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Dane Cameron   Matt Campbell   Felipe Nasr
10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06   Filipe Albuquerque   Brendon Hartley   Ricky Taylor
24   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Philipp Eng   Augusto Farfus   Jesse Krohn
25   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Connor De Phillippi   Maxime Martin   Nick Yelloly
31   Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R   Jack Aitken   Tom Blomqvist   Pipo Derani
40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06   Louis Delétraz   Colton Herta   Jordan Taylor
63   Lamborghini – Iron Lynx Lamborghini SC63   Matteo Cairoli   Andrea Caldarelli   Romain Grosjean
85   JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963   Phil Hanson   Tijmen van der Helm   Richard Westbrook
LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) (13 entries)
04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson   Colin Braun   George Kurtz   Toby Sowery
2   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Ben Hanley   Ben Keating   Nico Pino
8   Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   Michael Dinan   Charlie Eastwood   John Farano
11   TDS Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Mikkel Jensen   Hunter McElrea   Steven Thomas
18   Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson   Ryan Dalziel   Dwight Merriman   Connor Zilisch
20   MDK by High Class Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Dennis Andersen   Laurents Hörr   Seth Lucas
22   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Paul di Resta   Bijoy Garg   Dan Goldburg
33   Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P217-Gibson   João Barbosa   Jonny Edgar   Lance Willsey
52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   Nick Boulle   Tom Dillmann   Jakub Śmiechowski
74   Riley Oreca 07-Gibson   Josh Burdon   Felipe Fraga   Gar Robinson
81   DragonSpeed Oreca 07-Gibson   Henrik Hedman   Malthe Jakobsen   Rasmus Lindh
88   Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson   Nicklas Nielsen   Luis Pérez Companc   Lilou Wadoux
99   AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Matthew Brabham   Paul-Loup Chatin   P. J. Hyett
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (12 entries)
1   Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3   Bryan Sellers   Madison Snow   Neil Verhagen
3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Antonio García   Daniel Juncadella   Alexander Sims
4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Earl Bamber   Nicky Catsburg   Tommy Milner
9   Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   James Hinchcliffe   Oliver Jarvis   Marvin Kirchhöfer
14   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Ben Barnicoat   Jack Hawksworth   Kyle Kirkwood
19   Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Mirko Bortolotti   Jordan Pepper   Franck Perera
23   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Mario Farnbacher   Ross Gunn   Alex Riberas
60   Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Matteo Cressoni   Leonardo Pulcini   Claudio Schiavoni
62   Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3   James Calado   Davide Rigon   Daniel Serra
64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Christopher Mies   Mike Rockenfeller   Harry Tincknell
65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Joey Hand   Dirk Müller   Frédéric Vervisch
77   AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Michael Christensen   Laurin Heinrich   Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (22 entries)
023   Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3   Alessio Rovera   Charlie Scardina   Onofrio Triarsi
12   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Frankie Montecalvo   Aaron Telitz   Parker Thompson
13   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Matt Bell   Orey Fidani   Lars Kern
17   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Anthony Mantella   Thomas Merrill   Nicolás Varrone
21   AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3   François Heriau   Simon Mann   Miguel Molina
27   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Roman De Angelis   Ian James   Zacharie Robichon
32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Mikaël Grenier   Kenton Koch   Mike Skeen
34   Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Albert Costa   Manny Franco   Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
43   Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Jarett Andretti   Gabby Chaves   Scott Hargrove
44   Magnus Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Andy Lally   John Potter   Spencer Pumpelly
45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Graham Doyle   Danny Formal   Kyle Marcelli
47   Cetilar Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Antonio Fuoco   Roberto Lacorte   Giorgio Sernagiotto
55   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Ryan Hardwick   Giammarco Levorato   Corey Lewis
57   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Indy Dontje   Philip Ellis   Russell Ward
66   Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22   Tatiana Calderón   Katherine Legge   Sheena Monk
70   Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Brendan Iribe   Ollie Millroy   Frederik Schandorff
78   Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Devlin DeFrancesco   Misha Goikhberg   Loris Spinelli
80   Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Rui Andrade   Scott Andrews   Salih Yoluç
83   Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Sarah Bovy   Rahel Frey   Michelle Gatting
86   MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Klaus Bachler   Anders Fjordbach   Kerong Li
96   Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3   Robby Foley   Patrick Gallagher   Jake Walker
120   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Adam Adelson   Jan Heylen   Elliott Skeer
Source:[5][6]

Practice edit

Three practice sessions were held before the race, all of them on Thursday. All sessions lasted for 90 minutes.[7]

In the first session, Renger van der Zande set the fastest lap in the No. 01 CGR Cadillac at a 1 minute, 48.279 seconds, 0.479 seconds faster than Aitken's No. 31 WCR car. Nick Tandy put the No. 6 Penske Porsche in third overall. Hartley and his teammate Delétraz were fourth and fifth for WTR.[8] Mikkel Jensen led LMP2 in TDS Racing's No. 11 car with a 1:51.342 second lap, 0.021 seconds ahead of di Resta's No. 22 United Autosports Oreca.[8][9] In GTD Pro, the No. 14 VasserSullivan Lexus of Jack Hawksworth led with a lap of 2 minutes, 00.202 seconds. Daniel Serra put the No. 62 Risi Ferrari second. Thompson's No. 12 Vasser Sullivan car paced GTD, followed by Grenier's No. 32 Korthoff Mercedes-AMG.[10] The session saw one red flag: the No. 5 Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche stopped on track early in the session, with Gianmaria Bruni at the wheel.[8]

In the second session, Hanson's No. 85 JDC Porsche lapped quickest at 1:48.149, ahead of the No. 01 Cadillac of Bourdais and Derani's No. 31 WCR car. WTR were fourth after a lap by Delétraz, and Mathieu Jaminet's No. 6 Penske Porsche was fifth.[11] Burdon led LMP2 with a 1:52.078 lap in Riley's No. 74 Oreca, 0.136 seconds ahead of Toby Sowery's CrowdStrike car.[12] Hawksworth led GTD Pro in Vasser Sullivan's No. 14 car, followed by Rigon's No. 62 Risi Ferrari.[11][13] In GTD, Thompson was again fastest in class, followed by Spinelli's No. 78 Forte vehicle.[12] One red flag was shown during the session: Davide Rigon stopped on track mid-session in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari.[13]

Van der Zande led the final session in the No. 01 car with a lap of 1 minute, 49.179 seconds. Farfus' No. 24 BMW was second-fastest. Albuquerque was third in the No. 10 WTR Acura and Blomqvist in the No. 31 WCR Cadillac was fourth. The fastest Porsche was Jaminet's No. 6 Penske in fifth.[14] Jensen led in LMP2 for TDS Racing with a 1-minute, 51.497 lap, from AO Racing's Paul-Loup Chatin and Ben Hanley's No. 2 United Autosports car.[15] Bamber's 2:00.790 lap led the GTD Pro class in Corvette's No. 4 car, 0.319 seconds faster than Verhagen's No. 1 Paul Miller BMW; Laurin Heinrich's No. 77 AO Porsche was third. Antonio Fuoco's No. 47 Cetilar Ferari recorded the fastest time amongst all GTD cars, followed by Philip Ellis' No. 57 Winward car.[16] The session had three stoppages.[14] Jonny Edgar's Sean Creech Ligier caused the first stoppage when Edgar stopped the car on track early in the session.[14] Tom Dillmann's PR1/Mathiasen car caused the second stoppage after making contact with GTD cars.[17][14] The session ended prematurely when Colin Braun crashed the No. 04 CrowdStrike car into the tire barriers at turn seventeen.[16]

Qualifying edit

 
Pipo Derani (pictured in 2019) helped take the No. 31 Cadillac's second pole position of 2024.

Friday's afternoon qualifying session was broken into three sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, and the GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[7] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[18]

Pipo Derani in the No. 31 WCR Cadillac took his second consecutive pole position of the season with a lap of 1 minute 48.152 seconds. He was joined on the front row by Bourdais whose best lap in the No. 01 CGR Cadillac was 0.147 seconds slower.[19] Delétraz qualified the No. 40 WTR Acura third, and Philipp Eng in the No. 24 BMW took fourth. The fastest Porsche was Nasr's No. 7 Penske Porsche 963 in fifth.[20] The session saw one incident when Mathieu Jaminet in the No. 6 Penske Porsche entry crashed at turn one. Jaminet had his best two laps from the session deleted for causing a red flag, effectively leaving him with no time set.[21] The No. 10 WTR entry lost all its lap times due to the car being worked on during the red flag.[20]

Hyett took the LMP2 pole for AO Racing with a 1:52.142 lap. The two United Autosport Orecas were second and third (the No. 22 car driven by Goldburg in front of the No. 2 vehicle of Keating).[21] Boulle's No. 52 PR1 car was fourth and Robinson's No. 74 Riley vehicle qualified fifth.[19] The session ended prematurely when Andersen's MDK by High Class Racing car stopped on track. Andersen had his best two laps from the session deleted for causing a red flag.[19]

In the GT session, Jack hawksworth set a new qualifying track record for GTD Pro to take pole position for Vasser Sullivan, with a lap of 1:58.714. Hawksworth was 0.550 seconds faster than Farnbacher's second placed No. 23 Aston Martin. Prialux qualified the No. 77 Porsche third.[19] Sims and his teammate Milner would start at the back of the GTD Pro field after their cars failed post post-qualifying technical inspection where it was discovered that their Corvettes diffusers had been modified.[22] As a result, Perera would start from fourth. Philip Ellis set the fastest time in the GTD class in the No. 57 Winward car. However, the team were sent to the back of the GTD grid after the car failed post-qualifying technical inspection where it was discovered that the Mecredes-AMG had installed non permitted sensors. As a result, Antonio Fuoco's No. 47 Cetilar Ferrari was promoted to pole position.[23] Thompson's No. 12 Lexus started in second position followed by Grenier's No. 32 Korthoff car in third.[19] The No. 83 Iron Danes Lamborghini failed to record a time after Sarah Bovy suffered a puncture on her out lap.[19]

Qualifying results edit

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 31   Whelen Cadillac Racing   Pipo Derani 1:48.152 — 1‡
2 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais 1:48.299 +0.147 2
3 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Louis Delétraz 1:48.593 +0.441 3
4 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng 1:48.829 +0.677 4
5 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Felipe Nasr 1:49.179 +1.027 5
6 GTP 85   JDC–Miller MotorSports   Phil Hanson 1:49.258 +1.106 6
7 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling   Julien Andlauer 1:49.274 +1.122 7
8 LMP2 99   AO Racing   P. J. Hyett 1:52.142 +3.990 12‡
9 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Dan Goldburg 1:52.313 +4.161 13
10 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Keating 1:52.673 +4.521 14
11 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle 1:52.765 +4.613 15
12 LMP2 74   Riley   Gar Robinson 1:53.278 +5.126 16
13 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   George Kurtz 1:53.526 +5.374 17
14 GTP 63   Lamborghini – Iron Lynx   Matteo Cairoli 1:53.574 +5.422 8
15 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Steven Thomas 1:53.582 +5.430 18
16 LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc 1:54.281 +6.129 19
17 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi 1:54.364 +6.212 9
18 LMP2 81   DragonSpeed   Henrik Hedman 1:54.470 +6.318 20
19 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Dwight Merriman 1:54.977 +6.825 21
20 LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen 1:55.4541 +7.302 22
21 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   John Farano 1:56.154 +8.002 23
22 LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsport   Lance Willsey 1:57.324 +9.172 24
23 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Jack Hawksworth 1:58.714 +10.562 25‡
24 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Philip Ellis 1:58.778 +10.626 542
25 GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Antonio Fuoco 1:59.014 +10.862 26‡
26 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Parker Thompson 1:59.143 +10.991 27
27 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher 1:59.264 +11.112 28
28 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier 1:59.350 +11.198 29
29 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Sebastian Priaulx 1:59.446 +11.294 30
30 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Alexander Sims 1:59.508 +11.356 553
31 GTD Pro 19   Iron Lynx   Franck Perera 1:59.517 +11.365 31
32 GTD Pro 62   Risi Competizione   Davide Rigon 1:59.534 +11.382 32
33 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 1:59.586 +11.434 33
34 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Tommy Milner 1:59.786 +11.634 563
35 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Loris Spinelli 1:59.797 +11.645 34
36 GTD 80   Lone Star Racing   Scott Andrews 1:59.865 +11.713 35
37 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Oliver Jarvis 1:59.883 +11.731 36
38 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Mike Rockenfeller 1:59.916 +11.764 37
39 GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera 2:00.334 +12.182 534
40 GTD 21   AF Corse   Simon Mann 2:00.396 +12.244 38
41 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe 2:00.427 +12.275 39
42 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 2:00.459 +12.307 40
43 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Kyle Marcelli 2:00.633 +12.481 41
44 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand 2:00.719 +12.567 42
45 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Giammarco Levorato 2:00.752 +12.600 43
46 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Manny Franco 2:00.859 +12.707 44
47 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Sheena Monk 2:01.064 +12.912 45
48 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson 2:01.364 +13.212 46
49 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   John Potter 2:01.513 +13.361 47
50 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Ian James 2:01.555 +13.403 48
51 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Gabby Chaves 2:01.958 +13.806 49
52 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Kerong Li 2:03.970 +15.818 50
53 GTD 13   AWA   Orey Fidani 2:05.079 +16.927 575
54 GTD 17   AWA   Anthony Mantella 2:05.089 +16.937 585
55 GTD Pro 60   Iron Lynx   Claudio Schiavoni 2:05.169 +17.017 51
56 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet No time6 10
57 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Ricky Taylor No time7 11
58 GTD 83   Iron Dames No Time Established 52
Sources:[24][25]
  • 1 The No. 20 MDK by High Class Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
  • 2 The No. 57 Winward Racing entry initially qualified on pole position for the GTD class. However, the car was found to have installed non permitted sensors. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the GTD field on the starting grid.[23]
  • 3 The No. 3 and No. 4 Corvette Racing entries were moved to the back of the GTD Pro classification as per Article 2.2.5 of the GTD Pro and GTD Technical regulations (car homologation was modified).[26]
  • 4 The No. 023 Triarsi Competizione entry was moved to the back of the GTD class as per Article 40.2.3 of the Sporting regulations (change of starting driver).[18]
  • 5 The No. 13 and No. 17 AWA entries were moved to the back of the GTD classification as per Article 2.2.5 of the GTD Pro and GTD Technical regulations (car homologation was modified).[18]
  • 6 The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
  • 7 The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry had all qualifying laps forfeited as per Article 40.2.10. of the Sporting regulations (car was touched by the crew during qualifying without permission by the officials).[18]

Race edit

Start and early hours edit

Afternoon edit

Sunset to finish edit

Post-race edit

The final results kept Cameron, Campbell, and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 706 points on countback over race winners Louis Delétraz, Colton Herta, and Jordan Taylor.[27] With a total of 741 points, Dalziel, Merriman and Zilisch's victory allowed them to extend their advantage to 127 points in the LMP2 Drivers' Championship while Burdon, Fraga, and Robinson took over second place.[27] The final results of GTD Pro meant Calado, Rigon, and Serra extended their advantage to 98 points as Sellers, Snow, and Verhagen advanced to second. Barnucoat, Hawksworth, and Kirkwood jumped from eleventh to third while Christensen, Heinrich, and Priaulx dropped to fourth.[27] With 725 points, Dontje, Ellis, and Ward's victory allowed them to extend their advantage in the GTD Drivers' Championship to 136 points. Fuocco, Lacorte, and Sernagiotto moved from tenth to second with 589 points, 19 in front of Adelson, Heylen, and Skeer.[27] Mercedes-AMG continued to top the GTD Manufactures' Championship while Cadillac and Lexus became the leaders of their respective Manufactures' Championships. Porsche Penske Motorsport, Era Motorsport, Risi Competizione, and Winward Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with nine rounds remaining.[27]

Race results edit

Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Louis Delétraz
  Colton Herta
  Jordan Taylor
 Acura ARX-06 333 12:00:54.520‡
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
2 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais
  Scott Dixon
  Renger van der Zande
 Cadillac V-Series.R 333 +0.891
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Matt Campbell
  Felipe Nasr
 Porsche 963 333 +8.898
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
4 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi
  Maxime Martin
  Nick Yelloly
 BMW M Hybrid V8 333 +12.056
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
5 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Filipe Albuquerque
  Brendon Hartley
  Ricky Taylor
 Acura ARX-06 333 +13.398
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
6 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus
  Jesse Krohn
 BMW M Hybrid V8 333 +28.438
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
7 GTP 63   Lamborghini – Iron Lynx   Matteo Cairoli
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Romain Grosjean
 Lamborghini SC63 333 +28.501
Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8
8 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling   Julien Andlauer
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Alessio Picariello
 Porsche 963 333 +44.807
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
9 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Nick Tandy
 Porsche 963 331 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
10 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Ryan Dalziel
  Dwight Merriman
  Connor Zilisch
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Mikkel Jensen
  Hunter McElrea
  Steven Thomas
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Paul di Resta
  Bijoy Garg
  Dan Goldburg
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsport   João Barbosa
  Jonny Edgar
  Lance Willsey
 Ligier JS P217 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 74   Riley   Josh Burdon
  Felipe Fraga
  Gar Robinson 		Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle
  Tom Dillmann
  Jakub Śmiechowski
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP2 81   DragonSpeed   Henrik Hedman
  Malthe Jakobsen
  Rasmus Lindh
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Laurents Hörr
  Seth Lucas
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
18 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Colin Braun
  George Kurtz
  Toby Sowery
 Oreca 07 330 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
19 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Hanley
  Ben Keating
  Nico Pino
 Oreca 07 329 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
20 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Ben Barnicoat
  Jack Hawksworth
  Kyle Kirkwood
 Lexus RC F GT3 316 +17 Laps‡
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
21 GTD Pro 62   Risi Competizione   James Calado
  Davide Rigon
  Daniel Serra
 Ferrari 296 GT3 316 +17 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
22 GTD Pro 19   Iron Lynx   Mirko Bortolotti
  Jordan Pepper
  Franck Perera
 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 316 +17 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
23 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
  Neil Verhagen
 BMW M4 GT3 316 +17 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
24 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher
  Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 316 +17 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
25 GTD Pro 60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cressoni
  Leonardo Pulcini
  Claudio Schiavoni
 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 316 +17 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
26 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Christopher Mies
  Mike Rockenfeller
  Harry Tincknell
 Ford Mustang GT3 316 +17 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
27 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Frédéric Vervisch
 Ford Mustang GT3 316 +17 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
28 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Michael Christensen
  Laurin Heinrich
  Sebastian Priaulx
 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 316 +17 Laps[N 1]
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
29 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Indy Dontje
  Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 314 +19 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
30 GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Antonio Fuoco
  Roberto Lacorte
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
 Ferrari 296 GT3 314 +19 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
31 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson
  Jan Heylen
  Elliott Skeer
 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 314 +19 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
32 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Ian James
  Zacharie Robichon
 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 314 +19 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
33 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Devlin DeFrancesco
  Misha Goikhberg
  Loris Spinelli
 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 314 +19 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
34 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
  Jake Walker
 BMW M4 GT3 314 +19 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
35 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Frederik Schandorff
 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 314 +19 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
36 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Jarett Andretti
  Gabby Chaves
  Scott Hargrove
 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 314 +19 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
37 GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
  Lars Kern
 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 314 +19 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
38 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally
  John Potter
  Spencer Pumpelly
 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 314 +19 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
39 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Albert Costa
  Manny Franco
  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
 Ferrari 296 GT3 314 +19 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
40 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Klaus Bachler
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kerong Li
 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 314 +19 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
41 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Frankie Montecalvo
  Aaron Telitz
  Parker Thompson
 Lexus RC F GT3 314 +19 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
42
DNF 		GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García
  Daniel Juncadella
  Alexander Sims
 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 313 Accident
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
43 GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera
  Charlie Scardina
  Onofrio Triarsi
 Ferrari 296 GT3 313 +20 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
44 LMP2 99   AO Racing   Matthew Brabham
  Paul-Loup Chatin
  P.J. Hyett
 Oreca 07 313 +20 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
45 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Earl Bamber
  Nicky Catsburg
  Tommy Milner
 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 307 +26 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
46 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   James Hinchcliffe
  Oliver Jarvis
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 293 +40 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
47
DNF 		GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Graham Doyle
  Danny Formal
  Kyle Marcelli
 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 292 Electrical
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
48
DNF 		GTD 55   Proton Competition   Ryan Hardwick
  Giammarco Levorato
  Corey Lewis
 Ford Mustang GT3 291 Mechanical
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
49
DNF 		LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   Michael Dinan
  Charlie Eastwood
  John Farano
 Oreca 07 247 Accident damage
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
50
DNF 		GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Tatiana Calderón
  Katherine Legge
  Sheena Monk
 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 233 Accident
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
51
DNF 		GTD 80   Lone Star Racing   Rui Andrade
  Scott Andrews
  Salih Yoluç
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 218 Suspension damage
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
52
DNF 		GTP 31   Whelen Cadillac Racing   Jack Aitken
  Tom Blomqvist
  Pipo Derani
 Cadillac V-Series.R 210 Accident
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
53
DNF 		GTD 21   AF Corse   François Heriau
  Simon Mann
  Miguel Molina
 Ferrari 296 GT3 197 Accident
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
54
DNF 		GTP 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Phil Hanson
  Tijmen van der Helm
  Richard Westbrook
 Porsche 963 178 Driveshaft
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
55
DNF 		GTD 83   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 128 Contact damage
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
56
DNF 		LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Nicklas Nielsen
  Luis Pérez Companc
  Lilou Wadoux
 Oreca 07 65 Mechanical
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
57
DNF 		GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier
  Kenton Koch
  Mike Skeen
 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 16 Engine
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
58
DNF 		GTD 17   AWA   Anthony Mantella
  Thomas Merrill
  Nicolás Varrone
 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 2 Alternator
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
OFFICIAL RESULTS

Standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The No. 77 AO Racing entry received a 35-second time penalty for an unserved drive-through, dropping it from 21st to 28th overall, and from 2nd to 9th in GTD Pro.[28]

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