2024 24 Hours of Daytona

The 2024 24 Hours of Daytona (formally known as the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona) was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 27–28, 2024. The event was the 62nd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona since its inception in 1962, and the first of 11 races across multiple classes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of five rounds in the 2024 Michelin Endurance Cup. The 2024 race was shortened due to an officiating error causing the race to end 1 minute 35.277 seconds short of the scheduled 24 hours.[1]

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Map of the Daytona International Speedway combined road course

Background

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Daytona International Speedway, where the race was held

Preview

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NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., who built Daytona International Speedway in 1959, conceived of the 24 Hours of Daytona to attract European sports-car endurance racing to the United States and provide international exposure to the speedway.[2] It is informally considered part of the Triple Crown of Endurance Racing, with the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]

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.[4] It was the eleventh consecutive year it will be a part of the IMSA SCC, and the 62nd 24 Hours of Daytona.[4] The 24 Hours of Daytona was the first of eleven scheduled sports car endurance races by IMSA, and the first of five races on the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).[4] The race take place at the 12-turn 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida from January 27 to 28.[3]

Filming

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The Rolex 24 was used as a filming set and background film for F1. Brad Pitt's run around Daytona in the #120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) car powered by Wright Motorsports would be inserted into racing scenes filmed from the race. He will be sharing the car with ‘C. Kelso’ and former Porsche factory driver Patrick Long.[5][6][7]

Entry list

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No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (10 entries)
01   Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R   Sébastien Bourdais   Scott Dixon   Renger van der Zande   Álex Palou
5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963   Gianmaria Bruni   Romain Dumas   Neel Jani   Alessio Picariello
6   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Kévin Estre   Mathieu Jaminet   Nick Tandy   Laurens Vanthoor
7   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Dane Cameron   Matt Campbell   Felipe Nasr   Josef Newgarden
10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06   Filipe Albuquerque   Marcus Ericsson   Brendon Hartley   Ricky Taylor
24   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Philipp Eng   Augusto Farfus   Jesse Krohn   Dries Vanthoor
25   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Connor De Phillippi   Maxime Martin   René Rast   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   Jenson Button   Louis Delétraz   Colton Herta   Jordan Taylor
85   JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963   Phil Hanson   Tijmen van der Helm   Ben Keating   Richard Westbrook
LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) (13 entries)
04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson   Colin Braun   Malthe Jakobsen   George Kurtz   Toby Sowery
2   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Ben Hanley   Ben Keating   Pato O'Ward   Nico Pino
8   Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   Michael Dinan   John Farano   Ferdinand Habsburg   Scott McLaughlin
11   TDS Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Mikkel Jensen   Hunter McElrea   Charles Milesi   Steven Thomas
18   Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson   Ryan Dalziel   Dwight Merriman   Christian Rasmussen   Connor Zilisch
20   MDK by High Class Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Dennis Andersen   Laurents Hörr   Scott Huffaker   Seth Lucas
22   United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson   Paul di Resta   Bijoy Garg   Dan Goldburg   Felix Rosenqvist
33   Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P217-Gibson   João Barbosa   Jonny Edgar   Nolan Siegel   Lance Willsey
52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   Nick Boulle   Tom Dillmann   Pietro Fittipaldi[8]   Jakub Śmiechowski
74   Riley Oreca 07-Gibson   Josh Burdon   Felipe Fraga   Felipe Massa   Gar Robinson
81   DragonSpeed Oreca 07-Gibson   James Allen   Sebastián Álvarez   Eric Lux   Kyffin Simpson
88   Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson   Nicklas Nielsen   Luis Pérez Companc   Matthieu Vaxivière   Lilou Wadoux
99   AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson   Matthew Brabham   Paul-Loup Chatin   P. J. Hyett   Alex Quinn
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (13 entries)
1   Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3   Sheldon van der Linde   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   Alexander Rossi
14   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Ben Barnicoat   Mike Conway   Jack Hawksworth   Kyle Kirkwood
19   Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Mirko Bortolotti   Andrea Caldarelli   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 Cairoli   Matteo Cressoni   Romain Grosjean   Claudio Schiavoni
62   Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3   James Calado   Alessandro Pier Guidi   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
75   SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Maro Engel   Jules Gounon   Kenny Habul   Luca Stolz
77   AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Michael Christensen   Laurin Heinrich   Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (23 entries)
023   Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3   Riccardo Agostini   Alessio Rovera   Charlie Scardina   Onofrio Triarsi
12   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Ritomo Miyata   Frankie Montecalvo   Aaron Telitz   Parker Thompson
13   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Matt Bell   Orey Fidani   Lars Kern   Alex Lynn
17   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Charlie Eastwood   Anthony Mantella   Thomas Merrill   Nicolás Varrone
21   AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3   Kei Cozzolino   François Heriau   Simon Mann   Miguel Molina
27   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Roman De Angelis   Ian James   Zacharie Robichon   Marco Sørensen
32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Maximilian Götz   Mikaël Grenier   Kenton Koch   Mike Skeen
34   Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Alessandro Balzan   Albert Costa   Manny Franco   Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
43   Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Jarett Andretti   Gabby Chaves   Scott Hargrove   Thomas Preining
44   Magnus Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Andy Lally   John Potter   Spencer Pumpelly   Nicki Thiim
45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Graham Doyle   Danny Formal   Ashton Harrison   Kyle Marcelli
47   Cetilar Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Eddie Cheever III   Antonio Fuoco   Roberto Lacorte   Giorgio Sernagiotto
55   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Ryan Hardwick   Giammarco Levorato   Corey Lewis   Dennis Olsen
57   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Indy Dontje   Philip Ellis   Daniel Morad   Russell Ward
66   Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22   Tatiana Calderón   Katherine Legge   Stevan McAleer   Sheena Monk
70   Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Tom Gamble   Brendan Iribe   Ollie Millroy   Frederik Schandorff
78   Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Devlin DeFrancesco   Misha Goikhberg   Sandy Mitchell   Loris Spinelli
80   Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Rui Andrade   Scott Andrews   Adam Christodoulou   Salih Yoluç
83   Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Sarah Bovy   Rahel Frey   Michelle Gatting   Doriane Pin
86   MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Klaus Bachler   Anders Fjordbach   Kerong Li   Larry ten Voorde
92   Kellymoss with Riley Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Julien Andlauer   David Brule   Trent Hindman   Alec Udell
96   Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3   Robby Foley   Patrick Gallagher   Jens Klingmann   Jake Walker
120   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Adam Adelson   Jan Heylen   Frédéric Makowiecki   Elliott Skeer
Source:[9][10]

Testing

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Sébastien Bourdais (pictured in 2021) set the fastest overall lap in testing for Cadillac Racing.

The Roar Before the 24 Tests occurred from January 19 to 21, 2024, with all cars participating in the test.[11] The first session on Friday morning saw Nick Tandy top the lap times in the No. 6 Penske 963 with a time of 1:35.617, 0.035 seconds faster than Augusto Farfus' No. 24 BMW.[12] Paul di Resta's No. 22 United Autosports car topped LMP2 with a 1-minute, 39.916 seconds lap.[13] Matteo Cressoni was fastest in GTD Pro while Katherine Legge set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars.[12] The second session on Friday afternoon saw Cadillac move atop when Pipo Derani, driving the No. 31 car for Action Express Racing, turned in a 1:35.217 lap in the closing minutes. De Phillippi's No. 25 BMW was second and Laurens Vanthoor was third for Porsche Penske Motorsport.[14] Christian Rasmussen bettered LMP2's fastest lap with a time of 1:39.674, leading Era Motorsport's No. 18 entry ahead of Nolan Siegel's No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier and Nicklas Nielsen's No. 88 AF Corse car.[15] Ford led GTD Pro with Christopher Mies' lap of 1 minute 46.494 seconds, followed by James Calado's No. 62 Ferrari and Alexander Sims' No. 3 Corvette. Jan Heylen's No. 120 Porsche led GTD from Manny Franco's Conquest Racing Ferrari.[16]

Hanson set the fastest overall lap (1:35.216) on the second day; Neel Jani's Proton Competition car was second and Connor De Phillippi's No. 25 BMW was third.[17] Scott Huffaker led in LMP2, at 1:38.270 driving HCR's car.[18] Milner's No. 4 Corvette led in GTD Pro with a 1:45.844 lap during the morning session while Eddie Cheever III's No. 47 Ferrari set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars.[19][18]

The third and final day of testing featured one session where only the GTP cars participated.[20] Bourdais' No. 01 CGR Cadillac set the overall fastest time with a 1-minute, 33.236 seconds lap. The second-fastest car was the No. 7 Penske Porsche of Nasr and Derani putting the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac in third position. Connor De Phillippi set the fourth-fastest lap in BMW's No. 25 car, and Louis Delétraz's No. 40 Acura was fifth.[21]

Practice

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There were four practice sessions scheduled preceding the start of the race on Saturday, three on Thursday and one on Friday. The first 90 minute session was on Thursday morning while the second session on Thursday afternoon ran for 105 minutes. The third scheduled for later that evening ran for 90 minutes; the fourth on Friday morning lasted an hour.[22]

Dixon's No. 01 Cadillac set the fastest lap of the first practice session at 1 minute, 36.012 seconds, 0.127 seconds faster than De Phillippi's No. 25 BMW. Kévin Estre put the No. 6 Penske Porsche in third overall. Dries Vanthoor was fourth in BMW's No. 24 car and Cameron's No. 7 Porsche was fifth.[23] Toby Sowery led LMP2 with a 1:39.407 lap in CrowdStrike's No. 04 car, and Hanley's No. 2 United Autosports Oreca was second.[24] In GTD Pro, the No. 14 VasserSullivan Lexus of Hawskworth led with a lap of 1 minute, 46.783 seconds. Marvin Kirchhöfer put the No. 9 Pfaff McLaren second. Calado in the No. 62 Risi Ferrari was third. Katherine Legge's No. 66 Gradient car set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars. Robby Foley set the second-fastest lap in class in Turner Motorsport's No. 96 entry.[24]

In the second session, Palou's No. 01 CGR Cadillac lapped quickest at 1:35.589, ahead of the No. 7 PPM Porsche of Felipe Nasr and Bruni's No. 5 Proton car. WCR were fourth after a lap by Aitken, and Mathieu Jaminet's No. 6 PPM Porsche was fifth.[25] Novalak led in LMP2 with a 1:39.416 lap in PR1's car, 0.081 seconds ahead of James Allen's DragonSpeed car.[26] Rossi's 1:47.144 lap led the GTD Pro class in Pfaff's car, 0.164 seconds faster than Daniel Serra's Risi Ferrari; Laurin Heinrich's No. 77 AO Porsche was third. Klaus Bachler's No. 86 MDK Porsche recorded the fastest lap amongst all GTD cars: 1:47.045, 0.040 seconds faster than Olsen's No. 55 Proton Ford.[27][26]

The third practice session ran at night and saw Derani's No. 31 Cadillac set the fastest overall lap of 1 minute, 35.708 seconds. Nasr was more than three-tenths behind in second, with the No. 01 CGR Cadillac of Bourdais in third. Connor De Phillippi in the No. 25 BMW was fourth.[28] Burdon caused a stoppage early when he stopped the No. 74 Riley car on the track with a puncture.[29] Jakobsen's CrowdStrike Oreca led LMP2 with a 1:39.166 lap, faster than O'Ward's No. 2 United Autosports vehicle.[30][28] Chevrolet occupied first and second in GTD Pro with Bamber faster than his teammate Sims by less than one-tenth of a second. Porsche paced GTD with MDK's 911 of Larry ten Voorde lapping at 1:47.075, ahead of Danny Formal's No. 45 WTR Lamborghini.[30]

Jack Aitken led the last practice session in the No. 31 WCR car with a lap of 1 minute, 35.983 seconds. De Phillippi's No. 25 BMW was second-fastest. The No. 01 Cadillac of Bourdais set the third-quickest lap. Westbrook's No. 85 Porsche, along with Jani's No. 5 Proton Competition car were fourth and fifth.[31] Lance Willsey damaged the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier in an accident at turn 2 and stopped the session for 6 minutes.[31] Jensen led in LMP2 for TDS Racing with a 1-minute, 39.078 lap, from AF Corse's Matthieu Vaxivière and Era Motorsport's Ryan Dalziel.[32] Cairoli's No. 60 Lamborghini paced GTD Pro with a 1:47.239 lap, 0.147 seconds faster than Serra's Risi Ferrari. Preining set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars, followed by Jens Klingmann's No. 96 Turner Motorsport car.[31]

Qualifying

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Pipo Derani (pictured in 2019) took the overall pole position for Whelen Cadillac Racing.

Sunday's afternoon qualifying was broken into three sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, and the GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[33] 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.[34]

Pipo Derani in the No. 31 Cadillac broke the Daytona International Speedway Road Course lap record to clinch pole position with a time of 1-minute, 32.656 seconds. He was joined on the grid's front row by Bourdais whose best lap in the No. 01 CGR Cadillac was 0.071 seconds slower.[35] Nasr qualified the No. 7 Porsche third, and Connor De Phillippi in the No. 25 BMW took fourth. The WTR duo of Delétraz and Filipe Albuquerque qualified fifth and sixth.[35] The Proton Competition Porsche did not participate in qualifying after Neel Jani crashed the car during the final Roar session.[21][36]

Keating took the LMP2 pole for United Autosports with a 1:38.501 time. Nick Boulle's No. 52 PR1 car was second and George Kurtz took third for CrowdStrike.[37]

In the GT session, Sebastian Priaulx set a new qualifying track record for GTD Pro to take pole position for AO Racing, with a lap of 1:44.382. Prialux was 0.080 seconds faster than Hawksworth's second placed No. 14 Lexus. García qualified the No. 3 Corvette third. The fastest Lamborghini was Perera's No. 19 Huracán GT3 Evo 2 in fourth, and the highest-placed Ferrari was Serra's fifth-placed No. 62 296 GT3.[37] Lexus led GTD, with Parker Thompson setting a new class record with a 1-minute 44.494 lap. Klaus Bachler's No. 86 MDK Porsche qualified second, and Katherine Legge's No. 66 Acura took third. Rounding out the top five in the class were the No. 45 WTR Lamborghini of Kyle Marcelli, and Loris Spinelli's No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini.[37] The No. 92 Kellymoss Porsche failed to record a time after David Brule crashed at turn three on his outlap.[37][35]

Qualifying results

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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 1:32.656 1‡
2 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais 1:32.727 +0.071 2
3 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Felipe Nasr 1:32.876 +0.220 3
4 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi 1:33.022 +0.366 4
5 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Louis Delétraz 1:33.100 +0.444 5
6 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Filipe Albuquerque 1:33.347 +0.691 6
7 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Nick Tandy 1:33.381 +0.725 7
8 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Jesse Krohn 1:33.499 +0.843 8
9 GTP 85   JDC–Miller MotorSports   Tijmen van der Helm 1:33.506 +0.850 9
10 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Keating 1:38.501 +5.845 11‡
11 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle 1:38.603 +5.947 12
12 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   George Kurtz 1:39.252 +6.596 13
13 LMP2 74   Riley   Gar Robinson 1:39.297 +6.641 14
14 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Dan Goldburg 1:39.506 +6.850 15
15 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Steven Thomas 1:39.523 +6.867 16
16 LMP2 99   AO Racing   P. J. Hyett 1:39.679 +7.023 17
17 LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen 1:40.030 +7.374 18
18 LMP2 81   DragonSpeed   Eric Lux 1:40.380 +7.724 19
19 LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc 1:40.577 +7.921 20
20 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Dwight Merriman 1:41.196 +8.540 21
21 LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsport   Lance Willsey 1:41.496 +8.840 22
22 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   John Farano 1:41.588 +8.932 23
23 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Sebastian Priaulx 1:44.382 +11.726 24‡
24 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Jack Hawksworth 1:44.462 +11.806 25
25 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Parker Thompson 1:44.494 +11.838 26‡
26 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Klaus Bachler 1:44.537 +11.881 27
27 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Katherine Legge 1:44.640 +11.984 28
28 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Kyle Marcelli 1:44.707 +12.051 29
29 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Loris Spinelli 1:44.709 +12.053 30
30 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Albert Costa 1:44.722 +12.066 31
31 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García 1:44.786 +12.130 32
32 GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Antonio Fuoco 1:44.811 +12.155 33
33 GTD Pro 19   Iron Lynx   Franck Perera 1:44.831 +12.175 34
34 GTD Pro 62   Risi Competizione   Daniel Serra 1:44.831 +12.175 35
35 GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera 1:44.835 +12.179 36
36 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Oliver Jarvis 1:44.900 +12.244 37
37 GTD 17   AWA   Nicolás Varrone 1:44.959 +12.303 38
38 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Frederik Schandorff 1:44.965 +12.309 39
39 GTD 21   AF Corse   Miguel Molina 1:45.041 +12.385 40
40 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Thomas Preining 1:45.115 +12.459 41
41 GTD 83   Iron Dames   Michelle Gatting 1:45.180 +12.524 42
42 GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell 1:45.206 +12.550 43
43 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Tommy Milner 1:45.215 +12.559 44
44 GTD Pro 60   Iron Lynx   Romain Grosjean 1:45.305 +12.649 45
45 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Dirk Müller 1:45.373 +12.717 46
46 GTD Pro 75   SunEnergy1 Racing   Maro Engel 1:45.421 +12.765 47
47 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Ross Gunn 1:45.528 +12.872 48
48 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Dennis Olsen 1:45.536 +12.880 49
49 GTD 1   Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 1:45.831 +13.175 50
50 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Harry Tincknell 1:45.840 +13.184 51
51 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 1:45.861 +13.205 52
52 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Philip Ellis 1:45.898 +13.242 53
53 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier 1:45.974 +13.318 54
54 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson 1:45.983 +13.327 55
55 GTD 80   Lone Star Racing   Adam Christodoulou 1:46.209 +13.553 56
56 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   John Potter 1:48.007 +15.351 57
57 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis 1:52.715 +20.059 58
58 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling No Time Established1 10
59 GTD 92   Kellymoss with Riley No Time Established2 59
Sources:[38][39]
  • 1 The No. 5 Proton Competition Mustang Sampling entry did not participate in qualifying after Neel Jani crashed the car during the sixth Roar session.[21] By IMSA rules, the car started from the rear of the GTP class on the starting grid.
  • 2 The No. 92 Kellymoss with Riley entry did not set a time after a crash by David Brule in the beginning of the GTD qualifying session.[40]

Race

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Start and early hours

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Racing began just past 1:40 p.m. EST, with movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer acting as the honorary starter.[41] Pipo Derani in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing Cadillac took the early lead ahead of Felipe Nasr in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche. After only a few laps, the No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac driven by Sébastien Bourdais moved into second. After roughly 30 minutes of running, the first full-course caution of the race came, after the No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini suffered an accident at the Le Mans Chicane. The No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura moved into the lead during pit stops during this. The restart from the caution period was chaotic; three cars from the LMP2 class spun at the Le Mans Chicane. Only a few moments later, the No. 20 MDK by High Class Racing Oreca spun at turn 2 directly in to the path of the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus, causing a heavy collision between the two cars and bringing out another full course caution.[41]

When racing resumed, the two Cadillacs took the lead of the race, with the No. 01 ahead of the No. 31. In the LMP2 class, United Autosports led with their No. 2 car, while the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports McLaren and the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus led the GTD Pro and GTD classes respectively. Racing was again interrupted just before the two-hour mark, when the No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca crashed heavily at the exit of the Le Mans Chicane, putting the car out of the race immediately.[42] More incidents dotted the early running. Just after the 4th hour began, the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsports Ligier caused another full-course caution when it spun in turn 6 and stalled. The No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports McLaren in the GTD Pro class was forced into the garage area by a failure in a wheel hub on the car. The No. 88 Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca also went into the garage with mechanical issues and retired from the race shortly thereafter.[43]

Night

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As night fell, another caution came as the No. 33 Ligier stopped on track, this time with electrical problems. The ensuing pit stops under the caution allowed the No. 31 Cadillac to retake the lead, while the No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing Oreca took the LMP2 lead. The No. 77 AO Racing Porsche led GTD Pro at the end of five hours, while the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin led in GTD.[44] As temperatures dropped, the No. 7 Porsche began to come to the front, moving past the No. 31 Cadillac to take the first lead for the car of the race. The 7th hour saw yet another caution caused by the No. 33 Ligier, after it came to stop on track with more electrical issues. A period of clean running came after, with just over two hours of green-flag racing. During this time, the No. 31 Cadillac moved back in to the lead with a pass by Pipo Derani in turn one.[45] The battles in the GT classes had also become closer; in GTD Pro, the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari and the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW battled for the lead, while in GTD the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus and the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes fought for their class lead.[46]

The first major drama in the leading GTP class came in the eighth hour, as the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura - which was running in third place at the time - came to a halt on track with a major electrical failure, with driver Filipe Albuquerque reporting a burning smell in the car. The No. 01 Cadillac saw problems during the ninth hour after suffering a puncture and falling a lap behind the leader while limping back to the pit lane.[47] The No. 31 led for the majority of the remainder of the first half of the race. The No. 52 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca led LMP2, while the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari led GTD Pro and the No. 70 Inception Racing McLaren led GTD. More cars met with technical issues just before halfway. The No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin suffered electrical issues that cause it to stop on track briefly before ultimately restarting and heading to the garage area. The No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura also stopped on track with electrical issues and caused a full-course caution, but ultimately restarted and returned to racing, albeit after falling off the lead lap.[48]

In the early hours of Sunday, the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW entered lead battle, briefly leading during the 14th hour of the race over the No. 31 Cadillac and both the No. 6 and No. 7 Porsches. Behind, trouble struck more competitor. The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW suffered an electrical failure and stopped on circuit, triggering another full course caution. The No. 01 Cadillac also stopped on circuit during the 14th hour. The No. 01's problems were so severe that car retired from the race.[49] In the 15th hour, the two Penske Porsches had managed to move to the lead, closely followed by the No. 31 Cadillac. The No. 25 BMW that had briefly led the race fell several laps behind the leaders as it was forced into the garage for mechanical issues. In LMP2, the No. 18 Era Motorsport Oreca had moved to the lead in class after much shuffling. GTD Pro remained fierce contested, with the battle between the No. 62 Ferrari and the No. 1 BMW now joined both the No. 3 and No. 4 Corvette Racing Chevrolets. The No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes had moved to the lead of GTD.[50]

Morning

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A full-course caution started off the morning hours, with the No. 99 AO Racing LMP2 going off course and into the tire barriers at turn 3. The No. 6 Penske Porsche led led with 6 hours to go, put was served a penalty for exceeding IMSA's mandated powertrain parameters for GTP cars, dropping it back.[51] After another full course yellow, this time caused from debris left by the No. 33 Ligier, the No. 7 Porsche would soon take the lead as it passed the No. 31 Cadillac for the lead. In GTD Pro, drama hit Corvette Racing, as both of their cars went to the garage - the No. 3 for an oil leak and the No. 4 power steering failure. This left the No. 1 BMW leading ahead of the No. 62 Ferrari. In GTD, the No. 57 Mercedes continued to lead, now over the No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari.[52] The No. 6 Porsche would effectively fall out of contention for the win in the 21st hour after sliding off course after a pit stop. Though it remained on the lead lap, it fell to the last GTP car on the lead lap will behind the remaining cars. LMP2 had become a five-way battle between the remaining cars on the lead lap, with the #18 Era Motorsports entry leading with 3 hours to go.[53]

Finish

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The battle to the finish remained between the No. 7 Penske Porsche and the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac. In the penultimate hour, the No. 31 retook the lead with a pass at turn 1, with the Cadillac seeming to handle the higher temperatures of daytime running better than the Porsche. In GTD Pro, the No. 1 BMW, which had been in the lead fight most of the race, suffered brake issues, resulting in a loose wheel and an off-track incident that put it two laps behind the no. 62 Ferrari. With the BMW losing time, the 62 Ferrari held a one lap lead over its closest competitor in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche.[54][55]

With just under one hour remaining, the race's final full-course caution came when the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus caught fire at the end of pit lane. During the caution, teams made their final scheduled pit stops, during which the No. 7 Porsche exited ahead of the No. 31 Cadillac, having saved enough fuel during the previous run to have a shorter pit stop. Racing resumed with roughly 30 minutes remaining, with the No. 31 attempting to catch the No. 7. The No. 7 would hold on for victory, giving Porsche their first major endurance race victory with the Porsche 963. It was also the first overall victory for Team Penske in the race since 1969. The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac held on for second, while the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura finished third despite its earlier electrical issues.[56] In LMP2, the No. 18 Era Motorsport Oreca took victory after pulling out a sizeable lead over its competition in the final green flag run.[57] In GTD Pro, the No. 62 Risi Competizione went unchallenged after the issues for the No. 1 BMW, coming to victory with a comfortable one lap advantage. In GTD, the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes took victory, the team's second in the race in four years.[58]

The race ended with confusion among competitors, as the checkered flag to end the race was displayed with roughly 1 minute and 30 seconds remaining on the timing clock. By IMSA rules, the race was officially ended at the checkered flag, and so the official time of race was just shy of the full 24 hours.

Post-race

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The day following the race, IMSA organizers put out a notice admitting fault for the premature ending of the race. Organizers admitted to an officiating error in race control by announcing and displaying the white final lap flag too early, thereby forcing an early end to the race. The series also confirmed that by IMSA's rulebook, results would be taken from the time of the checkered flag ending the race being displayed.[59]

On February 23, 2024, IMSA finalized the official results and standings for the race, with penalties applied for BMW and Ferrari entries in the GTD classes. Both manufacturers were found to not be in compliance with their permitted performance levels for the race, resulting in both manufacturers being stripped of all their manufacturer championship and MEC points. Furthermore, both BMW and Ferrari were fined $25,000 as part of the penalty.[60]

Since it was the season's first race, Cameron, Campbell, Nasr, and Newgarden led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 380 points, ahead of Aitken, Blomqvist, and Derani by 25 points.[61] Ryan Dalziel, Merriman, Rasmussen, and Zilisch led the LMP2 points standings, ahead of Braun, Jakobsen, Kurtz, and Sowery.[61] Calado, Pier Guidi, Rigon, and Serra held the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship lead over Michael Christensen, Heinrich, and Prialux.[61] In GTD, Dontje, Ellis, Morad, and Ward led the class points standings over Cozzolino, Heriau, Mann, and Molina.[61] Porsche Penske, Era, Risi Competizione and Winward Racing became the leaders of their respective Teams' Championships. Porsche led the GTP and GTD Pro Manufacturers' Championships, with Mercedes-AMG leading the GTD Manufacturers' Championship, with 10 rounds remaining in the season.[61]

Results

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Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Matt Campbell
  Felipe Nasr
  Josef Newgarden
Porsche 963 791 23:58:24.723‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-Turbo V8
2 GTP 31   Whelen Cadillac Racing   Jack Aitken
  Tom Blomqvist
  Pipo Derani
Cadillac V-Series.R 791 +2.112
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Jenson Button
  Louis Delétraz
  Colton Herta
  Jordan Taylor
Acura ARX-06 791 +14.989
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-Turbo V6
4 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  Mathieu Jaminet
  Nick Tandy
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 791 +15.387
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-Turbo V8
5 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling   Gianmaria Bruni
  Romain Dumas
  Neel Jani
  Alessio Picariello
Porsche 963 791 +44.479
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-Turbo V8
6 GTP 85   JDC–Miller MotorSports   Phil Hanson
  Tijmen van der Helm
  Ben Keating
  Richard Westbrook
Porsche 963 789 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Twin-Turbo V8
7 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi
  Maxime Martin
  René Rast
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 778 +13 Laps
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8
8 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus
  Jesse Krohn
  Dries Vanthoor
BMW M Hybrid V8 776 +15 Laps
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8
9 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Ryan Dalziel
  Dwight Merriman
  Christian Rasmussen
  Connor Zilisch
Oreca 07 767 +24 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Colin Braun
  Malthe Jakobsen
  George Kurtz
  Toby Sowery
Oreca 07 767 +24 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 74   Riley   Josh Burdon
  Felipe Fraga
  Felipe Massa
  Gar Robinson
Oreca 07 767 +24 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 52   Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Nick Boulle
  Tom Dillmann
  Pietro Fittipaldi
  Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 767 +24 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   Michael Dinan
  John Farano
  Ferdinand Habsburg
  Scott McLaughlin
Oreca 07 767 +24 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Ben Hanley
  Ben Keating
  Pato O'Ward
  Nico Pino
Oreca 07 765 +26 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 81   DragonSpeed   James Allen
  Sebastián Álvarez
  Eric Lux
  Kyffin Simpson
Oreca 07 764 +27 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP2 99   AO Racing   Matthew Brabham
  Paul-Loup Chatin
  P. J. Hyett
  Alex Quinn
Oreca 07 753 +38 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 GTD
Pro
62   Risi Competizione   James Calado
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Davide Rigon
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 GT3 733 +58 Laps‡
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
18 GTD
Pro
77   AO Racing   Michael Christensen
  Laurin Heinrich
  Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 732 +59 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
19 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Indy Dontje
  Philip Ellis
  Daniel Morad
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 731 +60 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
20 GTD 21   AF Corse   Kei Cozzolino
  François Heriau
  Simon Mann
  Miguel Molina
Ferrari 296 GT3 731 +60 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
21 GTD
Pro
1   Paul Miller Racing   Sheldon van der Linde
  Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
  Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT3 730 +61 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
22 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Alessandro Balzan
  Albert Costa
  Manny Franco
  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Ferrari 296 GT3 730 +61 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
23 GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Riccardo Agostini
  Alessio Rovera
  Charlie Scardina
  Onofrio Triarsi
Ferrari 296 GT3 730 +61 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
24 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Maximilian Götz
  Mikaël Grenier
  Kenton Koch
  Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 730 +61 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
25 GTD 83   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
  Doriane Pin
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 730 +61 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
26 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson
  Jan Heylen
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 729 +62 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
27 GTD 80   Lone Star Racing   Rui Andrade
  Scott Andrews
  Adam Christodoulou
  Salih Yoluç
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 729 +62 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
28 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Jarett Andretti
  Gabby Chaves
  Scott Hargrove
  Thomas Preining
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 728 +63 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
29 GTD
Pro
23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher
  Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 727 +64 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
30 GTD
Pro
3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García
  Daniel Juncadella
  Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 726 +65 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
31 GTD
Pro
64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Christopher Mies
  Mike Rockenfeller
  Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 726 +65 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
32 GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Eddie Cheever III
  Antonio Fuoco
  Roberto Lacorte
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ferrari 296 GT3 722 +69 Laps
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
33 GTD
Pro
19   Iron Lynx   Mirko Bortolotti
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Jordan Pepper
  Franck Perera
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 721 +70 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
34 GTD 92   Kelly-Moss with Riley   Julien Andlauer
  David Brule
  Trent Hindman
  Alec Udell
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 719 +72 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
35 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Klaus Bachler
  Anders Fjordbach
  Kerong Li
  Larry ten Voorde
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 718 +73 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
36 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Tom Gamble
  Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 716 +75 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
37 GTD
Pro
4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Earl Bamber
  Nicky Catsburg
  Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 715 +76 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
38 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
  Jens Klingmann
  Jake Walker
BMW M4 GT3 711 +80 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
39
DNF
GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Ritomo Miyata
  Frankie Montecalvo
  Aaron Telitz
  Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 705 Fire
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
40 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Devlin DeFrancesco
  Misha Goikhberg
  Sandy Mitchell
  Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 676 +115 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
41
DNF
GTD
Pro
65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Frédéric Vervisch
Ford Mustang GT3 650 Wing damage
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
42 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Graham Doyle
  Danny Formal
  Ashton Harrison
  Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 643 +148 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
43
DNF
GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Filipe Albuquerque
  Marcus Ericsson
  Brendon Hartley
  Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 601 Electrical
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-Turbo V6
44
DNF
GTD
Pro
9   Pfaff Motorsports   James Hinchcliffe
  Oliver Jarvis
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
  Alexander Rossi
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 532 Mechanical
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
45
DNF
LMP2 33   Sean Creech Motorsports   João Barbosa
  Jonny Edgar
  Nolan Siegel
  Lance Willsey
Ligier JS P217 510 Engine cover damage
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
46
DNF
GTD 17   AWA   Charlie Eastwood
  Anthony Mantella
  Thomas Merrill
  Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 508 Electrical
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
47
DNF
GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais
  Scott Dixon
  Álex Palou
  Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 423 Powertrain
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
48
DNF
GTD
Pro
14   Vasser Sullivan   Ben Barnicoat
  Mike Conway
  Jack Hawksworth
  Kyle Kirkwood
Lexus RC F GT3 397 Overheating
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
49
DNF
GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Tatiana Calderón
  Katherine Legge
  Stevan McAleer
  Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 368 Electrical
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
50
DNF
GTD 55   Proton Competition   Ryan Hardwick
  Giammarco Levorato
  Corey Lewis
  Dennis Olsen
Ford Mustang GT3 367 Contact damage
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
51
DNF
GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
  Lars Kern
  Alex Lynn
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 308 Power Steering
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
52
DNF
GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Ian James
  Zacharie Robichon
  Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 303 Electrical
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
53
DNF
GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally
  John Potter
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 294 Contact damage
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
54
DNF
GTD
Pro
60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cairoli
  Matteo Cressoni
  Romain Grosjean
  Claudio Schiavoni
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 293 Gearbox
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
55
DNF
GTD
Pro
75   SunEnergy1 Racing   Maro Engel
  Jules Gounon
  Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 193 Mechanical
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
56
DNF
LMP2 20   MDK by High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Laurents Hörr
  Scott Huffaker
  Seth Lucas
Oreca 07 185 Accident damage
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
57
DNF
LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Paul di Resta
  Bijoy Garg
  Dan Goldburg
  Felix Rosenqvist
Oreca 07 128 Accident damage
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
58
DNF
LMP2 88   Richard Mille AF Corse   Nicklas Nielsen
  Luis Pérez Companc
  Matthieu Vaxivière
  Lilou Wadoux
Oreca 07 107 Mechanical
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
59
DNF
LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Mikkel Jensen
  Hunter McElrea
  Charles Milesi
  Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 58 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Source:[62]

Standings after the race

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  • 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.

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