2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona - After 12 Hours, The Halfway Point (January 28, 2018)

Here are the statistics after 12 hours - the halfway point - of the 56th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.


12th Hour (1:40 a.m.-2:40 a.m.)

Prototype
-       Total Drivers/Cars: 70 drivers in 20 cars
-       Car Breakdown (7 combinations): ORECA LMP2 (6); Cadillac DPi (4); Ligier LMP2 (3); Acura DPi (2); Mazda DPi (2); Nissan DPi (2); Multimatic/Riley LMP2 (1)
-       Leader: Simon Pagenaud, #6 Acura DPi (1st overall; completed 405 laps; car’s best lap was 1:37.618)
o   1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi (+5.880 seconds)
o   2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+16.977 seconds)
o   3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+2.476 seconds)
o   4th Hour: Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier (1.934 seconds)
o   5th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi (+16.436 seconds)
o   6th Hour: Mike Conway, #31 Cadillac DPi (+7.705 seconds)
o   7th Hour: Helio Castroneves, #7 Acura DPi (+30 seconds)
o   8th Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi (+23 seconds)
o   9th Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+29.395 seconds)
o   10th Hour: Ricky Taylor, #7 Acura DPi (+3 seconds; under caution)
o   11th Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+4.225 seconds)
o   12th Hour: Simon Pagenaud, #6 Acura DPi (+4.016 seconds)

Prototype/Overall Notes
-       The distance between overall leader Simon Pagenaud and second-place Christian Fittipaldi (#5 Cadillac DPi) at the halfway point was 4.016 seconds. Mike Conway (#31 Cadillac DPi) was third.
-       A total of 35 laps (124.6 miles/202.52 kilometers) were completed during the 12th hour and total of 405 laps (1441.8 miles/2320.35 kilometers) were completed through 12 hours.
o   1st Hour: 36 laps, 128.16 miles
o   2nd Hour: 34 laps, 121.04 miles (70 laps, 259.20 miles total)
o   3rd Hour: 31 laps, 110.36 miles (101 laps, 359.56 miles total)
o   4th Hour: 34 laps, 121.04 miles (135 laps, 480.6 miles total)
o   5th Hour: 36 laps, 128.16 miles (171 laps, 608.76 miles total)
o   6th Hour: 30 laps, 106.8 miles (201 laps, 715.56 miles total)
o   7th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (236 laps, 840.16 miles total)
o   8th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (271 laps, 964.76 miles total)
o   9th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (306 laps, 1089.36 miles total)
o   10th Hour: 32 laps, 113.92 miles (338 laps, 1203.28 miles total)
o   11th Hour: 32 laps, 113.92 miles (370 laps, 1317.2 miles total)
o   12th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (405 laps, 1441.8 miles total)
-       A total of 49 cars were on the track at the end of the 12th hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
-       A total of nine cars (14 drivers) have led throughout the race in Prototype: #10 Cadillac (Renger van der Zende); #5 Cadillac (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi – first car in which all scheduled drivers lead at least a lap); #55 Mazda (Jonathan Bomarito); #23 Ligier (Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris); #32 Ligier (Paul di Resta); #90 Cadillac DPi (Matthew McMurry); #7 Acura DPi (Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor); #6 Acura DPi (Simon Pagenaud); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway)
-       The temperature was 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celsius) at the end of the 12th hour.
-       There were four cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the 12th hour.
-       There have been two full-course cautions in the first 12 hours.
-       Simon Pagenaud (#6 Acura DPi) set his car’s fastest lap around the 11-hour, 15-minute mark at 1:38.087.
-       Graham Rahal (#7 Acura) spun at the 11-hour, 52-minute mark in the chicane, but didn’t hit anything and got the car going again. He fell to fourth, the last car on the lead lap.
-       Despite only two full-course caution periods, Pipo Derani (#22 Nissan) has made up one of the three laps the car lost earlier in the race. He runs fifth at the halfway point.
-       Fastest Race Lap: Nicolas Lapierre (#22 Nissan DPi; 1:37.570 on Lap 156)

GTLM
-       Total Drivers/Cars: 30 drivers in 9 cars
-       Car Breakdown: Ford GT (2); Porsche 911 RSR (2); Chevrolet Corvette C7.R (2); BMW M8 (2); Ferrari 488 GTE (1)
-       Leader: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT (15th overall; completed 389 laps; car’s best lap was 1:44.086)
o   1st Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o   2nd Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o   3rd Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   4th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   5th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   6th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
o   7th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
o   8th Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o   9th Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o   10th Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o   11th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   12th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT

GTLM Notes
-       Dirk Mueller led teammate Ryan Briscoe (#67 Ford GT) by 1.223 seconds at the 12-hour mark. The pair are the only cars on the lead lap in their class.
-       Four of the nine cars (six drivers) in GTLM have led: #66 Ford GT (Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, Sebastien Bourdais); #67 Ford GT (Richard Westbrook); #4 Chevrolet Corvette (Marcel Fassler); #911 Porsche 911 RSR (Patrick Pilet)
-       Fastest Race Lap: James Calado (#62 Ferrari 488 GTE; 1:44.008 on Lap 93)

GTD
-       Total Drivers/Cars: 88 drivers in 21 cars
-       Car Breakdown: Ferrari 488 GT3 (4); Porsche 911 GT3 R (3); Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (3); Mercedes-AMG GT3 (3); Acura NSX GT3 (3); Lexus RC F GT3 (2); Audi R8 (2); BMW M6 GT3 (1)
-       Leader: Bryce Miller, #48 Lamborghini (26th overall; completed 374 laps; car’s best lap was 1:48.077)
o   1st Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o   2nd Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o   3rd Hour: Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   4th Hour: Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   5th Hour: Kelvin van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   6th Hour: Kelvin van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   7th Hour: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   8th Hour: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   9th Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o   10th Hour: Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   11th Hour: Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   12th Hour: Bryce Miller, #48 Lamborghini Huracin

GTD Notes
-       A total of eight cars (13 drivers) have led laps in GTD.
o   GTD: #82 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Miguel Molina); #15 Lexus RC F GT3 (Jack Hawksworth); #29 Audi R8 (Jeffrey Schmidt, Christopher Mies, Kelvin van der Linde, Sheldon van der Linde); #14 Lexus RC F GT3 (Dominik Baumann); #33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 (Luca Stolz, Adam Christodoulou); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda); #48 Lamborghini (Bryan Sellers, Bryce Miller); #11 Lamborghini (Rolf Ineichen)
-       Five cars remain on the lead lap in the class, with a pair of Lamborghinis leading the way – Bryce Miller (#48 Lamborghini) in a close battle with Rolf Ineichen (#11 Lamborghini) by less than a second – 0.821 seconds to be exact.

-       Fastest Race Lap: Pedro Lamy (#51 Ferrari 488 GT3; 1:47.663 on Lap 149)

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