2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona - After 17 Hours (January 28, 2018)

Here are the statistics after 17 hours of the 56th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.


17th Hour (6:40 a.m.-7:40 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: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (1st overall; completed 574 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)
o   13th Hour: Mike Conway, #31 Cadillac DPi (+22.855 seconds)
o   14th Hour: Eric Curran, #31 Cadillac DPi (+6.019 seconds)
o   15th Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi (+18.083 seconds)
o   16th Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+1 lap)
o   17th Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+2 laps)

Prototype/Overall Notes
-       The distance between overall leader Joao Barbosa and second-place Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi) at the 17-hour mark was two laps. Hugo de Sadeleer (#32 Ligier LMP2) was third, four laps behind Barbosa.
-       A total of 35 laps (124.6 miles/200.52 kilometers) were completed during the 17th hour and total of 574 laps (2043.44 miles/3288.60 kilometers) were completed through 17 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)
o   13th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (440 laps, 1566.4 miles total)
o   14th Hour: 34 laps, 121.04 miles (474 laps, 1687.44 miles total)
o   15th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (509 laps, 1812.04 miles total)
o   16th Hour: 30 laps, 106.8 miles (539 laps, 1918.84 miles total)
o   17th Hour: 35 laps, 124.6 miles (574 laps, 2043.44 miles total)
-       There are three retirements from the event, all in the Prototype class – the #90 Cadillac DPi, and the #2 and #22 Nissan DPi cars.
-       A total of nine cars (16 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, Dane Cameron); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway, Eric Curran)
-       The temperature was 64 degrees Fahrenheit (17.2 degrees Celsius) at the end of the 17th hour. It is mostly cloudy.
-       There have been three full-course cautions in the first 17 hours.
-       Joao Barbosa completed the 562nd lap and 2000th mile during the 17th hour. Last year, the winning #10 Cadillac completed 659 laps, which at this pace this year should be surpassed at some point before the 20th hour is complete.

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: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT (12th overall; completed 553 laps; car’s best lap was 1:44.054)
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
o   13th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   14th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
o   15th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
o   16th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
o   17th Hour: Richard Westbrook, #67 Ford GT

GTLM Notes
-       Richard Westbrook led teammate Joey Hand (#66 Ford GT) by 4.540 seconds at the 17-hour mark. It marked the first one-hour interval of the entire race that the #66 car was not in the lead, though it’s very much in contention. The pair are the only cars on the lead lap in their class, with Antonio Garcia (#3 Corvette) in third, one lap behind.
-       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)

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: Jeroen Bleekemolen, #33 Mercedes-AMG (23rd overall; completed 532 laps; car’s best lap was 1:47.964)
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 Huracan
o   13th Hour: Madison Snow, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   14th Hour: Bryan Sellers, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   15th Hour: Alvaro Parente, #86 Acura NSX GT3
o   16th Hour: Andrea Caldarelli, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   17th Hour: Jeroen Bleekemolen, #33 Mercedes-AMG

GTD Notes
-       A total of nine cars (17 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, Jeroen Bleekemolen); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda); #48 Lamborghini (Bryan Sellers, Bryce Miller, Andrea Caldarelli, Madison Snow); #11 Lamborghini (Rolf Ineichen, Franck Perera); #86 Acura NSX GT3 (A.J. Allmendinger, Alvaro Parente)
-       The top six cars remain on the lead lap in the class.
-       The top four cars each represent different manufacturers – Mercedes (1st), Lamborghini (2nd), Acura (3rd) and Ferrari (4th).

-       Jeroen Bleekemolen was leading Mathias Lauda (#51 Ferrari) by 30.993 seconds.

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