2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona – After 20 Hours (January 28, 2018)

Here are the statistics after 20 hours of the 56th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.


20th Hour (9:40 a.m.-10:40 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 XXX 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)
o   18th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi (+5.762 seconds)
o   19th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi (+3 laps)
o   20th Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (+3 laps)

Prototype/Overall Notes
-       The distance between overall leader Joao Barbosa and second-place Eric Curran (#31 Cadillac DPi) at the 20-hour mark was three laps. Romain Dumas (#54 ORECA LMP2) was third, five laps behind Barbosa.
-       A total of 34 laps (121.04 miles/194.79 kilometers) were completed during the 20th hour and total of 671 laps (2388.76 miles/3844.34 kilometers) were completed through 20 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)
o   18th Hour: 30 laps, 106.8 miles (604 laps, 2150.24 miles total)
o   19th Hour: 33 laps, 117.48 miles (637 laps, 2267.72 miles total)
o   20th Hour: 34 laps, 121.04 miles (671 laps, 2388.76 miles total)
-       There have been five retirements from the event, all in the Prototype class – the #90 Cadillac DPi, #10 Cadillac DPi (defending race-winning team), #55 Mazda 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 71 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7 degrees Celsius) at the end of the 20th hour. It is partly cloudy.
-       There have been four full-course cautions in the first 20 hours.
-       Joao Barbosa completed the 670th lap of the race during the 20th hour. The race is still on pace to complete around 800 laps, or 2848 miles. The record distance is 2760.96 miles (3.84 miles), set in 1982. The lap record was 776 laps. Of the 56 Rolex 24 races, 25 of them have exceeded 700 laps, including seven of the last nine races before this year.
-       At this pace, the leader is expected to complete the 4000th kilometer during the 21st hour.

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 (11th overall; completed 647 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
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
o   18th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   19th Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o   20th Hour: Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT

GTLM Notes
-       Sebastien Bourdais kept the #66 Ford GT at the top, leading for the 19th of the 20-hour intervals. He led teammate Scott Dixon (#67 Ford GT) by 1.442 seconds at the 20-hour mark. The two are joined on the lead lap in class by Mike Rockenfeller (#3 Corvette), in third; Rockenfeller is about 23 seconds behind Bourdais.
-       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: Frank Perera, #11 Lamborghini Huracan (21st overall; completed 623 laps; car’s best lap was 1:48.207)
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
o   18th Hour: Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   19th Hour: Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   20th Hour: Frank Perera, #11 Lamborghini Huracan

GTD Notes
-       A total of nine cars (21 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, Mirko Bortolotti); #86 Acura NSX GT3 (A.J. Allmendinger, Alvaro Parente, Trent Hindman)
-       The top six cars remain on the lead lap in the class.

-       Frank Perera led Luca Stolz (#33 Mercedes-AMG) by 15.341 seconds.

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