Here are some of the hour-by-hour statistics from the 56th
Rolex 24 At Daytona on the 3.56-mile, 12-turn road course at Daytona
International Speedway in Florida (information from live timing and scoring and live television coverage on Fox).
11th Hour (12:40 a.m.-1:40 a.m.)
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9th Hour (10:40 p.m.-11:40 p.m.)
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8th Hour (9:40 p.m.-10:40 p.m.)
- Phil Hanson’s car (#23 Ligier) suffered a punctured right-rear tire just after the seven-and-a-half hour mark, and he brought the car back to the pits for a tire change. Fernando Alonso replaced Hanson in the car. The team lost two laps making repairs.
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7th Hour (8:40 p.m.-9:40 p.m.)
Old nose comes off and new nose goes on for Helio Castroneves (#7 Acura DPi) while leading; team wanted to try something new with the dive planes on the front of the nose. Team refuels as well but no tires; Castroneves stays in. Lando Norris takes over the lead overall.
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6th Hour (7:40 p.m.-8:40 p.m.)
5th Hour (6:40 p.m.-7:40 p.m.)
4th Hour (5:40 p.m.-6:40 p.m.)
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 370 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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11th Hour (12:40 a.m.-1:40 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 370 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)
Prototype/Overall Notes
- The distance between overall leader Joao Barbosa and second-place Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi) at the end of the 11th hour was 4.225 seconds (under caution). Graham Rahal (#7 Acura DPi) was third.
- A total of 32 laps (113.92 miles/183.34 kilometers) were completed during the 11th hour and total of 370 laps (1317.2 miles/2119.83 kilometers) were completed through 11 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)
- A total of 49 cars were on the track at the end of the 11th 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 11th hour.
- There were four cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the 11th hour.
- There have been two full-course cautions in the first 11 hours.
- Fernando Alonso (#23 Ligier) exited the car around the 10-hour, 20-minute mark. The car made a driver change with Lando Norris getting into the car, but the team pushed the car back to the garage with undisclosed problems.
- Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi) moved from fourth to second on Lap 356 (10-hour, 35-mark), passing Joao Barbosa (#5 Cadillac DPi) and Simon Pagenaud (#6 Acura) on the backstretch and into the chicane.
- Robin Frijns (#37 ORECA LMP2) set his car’s fastest lap midway through the 11th hour, at 1:38.315.
- 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 (18th overall; completed 325 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
GTLM Notes
- Dirk Mueller led teammate Ryan Briscoe (#67 Ford GT) by 4.612 seconds at the 11-hour mark.
- 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)
- Antonio Garcia’s team (#3 Corvette) changed brake pads during the caution period, which lasted about 15 minutes.
- Mike Rockenfeller (#3 Corvette) sets car’s fastest lap at the 10-and-a-half hour mark at 1:44.517.
- Like in Prototype, the GTLM class has been dominated by teammates, with the #66 Ford GT leading at every one-hour increment since the start of the race. Trailing the #66 Ford GT has been the #67 Ford GT.
- 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: Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG (26th overall; completed 285 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
GTD Notes
- A total of six cars (10 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)
- Six cars remain on the lead lap in the class, with a pair of Lamborghinis leading the way – Bryan Sellers (#48 Lamborghini) in a close battle with Rik Breukers (#11 Lamborghini).
- Christopher Mees (#29 Audi R8) made up one of the two lost laps from the earlier five-minute stop-and-go penalty after officials deemed that the fuel flow was too fast during pit stop refueling. Mees’ car is seventh in class, the first car a lap down in class.
- Fastest Race Lap: Pedro Lamy (#51 Ferrari 488 GT3; 1:47.663 on Lap 149)
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10th Hour (11:40 p.m.-12:40 a.m.)
- Leader (P): Ricky Taylor, #7 Acura DPi (completed 338 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)
- Leader (GTLM): Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT (18th overall; completed 325 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
- Leader (GTD): Adam Christodoulou, #33 Mercedes-AMG (26th overall; completed 285 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
- A total of 48 cars were on the track at the end of the 10th hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
- A total of 32 laps (113.92 miles/183.34 kilometers) were completed during the 10th hour and total of 338 laps (1203.28 miles/1936.49 kilometers) were completed through 10 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)
- A total of nine cars (14 drivers) have led throughout the race in Prototype; four of the nine cars (six drivers) in GTLM have led; and six cars (10 drivers) have sat atop GTD.
o P: #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)
o GTLM: #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)
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)
- The distance between overall leader Ricky Taylor and second-place Simon Pagenaud (#6 Acura) at the end of the 10th hour was about three seconds (under caution). Joao Barbosa (#5 Cadillac) was third.
- The temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit (18.9 degrees Celsius) at the end of the 10th hour.
- There were four cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the 10th hour.
- There have been two full-course cautions in the first 10 hours.
- Moments after the 10th hour began, Nick Tandy (#911 Porsche 911 RSR) spun in the chicane and tagged the tire wall. He rushed back to the garage area for repairs.
- Felipe Nasr’s car (#31 Cadillac DPi), during a triple stint, suffered a flat right-rear tire, and he slowly took the car back to the pits. There was no visible bodywork damage from the tire problems.
- Jeffrey Schmidt (#29 Audi R8) was brought into the pits for a five-minute stop for too quick of fuel flow during pit stop refueling. They had a one-lap lead. Adam Christodoulou (#33 Mercedes-AMG) took the lead at nine hours, 35 minutes. The #33 Mercedes actually had a quicker lap than the #29. Schmidt dropped from first to seventh, two laps behind Christodoulou, due to the stop.
- Ricardo Perez de Lara (#82 Ferrari 488 GT3) slowed at about the nine-hour, 45-minute mark.
- Roberto Gonzalez (#52 Ligier LMP2), running 12th in the Prototype class and 12th overall, hit the tire wall in the International Horseshoe. That brought out only the second full-course caution period.
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9th Hour (10:40 p.m.-11:40 p.m.)
- Leader (P): Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi (completed 306 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)
- Leader (GTLM): Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT (completed 295 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
- Leader (GTD): Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8 (completed 285 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
- A total of 48 cars were on the track at the end of the ninth hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
- A total of 35 laps (124.6 miles/200.52 kilometers) were completed during the ninth hour and total of 306 laps (1089.36 miles/1753.15 kilometers) were completed through nine 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)
- A total of nine cars (13 drivers) have led throughout the race in Prototype; four of the nine cars (six drivers) in GTLM have led; and six cars (nine drivers) have sat atop GTD.
o P: #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); #6 Acura DPi (Simon Pagenaud); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway)
o GTLM: #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)
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); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
- Helio Castroneves completed the 1,000-mile mark at 8 hours, 18 minutes. Unofficially, that’s over 120.5 miles per hour, almost five miles per hour faster than the all-time record of 114.794 set in 1982.
- The distance between overall leader Filipe Albuquerque and second-place Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura) at the end of the ninth hour was 29.395 seconds. Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac) was third.
- The temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit (18.9 degrees Celsius) at the end of the ninth hour.
- There were four cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the ninth hour.
- There were one full-course caution in the first nine hours.
There was smoke coming from Renger van der Zande’s car (#10 Cadillac DPi) at about the eight-hour, 40-minute mark after issues on the backstretch. A shredded tire caused damage to the bodywork and other parts of the car. The car went back to the garage.
The #90 Cadillac experienced problems midway through the ninth hour and made it to the garage.
There was smoke coming from Renger van der Zande’s car (#10 Cadillac DPi) at about the eight-hour, 40-minute mark after issues on the backstretch. A shredded tire caused damage to the bodywork and other parts of the car. The car went back to the garage.
The #90 Cadillac experienced problems midway through the ninth hour and made it to the garage.
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Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura DPi) set his car’s
fastest lap late in the ninth hour, with a lap of 1:37.758, about a tenth of a
second off the leader’s fastest lap.
***
8th Hour (9:40 p.m.-10:40 p.m.)
- Leader (P): Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi (completed 260 laps; car’s best lap was 1:37.618)
o 1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 4th Hour: Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier
o 5th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 6th Hour: Mike Conway, #31 Cadillac DPi
o 7th Hour: Helio Castroneves, #7 Acura DPi
- Leader (GTLM): Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT (completed 250 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
- Leader (GTD): Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8 (completed 242 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
- All 50 cars were on the track at the end of the eighth hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
- A total of 35 laps (124.6 miles/200.52 kilometers) were completed during the eighth hour and total of 271 laps (964.76 miles/1552.63 kilometers) were completed through eight 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)
- A total of nine cars (13 drivers) have led throughout the race in Prototype; four of the nine cars (six drivers) in GTLM have led; and six cars (nine drivers) have sat atop GTD.
o P: #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); #6 Acura DPi (Simon Pagenaud); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway)
o GTLM: #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)
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); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
- The distance between overall leader Filipe Albuquerque and second-place Helio Castroneves (#7 Acura) at the end of the eighth hour was about 23 seconds. Renger van der Zande (#10 Cadillac) was third.
- The temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit (18.9 degrees Celsius) at the end of the eighth hour.
- There were four cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the eighth hour.
- There were one full-course caution in the first eight hours.
- Don Yount spun on the backstretch and tapped the wall. He brought the car back to the pits where crewmembers worked on the car.
- Phil Hanson’s car (#23 Ligier) suffered a punctured right-rear tire just after the seven-and-a-half hour mark, and he brought the car back to the pits for a tire change. Fernando Alonso replaced Hanson in the car. The team lost two laps making repairs.
***
7th Hour (8:40 p.m.-9:40 p.m.)
- Leader (P): Helio Castroneves, #7 Acura DPi (236 laps completed; car’s best lap of 1:38.160 on Lap 25)
o 1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 4th Hour: Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier
o 5th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi
o 6th Hour: Mike Conway, #31 Cadillac DPi
- Leader (GTLM): Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT (227 laps completed; car’s best lap of 1:44.086 on Lap 4)
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
- Leader (GTD): Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8 (219 laps completed; car’s best lap of 1:48.077 on Lap 161)
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
- All 50 cars were on the track at the end of the seventh hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
- A total of 35 laps (124.6 miles/200.52 kilometers) were completed during the seventh hour and total of 236 laps (840.16 miles/1352.11 kilometers) were completed through seven 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)
- A total of nine cars (13 drivers) have led throughout the race in Prototype; four cars (six drivers) in GTLM; and six cars (nine drivers) in GTD.
o P: #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); #6 Acura DPi (Simon Pagenaud); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway)
o GTLM: #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)
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); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
- The distance between overall leader Helio Castroneves and second-place Dane Cameron (#6 Acura) at the end of the seventh hour was about 30 seconds. Filipe Albuquerque (#5 Cadillac) was third.
- Four of the nine GTLM cars have led the race at one point in the first seven hours.
- The temperature was 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celsius) at the end of the seventh hour.
- There were seven cars on the lead lap overall at the end of the seventh hour.
- There were one full-course caution in the first seven hours.
Old nose comes off and new nose goes on for Helio Castroneves (#7 Acura DPi) while leading; team wanted to try something new with the dive planes on the front of the nose. Team refuels as well but no tires; Castroneves stays in. Lando Norris takes over the lead overall.
***
6th Hour (7:40 p.m.-8:40 p.m.)
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Leader (P): Mike Conway, #31 Cadillac DPi
o
1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
4th Hour: Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier
o
5th Hour: Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac DPi
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Leader (GTLM): Sebastien Bourdais, #66 Ford GT
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
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Leader (GTD): Kelvin van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
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
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A total of 49 cars were on the track at the end
of the sixth hour. No car has officially retired from the event.
-
A total of 30 laps (106.8 miles/171.88
kilometers) were completed during the sixth hour and total of 201 laps (715.56
miles/1151.58 kilometers) were completed through six 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)
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A total of eight cars (nine drivers) have led
throughout the race in Prototype; two cars (three drivers) in GTLM; and six
cars (eight drivers) in GTD.
o
P: #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); #6 Acura DPi (Simon Pagenaud); #31 Cadillac DPi (Mike Conway)
o
GTLM: #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);
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); #14 Lexus RC F GT3 (Dominik Baumann); #33
Mercedes-AMG GT3 (Luca Stolz); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
-
The distance between overall leader Mike Conway
and second-place Helio Castroneves (#7 Acura) at the end of the sixth hour was 7.705
seconds. Christian Fittipaldi (#5 Cadillac) was third.
-
Temperature was 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3
degrees Celsius) at the end of the sixth hour.
-
Light rain at the end of five hours turned into
a strong rainfall all around the track about eight minutes into the sixth hour.
Many of the top runners came into the pits for tire changes. Bryan Sellers (#48
Lamborghini) spun at the five-hour, eight-minute mark but did not hit anything
and continued on.
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There were eight cars on the lead lap overall at
the end of the sixth hour.
-
There were one full-course caution in the first six
hours.
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GTD leader Luca Stolz (#33 Mercedes-AMG GT3) overshot
his pit at the five-hour, 14-minute mark. Jeroen Bleekemolen replaced him in
the car.
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Bill Auberlen’s car (#25 BMW M8) suffered a
blown right-front tire in NASCAR 2 at the five-hour, 42-minute mark and he
limped back to the pits with significant suspension, bodywork and hood damage.
***
5th Hour (6:40 p.m.-7:40 p.m.)
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Leader (P): Christian Fittipaldi, #5 Cadillac
DPi
o
1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
4th Hour: Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier
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Leader (GTLM): Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
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
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Leader (GTD): Kelvin van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
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
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A total of 49 cars were on the track at the end
of the fifth hour. No car has retired from the event.
-
A total of 36 laps (128.16 miles) were completed
during the fifth hour and total of 171 laps (608.76 miles/979.7 kilometers)
were completed through five 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)
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A total of eight cars (nine drivers) have led
throughout the race in Prototype; two cars (three drivers) in GTLM; and six
cars (eight drivers) in GTD.
o
P: #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); #32 Ligier (Paul di Resta); #90 Cadillac
DPi (Matthew McMurry); #7 Acura DPi (Graham Rahal); #6 Acura DPi (Simon
Pagenaud)
o
GTLM: #66 Ford GT (Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller); #67
Ford GT (Richard Westbrook)
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); #14 Lexus RC F GT3 (Dominik Baumann); #33
Mercedes-AMG GT3 (Luca Stolz); #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
-
The distance between overall leader Christian
Fittipaldi and second-place Graham Rahal (#7 Acura) at the end of the fifth
hour was 16.436 seconds. Ryan Dalziel (#2 Nissan) was third.
-
Temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7
degrees Celsius) at the end of the fifth hour. Rain began falling just moments
before the end of five hours.
-
There were eight cars on the lead lap overall at
the end of the fifth hour.
-
There were one full-course caution in the first five
hours.
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Jordan Taylor (#10 Cadillac) suffered a flat
right-rear tire near the 4-hour, 50-minute mark (in Turns 11 and 12) and
cautiously brought his car into the pits; he was running second overall.
-
Nicolas Lapierre (#22 Nissan DPi), running 16th
and three laps off the lead pace, set the race’s quickest lap on his 156th
circuit – 1:37.570.
-
The top four in GTD are all representing
different manufacturers – Audi (1st), Mercedes (2nd), Acura (3rd) and
Lamborghini (4th).
-
Jeff Segal’s #63 Audi began suffering electrical
issues just moments before the end of the five-hour mark.
***
4th Hour (5:40 p.m.-6:40 p.m.)
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Leader (P): Paul di Resta, #32 Ligier
o
1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
3rd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
-
Leader (GTLM): Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o
1st Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o
2nd Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o
3rd Hour: Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
-
Leader (GTD): Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o
1st Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o
2nd Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o
3rd Hour: Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
-
All 50 were on the track at the end of the fourth
hour.
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A total of 34 laps (121.04 miles) were completed
during the fourth hour and total of 135 laps (480.6 miles) were completed
through three 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)
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A total of seven cars (eight drivers) have led
throughout the race in Prototype; two cars (three drivers) in GTLM; and six cars
(seven drivers) in GTD.
o
P: #10 Cadillac (Renger van der Zende); #5
Cadillac (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa); #55 Mazda (Jonathan Bomarito); #23
Ligier (Fernando Alonso); #32 Ligier (Paul di Resta); #90 Cadillac DPi (Matthew
McMurry); #7 Acura DPi (Graham Rahal)
o
GTLM: #66 Ford GT (Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller); #67
Ford GT (Richard Westbrook)
o
GTD: #82 Ferrari 488 GT3 (Miguel Molina); #15
Lexus RC F GT3 (Jack Hawksworth); #29 Audi R8 (Jeffrey Schmidt, Christopher
Mies); #14 (Dominik Baumann); #33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 (Luca Stolz); #51 Ferrari
488 GT3 (Mathias Lauda)
-
The distance between overall leader Paul di
Resta and second-place Phil Hanson (#23 Ligier) at the end of the fourth hour was
1.934 seconds. Christian Fittipaldi was third.
-
Temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7 degrees
Celsius) at the end of the fourth hour.
-
There were one full-course caution in the first four
hours.
-
There were eight cars on the lead lap overall at
the end of the fourth hour.
-
Pipo Derani was running second in the #22 Nissan
DPi when a right-rear tire blew and he dropped steadily through the field to
16th, three laps behind the lead. It marked the second shredded tire in the
race. Derani was a co-winner of the race overall in 2016 with the Tequila
Patron team.
-
Simon Pagenaud (#6 Acura DPi) spun in the
International Horseshoe and lost some time.
-
Rene Rast (#77 Mazda) experienced problems near
the end of the fourth hour, slowing in the International Horseshoe.
***
3rd Hour (4:40 p.m.-5:40 p.m.)
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Leader (P): Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
2nd Hour: Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
-
Leader (GTLM): Dirk Mueller, #66 Ford GT
o
1st Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o
2nd Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
-
Leader (GTD): Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o
1st Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o
2nd Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
-
A total of 49 cars were on the track at the end
of the third hour.
-
A total of 31 laps (110.36 miles) were completed
during the third hour and total of 101 laps (359.56 miles) were completed
through three hours.
o
1st Hour: 36 laps, 128.16 miles
o
2nd Hour: 34 laps, 121.04 miles
-
A total of four cars (five drivers) have led
throughout the race in Prototype; two cars (three drivers) in GTLM; and three
cars (three drivers) in GTD.
o
P: #10 Cadillac (Renger van der Zende); #5
Cadillac (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa); #55 Mazda (Jonathan Bomarito); #23
Ligier (Fernando Alonso)
o
GTLM: #66 Ford GT (Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller); #67
Ford GT (Richard Westbrook)
o
GTD: #82 (Miguel Molina); #15 (Jack Hawksworth);
#29 (Jeffrey Schmidt); #14 (Dominik Baumann); #33 (Luca Stolz)
-
The distance between overall leader Barbosa and
second-place Pipo Derani (#22 Nissan DPi) at the end of the third hour was 2.476
seconds.
-
Temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7 degrees
Celsius) at the end of the third hour.
-
There were one full-course caution in the first three
hours.
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There were 10 cars on the lead lap overall at
the end of the third hour.
-
A pair of drivers experienced trouble in the
third hour. Marc Drumwright in the #20 Multimatic/Riley LMP2 slowed, and
shortly after, James French in the ORECA LMP2 stopped in Turn 11, bringing out
the first full-course caution.
-
Robert Renauer joined the field during the third
hour, ensuring that all 50 qualified entries participated in the race at some
point.
***
***
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Leader (P): Joao Barbosa, #5 Cadillac DPi
o
1st Hour: Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
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Leader (GTLM): Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
o
1st Hour: Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
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Leader (GTD): Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
o
1st Hour: Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
-
A total of 48 cars were on the track at the end
of the second hour.
-
A total of 34 laps (121.04 miles) were completed
during the second hour and total of 70 laps (249.2 miles) were completed through
two hours.
o
1st Hour: 36 laps, 128.16 miles
-
A total of four cars (five drivers) have led
throughout the race in Prototype; two cars (two drivers) in GTLM; and three cars
(three drivers) in GTD.
o
P: #10 Cadillac (Renger van der Zende); #5
Cadillac (Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa); #55 Mazda (Jonathan Bomarito); #23
Ligier (Fernando Alonso)
o
GTLM: #66 Ford GT (Joey Hand); #67 Ford GT
(Richard Westbrook)
o
GTD: #82 (Miguel Molina); #15 (Jack Hawksworth);
#29 (Jeffrey Schmidt); #14 (Dominik Baumann)
-
The distance between overall leader Barbosa and
second-place Matthew McMurry (#90 Cadillac) at the end of the second hour was 16.977
seconds.
-
Temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit (21.7 degrees
Celsius) at the end of the second hour.
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There were zero full-course cautions in the
first two hours.
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Jonathan Bomarito, in the #55 Mazda Prototype,
was running in the top five when his car lost the left front wheel in the
international horseshoe. Bomarito co-won the Rolex 24 in the GT category 2010.
-
Santiago Creel’s #82 Ferrari 488 GT3, which led
during the first hour in the GTD class, suffered a fire late in the second
hour. The car’s status at the end of the second hour was unknown.
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There were 12 cars on the lead lap overall at
the end of the second hour.
***
1st Hour (2:40 p.m.-3:40 p.m.)
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Leader (P): Filipe Albuquerque, #5 Cadillac DPi
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Leader (GTLM): Joey Hand, #66 Ford GT
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Leader (GTD): Jeffrey Schmidt, #29 Audi R8
-
A total of 49 cars took the green flag (out of
the 50 that qualified). A total of 49 cars were running at the end of the first
hour.
-
A total of 128.16 miles were completed during
the first hour.
-
A total of four cars have led in Prototype; two
cars in GTLM; and three cars in GTD.
o
P: #10 (Renger van der Zende); #5 (Filipe
Albuquerque); #55 (Jonathan Bomarito); #23 (Fernando Alonso)
o
GTLM: #66 (Joey Hand); #67 (Richard Westbrook)
o
GTD: #82 (Miguel Molina); #15 (Jack Hawksworth);
#29 (Jeffrey Schmidt)
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The distance between overall leader Albuquerque
and second-place Tristan Vautier was 5.880 seconds.
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Robert Renauer was involved in an incident prior
to the green flag and took his No. 58 Porsche GT3 to the garage during the pace
laps. The car – which suffered damage to the bodywork, under tray and rear wing
– did not take the green flag, the only car that qualified that did not start.
-
Temperature was 69 degrees Fahrenheit (20.6
degrees Celsius) at the start of the race.
There have been zero full-course cautions.
There have been zero full-course cautions.
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