#7 Porsche in control, Cadillac second
Matt Campbell held an advantage of 8.3s in the #7 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after 21 hours of racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship season opener, with the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac of Jack Aitken settling in second position. After the #6 Porsche came into the pits at the end of Hour 18 to […]
Cadillac leads Porsche amid penalty drama
Mathieu Jaminet had just jumped the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac in the pits for the lead at the end of Hour 18 when the #6 Porsche Penske was penalised for exceeding the amount of energy allowed during a stint. Jaminet came into the pits shortly after the end of hour 18 to serve his […]
Porsche leads Cadillac as both BMWs hit trouble
Estre held a lead of just over six seconds in the #6 Porsche Penske, as the German manufacturer engaged in a fierce battle with the Action Express Racing Cadillac after the halfway point of the IMSA SportsCar Championship opener. At the beginning of hour 13, Laurens Vanthoor surged to the lead in the #6 963 […]
Aitken keeps Cadillac out front at halfway
Cadillac Racing’s Pipo Derani was leading at the start of Hour 9 but dove to pit lane quickly after and relinquished the reins of the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to team-mate Aitken. As a result, Nick Tandy temporarily took the lead in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports before making way to team-mate Felipe Nasr […]
Cadillac’s Derani in control as trouble strikes Bourdais
Matt Campbell started the beginning of Hour 6 as the race leader, with his No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports 963 sporting a 11s advantage over Derani (Cadillac Racing). That gap widened to 15s just a half hour later. Forty minutes later Derani pitted, despite having 50% energy remaining, along with the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R […]
Acura’s Daytona 24h hopes hit by Albuquerque stoppage
Filipe Albuquerque was behind the wheel of the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 when it slowed to halt out on track and had to be recovered by a tow truck. The car, in which he’s partnered by Ricky Taylor, Brendon Hartley and Marcus Ericsson, had led after the opening hour after […]
Porsche surges past Cadillac to lead
Hour four began with an almost-immediate caution, as serial LMP2 spinner Lance Willsey lost control again in the sole #33 Ligier approaching Turn 6 and almost took out Colton Herta’s then second-placed #10 WTRA Acura. Under the yellow, Dixon stayed out while Aitken pitted – giving himself a 30% energy advantage. They held a Caddy 1-2, […]
Dixon leads Cadillac 1-2 as Porsche gives chase
Sebastien Bourdais (#01 Ganassi Cadillac) took lead at the start of the second hour, passing opening-hour pacesetter Ricky Taylor (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura) with ease into Turn 1, the Acura then falling back as it paid the penalty of its short energy fill and double-stint on tires. The #6 Penske Porsche 963 […]
Acura grabs lead from Cadillac after crash-filled opening
As movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer waved the green flag, poleman Pipo Derani (#31 Action Express Cadillac) led from the #7 Penske Porsche of Felipe Nasr, who grabbed second place into Turn 1 from Bourdais’ Chip Ganassi-run Caddy. Derani pulled over 1s clear almost immediately, Bourdais tracked Nasr and repassed him on lap three, to restore […]