24 Hours of Daytona – H+22: Porsche maintains the advantage, the weather no longer threatens

The #7 Porsche is still leading the 24 Hours of Daytona with two hours to go and manages its lead ahead of the #31 Cadillac. The clouds above the circuit are starting to dissipate and suggest a finish on a dry track.

Published on 28/01/2024 à 17:42

Dorian Grangier

0 View comments)

24 Hours of Daytona – H+22: Porsche maintains the advantage, the weather no longer threatens

© Javier Jimenez / DPPI

> The complete live timing of the 24 Hours of Daytona can be found HERE.

GTP

Porsche is heading towards victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona, two hours from the finish. The No. 963 Porsche 7, now driven by Felipe Nasr for its final stint, maintained a cushion of around ten seconds in front of the No. 31 Cadillac of Tom Blomqvist during this last hour of the race, without really being worried, while that the rest of the competition observes the match from a good distance. The No. 40 WTRAndretti Acura, in third position, is relegated to almost 40 seconds behind the leaders. The other Acura, number 10, entered his garage for the umpteenth time.

LM P2

In LM P2, Era Motorsports remains firmly at the head of the category with Connor Zilisch at the wheel, around ten seconds ahead of the No. 4 Crowdstrike Racing of Colin Brawn. The only Ligier competing this year, that of Sean Creech Motorsport which we saw in difficulty on numerous occasions during the 24 Hours of Daytona, finally retired.

GTD Pro / GTD

Alessandro Pier Guidi still leads the GTD Pro category with the Ferrari n°62 of Risi Competizione. Sheldon van der Linde clings to second place with the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW around ten seconds behind, but suffers from brake problems. There Mercedes-AMG No. 57 from the Winward Racing team dominates the GTD ranking. Note the definitive retirement of the No. 3 Ford Mustang GT65, while its sister car is currently in 5th place in the GTD Pro category.

ALSO READ > Follow the 24 Hours of Daytona live on video

Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

0 View comments)

Continue reading on these topics:

Read also

Comments

*The space reserved for logged in users. Please connect to be able to respond or post a comment!

0 Comment (s)

To write a comment