The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 will start on the pole position for the 24-endurance race that opens the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship season. This is BMW’s first pole position in Grand Touring Prototype, which is entering its third season as the premier class in IMSA.
The race got underway again 10 minutes into the hour after the FCY called for the Inter Europol ORECA stopping and it was another frantic restart with Mathieu Jaminet leading the train across the line in the No.
Porsche Penske Motorsport's Laurens Vanthoor is leading the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona with four hours to go, but BMW M Team RLL is interjecting itself between the two factory Porsches. That's because Kevin Magnussen has driven the No.
As Porsche secures back-to-back Rolex 24 wins, IMSA teases a GTP expansion with McLaren and Ford on the horizon.
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Porsche Penske Motorsport leads the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona with one hour to go. Which factory Porsche 963, if either, will win it? Taking fuel only on their last pit stops, the No. 6 Porsche of
Porsche Penske Motorsport scored a historic victory in the 63rd Rolex 24 at Daytona, delivering the German manufacturer back-to-back overall wins in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener.
The No. 7 and No. 6 Porsche Penske stay ahead of the field, outpacing BMW and Acura by 40 and 65 seconds, respectively.
The No. 7 Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 maintained its advantage at the head of the Roelx 24 at Daytona field with four hours of racing still to go. Laurens Vanthoor held an 8.398-second advantage over the No. 24 M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 of Kevin Magnussen, with Mathieu Jaminet in third position in the second factory 963.
Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway wrapped up Sunday, and Felipe Nasr and the No. 7 Penske Porsche repeated as champions.
Porsche, Cadillac, and BMW have all led the race for stretches, but the story of the first twelve hours is the heavy top-class attrition.
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