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IMSA Daytona 24 Hours

Daytona 24h: Pole-winning Cadillac beats BMW in final IMSA practice

Cadillac’s Jack Aitken set the pace in the final practice session ahead of this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours.

Charles Bradley

Edited: Jan 26, 2024, 5:58 PM

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Action Express Racing’s ex-F1 racer lapped Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.982s in his Cadillac V-Series.R in warm track conditions for a one-hour session.

Sebastien Bourdais set the early pace in the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing Caddy at 1m36.611s, but Connor De Phillippi beat that mark in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 with 1m36.222s.

Pipo Derani then topped the session at 1m36.131s, going 0.091s clear, before team-mate Aitken beat that by dipping under the 1m36s barrier on 1m35.983s.

“We’ve been pretty happy with the car since we set it down at the Roar to be honest,” Aitken told IMSA Radio. “It’s not doing anything unexpected, which is not like last year.”

De Phillippi and Bourdais were second and third respectively, ahead of Richard Westbrook, whose JDC-Miller entry was fastest of the Porsche 963s.

Neel Jani was next up in Proton Competition’s 963 from the factory Penske variants of Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr.

The Acuras of Louis Deletraz and Ricky Taylor were next up, the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti entry beating its #40 sister car. The #24 BMW of Jesse Krohn rounded out the GTP field.

The session was halted with 15 minutes to go, when Lance Willsey crashed his LMP2 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier into the concrete wall Turn 2.

Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images

#11 TDS Racing ORECA LMP2-Gibson: Steven Thomas, Mikkel Jensen, Hunter McElrea, Charles Milesi

Jensen sets the pace in LMP2 for TDS

Mikkel Jensen led the way in LMP2 in his #11 TDS ORECA, lapping in 1m39.078s before a grassy excursion at the Bus Stop (aka: Le Mans) chicane sent him into the pits.

Nobody could beat his time, with Matthieu Vaxiviere getting closest in the #88 Richard Mille AF Corse ORECA, ahead of the similar machines of Ryan Dalziel (Era Motorsport) and Malthe Jakobsen (Crowdstrike by APR).

Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images

#43 Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R: Jarett Andretti, Gabby Chaves, Scott Hargrove, Thomas Preining

Andretti Porsche fastest in GTD

Thomas Preining led the way in the pro-am #43 Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911, 0.167s quicker than Matteo Cairoli’s Pro class leading #60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan and Daniel Serra’s Risi Competizione Ferrari 296.

Jens Klingmann was second-fastest in Turner Motorsport’s BMW M4 from Riccardo Agostini (Triarsi Competizione).

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

Driver Info

Main Information

Cla Drivers # Chassis Laps Time Interval km/h 1 P. Derani J. Aitken T. Blomqvist Whelen Cadillac Racing 31 Cadillac V-Series.R 18

1'35.983

  133.524 2 C. de Phillippi N. Yelloly M. Martin R. Rast BMW M Team RLL 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 11

+0.239

1'36.222

0.239 133.192 3 R. van der Zande S. Bourdais S. Dixon A. Palou Cadillac Racing 01 Cadillac V-Series.R 16

+0.486

1'36.469

0.247 132.851 4 T. van der Helm R. Westbrook P. Hanson B. Keating JDC/Miller Motorsports 85 Porsche 963 23

+0.833

1'36.816

0.347 132.375 5 G. Bruni N. Jani A. Picariello R. Dumas Proton Competition 5 Porsche 963 20

+1.313

1'37.296

0.480 131.722 6 N. Tandy M. Jaminet K. Estre L. Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 Porsche 963 22

+1.473

1'37.456

0.160 131.505 7 D. Cameron F. Nasr M. Campbell J. Newgarden Porsche Penske Motorsport 7 Porsche 963 15

+1.867

1'37.850

0.394 130.976 8 J. Taylor L. Deletraz C. Herta J. Button Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 40 Acura ARX-06 12

+1.990

1'37.973

0.123 130.812 9 R. Taylor F. Albuquerque B. Hartley M. Ericsson Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 10 Acura ARX-06 13

+2.309

1'38.292

0.319 130.387 10 S. Thomas M. Jensen

H. McElrea

C. Milesi TDS Racing 11 ORECA 07 24

+3.095

1'39.078

0.786 129.353 11 J. Krohn P. Eng A. Farfus D. Vanthoor BMW M Team RLL 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 4

+3.449

1'39.432

0.354 128.892 12 L. Perez Companc N. Nielsen

L. Wadoux

M. Vaxiviere Richard Mille AF Corse 88 ORECA 07 23

+3.802

1'39.785

0.353 128.436 13 D. Merriman R. Dalziel

C. Zilisch

C. Rasmussen Era Motorsport

18 ORECA 07 22

+3.802

1'39.785

0.000 128.436 14 G. Kurtz C. Braun T. Sowery

M. Jakobsen Crowdstrike Racing by APR

04 ORECA 07 24

+3.899

1'39.882

0.097 128.311 15

P. Hyett

P. Chatin M. Brabham

A. Quinn AO Racing

99 ORECA 07 25

+4.007

1'39.990

0.108 128.173 16 J. Farano

M. Dinan

F. Habsburg S. McLaughlin Tower Motorsports 8 ORECA 07 24

+4.239

1'40.222

0.232 127.876 17 G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon F. Massa Riley 74 ORECA 07 18

+4.355

1'40.338

0.116 127.728 18 B. Keating

N. Pino

B. Hanley P. O'Ward United Autosports USA 2 ORECA 07 12

+4.504

1'40.487

0.149 127.539 19 J. Smiechowski N. Boulle T. Dillmann C. Novalak Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 52 ORECA 07 23

+4.519

1'40.502

0.015 127.520 20 L. Willsey J. Barbosa

N. Siegel

J. Edgar Sean Creech Motorsport 33 Ligier JS P217 19

+4.788

1'40.771

0.269 127.179 21 D. Goldburg P. di Resta

B. Garg

F. Rosenqvist United Autosports USA 22 ORECA 07 11

+5.276

1'41.259

0.488 126.567 22 E. Lux

K. Simpson

J. Allen

S. Alvarez DragonSpeed

81 ORECA 07 13

+6.572

1'42.555

1.296 124.967 23 J. Andretti G. Chaves S. Hargrove T. Preining Andretti Motorsports 43 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 23

+11.089

1'47.072

4.517 119.695 24 C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni R. Grosjean M. Cairoli Iron Lynx 60 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 22

+11.256

1'47.239

0.167 119.509 25 D. Serra D. Rigon A. Pier Guidi J. Calado Risi Competizione 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 7

+11.403

1'47.386

0.147 119.345 26 R. Foley P. Gallagher

J. Walker

J. Klingmann Turner Motorsport 96 BMW M4 GT3 11

+11.475

1'47.458

0.072 119.265 27 O. Triarsi

C. Scardina

R. Agostini A. Rovera Triarsi Competizione 023 Ferrari 296 GT3 16

+11.563

1'47.546

0.088 119.168 28 R. Hardwick D. Olsen

G. Levorato

C. Lewis Proton Competition 55 Ford Mustang GT3 16

+11.626

1'47.609

0.063 119.098 29 K. Habul J. Gounon L. Stolz M. Engel Sun Energy 1 75 Mercedes AMG GT3 25

+11.783

1'47.766

0.157 118.924 30 R. Frey M. Gatting S. Bovy D. Pin Iron Dames 83 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 26

+11.823

1'47.806

0.040 118.880 31 B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy T. Gamble Inception Racing 70 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 24

+11.944

1'47.927

0.121 118.747 32 H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports 64 Ford Mustang GT3 18

+11.969

1'47.952

0.025 118.719 33 J. Hand D. Muller F. Vervisch Ford Multimatic Motorsports 65 Ford Mustang GT3 16

+11.977

1'47.960

0.008 118.711 34

A. Adelson

E. Skeer J. Heylen F. Makowiecki Wright Motorsports 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 26

+12.037

1'48.020

0.060 118.645 35 A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 23

+12.073

1'48.056

0.036 118.605 36

K. Li

A. Fjordbach L. ten Voorde K. Bachler MDK Motorsports 86 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 17

+12.112

1'48.095

0.039 118.562 37

M. Franco

A. Costa

A. Balzan C. Sbirrazzuoli Conquest Racing 34 Ferrari 296 GT3 11

+12.166

1'48.149

0.054 118.503 38 S. Yoluc

R. Andrade

S. Andrews A. Christodoulou Lone Star Racing 80 Mercedes AMG GT3 13

+12.170

1'48.153

0.004 118.499 39 J. Potter A. Lally S. Pumpelly N. Thiim Magnus Racing 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 17

+12.202

1'48.185

0.032 118.464 40 S. Mann F. Heriau M. Molina K. Cozzolino Af Corse 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 23

+12.364

1'48.347

0.162 118.287 41 D. Brule A. Udell T. Hindman J. Andlauer Kellymoss with Riley 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12

+12.371

1'48.354

0.007 118.279 42 K. Marcelli D. Formal

G. Doyle

A. Harrison Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 11

+12.467

1'48.450

0.096 118.174 43 R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto A. Fuoco E. Cheever Cetilar Racing 47 Ferrari 296 GT3 10

+12.470

1'48.453

0.003 118.171 44

F. Perera

J. Pepper A. Caldarelli M. Bortolotti Iron Lynx 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 22

+12.590

1'48.573

0.120 118.040 45

S. Monk

K. Legge T. Calderon S. McAleer Gradient Racing 66 Acura NSX GT3 12

+12.593

1'48.576

0.003 118.037 46 T. Milner N. Catsburg E. Bamber Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 18

+12.716

1'48.699

0.123 117.904 47 M. Kirchhofer O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe A. Rossi Pfaff Motorsports 9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 14

+12.882

1'48.865

0.166 117.724 48 R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje D. Morad Winward Racing 57 Mercedes AMG GT3 7

+13.470

1'49.453

0.588 117.091 49 M. Goikhberg L. Spinelli D. DeFrancesco S. Mitchell Forte Racing 78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 15

+14.372

1'50.355

0.902 116.134 50 M. Skeen M. Grenier K. Koch

M. Goetz Korthoff/Preston Motorsports

32 Mercedes AMG GT3 6

+14.498

1'50.481

0.126 116.002 51 L. Heinrich

S. Priaulx

M. Christensen AO Racing 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 12

+17.559

1'53.542

3.061 112.875 52 F. Montecalvo P. Thompson A. Telitz R. Miyata Vasser Sullivan 12 Lexus RC F GT3 3

+19.405

1'55.388

1.846 111.069 53 B. Sellers M. Snow N. Verhagen S. Van Der Linde Paul Miller Racing 1 BMW M4 GT3 2

    54 O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern A. Lynn AWA 13 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 0

    55 J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat K. Kirkwood M. Conway Vasser Sullivan 14 Lexus RC F GT3 6

    56 A. Mantella

N. Varrone

T. Merrill C. Eastwood AWA 17 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 0

    57 D. Andersen

S. Lucas

L. Hörr S. Huffaker MDK by High Class Racing 20 ORECA 07 7

    58 R. Gunn A. Riberas M. Farnbacher Heart Of Racing Team 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 0

    59 R. De Angelis Z. Robichon I. James M. Sorensen Heart Of Racing Team 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 0

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