24 Hours of Daytona – H+1: WTRandretti (Acura) leads thanks to Full Yellow Course

GTP

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering car, driven by pole-sitter Pipo Derani, continued to lead at the start of the 24 Hours of Daytona, and if Nick Tandy beat Sébastien Bourdais at the green flag, the Frenchman quickly secured his 2nd place. thanks to a good pass in the first corner, and No. 01 his Cadillac.

However, the Full Course Yellow caused by Misha Goikhberg (see GTD) shook up the position, which allowed Acura and WTRAndretti to take the lead with Ricky Taylor in #10, ahead of #01 Cadillac and #1 Porsche °7 . #6 Porsche 963 lost time in the pits due to quick steering control.

LM P2

In LM P2, it is the No. 04 Oreca 07 from the Crowdstrike Racing team that leads, ahead of the No. 2 of United Autosports and the No. 52 Inter Europol Competition driven by Clément’s last-minute replacement, Pietro Fittipaldi.

If the start was smart in the category, the restart after the Full Yellow Course was more confusing: Steven Thomas (TDS Racing n°11) and PJ Hyett (AO) made contact and spun, while the #20 MDK and Top Class Racing it was. was hit by the #14 Lexus of Mike Conway (started in pole position in GTD Pro) at the exit of the first turn. The United Autosports No. 22 was forced to return to the pits a second time for emergency repairs and left last in its class.

HEARTBREAK for the defending GTD Pro champions.

The @VasserSullivan 14 cars were involved in the incident in the opening hour #Rolex24.

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GTD Pro / GTD

In the GT groups, after the accident of Lexus number 14 of the Vasser Sullivan team, it is GTD that leads, Lexus number 12 of the Vasser Sullivan team. In GTD Pro, Andrea Caldarelli leads his category in his number 19 Lamborghini Iron Lynx.

Misha Goikhberg had the misfortune of bringing out the first Full Course Yellow of this 24 Hours of Daytona, by hitting the tire wall at the Le Mans chicane, in the #78 Lamborghini of the Race to the Conqueror team. The No. 13 Corvette from the AWA team also suffered a power steering problem in the first minutes of the race.

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