Rolex 24 Hour 7: Allmendinger takes lead

Earl Bamber's #912 Porsche leads in GTLM

Michael Shank Racing leads the 54th Rolex 24 at Daytona with 7 hours complete, with the No. 60 Ligier JS P2 Honda of AJ Allmendinger ahead of the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP and No. 02 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Riley-Ford DP.

Defending Prototype Challenge class champions CORE autosport’s race is done, following engine failure for its Oreca FLM09 in the sixth hour.

It came while Mark Wilkins was comfortably out from in the lead in class, and has given the top spot to the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry of Jose Gutierrez.

Earl Bamber is out front in GT Le Mans, leading a Porsche North America 1-2.

Additionally, Jordan Taylor, who completed a single stint early in the race, will not return to the wheel due to an ongoing illness.

Hour 7 Standings

POS	IN CLASS	CLASS	CAR	CURRENT DRIVER	CAR TYPE	LAPS	BEHIND	GAP	BEST LAP	STOPS
1	1	P	60	AJ ALLMENDINGER	HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2	218	–.—	–.—	1:39.356	4
2	2	P	5	FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE	CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP	218	32.651	32.651	1:40.626	4
3	3	P	02	TONY KANAAN	FORD ECOBOOST RILEY DP	218	38.442	5.791	1:40.923	5
4	4	P	01	ANDY PRIAULX	FORD ECOBOOST RILEY DP	218	44.456	6.014	1:40.279	4
5	5	P	10	RICKY TAYLOR	CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP	218	47.892	3.436	1:40.756	5
6	6	P	31	ERIC CURRAN	CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP	218	48.873	0.981	1:40.571	4
7	7	P	2	JOHANNES VAN OVERBEEK	HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2	218	59.820	10.947	1:39.192	5
8	8	P	90	MARC GOOSSENS	CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP	218	1:22.349	22.529	1:41.220	6
9	9	P	55	SPENCER PIGOT	MAZDA PROTOTYPE	215	3 LAPS	3 LAPS	1:40.445	4
10	1	GTLM	912	EARL BAMBER	PORSCHE 911 RSR	213	5 LAPS	2 LAPS	1:45.071	4
11	2	GTLM	911	KEVIN ESTRE	PORSCHE 911 RSR	213	5 LAPS	0.663	1:45.060	4
12	3	GTLM	3	MIKE ROCKENFELLER	CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7	213	5 LAPS	21.699	1:44.879	4
13	4	GTLM	72	JAMES CALADO	FERRARI 488 GTE	213	5 LAPS	9.691	1:44.639	5
14	5	GTLM	100	KUNO WITTMER	BMW M6 GTLM	213	5 LAPS	0.803	1:45.159	4
15	6	GTLM	4	OLIVER GAVIN	CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7	213	5 LAPS	5.047	1:44.903	4
16	7	GTLM	62	TONI VILANDER	FERRARI 488 GTE	213	5 LAPS	3.438	1:45.102	5
17	1	PC	52	TOM KIMBER SMITH	ORECA FLM09	212	6 LAPS	1 LAP	1:43.673	4
18	8	GTLM	25	AUGUSTO FARFUS	BMW M6 GTLM	212	6 LAPS	1 LAP	1:45.253	4
19	9	GTLM	68	DANIEL SERRA	FERRARI 488 GTE	210	8 LAPS	2 LAPS	1:45.174	7
20	2	PC	20	BRENDAN GAUGHAN	ORECA FLM09	209	9 LAPS	3 LAPS	1:44.454	4
21	3	PC	38	BRANDON GDOVIC	ORECA FLM09	209	9 LAPS	6.090	1:44.421	5
22	4	PC	85	KENTON KOCH	ORECA FLM09	208	10 LAPS	1 LAP	1:43.428	5
23	1	GTD	48	MIRKO BORTOLOTTI	LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3	207	11 LAPS	1 LAP	1:46.563	5
24	2	GTD	44	RENE RAST	AUDI R8 LMS GT3	207	11 LAPS	7.575	1:47.739	4
25	3	GTD	23	MARIO FARNBACHER	PORSCHE 991 GT3 R	207	11 LAPS	19.846	1:47.684	5
26	4	GTD	98	RICHIE STANAWAY	ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3	207	11 LAPS	23.318	1:47.958	5
27	5	GTD	6	ANDREW DAVIS	AUDI R8 LMS GT3	207	11 LAPS	2.411	1:48.006	4
28	6	GTD	16	SPENCER PUMPELLY	LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3	207	11 LAPS	1.174	1:46.423	4
29	7	GTD	33	BEN KEATING	DODGE VIPER GT3-R	207	11 LAPS	2.449	1:47.929	6
30	8	GTD	51	PETER MANN	FERRARI 458	206	12 LAPS	1 LAP	1:47.991	4
31	9	GTD	93	ERIC FOSS	DODGE VIPER GT3-R	206	12 LAPS	1:30.244	1:48.001	4
32	10	P	50	DAVID HINTON	BMW POWER RILEY DP	206	12 LAPS	9 LAPS	1:43.806	4
33	10	GTD	73	NORBERT SIEDLER	PORSCHE 911 GT3 R	206	12 LAPS	6.042	1:48.140	4
34	11	GTD	540	NICKY CATSBURG	PORSCHE 991 GT3 R	206	12 LAPS	4.153	1:48.154	5
35	12	GTD	007	ANTONIO PEREZ	ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3	206	12 LAPS	19.352	1:48.030	4
36	13	GTD	63	CHRISTINA NIELSEN	FERRARI 458 GT3	206	12 LAPS	6.947	1:47.737	5
37	14	GTD	22	LEH KEEN	PORSCHE 911 GT3 R	205	13 LAPS	1 LAP	1:47.991	5
38	15	GTD	28	MARC BASSENG	LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3	205	13 LAPS	59.062	1:47.437	5
39	16	GTD	30	PATRICK HUISMAN	PORSCHE 911 GT3 R	205	13 LAPS	8.826	1:47.036	4
40	17	GTD	97	MICHAEL MARSAL	BMW M6 GT3	204	14 LAPS	1 LAP	1:48.420	5
41	18	GTD	9	DION VON MOLKE	AUDI R8 LMS GT3	204	14 LAPS	34.332	1:48.297	4
42	5	PC	26	JOHN FALB	ORECA FLM09	203	15 LAPS	5 LAPS	1:44.563	6
43	11	P	37	KIRILL LADYGIN	NISSAN BR01	200	18 LAPS	6 LAPS	1:41.555	4
44	19	GTD	21	LANCE WILLSEY	LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3	194	24 LAPS	10 LAPS	1:48.577	5
45	10	GTLM	67	STEFAN MUCKE	FORD GT ECO BOOST	191	27 LAPS	19 LAPS	1:44.391	6
46	20	GTD	45	PIERRE KAFFER	AUDI R8	188	30 LAPS	6 LAPS	1:47.503	3
47	21	GTD	96	BRET CURTIS	BMW M6 GT3	186	32 LAPS	2 LAPS	1:48.339	3
48	22	GTD	11	TOWNSEND BELL	LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3	185	33 LAPS	1 LAP	1:46.461	4
49	11	GTLM	66	DIRK MUELLER	FORD GT ECO BOOST	180	38 LAPS	11 LAPS	1:44.979	6
50	6	PC	88	MARK KVAMME	ORECA FLM09	179	39 LAPS	24 LAPS	1:44.469	6
51	7	PC	8	ALEX POPOW	ORECA FLM09	173	45 LAPS	6 LAPS	1:44.406	4
52	8	PC	54	MARK WILKINS	ORECA FLM09	160	58 LAPS	13 LAPS	1:43.690	2
53	12	P	0	ANDY MEYRICK	DELTAWING DWC13	119	99 LAPS	81 LAPS	1:39.874	0
54	13	P	70	MILLER LONG DEVLIN	MAZDA PROTOTYPE	11	207 LAPS	108 LAPS	1:42.333	0