Rolex 24 Hour 16: Bourdais leads at 2/3rds mark in #01 Ganassi Cadillac

Cadillac V-LMDh cars were running first and third at the 16-hour mark of the 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course.

Sebastien Bourdais, a two-time Rolex 24 winner, drove the No. 01 Aldo Costa designed Cadillac V-LMDh to the front of the field. Alex Lynn challenged for the lead after the seventh caution period of the race and was running third in the No. 02 Cadillac V-LMDh.

#01: Cadillac Racing, Cadillac V-LMDh, GTP with Sebastien Bourdais at the wheel

Bourdais put the No. 01 Aldo Costa designed Cadillac V-LMDh out front, passing the No. 6 Porsche 963 of Nick Tandy just prior to the end of the 14th hour while the #60 Acura was gaining ground again with Tom Blomqvist at the wheel.

Bourdais held a 24-second lead over Blomqvist as the race reached the 2/3rds mark while the #6 Penske Porsche lost 3 laps in the pits between the 15th and 16th hour of the race.

Both Acura GTP entries also have been hit with delays.

The pole-sitting No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing entry, which has been the fastest car on track, made at least three oil flushes since the start of the race.

#60: Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian, Acura ARX-06, GTP: Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud pit stop. LAT Photo for IMSA

The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport’s Acura went to the garage in Hour 13 to fix an oil filler bracket, then performed an oil flush in pit lane with Louis Deletraz at the wheel.

The Wayne Taylor/Andretti Acura dropped two laps behind the leading GTP entries as a result of the extra service as well as a pit lane penalty for working on the car while under a closed pit for that oil flush.

Meanwhile, the #02 Ganassi Cadillac ran third overall in the 16th hour.

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-LMDh, running in the lead pack, sustained left-rear suspension damage after contact with a GTD car. Quick work by the crew in the garage returned the hybrid car to the track with Jack Aitken taking over the seat from Pipo Derani.

The No. 35 TDS Racing Oreca 07 Gibson and the No. 04 of Ben Hanley are swapping the lead LMP2, while LMP3 was topped by the No. 33 of Sean Creech Motorsport.

The No. 79 WeatherTech Mercedes leads in GTD Pro in a close battle with the #57 GTD Mercedes of Winward Racing and the #27 Aston Martin of Heart of Racing.

An up-and-down middle eight hours saw Corvette Racing re-emerge from two laps down and back into contention for a class victory as daylight approached for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

#3: Corvette Racing, Corvette C8.R GTD, GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Tommy Milner

The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R ran third in the GT Daytona PRO (GTD PRO) class and fifth among all GTD runners after 16 hours in the season-opening race for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

The three Corvette Racing drivers – Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Tommy Milner – each drove triple-stints as they rotated through the C8.R for the second time.

Mark Cipolloni reporting for AutoRacing1.com

Rolex 24 Hour 16 Standings

Pos	Pic	No.	Class	Drivers*	Team	Car	Laps	Behind/Gap
1	1	01	GTP	S. Bourdais / R. van der Zande S. Dixon	Cadillac Racing	Cadillac V-LMDh	525	0.000 0.000
2	2	60	GTP	T. Blomqvist / C. Braun H. Castroneves / S. Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian	Acura ARX-06	525	25.415 25.415
3	3	02	GTP	E. Bamber / A. Lynn / R. Westbrook	Cadillac Racing	Cadillac V-LMDh	525	31.848 6.433
4	4	24	GTP	P. Eng / A. Farfus / M. Wittmann C. Herta	BMW M Team RLL	BMW M Hybrid V8	524	1 Lap 1 Lap
5	5	10	GTP	R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / L. Deletraz B. Hartley	Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06	Acura ARX-06	523	2 Laps 1 Lap
6	6	6	GTP	M. Jaminet / N. Tandy / D. Cameron	Porsche Penske Motorsports	Porsche 963	522	3 Laps 1 Lap
7	1	35	LMP2	F. Heriau / G. van der Garde J. Pierson / J. Van Uitert	TDS Racing	ORECA LMP2 07	509	16 Laps 13 Laps
8	2	04	LMP2	G. Kurtz / B. Hanley / M. McMurry E. Gutierrez	Crowdstrike Racing by APR	ORECA LMP2 07	509	16 Laps 1.875
9	7	7	GTP	M. Campbell / F. Nasr M. Christensen	Porsche Penske Motorsports	Porsche 963	509	16 Laps 11.994
10	3	88	LMP2	F. Perrodo / M. Vaxiviere / J. Canal N. Nielsen	AF Corse	ORECA LMP2 07	509	16 Laps 2.597
11	8	31	GTP	P. Derani / A. Sims / J. Aitken	Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh	Cadillac V-LMDh	508	17 Laps 1 Lap
12	4	51	LMP2	E. Lux / D. Defrancesco / A. Cindric P. Fittipaldi	Rick Ware Racing	ORECA LMP2 07	508	17 Laps 57.538
13	5	52	LMP2	B. Keating / P. Chatin / A. Quinn N. Lapierre	PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	ORECA LMP2 07	508	17 Laps 30.911
14	6	18	LMP2	D. Merriman / R. Dalziel C. Rasmussen / O. Jarvis	Era Motorsport	ORECA LMP2 07	507	18 Laps 1 Lap
15	7	20	LMP2	D. Andersen / E. Jones / A. Fjordbach R. Marciello	High Class Racing	ORECA LMP2 07	507	18 Laps 29.656
16	8	55	LMP2	Poordad / F. Pizzi / J. Allen Bruni	Proton Competition	ORECA LMP2 07	506	19 Laps 1 Lap
17	9	8	LMP2	J. Farano / S. McLaughlin J. Newgarden / K. Simpson	Tower Motorsports	ORECA LMP2 07	502	23 Laps 4 Laps
18	1	33	LMP3	L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Pino N. Siegel	Sean Creech Motorsport	Ligier JS P320	495	30 Laps 7 Laps
19	2	17	LMP3	A. Mantella / W. Boyd / N. Varrone T. Merrill	AWA	Duqueine D08	495	30 Laps 12.020
20	3	87	LMP3	Y. Kanamaru / A. Serravalle N. Boulle / J. Vance	FastMD Racing	Duqueine D08	492	33 Laps 3 Laps
21	4	38	LMP3	J. DeAngelis / C. Allen / C. Bloum C. Shields	Performance Tech Motorsports	Ligier JS P320	489	36 Laps 3 Laps
22	1	79	GTDPRO	C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella / J. Gounon M. Engel	WeatherTech Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	488	37 Laps 1 Lap
23	1	57	GTD	R. Ward / P. Ellis / I. Dontje / D. Morad	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	488	37 Laps 2.453
24	2	27	GTD	R. De Angelis / M. Sorensen / I. James D. Turner	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	488	37 Laps 2.364
25	2	14	GTDPRO	J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat M. Conway	Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	488	37 Laps 2.079
26	3	3	GTDPRO	A. Garcia / J. Taylor / T. Milner	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD	488	37 Laps 1.086
27	3	32	GTD	M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch M. Goetz	Team Korthoff Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	488	37 Laps 9.196
28	4	63	GTDPRO	A. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti / J. Pepper R. Grosjean	Iron Lynx	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	487	38 Laps 1 Lap
29	4	93	GTD	A. Harrison / D. Formal / K. Marcelli R. Briscoe	Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR	Acura NSX GT3	487	38 Laps 0.231
30	5	9	GTDPRO	K. Bachler / P. Pilet / L. Vanthoor	Pfaff Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	487	38 Laps 29.674
31	5	44	GTD	J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly N. Thiim	Magnus Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	487	38 Laps 15.111
32	6	70	GTD	B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy M. Kirchhofer	Inception Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	486	39 Laps 1 Lap
33	7	12	GTD	A. Telitz / F. Montecalvo / K. Kirkwood P. Thompson	VasserSullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	486	39 Laps 19.141
34	8	66	GTD	S. Monk / K. Legge / M. Farnbacher M. Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	485	40 Laps 1 Lap
35	9	1	GTD	B. Sellers / M. Snow / C. Lewis M. Martin	Paul Miller Racing	BMW M4 GT3	485	40 Laps 39.795
36	6	95	GTDPRO	B. Auberlen / C. Hull / B. Spengler J. Edwards	Turner Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3	484	41 Laps 1 Lap
37	10	78	GTD	M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli / B. Hites M. Mapelli	US RaceTronics	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	484	41 Laps 12.143
38	11	21	GTD	S. Mann / L. Perez Companc M. Molina / F. Castellacci	AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	484	41 Laps 33.801
39	12	16	GTD	R. Hardwick / J. Heylen / Z. Robichon D. Olsen	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	483	42 Laps 1 Lap
40	7	23	GTDPRO	R. Gunn / A. Riberas / D. Pittard	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	481	44 Laps 2 Laps
41	13	19	GTD	C. Schiavoni / R. Ineichen/R. Giammaria / F. Perera	Iron Lynx	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	481	44 Laps
42	14	77	GTD	A. Brynjolfsson / T. Hindman / M. Root K. Estre	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	479	46 Laps
43	8	53	GTDPRO	M. Kvamme / T. Estep / J. Magnussen J. Hart	MDK Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	479	46 Laps
44	15	023	GTD	O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / A. Rovera A. Bertolini	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3	478	47 Laps
45	16	80	GTD	P. Hyett / S. Priaulx / G. Jeannette H. Tincknell	AO Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	475	50 Laps
46	5	85	LMP3	T. Bechtolsheimer / T. van der Helm L. Mars / M. Filippi	JDC Miller MotorSports	Duqueine D08	471	54 Laps
47	17	83	GTD	R. Frey / S. Bovy / M. Gatting / D. Pin	Iron Dames	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	469	56 Laps
48	6	13	LMP3	O. Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / M. Kranz	AWA	Duqueine D08	468	57 Laps
49	18	91	GTD	A. Metni / K. van Berlo / J. Evans J. Andlauer	Kellymoss with Riley	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	460	65 Laps
50	9	64	GTDPRO	T. Giovanis / H. Plumb / M. Plumb O. Trinkler	TGM/TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	458	67 Laps
51	19	96	GTD	P. Gallagher / R. Foley / M. Dinan J. Klingmann	Turner Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3	458	67 Laps
52	9	25	GTP	C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly S. van der Linde / C. Herta	BMW M Team RLL	BMW M Hybrid V8	393	65 Laps
53	7	36	LMP3	Andretti / G. Chaves / D. Dickerson/R. Lindh	Andretti Autosport	Ligier JS P320	371	DNF
54	8	43	LMP3	S. Alvarez / J. French / G. de Oliveira/D. Frost	MRS GT-Racing	Ligier JS P320	368	157 Laps
55	20	42	GTD	R. Megennis / J. Conwright / K. Li A. Deledda	NTE Sport	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	356	Not Running
56	10	62	GTDPRO	A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado / D. Serra D. Rigon	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3	349	Not Running
57	21	92	GTD	D. Brule / A. Udell / A. Davis J. Bleekemolen	Kellymoss with Riley	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	278	Not Running
58	10	11	LMP2	S. Thomas / M. Jensen / S. Huffaker R. VeeKay	TDS Racing	ORECA LMP2 07	249	Not Running
59	22	75	GTD	K. Habul / L. Stolz / F. Schiller A. Jefferies	Sun Energy 1	Mercedes-AMG GT3	233	Not Running
60	9	74	LMP3	G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon G. van Berlo	Riley	Ligier JS P320	89	Not Running
61	23	47	GTD	R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco A. Balzan	CETILAR RACING	Ferrari 296 GT3	44	Not Running