Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac wins Rolex 24
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| The winning #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac |
| LAT Photo for IMSA |
Ricky Taylor spun out leader Felipe Albuquerque in the final laps to win the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was a dirty move but there is no way the France owned series was going to penalize the #10 Cadillac of Taylor so his teammate, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, could say he won the Rolex 24 even though he drove very few laps.
Taylor took his No. 10 Cadillac DPi-V.R across the line just 0.671 seconds ahead of Albuquerque's No. 5 Action Express Racing Cadillac, after the two DPi cars collided in Turn 1 while battling for the lead with seven minutes to go.
With seven minutes to go, Albuquerque was leading in the No. 5, with Ricky Taylor on his tail. At the end of the long frontstretch, leading into a fast left turn, Taylor took the No. 10 car low and inside of Albuquerque. When the No. 5 set up for the left turn, Taylor hit the car in the rear, spinning it out. Albuquerque recovered quickly and at the end, finished only 0.671 seconds behind the No. 10.
The incident was reviewed by IMSA officials who decided to take no action against Taylor, which did not go down well with Albuquerque. "I don't race like that, to be hit in the back. He didn't even wait for me, he just took off," Albuquerque said. "Clearly I was hit in the back. It was not a clean move. I think everyone saw that."
The controversial contact took a possible victory out of the hands of Albuquerque, Barbosa and Fittipaldi.
“We came here with proven cars," Fittipaldi said during the post-race press conference.
“We managed to put as maximum (sic) miles as possible on them because in order to win this race, you first need a finish. So great thanks to [Cadillac], and hats off for all the efforts that they did."
[adinserter name="GOOGLE AD"]“I guess we just have to turn the page and move on to the next one."
Fittipaldi offered further insight after being asked directly about the review of the incident by IMSA.
“Was it a clean pass? I don’t know. It was decided the way it was decided … [Beaux Barfield, IMSA Race Director] in the briefing was very clear about if you generate a problem or if you generate contact, you will probably be penalized for it. So I don’t know."
Even team owner Wayne Taylor was nervous, as TV cameras showed him burying his head in his hands after the No. 5 spun, likely anticipating that it would be a controversial call.
Regardless, Jordan Taylor said the win was a "relief. We've come close so many times. I'm just proud of my brother. He made it happen today."
Indeed, Ricky Taylor's pursuit of the No. 5 car was dramatic during the last 24 minutes after the green flag fell following the 21st caution period, this one for debris on the track. Taylor frequently braked hard enough to lock the wheels and several times overshot the corner as he charged after Albuquerque.
In the end, though, it was great news for Cadillac – finishing first and second place in its first time out. The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi, led often in the first third of the race until electrical problems, a bent control arm and a flat tire dropped the car to a sixth-place finish in class, 14th overall.
Third place went to the No. 90 Visit Florida Racing Multimatic/Riley LM P2 car of Marc Goossens, Renger van der Zande and Rene Rast. "No one expected us to last for 24 hours," Goossens said. "That just shows how strong this little team is. Right now we have to look at the big picture."
Fourth was the No. 2 Tequila Patron Nissan DPi, the team that won both the 2016 Rolex and Twelve Hours of Sebring. Drivers Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and the star of both races last year, Pipo Derani, were three laps behind the two Cadillacs.
Albuquerque recovered to close back up on the #10 of Taylor but ran out of laps to get revenge.
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| The #5 Cadillac got punted off and lost the win |
"I don't think I lost the race, I don't race like this," said Albuquerque. "He hit me up the back, so I spun and he didn't even wait for me, he just took off.
"If the officials don't agree that it's a penalty, then OK. He could have waited for me, for the fight but it didn't happen.
"I'm happy with what I did. I came back still, but not enough. That's it."
When asked if he was considering a protest over the decision, he replied: "I'm going to talk with the team, I will do what they say. For me, I don't agree with the decision because it was clearly on the back.
"It was not a clean move, everyone knows that. The public knows, the fans know a lot, and this race is for the show."
GT Classes
With a brand-new car for one of the top manufacturers in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans class, and three new manufacturers in the GT Daytona class, handicapping the GT cars in the 55th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona would be tough.
In the end, it was impossible.
The new GT Le Mans car was the Porsche 911 RSR for the two-car Porsche GT Team. It may look familiar, but the traditionally rear-engine 911 became a mid-engine race car, and Daytona was the world track debut of the car. Would it be fast? Would it last 24 hours on its first time out?
Yes, and yes. Both the Nos. 911 and 912 teams contended, and the No. 911 did better than that, challenging for the win at the end but settling for second, behind the favorite, the 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT, which edged the Porsche by less than three seconds after 652 laps of the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway infield road course.
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| The winning #66 Ford GT stops at night |
The win went to the team of Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller, aided by IndyCar star Sebastien Bourdais, the same trio that took the Le Mans class victory. It was a matter of unfinished business for Ford, which debuted the racing version of the Ford GT here in 2016, and did not fare well. Ford brought its two North American-based GTs, as well as its two European-based cars, in an all-out assault on the Rolex 24.
And it took all four: While the No. 66 won, second was the Porsche, third was a Ferrari, fourth was a Chevrolet Corvette. And the fastest lap of all four of those cars was less that one half-second apart, and the top seven cars were all on the lead lap.
The second-place Porsche No. 911 was driven by Patrick Pilet, Dirk Werner and Frederic Makowiecki. Pilet, the driver during the last stint, wasn’t happy with second place. "I’m never happy with second," he said. "I’m proud of the work the guys did our first time out. I did everything to overtake the Ford, I destroyed my tires trying to catch him. But I was glad I was able to maintain second for Porsche."
Much happier was the No. 66 Ford GT team, including Joey Hand, who said the 12 hours of light but constant rain was an ordeal. "I’ve done a lot of racing in my life, and that was some of the toughest stuff I’ve dealt with," Hand said.
"But we did what we had to do. The car is dirty but there isn’t a scratch on it."
"We didn’t put a wheel wrong," said Bourdais, "and it paid off."
Third was the strong-running No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE driven by James Calado, Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander, followed by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Corvette Racing, with drivers Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fassler.
In the GT Daytona class, last year’s decision to adopt the global GT3-class rules has generated more interest from manufacturers, and more entries: The Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Lexus RC F GT3 made their WeatherTech Championship debuts here, and the Acura NSX GT3 has never raced anywhere until this weekend.
Even so, the GT Daytona win went to the No. 28 Alegra Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 of Carlos de Quesada, his son Michael, Jesse Lazare, Daniel Morad and Michael Christensen, not a team among the early picks. The younger de Quesada, Lazare and Morad all are 2016 champions of IMSA-sanctioned Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge series in the U.S. and Canada.
"It was incredible," said Michael de Quesada. "When my dad won here in 2007 I was here, and now being here today at the top of the podium, and getting that Rolex watch – it was the most amazing feeling."
"I don’t even know how to describe it," Christensen said. "The team and the crew kept the car in one piece, and I was the one who got to bring it home. The whole team did a phenomenal job."
Second was the No. 29 Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 of Christopher Mies, Jules Gounon, Connor De Phillippi and Jeffery Schmidt, just 0.293 seconds behind the winning Porsche. Third was the top-finishing Mercedes, the No. 33 Riley Motorsports-Team AMG car of Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Mario Farnbacher and Adam Christodoulou.
The top-finishing Acura was the No. 86 Michael Shank Racing NSX GT3 of Jeff Segal, Oswaldo Negri, Jr., Tom Dyer and Ryan Hunter-Reay, which finished fifth. And of the two Lexus RC F GT3 cars of 3GT Racing, the No. 15 of Jack Hawksworth, Robert Alon, Austin Cindric and Dominik Farnbacher came in 36th.
Next up for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida, held at the historic road course in Central Florida March 15-18.
QUOTES
Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president, General Motors, and president, Cadillac Division:
"Victory at the renowned Rolex 24 At Daytona is never easy. To do so in our debut, with a new car dominating the race, is a tribute to the efforts of our engineers, teams and drivers."
"Cadillac's return to endurance racing represents a tangible expression of our new product philosophy, in which technology and superlative engineering meet to challenge conventions and end the trade-off between luxury and performance."
Mark Reuss, executive vice president General Motors – Global Product Development and Purchasing:
"It is hard to bring a brand back into racing. I was just over-the-moon to come down to Daytona for the first time and drive a brand new car, and a brand new chassis. Dallara did a great job with that chassis, and our engines were strong. ECR Engines really hit is out of the park with our new Cadillac 6.2L engine.
"It was one of those historic things. You are witnessing it in a historic place, and you are watching Jeff Gordon get into a prototype for the first time, and you watch him win it with Ricky and Jordan. You watch Max in his last race and watch him win it. Those are times you never forget, and that is what Daytona is all about. That is why this place is so special, because every time we come here for these races, special things happen.
"The battle was good. We had the good and the bad, and this weekend a lot of good. It was stuff we will never forget for the rest of our lives."
"I was particularly happy for Wayne Taylor and his sons because we've come here and run hard and finished second in this race – this is a hard race to win. To come here for the first time, with all the things he has done for Cadillac and now in the DPI class to bring that back with a new manufacturer, he won it through his efforts. I really express my extreme joy and gratitude to him because I know how passionate he is and puts his whole life in it. And now his sons are in the cars, so to watch them win it for us with our new car. To watch them convincingly win it was great."
Max Angelelli, driver, No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, winner, second time – 2005:
"Wonderful. I was speechless. What is better than this? I finished my career with a big win Jeff and the boys. I want to thank the Taylor family. He said I was the worst teammate, he really means it. This is a really special way to end my driving career."
Ricky Taylor, driver, No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R:
"It is unbelievable, I am still shaking. There are so many different story lines. The unfinished business of the first go around. Starting the season with a win. Cadillac's fist win. Max has been a part of our family for years. We used to have class with Max the Axe. He would tell us about downforce and over taking. My pass today was just like Max. To win today was really cool. To win it with Jeff is surreal experience. The pass I was working on him we came to GT traffic and they didn't look to good in Turn1. I thought about doing this for years and years. Drivers tend to release their hands a little in the break there and it opens up."
Jordan Taylor, driver, No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R:
"The past four years – and now five with this year – we've had flawless runs. We never went in the garage. We never lost a lap. It's always been tires-fuel-driver. Thankfully we had another one of those days today. Unfortunately one of our guys who wasn't with us today was someone had been with us for every one of those races – Adam Banet. He actually left Thursday morning because his wife had their first child. He was watching the race on TV though. It was kind of scary for all of us because he was the guy who wired the entire car. Any little glitch… he was our guy. Lots of people came together for us from some of our other partners. I know I was scared going into it with him not being here and not knowing what all he does for us. He designed the entire wiring loom for all the Cadillacs so it was a big deal. It was kind of sad he wasn't here but he was definitely a big part of it."
Wayne Taylor, team owner, No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, winner:
"Max and I drove for Cadillac back in 2000. It ended shortly after with unfinished business. Jeff, Jordan, Ricky and Max finished it for me today. Max and I were teammates for so many years, the worst I ever had. We won the IMSA championship in 2005 and he wins the 24 hour with my kids. Very special. I don't know how anybody can top this, I really don't."
Jeff Gordon, driver, No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R:
"This is unbelievable! I haven't been this emotional for a win and an experience like this for a very long time. The reason is because I know what this means to this team, Wayne [Taylor], these kids [Ricky and Jordan] – Max. Oh my gosh! This is amazing! Daytona has always been special, but this one sent me over the top. I'm just blown away right now. When he told me about the Cadillac program, I was amazed. It is an amazing beautiful car with a lot of technology. To win in that car in a race like this is amazing."
Filipe Albuquerque, No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R second place:
"The last hour, when we put new tires back on it for the last stint, it ran really well. The car was behaving good and I was feeling comfortable. Unfortunately, the safety car just killed us. We were suffering with heat cycling because when the tires cooled off behind the safety car I was sliding more. I could not brake as late as the car can. But, still I was defending. The move he did on me, I don't think it is fair. I think many people agree with me. The officials don't agree and they're the most important guys. But, it's what it is. He didn't even wait for me. He just spun me left. That's what it is. Great job by the team. We hand a puncture. We were always there and the car was amazing. Congrats to Cadillac for the amazing car they gave us. Congrats to them, Action Express, Joao and Christian. I don't feel like I lost the race. I was just pushed off to lose the race."
Joao Barbosa, driver, No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R:
"It was great work by Action Express to put us in the position to fight for the win until the last few minutes. It's just a shame it had to be decided the way it was. They could have really risked the result of both Cadillacs. But, the race director didn't do anything. So, I guess it's OK. Second place is still a great way to start the Championship."
Christian Fittipaldi, driver, No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R:
"I'm a little bit speechless right now it went all the way down to the wire. First of all, I want to thank Cadillac for all of the effort that they put into the program. I think, performance-wise, it showed out on the track. All three Caddys were running flawlessly. I want to thank Action Express. [I want] to congratulate the 10 car on their performance throughout the whole race. They were very strong in the wet and very strong in drying conditions. For that, they deserve congratulations. But, was it a clean pass? No, it wasn't a clean pass. So, what else can I say? Turn the page and move on to the next one."
Results (PDF Version)
| POS | NO. | TEAM | Drivers | VEHICLE | CL | LAPS | BEHIND | GAP | FL_TIME |
| 1 | 10 | Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Max Angelelli Jeff Gordon |
Cadillac DPi | P | 659 | — | — | 1'36.394 |
| 2 | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Joao Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque |
Cadillac DPi | P | 659 | 0.671 | 0.671 | 1'36.269 |
| 3 | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens Renger Van Der Zande Rene Rast |
Multimatic/Riley | P | 658 | 1 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'39.183 |
| 4 | 2 | Tequila Patron ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Luis Felipe Derani |
Nissan DPi | P | 656 | 3 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'39.235 |
| 5 | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Mueller Joey Hand Sebastien Bourdais |
Ford GT | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 4 Laps | 1'43.522 |
| 6 | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner Frederic Makowiecki |
Porsche 911 RSR | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 2.988 | 1'43.964 |
| 7 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella James Calado Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 0.091 | 1'43.654 |
| 8 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller |
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 1.514 | 1'43.979 |
| 9 | 69 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Harry Tincknell Andy Priaulx Tony Kanaan |
Ford GT | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 1.060 | 1'43.453 |
| 10 | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Kevin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Richard Lietz |
Porsche 911 RSR | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 1.393 | 1'43.979 |
| 11 | 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mucke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson |
Ford GT | GTLM | 652 | 7 Laps | 0.486 | 1'43.610 |
| 12 | 19 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Augusto Farfus Bruno Spengler |
BMW M6 GTLM | GTLM | 651 | 8 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'44.247 |
| 13 | 85 | JDC-Miller Motorsports | Chris Miller Stephen Simpson Misha Goikhberg Mathias Beche |
ORECA | P | 646 | 13 Laps | 5 Laps | 1'38.542 |
| 14 | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Michael Conway Seb Morris |
Cadillac DPi | P | 639 | 20 Laps | 7 Laps | 1'36.793 |
| 15 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson Nicholas Boulle |
ORECA FLM09 | PC | 638 | 21 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'42.716 |
| 16 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fassler |
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTLM | 636 | 23 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'44.038 |
| 17 | 22 | Tequila Patron ESM | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna Lalli Brendon Hartley |
Nissan DPi | P | 636 | 23 Laps | 59.213 | 1'37.832 |
| 18 | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Carlos de Quesada Daniel Morad Jesse Lazare Michael de Quesada |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 634 | 25 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'47.747 |
| 19 | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Jules Gounon Jeffrey Schmidt |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 | GTD | 634 | 25 Laps | 0.293 | 1'47.313 |
| 20 | 33 | Riley Motorsports – Team AMG | Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher Adam Christodoulou |
Mercedes – AMG GT3 | GTD | 634 | 25 Laps | 5.286 | 1'47.828 |
| 21 | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis Matt Bell Robin Liddell |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 | GTD | 634 | 25 Laps | 0.270 | 1'47.932 |
| 22 | 86 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri Jr. Tom Dyer Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Acura NSX GT3 | GTD | 634 | 25 Laps | 2.522 | 1'47.796 |
| 23 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo Pierre Kaffer |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 | GTD | 633 | 26 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'47.298 |
| 24 | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Bryce Miller Andrea Caldarelli |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 629 | 30 Laps | 4 Laps | 1'48.355 |
| 25 | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Maxime Martin Jesse Krohn |
BMW M6 GT3 | GTD | 628 | 31 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'47.457 |
| 26 | 46 | EBIMOTORS | Emanuele Busnelli Fabio Babini Emmanuel Collard Francois Perrodo |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 626 | 33 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'47.577 |
| 27 | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook Scott Dixon |
Ford GT | GTLM | 624 | 35 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'43.385 |
| 28 | 991 | TRG | Santiago Creel Mike Hedlund Wolf Henzler Jan Heylen |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 621 | 38 Laps | 3 Laps | 1'47.753 |
| 29 | 93 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins Graham Rahal |
Acura NSX GT3 | GTD | 617 | 42 Laps | 4 Laps | 1'47.760 |
| 30 | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tom Papadopoulos Johnny Mowlem Adam Merzon Trent Hindman |
ORECA FLM09 | PC | 616 | 43 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'43.588 |
| 31 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Sebastien Buemi Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Stephane Sarrazin |
ORECA | P | 609 | 50 Laps | 7 Laps | 1'37.440 |
| 32 | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Don Yount Buddy Rice Mark Kvamme Chapman Ducote |
ORECA FLM09 | PC | 599 | 60 Laps | 10 Laps | 1'43.322 |
| 33 | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda Marco Sorensen |
Aston Martin Vantage | GTD | 593 | 66 Laps | 6 Laps | 1'47.245 |
| 34 | 18 | DAC Motorsports | Emmanuel Anassis Brandon Gdovic Zach Claman Anthony Massari |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 590 | 69 Laps | 3 Laps | 1'49.077 |
| 35 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Michael Guasch Jose Gutierrez RC Enerson Tom Kimber-Smith |
Ligier | P | 584 | 75 Laps | 6 Laps | 1'39.391 |
| 36 | 15 | 3GT Racing | Jack Hawksworth Robert Alon Austin Cindric Dominik Farnbacher |
Lexus RCF GT3 | GTD | 581 | 78 Laps | 3 Laps | 1'48.412 |
| 37 | 11 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen Ezequiel Perez Companc Mirko Bortolotti |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 580 | 79 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'47.095 |
| 38 | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni Sam Bird |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 575 | 84 Laps | 5 Laps | 1'47.079 |
| 39 | 81 | DragonSpeed | Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre Ben Hanley Loic Duval |
ORECA | P | 562 | 97 Laps | 13 Laps | 1'37.907 |
| 40 | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot |
Mazda DPi | P | 538 | 121 Laps | 24 Laps | 1'39.457 |
| 41 | 61 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen Roberto Pampanini Michele Beretta |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 526 | 133 Laps | 12 Laps | 1'47.908 |
| 42 | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Boris Said Tristan Vautier Maro Engel |
Mercedes – AMG GT3 | GTD | 524 | 135 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'47.714 |
| 43 | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lawrence DeGeorge Cedric Sbirrazzuoli Paolo Ruberti Luca Persiani |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 488 | 171 Laps | 36 Laps | 1'47.863 |
| 44 | 88 | Starworks Motorsport | Scott Mayer James Dayson Alex Popow Sean Rayhall |
ORECA FLM09 | PC | 487 | 172 Laps | 1 Laps | 1'43.400 |
| 45 | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Ben Keating Robert Wickens Chris Cumming John Falb |
ORECA FLM09 | PC | 464 | 195 Laps | 23 Laps | 1'44.298 |
| 46 | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long Joel Miller James Hinchcliffe |
Mazda DPi | P | 462 | 197 Laps | 2 Laps | 1'39.646 |
| 47 | 21 | Konrad Motorsport | Marco Mapelli Marc Basseng Luca Stolz Lance Willsey |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 399 | 260 Laps | 63 Laps | 1'48.410 |
| 48 | 50 | Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane Van Gisbergen Thomas Jaeger |
Mercedes – AMG GT3 | GTD | 373 | 286 Laps | 26 Laps | 1'47.488 |
| 49 | 54 | CORE autosport | Jonathan Bennett Colin Braun Patrick Long Nic Jonsson |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 340 | 319 Laps | 33 Laps | 1'47.705 |
| 50 | 51 | Spirit of Race | Peter Mann Maurizio Mediani Alessandro Pier Guidi Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GT3 | GTD | 105 | 554 Laps | 235 Laps | 1'46.972 |
| 51 | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Jorg Bergmeister Matthew McMurry Norbert Siedler |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 102 | 557 Laps | 3 Laps | 1'47.347 |
| 52 | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Kaz Grala Brett Sandberg |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | GTD | 79 | 580 Laps | 23 Laps | 1'48.467 |
| 53 | 59 | Manthey Racing | Steve Smith Matteo Cairoli Reinhold Renger Harald Proczyk |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 61 | 598 Laps | 18 Laps | 1'47.037 |
| 54 | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett Sage Karam Ian James Gustavo Menezes |
Lexus RCF GT3 | GTD | 52 | 607 Laps | 9 Laps | 1'48.298 |
| 55 | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Martin Tomczyk Nicky Catsburg Kuno Wittmer |
BMW M6 GTLM | GTLM | 15 | 644 Laps | 37 Laps | 1'44.694 |