2015 24 Hours of Daytona

The 53rd Rolex 24 at Daytona was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida from 22–25 January 2015. The 53rd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona was also the first race for the 2015 United SportsCar Championship season.

Qualifying edit

Race edit

Start and early hours edit

Night edit

Morning edit

Finish edit

Post-race edit

Results edit

Race edit

Final race classification
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tire	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tire	Laps	Time/Retired
1	P	02	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Kyle Larson Jamie McMurray	Riley MkXXVI	C	740	24:00:57.667
1	P	02	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Kyle Larson Jamie McMurray	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	C	740	24:00:57.667
2	P	5	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Sébastien Bourdais	Chevrolet Corvette DP	C	740	+ 1.333
2	P	5	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Sébastien Bourdais	Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8	C	740	+ 1.333
3	P	90	VisitFlorida.com Racing	Michael Valiante Richard Westbrook Mike Rockenfeller Guy Cosmo	Chevrolet Corvette DP	C	734	+ 6 Laps
3	P	90	VisitFlorida.com Racing		Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8	C	734	+ 6 Laps
4	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jan Magnussen Antonio Garcia Ryan Briscoe	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	725	+ 15 Laps
4	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jan Magnussen Antonio Garcia Ryan Briscoe	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	725	+ 15 Laps
5	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Augusto Farfus Bruno Spengler	BMW Z4 GTE	M	725	+ 15 Laps
5	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Augusto Farfus Bruno Spengler	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	725	+ 15 Laps
6	P	31	Action Express Racing	Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis Phil Keen	Chevrolet Corvette DP	C	721	+ 19 Laps
6	P	31	Action Express Racing	Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis Phil Keen	Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8	C	721	+ 19 Laps
7	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin Simon Pagenaud	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	718	+ 22 Laps
7	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin Simon Pagenaud	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	718	+ 22 Laps
8	PC	52	PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports	Mike Guasch Andrew Novich Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith	Oreca FLM09	C	714	+ 26 Laps
8	PC	52	PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports	Mike Guasch Andrew Novich Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	714	+ 26 Laps
9 DNF	P	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	John Pew Oswaldo Negri A. J. Allmendinger Matt McMurry	Ligier JS P2	C	705	a-arm
9 DNF	P	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	John Pew Oswaldo Negri A. J. Allmendinger Matt McMurry	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	C	705	a-arm
10 DNF	PC	54	CORE Autosport	Colin Braun Jon Bennett Mark Wilkins James Gue	Oreca FLM09	C	704	crash
10 DNF	PC	54	CORE Autosport	Colin Braun Jon Bennett Mark Wilkins James Gue	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	704	crash
11	GTD	93	Riley Motorsports	Ben Keating Dominik Farnbacher Kuno Wittmer Cameron Lawrence Al Carter	Dodge Viper GTS-R	C	704	+ 36 Laps
11	GTD	93	Riley Motorsports		Dodge 8.0 L V10	C	704	+ 36 Laps
12	GTD	22	Alex Job Racing	Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Andrew Davis Shane van Gisbergen	Porsche 911 GT America	C	704	+ 36 Laps
12	GTD	22	Alex Job Racing	Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Andrew Davis Shane van Gisbergen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	704	+ 36 Laps
13	GTD	58	Wright Motorsports	Jan Heylen Madison Snow Patrick Dempsey Philipp Eng	Porsche 911 GT America	C	702	+ 38 Laps
13	GTD	58	Wright Motorsports	Jan Heylen Madison Snow Patrick Dempsey Philipp Eng	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	702	+ 38 Laps
14	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Lucas Luhr Jens Klingmann Graham Rahal	BMW Z4 GTE	M	701	+ 39 Laps
14	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Lucas Luhr Jens Klingmann Graham Rahal	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	701	+ 39 Laps
15	PC	85	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Rusty Mitchell Stephen Simpson Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Tristan Vautier	Oreca FLM09	C	701	+ 39 Laps
15	PC	85	JDC-Miller MotorSports		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	701	+ 39 Laps
16	GTD	49	AF Corse	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo Rui Águas Matt Griffin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	C	701	+ 39 Laps
16	GTD	49	AF Corse	Pasin Lathouras Michele Rugolo Rui Águas Matt Griffin	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	C	701	+ 39 Laps
17	GTD	48	Paul Miller Racing	Dion von Moltke Christopher Haase René Rast Bryce Miller	Audi R8 LMS	C	695	+ 45 Laps
17	GTD	48	Paul Miller Racing	Dion von Moltke Christopher Haase René Rast Bryce Miller	Audi 5.2 L V10	C	695	+ 45 Laps
18 DNF	GTD	63	Scuderia Corsa	Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Anthony Lazzaro Jeff Segal Jeff Westphal	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	C	691	clutch
18 DNF	GTD	63	Scuderia Corsa		Ferrari 4.5 L V8	C	691	clutch
19	GTD	81	GB Autosport	Damien Faulkner Kuba Giermaziak Mike Skeen Rory Butcher Michael Avenatti	Porsche 911 GT America	C	687	+ 53 Laps
19	GTD	81	GB Autosport		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	687	+ 53 Laps
20	GTD	009	TRG-AMR	Derek DeBoer Max Riddle Eliseo Salazar Kris Wilson Brandon Davis	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	C	678	+ 62 Laps
20	GTD	009	TRG-AMR		Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	C	678	+ 62 Laps
21 DNF	GTD	33	Riley Motorsports	Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Al Carter Marc Goossens	Dodge Viper GTS-R	C	674	did not finish
21 DNF	GTD	33	Riley Motorsports		Dodge 8.0 L V10	C	674	did not finish
22	GTD	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marcus Winkelhock Robert Thorne Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii	Audi R8 LMS	C	670	+ 70 Laps
22	GTD	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports		Audi 5.2 L V10	C	670	+ 70 Laps
23 DNF	P	01	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Scott Pruett Joey Hand Charlie Kimball Sage Karam	Riley MkXXVI	C	669	clutch
23 DNF	P	01	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Scott Pruett Joey Hand Charlie Kimball Sage Karam	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	C	669	clutch
24	P	66	RG Racing	Robert Gewirtz Shane Lewis Mark Kvamme David Cheng	Riley MkXXVI	C	644	+ 96 Laps
24	P	66	RG Racing	Robert Gewirtz Shane Lewis Mark Kvamme David Cheng	Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8	C	644	+ 96 Laps
25	GTLM	911	Porsche North America	Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet Marc Lieb Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	640	+ 100 Laps
25	GTLM	911	Porsche North America	Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet Marc Lieb Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	640	+ 100 Laps
26	GTLM	98	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Mathias Lauda Pedro Lamy Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	632	+ 108 Laps
26	GTLM	98	Aston Martin Racing		Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	632	+ 108 Laps
27	GTD	44	Magnus Racing	Andy Lally John Potter Marco Seefried Martin Ragginger	Porsche 911 GT America	C	616	+ 124 Laps
27	GTD	44	Magnus Racing	Andy Lally John Potter Marco Seefried Martin Ragginger	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	616	+ 124 Laps
28	GTD	94	Turner Motorsport	Markus Palttala Michael Marsal Boris Said Andy Priaulx	BMW Z4 GT3	C	604	+ 136 Laps
28	GTD	94	Turner Motorsport	Markus Palttala Michael Marsal Boris Said Andy Priaulx	BMW 4.4 L V8	C	604	+ 136 Laps
29	GTD	007	TRG-AMR	James Davison Christina Nielsen Christoffer Nygaard Brandon Davis	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	C	593	+ 147 Laps
29	GTD	007	TRG-AMR		Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	C	593	+ 147 Laps
30	P	50	Highway to Help	Dorsey Schroeder Jim Pace Byron DeFoor David Hinton Doug Smith	Riley MkXXVI	C	590	+ 150 Laps
30	P	50	Highway to Help		Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8	C	590	+ 150 Laps
31 DNF	GTLM	912	Porsche North America	Jörg Bergmeister Earl Bamber Frédéric Makowiecki Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	581	crash
31 DNF	GTLM	912	Porsche North America		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	581	crash
32 DNF	GTD	64	Scuderia Corsa	Francisco Longo Daniel Serra Marcos Gomes Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	C	545	crash
32 DNF	GTD	64	Scuderia Corsa	Francisco Longo Daniel Serra Marcos Gomes Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	C	545	crash
33	GTD	18	Mühlner Motorsports America	Darryl O'Young Matteo Beretta Marc Basseng Connor De Phillippi Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Porsche 911 GT America	C	539	+ 201 Laps
33	GTD	18	Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	539	+ 201 Laps
34 DNF	PC	11	RSR Racing	Jack Hawksworth Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira Gustavo Menezes	Oreca FLM09	C	535	water pump
34 DNF	PC	11	RSR Racing		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	535	water pump
35 DNF	GTD	73	Park Place Motorsports	Kévin Estre Patrick Lindsey Jim Norman Spencer Pumpelly Nelson Canache, Jr.	Porsche 911 GT America	C	532	gearbox
35 DNF	GTD	73	Park Place Motorsports		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	532	gearbox
36 DNF	GTLM	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Patrick Long	Porsche 911 RSR	F	530	drive train
36 DNF	GTLM	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	F	530	drive train
37 DNF	P	7	Starworks Motorsport	Rubens Barrichello Brendon Hartley Tor Graves Ryan Hunter-Reay Scott Mayer	Riley MkXXVI	C	426	engine
37 DNF	P	7	Starworks Motorsport		Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8	C	426	engine
38	GTD	19	Mühlner Motorsports America	Jim Michaelian Michael Lira Ricardo Flores, Jr. Connor De Phillippi Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Porsche 911 GT America	C	414	+ 326 Laps
38	GTD	19	Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	414	+ 326 Laps
39 DNF	P	1	Tequila Patrón ESM	Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel David Heinemeier Hansson	HPD ARX-04b	C	389	gearbox
39 DNF	P	1	Tequila Patrón ESM	Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel David Heinemeier Hansson	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	C	389	gearbox
40 DNF	PC	61	BAR1 Motorsports	Shelby Blackstock Ivo Breukers Marc Drumwright Martin Plowman Remo Ruscitti	Oreca FLM09	C	361	engine
40 DNF	PC	61	BAR1 Motorsports		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	361	engine
41 DNF	P	07	SpeedSource	Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda Prototype	C	348	overheating
41 DNF	P	07	SpeedSource	Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)	C	348	overheating
42 DNF	GTLM	62	Risi Competizione	Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer Davide Rigon Olivier Beretta	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	310	electrical
42 DNF	GTLM	62	Risi Competizione		Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	310	electrical
43 DNF	PC	8	Starworks Motorsport	Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Filipe Albuquerque	Oreca FLM09	C	299	engine
43 DNF	PC	8	Starworks Motorsport		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	299	engine
44 DNF	PC	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	James French Jerome Mee James Vance Sean Johnston	Oreca FLM09	C	238	crash
44 DNF	PC	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	James French Jerome Mee James Vance Sean Johnston	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	238	crash
45 DNF	GTD	23	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Ian James Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas	Porsche 911 GT America	C	233	engine
45 DNF	GTD	23	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Ian James Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	233	engine
46 DNF	GTLM	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	211	crash
46 DNF	GTLM	51	AF Corse		Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	211	crash
47 DNF	P	70	SpeedSource	Sylvain Tremblay Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito James Hinchcliffe	Mazda Prototype	C	198	oil pressure
47 DNF	P	70	SpeedSource		Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)	C	198	oil pressure
48 DNF	GTD	28	Konrad Motorsport	Klaus Bachler Christopher Zöchling Christian Engelhart Lance Willsey Rolf Ineichen	Porsche 911 GT America	C	176	did not finish
48 DNF	GTD	28	Konrad Motorsport		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	176	did not finish
49 DNF	P	57	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Alex Brundle Olivier Pla	Ligier JS P2	C	172	engine
49 DNF	P	57	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Alex Brundle Olivier Pla	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	C	172	engine
50 DNF	P	2	Tequila Patrón ESM	Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	HPD ARX-04b	C	49	oil pressure
50 DNF	P	2	Tequila Patrón ESM	Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6	C	49	oil pressure
51 DNF	P	0	DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone	Andy Meyrick Katherine Legge Memo Rojas Gabby Chaves	DeltaWing DWC13	C	42	transmission
51 DNF	P	0	DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone	Andy Meyrick Katherine Legge Memo Rojas Gabby Chaves	Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4	C	42	transmission
DQ	P	10	Wayne Taylor Racing^{[N 1]}	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Max Angelelli	Chevrolet Corvette DP	C	740	+ 1:07.074
DQ	P	10	Wayne Taylor Racing^{[N 1]}	Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Max Angelelli	Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8	C	740	+ 1:07.074
DQ	PC	16	BAR1 Motorsports^{[N 2]}	Johnny Mowlem Tom Papadopoulos Tomy Drissi Brian Alder Martin Plowman	Oreca FLM09	C	713	+ 27 Laps
DQ	PC	16	BAR1 Motorsports^{[N 2]}		Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	C	713	+ 27 Laps

Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol	Tyre manufacturer
C	Continental
M	Michelin
F	Falken Tire

Footnotes edit

^ Car finished 3rd on track but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.^[1]
^ Car finished 9th on track (2nd in class) but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.^[2]

Standings after the race edit

References edit

^ Dagys, John (30 January 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ Di Zinno, Tony (3 February 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com.

Provisional Race results

United SportsCar Championship
Previous race: None	2015 season	Next race: 12 Hours of Sebring

[2] Car finished 3rd on track but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.^[1]

[4] Car finished 9th on track (2nd in class) but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.^[2]

[1] Dagys, John (30 January 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[3] Di Zinno, Tony (3 February 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com.

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