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Event: 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At DaytonaDate: 29.1.2012
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 5.729 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Daytona 24 Hours

Weather:unknown
Start time:28/1 15:30
Grid:2-2-2
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:60
Practiced:59
Qualified:59
Started:58
Finished:44
Classes:PractStart
Daytona Prototype1414
Grand Touring4544
Race notes:
14 full-course cautions for a total of 64 laps: laps 57-60 (no.12 stopped on track), laps 65-67 (no.74 stopped on track), laps 74-77 (no.4 disabled at turn 3), laps 131-139 (car disabled at the chicane), laps 175-177 (no.15 is disabled at turn 1), laps 190-193 (no.74 is off at the chicane), laps 197-201 (debris in the chicane), laps 214-216 (no.74 stopped at turn 3), laps 332-338 (no.51 crashed at turn 3), laps 471-475 (no.99 off at turn 5), laps 629-634 (debris at turn 7), laps 643-645 (no.19 stopped at turn 6), laps 687-690 (bodywork in the chicane), laps 695-698 (no.23 disabled at Nascar 3)
Pre-race sessions:
5 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 375 minutes on 26-27/1
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 26/1
Winners:
Overall:60Riley Mk XXVI FordPew / Negri / Allmendinger / Wilson
Grand Touring:44Porsche 997 GT3 CupPotter / Lally / Rast / Lietz
Leaders:
laps 1-25:8Ryan Dalziel
laps 26-27:01Scott Pruett
laps 28-30:8Enzo Potolicchio
laps 31-38:99Alex Gurney
laps 39-51:60Oswaldo Negri Jr
laps 52-55:01Scott Pruett
lap 56:02Scott Dixon
laps 57-66:01Scott Pruett
laps 67-73:2Michael Valiante
laps 74-83:99Memo Gidley
laps 84-90:60Justin Wilson
laps 91-93:9Joao Barbosa
lap 94:60Justin Wilson
laps 95-103:8Lucas Luhr
laps 104-131:8Allan McNish
laps 132-141:2Ryan Hunter-Reay
laps 142-146:60AJ Allmendinger
lap 147:2Ryan Hunter-Reay
laps 148-161:8Allan McNish
lap 162:02Dario Franchitti
lap 163:99Jon Fogarty
laps 164-174:60AJ Allmendinger
laps 175-188:90Oliver Gavin
laps 189-190:01Joey Hand
laps 191-203:90Oliver Gavin
laps 204-212:8Ryan Dalziel
lap 213:76Colin Braun
laps 214-232:60Oswaldo Negri Jr
laps 233-269:8Ryan Dalziel
lap 270:01Scott Pruett
laps 271-294:02Juan Pablo Montoya
laps 295-297:01Scott Pruett
laps 298-301:01Graham Rahal
laps 302-321:02Scott Dixon
laps 322-325:01Graham Rahal
laps 326-331:02Scott Dixon
laps 332-349:8Allan McNish
laps 350-351:60AJ Allmendinger
laps 352-415:8Allan McNish
laps 416-490:8Ryan Dalziel
Fastest Laps:
Overall:8Riley Mk XXVI FordRyan Dalziel (GB)1:41.4700126.3030 km/hlap 497
Grand Touring:23Porsche 997 GT3 CupMarco Holzer (D)1:48.4100118.2180 km/hlap 492
Pole Positions:
Overall:8Riley Mk XXVI FordPotolicchio / Popow / Dalziel / Luhr / McNish1:41.1190203.9699 km/h
Grand Touring:59Porsche 997 GT3 CupKeen / Davis / Haywood / Lieb1:49.3420188.6312 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (23), Chevrolet (9), Riley (7), Mazda (6), Ferrari (5)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (23), Chevrolet (9), Ford (7), Mazda (6), BMW (5), Ferrari (5)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (23), Mazda RX-8 (6), Chevrolet Corvette DP (5), Ferrari 458 (5)
Driver nationalities:USA (150), GB (15), D (15), CDN (12), I (7), YV (6), BR (5), B (4), F (4), DK (3), NL (3)
Engine positions:rear-engined (39%), mid-engined (36%), front-engined (25%)
Average age of cars:2 year old (average year manufactured: 2010)
Oldest known drivers:Dick Greer (80), Elliot Forbes-Robinson (69), Frank Del Vecchio (68)
Youngest known drivers:Felipe Nasr (20), Ricky Taylor (23), Kevin Estre (24)
Female drivers:Ronnie Bremer

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