Daytona 24 Hours 2021 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Rolex 24 at Daytona		Date: 31.1.2021
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 5.728 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 24 Hours
International Motor Sport Association (round 1)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	30/1 15:40
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	49
Practiced:	49
Qualified:	49
Started:	49
Finished:	37

Classes:	Pract	Start
Daytona Prototype International	7	7
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10
Le Mans Prototype 3	7	7
Grand Touring Le Mans	6	6
Grand Touring Daytona	19	19

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Pre-race sessions:
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 290 minutes on 28-29/1
Grid set on the basis of the results of the Motul Pole Award 100

Winners:
Overall:	10	Acura ARX-05	Taylor / Albuquerque / Rossi / Castroneves
Le Mans Prototype 2:	18	Oreca 07 Gibson	Merriman / Chatin / Tilley / Dalziel
Le Mans Prototype 3:	74	Ligier JSP320 Nissan	Robinson / Pigot / Andrews / Askew
Grand Touring Le Mans:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Taylor / Catsburg / Garcia
Grand Touring Daytona:	57	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Ward / Ellis / Dontje / Engel
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	01	Cadillac DPi-V.R	van der Zande / Magnussen / Dixon	1:34.657	217.896 km/h	lap 65
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Keating / Jensen / Huffaker / Lapierre	1:36.910	212.829 km/h	lap 364
Le Mans Prototype 3:	6	Duqueine M30-D08 Nissan	Kranz / Hörr / Koch / McAleer	1:43.389	199.493 km/h	lap 422
Grand Touring Le Mans:	62	Ferrari 488 GTE	Calado / Pier Guidi / Gounon / Rigon	1:42.411	201.398 km/h	lap 429
Grand Touring Daytona:	63	Ferrari 488 GT3	Jones / Curtis / Briscoe / Gomes	1:45.724	195.086 km/h	lap 452
Pole Positions:
Overall:	31	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Felipe Nasr (BR)
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Ben Keating (USA)
Le Mans Prototype 3:	6	Duqueine M30-D08 Nissan	Moritz Kranz (D)
Grand Touring Le Mans:	4	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nick Tandy (GB)
Grand Touring Daytona:	96	BMW M6 GT3	Bill Auberlen (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (8), Ligier (6), Porsche (5), Cadillac (4), Acura (3), BMW (3), Ferrari (3), Mercedes-AMG (3), Lamborghini (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Gibson (10), Nissan (7), Porsche (5), Cadillac (4), Acura (3), BMW (3), Ferrari (3), Mercedes-Benz (3), Lamborghini (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 07 (8), Ligier JS P320 (5), Cadillac DPi-V.R (4), Porsche 991 GT3 R (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (72), GB (21), F (16), D (14), I (12), CDN (9), NL (9), DK (6), AUS (5), BR (5)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (71%), front-engined (20%), rear-engined (9%)
Average engine size:	4736 cc (with regard to 22% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5152 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Ted Giovanis (76), Rob Hodes (60), Steven Thomas (54)
Youngest known drivers:	Ayrton Ori (17), Mateo Llarena (17), Rasmus Lindh (20)
Female drivers:	Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen

Official Race Programme:

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