2012 24 Hours of Daytona explained

The 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for sports cars conforming to the regulations of the Grand-Am Road Racing series. The race was held over a duration of 24 hours, starting at 3:30pm on Saturday, January 28, finishing at 3:30pm the following day.[1] The race was held on the sports car version of Daytona International Speedway, which includes only a portion of the NASCAR Superspeedway course and a loop of circuit which winds through the infield of the speedway.

2012 was the 50th running of the race which had begun as a three-hour duration sports car race in 1962. The race was also the opening round of the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season. A field of 14 Daytona Prototypes took the start of the race along with a grid of 44 of the slower roadcar-based Grand Touring class cars.[2]

This race also was part of the inaugural North American Endurance Championship.[3]

Qualifying

Pole position for the race was taken by British racing driver Ryan Dalziel driving the Starworks Motorsport run Riley Technologies Mk.XXVI Daytona Prototype sports car recording a lap time of 1:41.119.[4]

In the Grand Touring class, pole was claimed by the Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by American driver Andrew Davis.[5]

Winners

The Michael Shank Racing entry of A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, Oswaldo Negri Jr., and John Pew took victory in their No. 60 Riley Mk. XXVI Ford, completing 761 laps over the course of the 24-hour race. They enjoyed a spirited battle with the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Riley Mk. XXVI Ford of Ryan Dalziel, Lucas Luhr, Allan McNish, Enzo Potolicchio, and Alex Popow, which led the most laps and posted the quickest time of the race, but suffered a minor accident in the 17th hour.[6]

In GT, Magnus Racing earned its first-ever Rolex Sports Car Series victory, with the lineup of Richard Lietz, Andy Lally, René Rast, and John Potter in the No. 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. It was Lally's fourth Rolex 24 class victory,[7] and the first for the other three drivers.

Race results

Class winners in bold.[8]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisLaps
Engine
1DP60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian A. J. Allmendinger
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
John Pew
Justin Wilson		Riley Mk. XXVI761
Ford 5.0L V8
2DP8 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel
Lucas Luhr
Allan McNish
Alex Popow
Enzo Potolicchio		Riley Mk. XXVI761
Ford 5.0L V8
3DP6 Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Jorge Goncalvez
Michael McDowell
Felipe Nasr
Gustavo Yacamán		Riley Mk. XX761
Ford 5.0L V8
4DP02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti
Jamie McMurray
Juan Pablo Montoya		Riley Mk. XXVI760
BMW 5.0L V8
5DP5 Action Express Racing David Donohue
Christian Fittipaldi
Darren Law		Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)758
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
6DP01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Joey Hand
Scott Pruett
Graham Rahal
Memo Rojas		Riley Mk. XXVI757
BMW 5.0L V8
7DP77 Doran Racing Brian Frisselle
Burt Frisselle
Billy Johnson
Jim Lowe
Paul Tracy		Dallara DP-01748
Ford 5.0L V8
8DP90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Antonio García
Oliver Gavin
Jan Magnussen
Richard Westbrook		Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)746
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
9DP9 Action Express Racing João Barbosa
Terry Borcheller
J. C. France
Max Papis		Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)739
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
10DP2 Starworks Motorsport Marco Andretti
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Scott Mayer
Michael Valiante		Riley Mk. XX736
Ford 5.0L V8
11GT44 Magnus Racing Andy Lally
Richard Lietz
John Potter
René Rast		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup727
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
12GT67 The Racer's Group Steven Bertheau
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Marc Goossens
Wolf Henzler
Spencer Pumpelly		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup727
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
13GT59 Brumos Racing Andrew Davis
Hurley Haywood
Leh Keen
Marc Lieb		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup726
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
14GT57 Stevenson Motorsports Ronnie Bremer
John Edwards
Robin Liddell		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R726
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
15GT63 Risi Competizione Olivier Beretta
Andrea Bertolini
Toni Vilander		Ferrari 458 Italia726
Ferrari 4.5L V8
16GT70 SpeedSource Jonathan Bomarito
Marino Franchitti
James Hinchcliffe
Sylvain Tremblay		Mazda RX-8722
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
17GT66 The Racer's Group Dominik Farnbacher
Ben Keating
Patrick Pilet
Allan Simonsen		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup721
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
18GT69 AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari Emil Assentato
Anthony Lazzaro
Nick Longhi
Jeff Segal		Ferrari 458 Italia716
Ferrari 4.5L V8
19DP76 Krohn Racing Colin Braun
Niclas Jönsson
Tracy Krohn
Ricardo Zonta		Lola B08/70713
Ford 5.0L V8
20GT88 Autohaus Motorsports Paul Edwards
Matthew Marsh
Tommy Milner
Jordan Taylor		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R713
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
21GT40 Dempsey Racing Patrick Dempsey
Charles Espenlaub
Joe Foster
Tom Long
Charles Putman		Mazda RX-8713
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
22GT32 Orbit Racing/GMG Nicolas Armindo
Bret Curtis
Shane Lewis
James Sofronas
Lance Willsey		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup713
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
23GT42 Team Sahlen Dane Cameron
Joe Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker		Mazda RX-8711
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
24GT03 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek		Ferrari 458 Italia707
Ferrari 4.5L V8
25GT24 Alex Job Racing Michael Avenatti
Bob Faieta
Fred Poordad
Bill Sweedler
Cort Wagner		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup707
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
26GT45 Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long
Seth Neiman
Mike Rockenfeller		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup706
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
27GT93 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Paul Dalla Lana
Michael Marsal
Dirk Müller
Dirk Werner		BMW M3691
BMW 5.0L V8
28GT23 Alex Job Racing Emmanuel Collard
Marco Holzer
Butch Leitzinger
Cooper MacNeil		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup689
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
29GT26 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros
Sean Edwards
Carlos Kauffmann
Nick Tandy		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup688
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
30GT64 The Racer's Group Gaetano Ardagna
Eduardo Costabal
Emilio Di Guida
Santiago Orjuela
Eliseo Salazar		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup688
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
31GT22 Bullet Racing Randy Blaylock
Darryl O'Young
Kevin Roush
Brett Van Blankers
Joe White		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup681
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
32DP50 Predator/Alegra Byron DeFoor
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Brian Johnson
Jim Pace
Carlos de Quesada		Riley Mk. XI672
BMW 5.0L V8
33DP99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Jon Fogarty
Memo Gidley
Alex Gurney		Corvette DP (Riley XXVI)672
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
34GT82 Dick Greer Racing John Fergus
John Finger
Dick Greer
Mark Hotchkis
Owen Trinkler		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup665
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
35GT56 AF - Waltrip Rui Águas
Robert Kauffman
Travis Pastrana
Michael Waltrip		Ferrari 458 Italia645
Ferrari 4.5L V8
36GT65 The Racer's Group Joe Castellano
Spencer Cox
Mike Hedlund
Jack McCarthy
Jim Michaelian		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup643
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
37GT68 The Racer's Group Chris Cumming
Kévin Estre
Damien Faulkner
Carlos Gómez
Ben Keating		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup640
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
38
DNF		GT55 Acumen Motorsport Frank Del Vecchio
Doug Grunnet
Tony Kester
Scott McKee
Randy Pobst		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup626
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
39GT18 Mühlner Motorsports America Davy Jones
Bill Lester
John McCutchen
Mark Thomas		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup609
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
40GT41 Dempsey Racing Ian James
Rick Johnson
Don Kitch Jr.
Scott Maxwell
Dan Rogers		Mazda RX-8608
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
41GT12 Alliance Autosport Jon Miller
Hal Prewitt
Scott Rettich
Matt Schneider
Darryl Shoff		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup604
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
42GT19 Mühlner Motorsports America Scott Dollahite
Ian Nater
Rhett O'Doski
Marco Seefried
Derek Whitis		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup599
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
43
DNF		GT75 Stevenson Motorsports Matt Bell
Al Carter
Eric Curran
Hugh Plumb		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R577
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
44GT51 APR Motorsport Ian Baas
Nelson Canache Jr.
Jim Norman
Emanuele Pirro
Dion von Moltke		Audi R8447
Audi 5.2L V10
45GT74 Oryx Racing Humaid Al Masaood
Saeed Al Mehairi
Steven Kane		Audi R8202
Audi 5.2L V10
46GT17 Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports Sebastian Asch
Jack Baldwin
Claudio Burtin
Martin Ragginger
Bryan Sellers		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup424
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
47
DNF		GT20 Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports Jade Buford
Franz Engstler
David Murry
Gunter Schaldach		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup416
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
48
DNF		GT34 Orbit Racing/GMG Michael DeFontes
Phil Fogg
Miroslav Konopka
Jan Vonka
Ronald van de Laar		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup383
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
49GT4 Magnus Racing Justin Bell
Ryan Eversley
Daniel Graeff
Ron Yarab Jr.		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup310
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
50
DNF		GT36 Yellow Dragon Motorsports Jarett Andretti
John Andretti
Taylor Hacquard
Anders Krohn		Mazda RX-8270
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
51
DNF		GT15 Rick Ware Racing Chris Cook
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Doug Harrington
Timmy Hill
John Ware Jr.		Ford Mustang256
Ford 5.0L V8
52
DNF		GT48 Paul Miller Racing Rob Bell
Sascha Maassen
Bryce Miller
Mark Wilkins		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup224
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
53
DNF		GT46 Michael Baughman Racing Michael Baughman
Ivo Breukers
Armand Fumal
Ray Mason
Jeff Nowicki		Chevrolet Corvette172
Chevrolet 6.2L V8
54
DNF		GT62 Risi Competizione Gianmaria Bruni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Raphael Matos		Ferrari 458 Italia154
Ferrari 4.5L V8
55
DNF		GT87 Racer's Edge Motorsports Tony Ave
Jan Heylen
Doug Peterson
Maxime Soulet
Emilio Valverde		Dodge Viper101
Dodge 8.0L V10
56
DNF		GT94 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Paul Dalla Lana
Billy Johnson
Dirk Müller
Boris Said		BMW M386
BMW 5.0L V8
57
DNF		GT43 Team Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker		Mazda RX-821
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
58
DNF		DP10 SunTrust Racing Max Angelelli
Ryan Briscoe
Ricky Taylor		Corvette DP (Dallara DP01)14
Chevrolet 5.0L V8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event Schedule: 2012 Rolex 24 Event Schedule . Daytona International Speedway . January 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117031548/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Vanity-Pages/50th-Rolex-24/Rolex-24-Schedule.aspx . January 17, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Event Information – Entry List: Rolex 24 At Daytona . Grand Am Road Racing . January 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: 13-Race 2012 Schedule Features New North American Endurance Championship. Grand-Am Road Racing. November 9, 2011. January 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120117064235/http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=50891. January 17, 2012. live.
  4. Web site: Ryan Dalziel and Starworks Motorsport capture Rolex 24 at Daytona pole . January 27, 2012 . Autoweek . Crain Communications, Inc . January 29, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Porsche starts from GT pole in Rolex 24 at Daytona . Sports Car Illustrated . January 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222005530/http://www.sportscarillustrated.com/News_2012/A/news12_0060.html . February 22, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Michael Shank Racing Wins Gripping 50th Rolex 24 . Dagys . John . January 29, 2012 . SPEEDtv.com . Fox Sports . 2012-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130231905/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-michael-shank-racing-wins-gripping-50th-rolex-24/ . January 30, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Andy Lally Grand-Am Series Results. Racing-Reference. 2012-01-31.
  8. Web site: January 26 – 29, 2012: Rolex 24 At Daytona. January 29, 2012. Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand-Am Road Racing. January 29, 2012.

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