2013 24 Hours of Daytona explained

The 2013 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 51st edition was raced between January 26 and 27. Michael Shank Racing is the defending champion in DP class and Magnus Racing in GT class. It was also the debut of the GX class for "purpose built, series produced and modified replicas of series produced automobiles that are not eligible for the GT class."[1] It was the last time the 24 Hours of Daytona was part of the Rolex Sports Car Series.

The "Roar Before the Rolex 24"

Canadian driver Michael Valiante made the fastest lap of the "Roar" in the final session (1:42.058). Valiante raced in the #6 Ford/Riley of Michael Shank Racing. Dane Cameron in the Sahlen's #42 BMW/Riley set the second time in 1:42.101. In the GT the #73 Porsche GT3 was the fastest and clocked a 1:48.569. Shane Lewis was the fastest in the new GX category. 1:56.167 was the time for Lewis in a Porsche Cayman.[2]

SessionDayDPGTGX
CarDriversBest TimeCarDriversBest TimeCarDriversBest Time
1January 4
  1. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
    Riley-BMW
 Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti
Joey Hand
Jamie McMurray		2:01.852
  1. 32 Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Michael Christensen
Christian Engelhart
Nick Tandy		2:05.183
  1. 38 BGB Motorsports
    Porsche Cayman
 Lee Davis
Ryan Eversley
Eric Foss
Jeff Mosing		2:13.408
2January 4
  1. 60 Michael Shank Racing
    Riley-Ford
 A. J. Allmendinger
Marcos Ambrose
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
John Pew
Justin Wilson		1:42.918
  1. 44 Magnus Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Nicolas Armindo
Andy Lally
Richard Lietz
John Potter		1:49.322
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:57.466
3January 5
  1. 42 Team Sahlen
    Riley-BMW
 Dane Cameron
Wayne Nonnamaker		1:42.101
  1. 73 Park Place Motorsports
    Porsche GT3
 Daniel Graeff
Jason Hart
Patrick Lindsey
Patrick Long
Spencer Pumpelly		1:48.569
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:56.167
4January 5
  1. 6 Michael Shank Racing
    Riley-Ford
 Chris Cumming
Jorge Goncalvez
Michael Valiante
Gustavo Yacamán		1:42.160
  1. 44 Magnus Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Nicolas Armindo
Andy Lally
Richard Lietz
John Potter		1:49.128
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:56.451
5January 5
  1. 60 Michael Shank Racing
    Riley-Ford
 A. J. Allmendinger
Marcos Ambrose
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
John Pew
Justin Wilson		1:42.296
  1. 32 Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Michael Christensen
Christian Engelhart
Nick Tandy		1:49.420
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:56.222
6January 5
  1. 2 Starworks Motorsport
    Riley-Ford
 Sébastien Bourdais
Ryan Dalziel
Allan McNish
Alex Popow		1:42.644
  1. 32 Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Michael Christensen
Christian Engelhart
Nick Tandy		1:49.090
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:56.401
7January 6
  1. 6 Michael Shank Racing
    Riley-Ford
 Chris Cumming
Jorge Goncalvez
Michael Valiante
Gustavo Yacamán		1:42.058
  1. 45 Magnus Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Mark Boden
Al Carter
Charles Espenlaub
Hugh Plumb
Charles Putman		1:49.592
  1. 38 BGB Motorsports
    Porsche Cayman
 Lee Davis
Ryan Eversley
Eric Foss
Jeff Mosing		1:56.492
8January 6
  1. 6 Michael Shank Racing
    Riley-Ford
 Chris Cumming
Jorge Goncalvez
Michael Valiante
Gustavo Yacamán		1:42.488
  1. 23 Alex Job Racing
    Porsche GT3
 Jeroen Bleekemolen
Damien Faulkner
Marco Holzer
Cooper MacNeil		1:49.812
  1. 16 Napleton Racing
    Porsche Cayman
 Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		1:56.399

Qualifying

The qualifying was performed this Thursday, 24. DP session started at 15:40 EST and finished at 15:55 ET. GT and GX qualified between 16:10 ET and 16:25 ET.[3]

Scott Pruett took the pole position in the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Riley-BMW. Nick Tandy in the GT performed the fastest lap in a Porsche GT3. Shane Lewis made the first pole in the GX category with a Porsche Cayman.[4]

Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold.

PosNo.TeamCarClassQualifyingGapGrid
101Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesRiley / BMWDP1:40.5531
202Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesRiley / BMWDP1:40.646+0.0932
342Team SahlenRiley / BMWDP1:41.213+0.6603
46Michael Shank RacingRiley / FordDP1:41.236+0.6834
590Spirit of Daytona RacingCorvetteDP1:41.844+1.2915
660Michael Shank RacingRiley / FordDP1:41.905+1.3526
72Starworks with Alex PopowRiley / FordDP1:41.920+1.3674
899GAINSCO/Bob Stallings RacingCorvetteDP1:42.032+1.4798
938 Star MotorsportsCorvetteDP1:42.160+1.6079
1050Highway to HelpRiley / BMWDP1:42.205+1.65210
115Action Express RacingCorvetteDP1:42.392+1.83911
1210Wayne Taylor RacingCorvetteDP1:42.547+1.99412
139Action Express RacingCorvetteDP1:42.749+2.19613
1477Doran RacingDallara / FordDP1:42.869+2.31614
158Starworks MotorsportRiley / FordDP1:43.291+2.73815
1643Team SahlenRiley / BMWDP1:45.370+4.81716
1732Konrad Motorsport/Orbit RacingPorsche GT3GT1:47.631+7.07817
1844Magnus RacingPorsche GT3GT1:47.828+7.27518
1930MOMO/NGT MotorsportPorsche GT3GT1:48.007+7.45419
2073Park Place MotorsportsPorsche GT3GT1:48.137+7.58420
2163Scuderia CorsaFerrari 458GT1:48.260+7.70721
2224Audi Sport Customer Racing/Alex Job RacingAudi R8 Grand-AmGT1:48.282+7.72922
2362Snow Racing/Wright MotorsportsPorsche GT3GT1:48.319+7.76623
2457Stevenson MotorsportsCamaro GT-RGT1:48.330+7.77724
2564Scuderia CorsaFerrari 458GT1:48.521+7.96825
2669AIM Autosport Team FXDD with FerrariFerrari 458GT1:48.577+8.02426
2752Audi Sport Customer Racing/APR Motorsport Ltd. UKAudi R8 Grand-AmGT1:48.581+8.02827
2861R. Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with FerrariFerrari 458GT1:48.643+8.09028
2966The Racer's GroupPorsche GT3GT1:48.643+8.09029
3059Brumos RacingPorsche GT3GT1:48.711+8.15830
3123Alex Job RacingPorsche GT3GT1:48.716+8.16331
3213Audi Sport Customer Racing/Rum Bum RacingAudi R8 Grand-AmGT1:48.865+8.21232
3356AF - WaltripFerrari 458GT1:49.065+8.51233
3493Turner MotorsportBMW M3GT1:49.067+8.51434
3545Magnus RacingPorsche GT3GT1:49.304+8.75135
3667The Racer's GroupPorsche GT3GT1:49.611+9.05836
3787Vehicle TechnologiesSRT ViperGT1:49.612+9.05937
3894Turner MotorsportBMW M3GT1:49.719+9.16638
3931Marsh RacingCorvetteGT1:49.827+9.27439
4018Mühlner Motorsports AmericaPorsche GT3GT1:49.850+9.29740
4121Dener MotorsportPorsche GT3GT1:49.924+9.37141
4203Extreme Speed MotorsportsFerrari 458GT1:49.936+9.38342
4351APR Motorsport Ltd. UKFerrari 458GT1:49.937+9.38443
4480TruSpeed MotorsportsPorsche GT3GT1:50.502+9.94944
4520Dener MotorsportPorsche GT3GT1:50.823+10.27045

The race

The race started at 3:30 (EST) on Saturday, January 26, 2013, and ended at 3:30 (EST) on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The first two hours were dominated by #01 Chip Ganassi, driven by Scott Pruett.

This race had the first mother/son pairing in the race's history as Utah native Madison Snow teamed with his mother, Melanie.

Race results

Class winners in bold.[5]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriversChassisLaps
Engine
1DP01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Charlie Kimball
Juan Pablo Montoya
Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas		Riley Mk. XXVI709
BMW 5.0L V8
2DP10 Wayne Taylor Racing Max Angelelli
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Jordan Taylor		Corvette DP (Dallara)709
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
3DP60 Michael Shank Racing A. J. Allmendinger
Marcos Ambrose
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
John Pew
Justin Wilson
Riley Mk. XXVI709
Ford 5.0L V8
4DP9 Action Express Racing João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Burt Frisselle
Mike Rockenfeller		Corvette DP (Coyote)708
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
5DP90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Antonio García
Oliver Gavin
Ricky Taylor
Richard Westbrook		Corvette DP (Coyote)697
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
6DP2 Starworks with Alex Popow Sébastien Bourdais
Ryan Dalziel
Allan McNish
Alex Popow		Riley Mk. XXVI696
Ford 5.0L V8
7DP99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Jon Fogarty
Memo Gidley
Alex Gurney
Darren Law		Corvette DP (Riley XXVI)695
8DP5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Brian Frisselle
Felipe Nasr
Nelson Piquet Jr.		Corvette DP (Coyote)688
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
9GT24 Audi Sport Customer Racing/Alex Job Racing Filipe Albuquerque
Oliver Jarvis
Edoardo Mortara
Dion von Moltke		Audi R8678
Audi 5.2L V10
10GT52 Audi Sport Customer Racing/APR Motorsport Ltd. UK Ian Baas
Marc Basseng
René Rast
Frank Stippler		Audi R8678
Audi 5.2L V10
11GT69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD with Ferrari Emil Assentato
Craig Stanton
Anthony Lazzaro
Nick Longhi
Mark Wilkins		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am678
Ferrari 4.5L V8
12GT63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan
Olivier Beretta
Marco Frezza
Alessandro Pier Guidi		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am678
Ferrari 4.5L V8
13GT44 Magnus Racing Nicolas Armindo
Andy Lally
Richard Lietz
John Potter		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup678
Porsche 4.0L F6
14GT23 Alex Job Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen
Damien Faulkner
Marco Holzer
Cooper MacNeil		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup678
Porsche 4.0L F6
15GT13 Audi Sport Customer Racing/Rum Bum Racing Frank Biela
Christopher Haase
Matt Plumb
Markus Winkelhock		Audi R8677
Audi 5.2L V10
16GT56 AF - Waltrip Rui Águas
Clint Bowyer
Robert Kauffman
Michael Waltrip		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am677
Ferrari 4.5L V8
17GT03 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Mike Hedlund
Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am673
Ferrari 4.5L V8
18GT17 Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports Jack Baldwin
Claudio Burtin
Mario Farnbacher
Martin Ragginger
Robert Renauer		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup672
Porsche 4.0L F6
19GT62 Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports Klaus Bachler
Sascha Maassen
Marco Seefried
Madison Snow
Melanie Snow		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup668
Porsche 4.0L F6
20GT51 APR Motorsport Ltd. UK Matt Bell
David Empringham
John Farano
Alex Figge
Dave Lacey		Audi R8667
Audi 5.2L V10
21DP42 Team Sahlen Dane Cameron
Bruno Junqueira
Wayne Nonnamaker
Simon Pagenaud		Riley Mk. XXVI664
BMW 5.0L V8
22
DNF		GT59 Brumos Racing Andrew Davis
Leh Keen
Marc Lieb
Bryan Sellers		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup663
Porsche 4.0L F6
23GT72 Park Place Motorsports Chuck Cole
Jean-François Dumoulin
Grant Phipps
Mike Skeen
Mike Vess		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup657
Porsche 4.0L F6
24GT45 Magnus Racing Mark Boden
Al Carter
Charles Espenlaub
Hugh Plumb
Charles Putman		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup656
Porsche 4.0L F6
25GT73 Park Place Motorsports Daniel Graeff
Jason Hart
Patrick Lindsey
Patrick Long
Spencer Pumpelly		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup653
Porsche 4.0L F6
26GX16 Napleton Racing Nelson Canache Jr.
David Donohue
Shane Lewis
Jim Norman		Porsche Cayman S635
Porsche 3.8L F6
27GT78 Racer's Edge Motorsports Rudy Camarillo
Martin Fuentes
Carlos Peralta
Ricardo Pérez de Lara		Mazda RX-8634
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
28GT94 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Paul Dalla Lana
Billy Johnson
Maxime Martin
Boris Said		BMW M3631
29GT80 TruSpeed Motorsports Kelly Collins
Phil Fogg
Tom Haacker
Jim Walsh		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup627
Porsche 4.0L F6
30GX22 Bullet Racing James Clay
Darryl O'Young
Daniel Rogers
Seth Thomas
Karl Thomson		Porsche Cayman S625
Porsche 3.8L F6
31GT66 The Racer's Group Jörg Bergmeister
Dominik Farnbacher
Ben Keating
Kuno Wittmer		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup622
Porsche 4.0L F6
32
DNF		GT61 R. Ferri/AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari Giancarlo Fisichella
Max Papis
Jeff Segal
Toni Vilander		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am614
Ferrari 4.5L V8
33GX38 BGB Motorsports Lee Davis
Ryan Eversley
Eric Foss
Jeff Mosing
John Tecce		Porsche Cayman GX.R614
Porsche 3.8L F6
34
DNF		DP3 8 Star Motorsports Anthony Davidson
Pedro Lamy
Nicolas Minassian
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin		Corvette DP (Coyote)612
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
35GT19 Mühlner Motorsports America Eduardo Costabal
Mark Thomas
Eliseo Salazar		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup610
Porsche 4.0L F6
36
DNF		GT57 Stevenson Motorsports John Edwards
Robin Liddell
Jan Magnussen
Tommy Milner		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R595
Chevrolet 6.2L V8
37
DNF		DP02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti
Joey Hand
Jamie McMurray
Scott Pruett		Riley Mk. XXVI594
BMW 5.0L V8
38GT64 Scuderia Corsa Francisco Longo
Raphael Matos
Xandinho Negrão
Daniel Serra		Ferrari 458 Italia Grand-Am576
Ferrari 4.5L V8
39
DNF		GT30 MOMO/NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros
Sean Edwards
Kuba Giermaziak
Patrick Pilet		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup535
Porsche 4.0L F6
40
DNF		DP50 Highway to Help Frank Beck
Carlos de Quesada
Byron DeFoor
Ian James
Jim Pace		Riley Mk. XXVI517
BMW 5.0L V8
41
DNF		DP6 Michael Shank Racing Chris Cumming
Jorge Goncalvez
Michael Valiante
Gustavo Yacamán		Riley Mk. XXVI508
Ford 5.0L V8
42
DNF		GT67 The Racer's Group Emmanuel Collard
Romain Dumas
Niclas Jönsson
Tracy Krohn		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup451
Porsche 4.0L F6
43
DNF		DP8 Starworks Motorsport Gaetano Ardagna
Ivan Bellarosa
Brendon Hartley
Scott Mayer
Jan Charouz		Riley Mk. XXVI441
Ford 5.0L V8
44
DNF		DP43 Team Sahlen Tomy Drissi
Bruno Junqueira
Joe Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker
Joe Sahlen		Riley Mk. XXVI422
BMW 5.0L V8
45
DNF		GT20 Dener Motorsport Nonô Figueiredo
Constantino Júnior
Clemente Lunardi
Ricardo Maurício
Marcel Visconde		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup386
Porsche 4.0L F6
46
DNF		GT21 Dener Motorsport Rubens Barrichello
Nonô Figueiredo
Felipe Giaffone
Tony Kanaan
Ricardo Maurício		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup352
Porsche 4.0L F6
47
DNF		DP27 BTE Sport Emmanuel Anassis
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
Tõnis Kasemets
Anthony Massari		Riley Mk. XX304
Ford 5.0L V8
48
DNF		DP77 Doran Racing Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Jim Lowe
Paul Tracy		Dallara (Riley Mk. XXVI)286
Ford 5.0L V8
49
DNF		GT68 The Racer's Group Ivo Breukers
Brad Lewis
Jim Michaelian
Ronald van de Laar
Dennis van de Laar		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup284
Porsche 4.0L F6
50
DNF		GT18 Mühlner Motorsports America Kévin Estre
Mark Thomas
Norbert Siedler		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup228
Porsche 4.0L F6
51
DNF		GT32 Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Racing Michael Christensen
Christian Engelhart
Nick Tandy
Lance Willsey		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup181
Porsche 4.0L F6
52
DNF		GT31 Marsh Racing Lawson Aschenbach
Eric Curran
Brandon Davis
Boris Said		Chevrolet Corvette136
Chevrolet 6.2L V8
53
DNF		GX70 Mazdaspeed/Speedsource Jonathan Bomarito
Marino Franchitti
James Hinchcliffe
Sylvain Tremblay		Mazda6 GX51
Mazda 2.2L I4 Diesel
54
DNF		GX25 Freedom Autosport/Speedsource Andrew Carbonell
Tom Long
Rhett O'Doski
Derek Whitis		Mazda6 GX45
Mazda 2.2L I4 Diesel
55
DNF		GT87 Vehicle Technologies Tony Ave
Jan Heylen
Doug Peterson
Moses Smith		SRT Viper44
Dodge 8.0L V10
56
DNF		GX00 Visit Florida Racing/Speedsource/Yellow Dragon Motorsports Joel Miller
Tristan Nunez
Spencer Pigot
Yojiro Terada
Tristan Vautier		Mazda6 GX33
Mazda 2.2L I4 Diesel
DNSGT93 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Michael Marsal
Maxime Martin
Andy Priaulx
Gunter Schaldach		BMW M3-
BMW 5.0L V8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 GX General Class Rules. Grand-Am. 30 November 2012.
  2. Web site: GRAND-AM Cooldown Lap: Roar Before the Rolex 24. Grand Am. January 6, 2013.
  3. Web site: Rolex 24 At Daytona 2013 – Official Schedule. Grand Am. January 17, 2013.
  4. Web site: Pruett on Pole In Chase For Fifth Rolex 24 Overall Win. Grand Am. January 24, 2013.
  5. Web site: Rolex 24 At Daytona . Grand-Am . January 27, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127142834/http://www.grand-am.com/scheduleResults/results.aspx?eid=3463&sid=1 . January 27, 2013 .

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