P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Tower Motorsports have lost their LMP2 win at the 24 Hours of Daytona due to a technical infraction thus gifting it to United Autosports USA.
The LMP2 team, with drivers Job van Uitert, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebastian Alvarez, and John Farano, emerged victorious at the 63rd Daytona 24 Hours last weekend on 25-26 January. Despite initially winning the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener, Tower Motorsports had to forfeit their victory due to a technical violation. The infraction involved their #8 Oreca 07 LMP2 exceeding the allowed wear on the skid block, breaching FIA Technical Regulation 3.5.6. Tower Motorsports contested the decision, but their appeal was unsuccessful, causing them to drop to 12th place in the LMP2 category. Consequently, the #22 United Autosports USA team claimed their first Daytona 24 Hours victory, while Rasmus Lindh, James Allen, Paul di Resta, and Dan Goldburg were declared the unofficial winners in the LMP2 class. For the updated provisional race results, refer to the link provided.
