P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Daytona 24h, H18: Cadillac leads Porsche amid penalty drama
During the 18th hour of the race, Mathieu Jaminet overtook the #6 Porsche Penske in the pits and took the lead. However, the Porsche was penalized for exceeding the allowed energy limit, resulting in a 10-second stop/go penalty. Jaminet also had to serve his penalty, allowing the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac, now driven by Jack Aitken, to reclaim the lead. The #6 Porsche and the #31 Cadillac were previously on different strategies, but caution periods brought them together. Pipo Derani initially led in the Cadillac, but Nick Tandy in the Porsche closed the gap before the caution periods. Jaminet, back in the Porsche, challenged Derani, but the Cadillac driver managed to hold on and extend his lead. Porsche briefly took the lead in the pits, but Jaminet’s penalty dropped him back. Aitken in the #31 Cadillac is now in the lead, followed closely by Matt Campbell in the #7 Porsche. In the LMP2 class, the #03 CrowdStrike by APR ORECA took the lead from the #18 Era Motorsports during pitstops. In the GTD Pro class, Neil Verhagen in the #1 Paul Miller BMW was leading but handed over the lead to the #4 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, with James Calado in the #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari in third place.
