P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Daytona 24h, H18: Cadillac leads Porsche amid penalty drama
At the end of Hour 18, Mathieu Jaminet took the lead in the #31 Cadillac, but the #6 Porsche was penalized for exceeding energy limits.
Jaminet had to serve a 10-second stop/go penalty, giving the lead back to the #31 Cadillac driven by Jack Aitken.
The #6 Porsche and #31 Cadillac were running on different strategies, but caution periods brought them closer together.
Pipo Derani initially led in the Cadillac, with Nick Tandy in the Porsche closing the gap during a caution period.
Derani managed to hold off Tandy’s advances and extend his lead.
During the second caution period, Jaminet returned to the Porsche and the battle between Cadillac and Porsche resumed.
Jaminet got close to Derani’s Cadillac, but had to serve a penalty, putting Aitken back in the lead.
In LMP2, the #03 CrowdStrike Oreca took the lead from the #18 Era Motorsports during pitstops.
In GTD Pro, Neil Verhagen led in the #1 BMW before handing it over to Madison Snow. The #4 Corvette and #62 Ferrari were also in contention.
In GTD, Alessio Rovera claimed the class lead in the #023 Ferrari, ending Mercedes’ dominance.
