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Pipo Derani has put in a long overnight stint to keep the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R in the lead of the 2024 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Matthew Brabham brought out a full course …
During the 2024 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, Pipo Derani put in a long overnight stint to keep the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R in the lead. However, Matthew Brabham’s spin at turn three caused a full course yellow and dropped the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 two laps off the lead in class. With seven hours left, Derani leads a quartet of Porsche 963s, with Nick Tandy in the No. 6 chasing him and Felipe Nasr in the No. 7 in third place. The Era Motorsport No. 18 ORECA remains the leader in LMP2, while the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 has taken the lead in GTD PRO. Winward Racing’s No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 is leading in GTD, with the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes and the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 also in contention.
