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26-01-2025
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Rolex 24, Hour 15: Porsche and BMW battle over podium places, Dalziel takes Era to the top in LMP2
The race got underway again 10 minutes into the hour after the FCY called for the Inter Europol ORECA stopping and it was another frantic restart with Mathieu Jaminet leading the train across the line in the No. 6 Penske Porsche. BMW Team RLL's Raffaele Marciello immediately got on the gas and powered past Tom Blomqvist for second. The Swiss driver's time that high up the order wouldn't last though as the Briton fought back to reclaim the place a lap later. Marciello then fell back and Laurens Vanthoor in the sister No. 7 Porsche snuck by for third. The lead battle then came alive halfway through the hour, with Blomqvist utilising the traffic to his advantage in catching Jaminet. It was close on the banking multiple times between the two, but Jaminet successfully defended the place, allowing Vanthoor to catch up. The Belgian then put in a spirited effort and made a daring move stick around the outside into Turn 1 to make it a 1-2 for Porsche again. Meanwhile, in LMP2, it was all change up front when the green flags waved. Ryan Dalziel was on a mission for Era Motorsport and caught Malthe Jakobsen's Crowdstrike ORECA napping up the inside at Turn 1. Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 8 Tower example later followed in Dalziel's footsteps, also finding a way by the Dane, then past the Scotsman for the lead. There was a change at the top of the timing screens too in GTD, as Stevan McAleer went backwards in the No. 021 Triarsi 296 GT3. Casper Stevenson then briefly led for Heart of Racing before being tapped into a spin by Tom Sargent in the No. 120 Wright Porsche. Sargent then pitted to hand over the car to Adam Adelson. AWA's Marvin Kirchhöfer inherited the lead as a pit cycle began at the turn of the hour. Behind, Winward Racing's No. 57 Mercedes, which fell seven laps down after a throttle issue way back in the third hour, is now lurking. The AMG GT3 is back on the lead lap and now, remarkably, second with Philip Ellis. Don't count out the defending champions! Daniel Morad in the No. 32 Korthoff Competition Mercedes sits third. In GTD PRO AO Racing's 'Rexy' Porsche and the No. 4 Pratt Miller Corvette held station for the entire 60 minutes in first and second, but there was movement behind. Fabien Schiller and Connor De Phillippi made progress, climbing to third and fourth for GetSpeed and Paul Miller respectively. At Gradient Racing, work is ongoing on its Mustang GT3 after a long-standing clutch problem. The team has had to take the car behind the wall for attention. Two cars were confirmed as retirements during the hour due to mechanical woes, the first being the Inception Ferrari, the second the Inter Europol ORECA. We count 13 retirements now with nine hours to go. HOUR 15 STANDINGS Story originally appeared on Racer
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26-01-2025
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Rolex 24, Hour 14: Campbell vaults to the overall lead with Porsche
In the opening minutes of the hour, it was Matt Campbell who decided it was his turn to lead. The Australian breezed past up the inside of Colin Braun's No. 60 Acura MSR ARX-06 at the Le Mans Chicane. He immediately pulled away from the Acura, creating a margin of 6.1 seconds over 45 minutes before the latest FCY, which was called for the No. 43 Inter Europol ORECA stopping on track at NASCAR 2. Tom Dillmann was behind the wheel at the time and had to be shuttled back to the pit lane on a flatbed. This caused a flurry of activity in the pits as the hour came to a close. After the round of stops for the field, the No. 6 Porsche – now with Mathieu Jaminet at the wheel – still holds the lead, with the No. 60 MSR Acura second. Raffaele Marciello sits third in BMW Team RLL's No. 24 M Hybrid V8. In LMP2, Malthe Jakobsen is installed in the No. 04 Crowdstrike ORECA, which now leads the No. 88 AF Corse ORECA which has slipped to second since Nicklas Nielsen made way for Dylan Murry. Ryan Dalziel and Era Motorsport are third. 'Rexy' has taken control of GTD PRO. Alessio Picariello will be chased by No. 4 and No. 3 Corvettes of Tommy Milner and Daniel Juncadella when the race restarts. Down the order Proton used the FCY stop as a chance to change the brakes on the front-end of its No. 20 Porsche which now sits ninth. In GTD after Inception's Ferrari held a commanding lead during the previous two hours, disaster would strike the British Ferrari customer team during this hour. Ollie Millroy was spotted crawling along the apron, limping back to pit lane with 10 and a half hours to go. He would steer the car into pit lane where the mechanics would tend to the right-front corner before pushing it behind the wall for further inspection. 'I came out of Turn 5 and with no warning suffered a suspension failure. Front right corner. There was a bang and the car hit the ground,' Millroy told RACER. The damage looks to have torn the mounting studs out of the chassis. 'If it can be fixed,' Millroy continued, 'it's a three-hour job.' Whether this is the end or not, it's worth noting that Inception held the class lead at both the six and 12-hour mark, handing them a solid haul of Endurance Cup points. This left Turner Motorsport's Robby Foley to claim the lead in the class in the No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 briefly. But after the stops under FCY, the No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari rose up the order to P1. The surviving No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin is second, with the No. 19 Van Der Steur Racing Vantage making it two cars in the top three for the British marque. HOUR 14 STANDINGS Story originally appeared on Racer
