2015 24 Hours of Daytona

The 53rd Rolex 24 at Daytona was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida from 22–25 January 2015. The 53rd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona was also the first race for the 2015 United SportsCar Championship season.

2015 24 Hours of Daytona
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The Daytona International Speedway road course

Qualifying

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Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡. P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian   Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:39.194 _ 1‡
2 P 02   Chip Ganassi Racing   Scott Dixon 1:39.302 +0.108 2
3 P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing   Scott Pruett 1:39.309 +0.115 3
4 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa 1:39.568 +0.374 4
5 P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone   Gabby Chaves 1:39.625 +0.431 5
6 P 57   Krohn Racing   Olivier Pla 1:39.683 +0.489 6
7 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing   Ricky Taylor 1:39.888 +0.694 7
8 P 7   Starworks Motorsport   Rubens Barrichello 1:40.260 +1.066 8
9 P 31   Action Express Racing   Max Papis 1:40.322 +1.128 9
10 P 90   VisitFlorida.com Racing   Richard Westbrook 1:40.330 +1.136 241
11 P 66   RG Racing   Shane Lewis 1:42.070 +2.876 10
12 PC 16   BAR1 Motorsports   Johnny Mowlem 1:42.318 +3.124 11‡
13 P 2   Tequila Patrón ESM   Johannes van Overbeek 1:42.390 +3.196 12
14 PC 54   CORE Autosport   Colin Braun 1:42.498 +3.304 13
15 PC 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Tom Kimber-Smith 1:42.829 +3.635 14
16 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Renger van der Zande 1:43.322 +4.128 15
17 PC 61   BAR1 Motorsports   Martin Plowman 1:43.442 +4.248 16
18 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin 1:43.488 +4.294 25‡
19 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Stephen Simpson 1:43.514 +4.320 17
20 P 70   SpeedSource   Jonathan Bomarito 1:43.782 +4.588 18
21 GTLM 51   AF Corse   Gianmaria Bruni 1:43.830 +4.636 26
22 GTLM 98   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy 1:43.960 +4.766 27
23 GTLM 24   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards 1:43.966 +4.772 28
24 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Jan Magnussen 1:43.976 +4.782 29
25 GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Pierre Kaffer 1:43.986 +4.792 30
26 PC 11   RSR Racing   Chris Cumming 1:43.992 +4.798 19
27 GTLM 25   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen 1:44.024 +4.830 31
28 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Nick Tandy 1:44.082 +4.888 32
29 P 50   Fifty Plus Racing   Jim Pace 1:44.423 +5.229 20
30 GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire   Bryan Sellers 1:44.465 +5.271 33
31 PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   James French 1:44.473 +5.279 21
32 GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Frédéric Makowiecki 1:44.759 +5.565 34
33 GTD 007   TRG-AMR North America   James Davison 1:47.272 +8.078 35‡
34 P 07   SpeedSource   Tom Long 1:47.320 +8.126 22
35 GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:47.424 +8.230 36
36 GTD 28   Konrad Motorsport   Christopher Zöchling 1:47.451 +8.257 37
37 GTD 58   Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen 1:47.535 +8.341 38
38 GTD 64   Scuderia Corsa   Daniel Serra 1:47.805 +8.611 39
39 GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Markus Winkelhock 1:47.813 +8.619 40
40 GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Spencer Pumpelly 1:47.860 +8.666 41
41 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally 1:48.099 +8.905 42
42 GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Townsend Bell 1:48.117 +8.923 43
43 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Leh Keen 1:48.200 +9.006 44
44 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Christopher Haase 1:48.202 +9.008 45
45 GTD 49   AF Corse   Matt Griffin 1:48.614 +9.420 46
46 GTD 23   Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing   Mario Farnbacher 1:48.683 +9.489 47
47 GTD 19   Mühlner Motorsports America   Connor De Phillippi 1:49.035 +9.841 48
48 GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America   Marc Basseng 1:49.291 +10.097 49
49 GTD 93   Riley Motorsports   Kuno Wittmer 1:49.512 +10.318 532
50 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Markus Palttala 1:50.213 +11.019 50
51 GTD 81   GB Autosport   Damien Faulkner No Time Established 51
52 P 1   Tequila Patrón ESM No Time Established 23
53 GTD 009   TRG-AMR North America No Time Established 52
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  • 1 The No. 90 VFR entry was moved to the back of the Prototype grid
  • 2 The No. 93 Riley Motorsports Dodge had its fastest lap deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session and as per 40.1.5 of the Sporting regulations (Starting driver change).

Race

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Start and early hours

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Night

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Morning

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Finish

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Post-race

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Results

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Race

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Final race classification
Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 02   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates   Scott Dixon
  Tony Kanaan
  Kyle Larson
  Jamie McMurray
Riley MkXXVI C 740 24:00:57.667
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa
  Christian Fittipaldi
  Sébastien Bourdais
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 740 + 1.333
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
3 P 90   VisitFlorida.com Racing   Michael Valiante
  Richard Westbrook
  Mike Rockenfeller
  Guy Cosmo
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 734 + 6 Laps
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
4 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Jan Magnussen
  Antonio Garcia
  Ryan Briscoe
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 725 + 15 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
5 GTLM 25   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen
  Dirk Werner
  Augusto Farfus
  Bruno Spengler
BMW Z4 GTE M 725 + 15 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
6 P 31   Action Express Racing   Eric Curran
  Dane Cameron
  Max Papis
  Phil Keen
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 721 + 19 Laps
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
7 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Tommy Milner
  Oliver Gavin
  Simon Pagenaud
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 718 + 22 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
8 PC 52   PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports   Mike Guasch
  Andrew Novich
  Andrew Palmer
  Tom Kimber-Smith
Oreca FLM09 C 714 + 26 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
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DNF

P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian   John Pew
  Oswaldo Negri
  A. J. Allmendinger
  Matt McMurry
Ligier JS P2 C 705 a-arm
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
10

DNF

PC 54   CORE Autosport   Colin Braun
  Jon Bennett
  Mark Wilkins
  James Gue
Oreca FLM09 C 704 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
11 GTD 93   Riley Motorsports   Ben Keating
  Dominik Farnbacher
  Kuno Wittmer
  Cameron Lawrence
  Al Carter
Dodge Viper GTS-R C 704 + 36 Laps
Dodge 8.0 L V10
12 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Cooper MacNeil
  Leh Keen
  Andrew Davis
  Shane van Gisbergen
Porsche 911 GT America C 704 + 36 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GTD 58   Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen
  Madison Snow
  Patrick Dempsey
  Philipp Eng
Porsche 911 GT America C 702 + 38 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GTLM 24   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards
  Lucas Luhr
  Jens Klingmann
  Graham Rahal
BMW Z4 GTE M 701 + 39 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
15 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Rusty Mitchell
  Stephen Simpson
  Misha Goikhberg
  Chris Miller
  Tristan Vautier
Oreca FLM09 C 701 + 39 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 GTD 49   AF Corse   Pasin Lathouras
  Michele Rugolo
  Rui Águas
  Matt Griffin
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 701 + 39 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
17 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Dion von Moltke
  Christopher Haase
  René Rast
  Bryce Miller
Audi R8 LMS C 695 + 45 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
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DNF

GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Bill Sweedler
  Townsend Bell
  Anthony Lazzaro
  Jeff Segal
  Jeff Westphal
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 691 clutch
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19 GTD 81   GB Autosport   Damien Faulkner
  Kuba Giermaziak
  Mike Skeen
  Rory Butcher
  Michael Avenatti
Porsche 911 GT America C 687 + 53 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
20 GTD 009   TRG-AMR   Derek DeBoer
  Max Riddle
  Eliseo Salazar
  Kris Wilson
  Brandon Davis
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 C 678 + 62 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
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DNF

GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Ben Keating
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
  Al Carter
  Marc Goossens
Dodge Viper GTS-R C 674 did not finish
Dodge 8.0 L V10
22 GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Marcus Winkelhock
  Robert Thorne
  Satoshi Hoshino
  Tomonobu Fujii
Audi R8 LMS C 670 + 70 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
23

DNF

P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates   Scott Pruett
  Joey Hand
  Charlie Kimball
  Sage Karam
Riley MkXXVI C 669 clutch
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
24 P 66   RG Racing   Robert Gewirtz
  Shane Lewis
  Mark Kvamme
  David Cheng
Riley MkXXVI C 644 + 96 Laps
Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8
25 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Nick Tandy
  Patrick Pilet
  Marc Lieb
  Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSR M 640 + 100 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 GTLM 98   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
  Stefan Mücke
  Mathias Lauda
  Pedro Lamy
  Paul Dalla Lana
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 632 + 108 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
27 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally
  John Potter
  Marco Seefried
  Martin Ragginger
Porsche 911 GT America C 616 + 124 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28 GTD 94   Turner Motorsport   Markus Palttala
  Michael Marsal
  Boris Said
  Andy Priaulx
BMW Z4 GT3 C 604 + 136 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
29 GTD 007   TRG-AMR   James Davison
  Christina Nielsen
  Christoffer Nygaard
  Brandon Davis
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 C 593 + 147 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
30 P 50   Highway to Help   Dorsey Schroeder
  Jim Pace
  Byron DeFoor
  David Hinton
  Doug Smith
Riley MkXXVI C 590 + 150 Laps
Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8
31

DNF

GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Jörg Bergmeister
  Earl Bamber
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSR M 581 crash
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
32

DNF

GTD 64   Scuderia Corsa   Francisco Longo
  Daniel Serra
  Marcos Gomes
  Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 545 crash
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
33 GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America   Darryl O'Young
  Matteo Beretta
  Marc Basseng
  Connor De Phillippi
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Porsche 911 GT America C 539 + 201 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
34

DNF

PC 11   RSR Racing   Jack Hawksworth
  Chris Cumming
  Bruno Junqueira
  Gustavo Menezes
Oreca FLM09 C 535 water pump
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
35

DNF

GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Kévin Estre
  Patrick Lindsey
  Jim Norman
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Nelson Canache, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT America C 532 gearbox
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36

DNF

GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire   Bryan Sellers
  Wolf Henzler
  Patrick Long
Porsche 911 RSR F 530 drive train
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
37

DNF

P 7   Starworks Motorsport   Rubens Barrichello
  Brendon Hartley
  Tor Graves
  Ryan Hunter-Reay
  Scott Mayer
Riley MkXXVI C 426 engine
Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8
38 GTD 19   Mühlner Motorsports America   Jim Michaelian
  Michael Lira
  Ricardo Flores, Jr.
  Connor De Phillippi
  Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Porsche 911 GT America C 414 + 326 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
39

DNF

P 1   Tequila Patrón ESM   Scott Sharp
  Ryan Dalziel
  David Heinemeier Hansson
HPD ARX-04b C 389 gearbox
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
40

DNF

PC 61   BAR1 Motorsports   Shelby Blackstock
  Ivo Breukers
  Marc Drumwright
  Martin Plowman
  Remo Ruscitti
Oreca FLM09 C 361 engine
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
41

DNF

P 07   SpeedSource   Tom Long
  Joel Miller
  Ben Devlin
  Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda Prototype C 348 overheating
Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4
(Diesel)
42

DNF

GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Giancarlo Fisichella
  Pierre Kaffer
  Davide Rigon
  Olivier Beretta
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 310 electrical
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
43

DNF

PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Renger van der Zande
  Mirco Schultis
  Mike Hedlund
  Alex Popow
  Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca FLM09 C 299 engine
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
44

DNF

PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   James French
  Jerome Mee
  James Vance
  Sean Johnston
Oreca FLM09 C 238 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
45

DNF

GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Ian James
  Mario Farnbacher
  Alex Riberas
Porsche 911 GT America C 233 engine
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
46

DNF

GTLM 51   AF Corse   Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
  François Perrodo
  Emmanuel Collard
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 211 crash
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
47

DNF

P 70   SpeedSource   Sylvain Tremblay
  Tristan Nunez
  Jonathan Bomarito
  James Hinchcliffe
Mazda Prototype C 198 oil pressure
Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4
(Diesel)
48

DNF

GTD 28   Konrad Motorsport   Klaus Bachler
  Christopher Zöchling
  Christian Engelhart
  Lance Willsey
  Rolf Ineichen
Porsche 911 GT America C 176 did not finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
49

DNF

P 57   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Alex Brundle
  Olivier Pla
Ligier JS P2 C 172 engine
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
50

DNF

P 2   Tequila Patrón ESM   Ed Brown
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Jon Fogarty
HPD ARX-04b C 49 oil pressure
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
51

DNF

P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone   Andy Meyrick
  Katherine Legge
  Memo Rojas
  Gabby Chaves
DeltaWing DWC13 C 42 transmission
Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4
DQ P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing[N 1]   Ricky Taylor
  Jordan Taylor
  Max Angelelli
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 740 + 1:07.074
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
DQ PC 16   BAR1 Motorsports[N 2]   Johnny Mowlem
  Tom Papadopoulos
  Tomy Drissi
  Brian Alder
  Martin Plowman
Oreca FLM09 C 713 + 27 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
F Falken Tire

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Car finished 3rd on track but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.[3]
  2. ^ Car finished 9th on track (2nd in class) but was disqualified after breaching rules on maximum driving time for a single driver.[4]

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). IMSA. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Grid" (PDF). IMSA. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ Dagys, John (30 January 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ Di Zinno, Tony (3 February 2015). "WTR Loses Rolex 24 Podium Finish, Points Over Drive Time Infraction". Sportscar365.com.


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