2011 24 Hours of Daytona

The 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona, ran on Saturday and Sunday, January 29–30, 2011 at the Daytona International Speedway, was the 49th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race.[1] The first race of the 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series season,[2] it was broadcast on Speed Channel, with fourteen hours of live coverage,[3] in addition to a considerable attendance.

Start of the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Prototypes run at the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Qualifying

Pole position for the race was won by Jörg Bergmeister of Germany, driving the #45 Daytona Prototype of Flying Lizard Motorsports, a Riley Technologies chassis powered by a Porsche engine, with a lap time of 1 minute 40.099 seconds.[4] Pole for the Grand Touring category was won by Dominik Farnbacher in the #66 The Racer's Group Porsche 911, with a lap time of 1 minute 48.781 seconds.[4]

Results

Winning the race overall was the Daytona Prototype team of Chip Ganassi Racing, with drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Graham Rahal, and Joey Hand driving the #01 Riley & Scott-BMW defeating Chip Ganassi Racing's second team, consisting of IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, and Sprint Cup teammates Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya in the #02 Riley & Scott-BMW by just over two seconds in a one-lap sprint following a late caution flag.[5] The win was Pruett's fourth overall victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the fourth of four major auto racing wins by Ganassi in the last year, following victories in the 2010 Daytona 500, 2010 Indianapolis 500 and 2010 Brickyard 400;[5] co-driver Rahal's victory came 30 years after his father, Bobby Rahal, won the race in 1981.[6]

The GT division victory was claimed by The Racer's Group, the #67 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Brendan Gaughan, Wolf Henzler, and Steven Bertheau winning by a margin of one lap.[5]

Patrick Dempsey, a television actor, placed third in the GT category in the #40 Mazda RX-8.[5]

Although there were no serious accidents during the race, dense fog in the early morning hours resulted in a caution period lasting nearly three hours.[7]

Race results

TV star Patrick Dempsey, seen here at the 2008 event, placed third in the GT class.

Class winners in bold.[8][9]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 DP 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas
Graham Rahal
Joey Hand
Riley 721
BMW 5.0L V8
2 DP 02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Dario Franchitti
Jamie McMurray
Riley 721
BMW 5.0L V8
3 DP 9 Action Express Racing Terry Borcheller
J. C. France
João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Max Papis
Riley 721
Porsche (LBP) 5.0L V8
4 DP 23 United Autosports with Michael Shank Racing Zak Brown
Mark Patterson
Mark Blundell
Martin Brundle
Riley 721
Ford 5.0L V8
5 DP 10 SunTrust Racing Max Angelelli
Ricky Taylor
Ryan Briscoe
Dallara 720
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
6 DP 76 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Ricardo Zonta
Nicolas Minassian
Lola B08/70 720
Ford 5.0L V8
7 DP 6 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian A. J. Allmendinger
Michael McDowell
Justin Wilson
Dallara 719
Ford 5.0L V8
8 DP 55 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Luis Díaz
Mark Wilkins
Riley 717
BMW 5.0L V8
9 DP 5 Action Express Racing Darren Law
David Donohue
Buddy Rice
Burt Frisselle
Riley 706
Porsche (LBP) 5.0L V8
10 DP 60 Michael Shank Racing John Pew
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Marc Goossens
Michael Valiante
Riley 706
Ford 5.0L V8
11 DP 95 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Richard Westbrook
Raphael Matos
Riley 703
BMW 5.0L V8
12 GT 67 The Racer's Group Steven Bertheau
Brendan Gaughan
Wolf Henzler
Andy Lally
Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 685
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
13 GT 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller
Tim Sugden
Bryan Sellers
Rob Bell
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 684
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
14 GT 40 Dempsey Racing Joe Foster
Patrick Dempsey
Charles Espenlaub
Tom Long
Mazda RX-8 681
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
15 DP 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Jon Fogarty
Alex Gurney
Jimmie Johnson
Riley 679
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
16 GT 44 Magnus Racing John Potter
Craig Stanton
Richard Lietz
Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 675
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
17 GT 59 Brumos Racing Hurley Haywood
Andrew Davis
Leh Keen
Marc Lieb
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 673
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
18 GT 70 SpeedSource John Edwards
Sylvain Tremblay
Adam Christodoulou
Jonathan Bomarito
Mazda RX-8 670
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
19 GT 42 Team Sahlen Will Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Joe Nonnamaker
Memo Gidley
Mazda RX-8 661
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
20 GT 4 The Racer's Group Ryan Eversley
Daniel Graeff
Kenny Wallace
Ron Yarab Jr.
Richard Zahn Jr.
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 659
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
21 GT 18 Mühlner Motorsports America Mark Thomas
Peter Ludwig
Dion von Moltke
Cory Friedman
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 655
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
22
DNF
DP 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Seth Neiman
Johannes van Overbeek
Riley Mk. XI 654
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6
23 GT 41 Dempsey Racing James Gue
Dane Cameron
Ian James
Dave Lacey
Mazda RX-8 650
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
24
DNF
DP 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Antonio García
Paul Edwards
Sascha Maassen
Coyote 649
Chevrolet 5.0L V8
25 GT 47 Rick Ware Racing Jeffrey Earnhardt
Scott Monroe
Doug Harrington
Maurice Hull
Brett Sandberg
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 635
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
26 GT 57 Stevenson Motorsports Robin Liddell
Ronnie Bremer
Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 629
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
27
DNF
GT 66 The Racer's Group Dominik Farnbacher
Tim George Jr.
Ben Keating
Lucas Luhr
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 612
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
28 GT 88 Autohaus Motorsports Jordan Taylor
Bill Lester
Johnny O'Connell
Matthew Marsh
Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 607
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
29 GT 81 DragonSpeed Cort Wagner
Fred Poordad
Doug Baron
Nick Jones
Ferrari F430 Challenge 588
Ferrari 4.3L V8
30
DNF
GT 54 The Racer's Group/Black Swan Racing/GMG Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen
Tim Pappas
Patrick Pilet
James Sofronas
Bret Curtis
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 578
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
31 DP 2 Starworks Motorsport Enzo Potolicchio
Alex Popow
Romain Iannetta
E. J. Viso
Riley 577
Ford 5.0L V8
32 GT 94 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Boris Said
Paul Dalla Lana
Matt Plumb
BMW M3 565
BMW 5.0L V8
33
DNF
DP 8 Starworks Motorsport Mike Forest
Ryan Dalziel
Jim Lowe
Colin Braun
Tomáš Enge
Riley 552
Ford 5.0L V8
34 GT 63 Team Spencer Motorsports Rich Grupp
David Murry
Jim Downing
Owen Trinkler
Mazda RX-8 544
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
35 GT 65 Chris Smith Racing Bill Sweedler
Shane Lewis
Tom Sheehan
Mitch Pagerey
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 495
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT 30 Racer's Edge Motorsports Scott Rettich
Mark Jensen
Michael Marsal
Gary Jensen
Jade Buford
Mazda RX-8 453
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
37 GT 53 The Racer's Group/Nadeau Motorsports Jim Michaelian
Bob Doyle
Coulter Mulligan
Joe Castellano
Ken Dobson
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 423
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
38
DNF
GT 32 PR1 Motorsports David Cheng
Tom Papadopoulos
Ryan Lewis
Max Hyatt
BMW M6 402
BMW 5.0L V8
39
DNF
GT 07 Banner Racing Bruce Ledoux
Eric Curran
Gunter Schaldach
Oliver Gavin
Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 398
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
40
DNF
GT 17 Burtin Racing Claudio Burtin
Martin Ragginger
Nick Tandy
Nicolas Armindo
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 378
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
41
DNF
GT 22 Bullet Racing Darryl O'Young
James Walker
Brian Wong
Eric Lux
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 328
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
42
DNF
DP 77 Doran Racing Brian Frisselle
Henri Richard
Matt Bell
Ross Kaiser
Dallara 312
Ford 5.0L V8
43 GT 56 Bennett Racing Mike Skeen
Jean-François Dumoulin
Michael Davidson
Glynn Geddie
Dan Harrington
Ferrari F430 Challenge 286
Ferrari 4.3L V8
44
DNF
DP 7 Starworks Motorsport Doug Peterson
R. J. Valentine
Jared Beyer
Scott Mayer
Jan Heylen
Riley 215
Ford 5.0L V8
45
DNF
GT 69 SpeedSource Emil Assentato
Jeff Segal
Nick Ham
Anthony Lazzaro
Mazda RX-8 202
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
46
DNF
GT 43 Team Sahlen Joe Sahlen
Joe Nonnamaker
Will Nonnamaker
Wayne Nonnamaker
Memo Gidley
Mazda RX-8 124
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
47
DNF
GT 36 Yellow Dragon Motorsports Taylor Hacquard
Chris Cumming
Mikel Miller
Justin Marks
Mazda RX-8 122
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
48
DNF
GT 86 Mitchum Motorsports Joey Atterbury
Cooper MacNeil
Randy Pobst
Derek Whitis
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 121
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
DNS GT 11 TPN Racing/Blackforest David Empringham
Scott Maxwell
Tom Nastasi
Dave Russell
Ford Mustang Boss 302 -
Ford 5.0L V8
DNS GT 00 Aten Motorsports Gabriel Abergel
Emmanuel Collard
Davy Jones
Steve Lisa
Xavier Pompidou
Ferrari F430 Challenge -
Ferrari 4.3L V8

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