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Porsche No. 7 Clinches Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1.5-Second Duel

A record 6-hour-33-minute Safety Car for dense fog set up a dawn restart that reshaped strategies.

Overview

  • Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich delivered Porsche Penske Motorsport a third straight overall victory and the brand’s 21st at Daytona.
  • Action Express Cadillac No. 31 finished 1.569 seconds behind after a late green-flag sprint, with WRT BMW No. 24 completing the podium.
  • IMSA kept the race circulating behind the Safety Car through the fog rather than stopping, creating the longest Full-Course Yellow in event history.
  • Class winners were APR Oreca No. 04 in LMP2, Paul Miller BMW No. 1 in GTD Pro, and Winward Mercedes No. 57 in GTD.
  • Notable incidents included the Risi–Triarsi Ferrari collision in GTD Pro, WTR’s No. 10 Cadillac pit-lane fire, the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s electrical failure, and Wright’s Adam Adelson being checked at a hospital and released.