2012 24 Hours of Daytona

none February 2025 2011 2012 2013 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway thumb|#60 Michael Shank Racing winner of DP category thumb|#44 Magnus Racing winner of GT category The 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for sports cars conforming to the regulations of the Grand-Am Road Racing series. The race was held over a duration of 24 hours, starting at 3:30pm on Saturday, January 28, finishing at 3:30pm the following day.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Vanity-Pages/50th-Rolex-24/Rolex-24-Schedule.aspx Event Schedule: 2012 Rolex 24 Event Schedule Daytona International Speedway January 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117031548/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Vanity-Pages/50th-Rolex-24/Rolex-24-Schedule.aspx January 17, 2012 dead mdy-all The race was held on the sports car version of Daytona International Speedway, which includes only a portion of the NASCAR Superspeedway course and a loop of circuit which winds through the infield of the speedway. 2012 was the 50th running of the race which had begun as a three-hour duration sports car race in 1962. The race was also the opening round of the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season. A field of 14 Daytona Prototypes took the start of the race along with a grid of 44 of the slower roadcar-based Grand Touring class cars.http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/entrylist.cfm?series=r&eid=3428 Event Information – Entry List: Rolex 24 At Daytona Grand Am Road Racing January 29, 2012 This race also was part of the inaugural North American Endurance Championship.13-Race 2012 Schedule Features New North American Endurance Championship http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=50891 Grand-Am Road Racing November 9, 2011 January 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117064235/http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=50891 January 17, 2012 live Qualifying Pole position for the race was taken by British racing driver Ryan Dalziel driving the Starworks Motorsport run Riley Technologies Mk.XXVI Daytona Prototype sports car recording a lap time of 1:41.119.http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120127/GRAND_AM/120129876 Ryan Dalziel and Starworks Motorsport capture Rolex 24 at Daytona pole January 27, 2012 Autoweek Crain Communications, Inc January 29, 2012 In the Grand Touring class, pole was claimed by the Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by American driver Andrew Davis.http://www.sportscarillustrated.com/News_2012/A/news12_0060.html Porsche starts from GT pole in Rolex 24 at Daytona Sports Car Illustrated January 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222005530/http://www.sportscarillustrated.com/News_2012/A/news12_0060.html February 22, 2014 dead mdy-all Winners The Michael Shank Racing entry of A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, Oswaldo Negri Jr., and John Pew took victory in their No. 60 Riley Mk. XXVI Ford, completing 761 laps over the course of the 24-hour race. They enjoyed a spirited battle with the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport Riley Mk. XXVI Ford of Ryan Dalziel, Lucas Luhr, Allan McNish, Enzo Potolicchio, and Alex Popow, which led the most laps and posted the quickest time of the race, but suffered a minor accident in the 17th hour.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-michael-shank-racing-wins-gripping-50th-rolex-24/ Michael Shank Racing Wins Gripping 50th Rolex 24 Dagys John January 29, 2012 SPEEDtv.com Fox Sports 2012-01-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120130231905/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-michael-shank-racing-wins-gripping-50th-rolex-24/ January 30, 2012 In GT, Magnus Racing earned its first-ever Rolex Sports Car Series victory, with the lineup of Richard Lietz, Andy Lally, René Rast, and John Potter in the No. 44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. It was Lally's fourth Rolex 24 class victory,http://racing-reference.info/rquery?id=lallyan01&trk=t0&series=GA Andy Lally Grand-Am Series Results Racing-Reference 2012-01-31 and the first for the other three drivers. Race results Class winners in bold.http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/results.cfm?series=r&eid=3428&sid=2377 January 26 – 29, 2012: Rolex 24 At Daytona January 29, 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series Grand-Am Road Racing January 29, 2012 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Engine 1 DP 60 USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian USA A. J. AllmendingerBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.USA John PewGBR Justin Wilson Riley Mk. XXVI 761 Ford 5.0L V8 2 DP 8 USA Starworks Motorsport GBR Ryan DalzielDEU Lucas LuhrGBR Allan McNishVEN Alex PopowVEN Enzo Potolicchio Riley Mk. XXVI 761 Ford 5.0L V8 3 DP 6 USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian VEN Jorge GoncalvezUSA Michael McDowellBRA Felipe NasrCOL Gustavo Yacamán Riley Mk. XX 761 Ford 5.0L V8 4 DP 02 USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates NZL Scott DixonGBR Dario FranchittiUSA Jamie McMurrayCOL Juan Pablo Montoya Riley Mk. XXVI 760 BMW 5.0L V8 5 DP 5 USA Action Express Racing USA David DonohueBRA Christian FittipaldiUSA Darren Law Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) 758 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 6 DP 01 USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates USA Joey HandUSA Scott PruettUSA Graham RahalMEX Memo Rojas Riley Mk. XXVI 757 BMW 5.0L V8 7 DP 77 USA Doran Racing USA Brian FrisselleUSA Burt FrisselleUSA Billy JohnsonUSA Jim LoweCAN Paul Tracy Dallara DP-01 748 Ford 5.0L V8 8 DP 90 USA Spirit of Daytona Racing ESP Antonio GarcíaGBR Oliver GavinDEN Jan MagnussenGBR Richard Westbrook Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) 746 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 9 DP 9 USA Action Express Racing POR João BarbosaUSA Terry BorchellerUSA J. C. FranceITA Max Papis Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) 739 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 10 DP 2 USA Starworks Motorsport USA Marco AndrettiUSA Ryan Hunter-ReayUSA Scott MayerCAN Michael Valiante Riley Mk. XX 736 Ford 5.0L V8 11 GT 44 USA Magnus Racing USA Andy LallyAUT Richard LietzUSA John PotterDEU René Rast Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 727 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 12 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Steven BertheauNED Jeroen BleekemolenBEL Marc GoossensDEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 727 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 13 GT 59 USA Brumos Racing USA Andrew DavisUSA Hurley HaywoodUSA Leh KeenDEU Marc Lieb Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 726 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 14 GT 57 USA Stevenson Motorsports DEN Ronnie BremerUSA John EdwardsGBR Robin Liddell Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 726 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 15 GT 63 USA Risi Competizione MON Olivier BerettaITA Andrea BertoliniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia 726 Ferrari 4.5L V8 16 GT 70 USA SpeedSource USA Jonathan BomaritoGBR Marino FranchittiCAN James HinchcliffeCAN Sylvain Tremblay Mazda RX-8 722 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 17 GT 66 USA The Racer's Group DEU Dominik FarnbacherUSA Ben KeatingFRA Patrick PiletDEN Allan Simonsen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 721 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 18 GT 69 USA AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari USA Emil AssentatoUSA Anthony LazzaroUSA Nick LonghiUSA Jeff Segal Ferrari 458 Italia 716 Ferrari 4.5L V8 19 DP 76 USA Krohn Racing USA Colin BraunSWE Niclas JönssonUSA Tracy KrohnBRA Ricardo Zonta Lola B08/70 713 Ford 5.0L V8 20 GT 88 USA Autohaus Motorsports USA Paul EdwardsHKG Matthew MarshUSA Tommy MilnerUSA Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 713 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 21 GT 40 USA Dempsey Racing USA Patrick DempseyUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Joe FosterUSA Tom LongUSA Charles Putman Mazda RX-8 713 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 22 GT 32 USA Orbit Racing/GMG FRA Nicolas ArmindoUSA Bret CurtisUSA Shane LewisUSA James SofronasUSA Lance Willsey Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 713 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 23 GT 42 USA Team Sahlen USA Dane CameronUSA Joe NonnamakerUSA Wayne NonnamakerUSA Will Nonnamaker Mazda RX-8 711 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 24 GT 03 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Ed BrownUSA Guy CosmoUSA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van Overbeek Ferrari 458 Italia 707 Ferrari 4.5L V8 25 GT 24 USA Alex Job Racing USA Michael AvenattiUSA Bob FaietaUSA Fred PoordadUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 707 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 26 GT 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports DEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick LongUSA Seth NeimanDEU Mike Rockenfeller Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 706 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 27 GT 93 USA Turner Motorsport USA Bill AuberlenCAN Paul Dalla LanaUSA Michael MarsalDEU Dirk MüllerDEU Dirk Werner BMW M3 691 BMW 5.0L V8 28 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing FRA Emmanuel CollardDEU Marco HolzerUSA Butch LeitzingerUSA Cooper MacNeil Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 689 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 29 GT 26 USA NGT Motorsport VEN Henrique CisnerosGBR Sean EdwardsUSA Carlos KauffmannGBR Nick Tandy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 688 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 30 GT 64 USA The Racer's Group VEN Gaetano ArdagnaCHI Eduardo CostabalVEN Emilio Di GuidaCOL Santiago OrjuelaCHI Eliseo Salazar Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 688 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 31 GT 22 USA Bullet Racing USA Randy BlaylockHKG Darryl O'YoungUSA Kevin RoushCAN Brett Van BlankersUSA Joe White Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 681 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 32 DP 50 USA Predator/Alegra USA Byron DeFoorUSA Elliott Forbes-RobinsonGBR Brian JohnsonUSA Jim PaceUSA Carlos de Quesada Riley Mk. XI 672 BMW 5.0L V8 33 DP 99 USA GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing USA Jon FogartyUSA Memo GidleyUSA Alex Gurney Corvette DP (Riley XXVI) 672 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 34 GT 82 USA Dick Greer Racing USA John FergusUSA John FingerUSA Dick GreerUSA Mark HotchkisUSA Owen Trinkler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 665 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 35 GT 56 USA AF - Waltrip POR Rui ÁguasUSA Robert KauffmanUSA Travis PastranaUSA Michael Waltrip Ferrari 458 Italia 645 Ferrari 4.5L V8 36 GT 65 USA The Racer's Group ITA Joe CastellanoUSA Spencer CoxUSA Mike HedlundUSA Jack McCarthyUSA Jim Michaelian Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 643 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 37 GT 68 USA The Racer's Group CAN Chris CummingFRA Kévin EstreIRL Damien FaulknerCOL Carlos GómezUSA Ben Keating Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 640 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 38DNF GT 55 USA Acumen Motorsport USA Frank Del VecchioUSA Doug GrunnetUSA Tony KesterUSA Scott McKeeUSA Randy Pobst Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 626 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 39 GT 18 BEL Mühlner Motorsports America USA Davy JonesUSA Bill LesterUSA John McCutchenCAN Mark Thomas Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 609 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 40 GT 41 USA Dempsey Racing GBR Ian JamesUSA Rick JohnsonUSA Don Kitch Jr.CAN Scott MaxwellUSA Dan Rogers Mazda RX-8 608 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 41 GT 12 USA Alliance Autosport USA Jon MillerUSA Hal PrewittUSA Scott RettichUSA Matt SchneiderUSA Darryl Shoff Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 604 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 42 GT 19 BEL Mühlner Motorsports America USA Scott DollahiteUSA Ian NaterUSA Rhett O'DoskiDEU Marco SeefriedUSA Derek Whitis Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 599 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 43DNF GT 75 USA Stevenson Motorsports USA Matt BellUSA Al CarterUSA Eric CurranUSA Hugh Plumb Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 577 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 44 GT 51 USA APR Motorsport USA Ian BaasVEN Nelson Canache Jr.USA Jim NormanITA Emanuele PirroRSA Dion von Moltke Audi R8 447 Audi 5.2L V10 45 GT 74 USA Oryx Racing UAE Humaid Al MasaoodUAE Saeed Al MehairiGBR Steven Kane Audi R8 202 Audi 5.2L V10 46 GT 17 USA Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports DEU Sebastian AschUSA Jack BaldwinARG Claudio BurtinAUT Martin RaggingerUSA Bryan Sellers Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 424 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 47DNF GT 20 USA Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports USA Jade BufordDEU Franz EngstlerUSA David MurryUSA Gunter Schaldach Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 416 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 48DNF GT 34 USA Orbit Racing/GMG USA Michael DeFontesUSA Phil FoggSVK Miro KonôpkaCZE Jan VonkaNED Ronald van de Laar Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 383 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 49 GT 4 USA Magnus Racing GBR Justin BellUSA Ryan EversleyUSA Daniel GraeffUSA Ron Yarab Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 310 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 50DNF GT 36 USA Yellow Dragon Motorsports USA Jarett AndrettiUSA John AndrettiCAN Taylor HacquardNOR Anders Krohn Mazda RX-8 270 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 51DNF GT 15 USA Rick Ware Racing USA Chris CookUSA Jeffrey EarnhardtUSA Doug HarringtonUSA Timmy HillUSA John Ware Jr. Ford Mustang 256 Ford 5.0L V8 52DNF GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing GBR Rob BellDEU Sascha MaassenUSA Bryce MillerCAN Mark Wilkins Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 224 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 53DNF GT 46 USA Michael Baughman Racing USA Michael BaughmanNED Ivo BreukersBEL Armand FumalUSA Ray MasonUSA Jeff Nowicki Chevrolet Corvette 172 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 54DNF GT 62 USA Risi Competizione ITA Gianmaria BruniITA Giancarlo FisichellaBRA Raphael Matos Ferrari 458 Italia 154 Ferrari 4.5L V8 55DNF GT 87 USA Racer's Edge Motorsports USA Tony AveBEL Jan HeylenUSA Doug PetersonBEL Maxime SouletCRC Emilio Valverde Dodge Viper 101 Dodge 8.0L V10 56DNF GT 94 USA Turner Motorsport USA Bill AuberlenCAN Paul Dalla LanaUSA Billy JohnsonDEU Dirk MüllerUSA Boris Said BMW M3 86 BMW 5.0L V8 57DNF GT 43 USA Team Sahlen USA Joe NonnamakerUSA Wayne NonnamakerUSA Will Nonnamaker Mazda RX-8 21 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 58DNF DP 10 USA SunTrust Racing ITA Max AngelelliAUS Ryan BriscoeUSA Ricky Taylor Corvette DP (Dallara DP01) 14 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 References 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series None Porsche 250 Category:24 Hours of Daytona Daytona 24 Daytona Daytona 24