2011 24 Hours of Daytona

49th annual event February 2025 2010 2011 2012 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway thumb|300px|Start of the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona. thumb|300px|Prototypes run at the 2011 Rolex 24 at 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.http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2011/01/27/516243.html SunTrust Racing: 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona Preview January 27, 2011 The Auto Channel 2011-01-30 The first race of the 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series season,http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/index.cfm?series=r&cat_id=147 2011 Rolex Series: GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Schedule Grand-Am Road Racing 2011-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20101229010020/http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/index.cfm?series=r&cat_id=147 29 December 2010 live it was broadcast on Speed Channel, with fourteen hours of live coverage,http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-speed-set-for-14-hours-of-live-rolex-24-coverage/ GRAND-AM: SPEED Set For 14 Hours Of Live Rolex 24 Coverage Harris David January 12, 2011 SPEED Channel 2011-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055708/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-speed-set-for-14-hours-of-live-rolex-24-coverage/ 2011-07-24 dead in addition to a considerable attendance. 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.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2011/01/Rolex-24-qualifying.aspx Bergmeister Captures Pole for Rolex 24 At Daytona January 27, 2011 Daytona International Speedway 31 January 2011 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. 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.http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-01-30/pruett-delivers-rolex-24-win-for-ganassi Pruett delivers Rolex 24 win for Ganassi Spencer Reid January 30, 2011 The Sporting News 2011-01-31 2011-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110202155109/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-01-30/pruett-delivers-rolex-24-win-for-ganassi dead 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; co-driver Rahal's victory came 30 years after his father, Bobby Rahal, won the race in 1981.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/rolex-24-ganassi-goes-big-with-rolex-1-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110131171642/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/rolex-24-ganassi-goes-big-with-rolex-1-2 dead January 31, 2011 ROLEX 24: Ganassi Goes Big With Rolex 1-2 Dagys John January 30, 2011 Speed Channel 2011-01-30 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. Patrick Dempsey, a television actor, placed third in the GT category in the #40 Mazda RX-8. 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.http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=41151 Chip Slams Them, Wins Rolex 24 at Daytona January 30, 2011 Grand-Am Road Racing 2011-01-31 Race results thumb|right|TV star Patrick Dempsey, seen here at the 2008 event, placed third in the GT class. Class winners in bold.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2011/01/2011-Rolex-24-At-Daytona-results.aspx Results from the 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona January 30, 2011 Daytona International Speedway 2011-01-30http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/entrylist.cfm?series=r&eid=2350 Rolex 24 At Daytona Entry List January 30, 2011 Grand-Am Road Racing 2011-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20101229020130/http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/entrylist.cfm?series=r&eid=2350 29 December 2010 live Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Engine 1 DP 01 USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates USA Scott PruettMEX Memo RojasUSA Graham RahalUSA Joey Hand Riley 721 BMW 5.0L V8 2 DP 02 USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates NZL Scott DixonCOL Juan Pablo MontoyaGBR Dario FranchittiUSA Jamie McMurray Riley 721 BMW 5.0L V8 3 DP 9 USA Action Express Racing USA Terry BorchellerUSA J. C. FrancePRT João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiITA Max Papis Riley 721 Porsche (LBP) 5.0L V8 4 DP 23 USA United Autosports with Michael Shank Racing USA Zak BrownUSA Mark PattersonGBR Mark BlundellGBR Martin Brundle Riley 721 Ford 5.0L V8 5 DP 10 USA SunTrust Racing ITA Max AngelelliUSA Ricky TaylorAUS Ryan Briscoe Dallara 720 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 6 DP 76 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonBRA Ricardo ZontaFRA Nicolas Minassian Lola B08/70 720 Ford 5.0L V8 7 DP 6 USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian USA A. J. AllmendingerUSA Michael McDowellGBR Justin Wilson Dallara 719 Ford 5.0L V8 8 DP 55 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe BouchutMEX Luis DíazCAN Mark Wilkins Riley 717 BMW 5.0L V8 9 DP 5 USA Action Express Racing USA Darren LawUSA David DonohueUSA Buddy RiceUSA Burt Frisselle Riley 706 Porsche (LBP) 5.0L V8 10 DP 60 USA Michael Shank Racing USA John PewBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.BEL Marc GoossensCAN Michael Valiante Riley 706 Ford 5.0L V8 11 DP 95 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerUSA Ryan Hunter-ReayGBR Richard WestbrookBRA Raphael Matos Riley 703 BMW 5.0L V8 12 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Steven BertheauUSA Brendan GaughanDEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Andy LallyUSA Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 685 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 13 GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing USA Bryce MillerGBR Tim SugdenUSA Bryan SellersGBR Rob Bell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 684 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 14 GT 40 USA Dempsey Racing USA Joe FosterUSA Patrick DempseyUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Tom Long Mazda RX-8 681 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 15 DP 99 USA GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing USA Jon FogartyUSA Alex GurneyUSA Jimmie Johnson Riley 679 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 16 GT 44 USA Magnus Racing USA John PotterUSA Craig StantonAUT Richard LietzDEU Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 675 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 17 GT 59 USA Brumos Racing USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Andrew DavisUSA Leh KeenDEU Marc Lieb Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 673 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 18 GT 70 USA SpeedSource USA John EdwardsCAN Sylvain TremblayGBR Adam ChristodoulouUSA Jonathan Bomarito Mazda RX-8 670 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 19 GT 42 USA Team Sahlen USA Will NonnamakerUSA Wayne NonnamakerUSA Joe NonnamakerUSA Memo Gidley Mazda RX-8 661 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 20 GT 4 USA The Racer's Group USA Ryan EversleyUSA Daniel GraeffUSA Kenny WallaceUSA Ron Yarab Jr.USA Richard Zahn Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 659 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 21 GT 18 BEL Mühlner Motorsports America CAN Mark ThomasUSA Peter LudwigZAF Dion von MoltkeUSA Cory Friedman Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 655 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 22DNF DP 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Seth NeimanUSA Johannes van Overbeek Riley Mk. XI 654 Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 23 GT 41 USA Dempsey Racing USA James GueUSA Dane CameronGBR Ian JamesCAN Dave Lacey Mazda RX-8 650 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 24DNF DP 90 USA Spirit of Daytona Racing ESP Antonio GarcíaUSA Paul EdwardsDEU Sascha Maassen Coyote 649 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 25 GT 47 USA Rick Ware Racing USA Jeffrey EarnhardtUSA Scott MonroeUSA Doug HarringtonUSA Maurice HullUSA Brett Sandberg Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 635 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 26 GT 57 USA Stevenson Motorsports GBR Robin LiddellDNK Ronnie BremerDNK Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 629 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 27DNF GT 66 USA The Racer's Group DEU Dominik FarnbacherUSA Tim George Jr.USA Ben KeatingDEU Lucas Luhr Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 612 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 28 GT 88 USA Autohaus Motorsports USA Jordan TaylorUSA Bill LesterUSA Johnny O'ConnellHKG Matthew Marsh Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 607 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 29 GT 81 USA DragonSpeed USA Cort WagnerUSA Fred PoordadUSA Doug BaronUSA Nick Jones Ferrari F430 Challenge 588 Ferrari 4.3L V8 30DNF GT 54 USA The Racer's Group/Black Swan Racing/GMG Racing NLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Tim PappasFRA Patrick PiletUSA James SofronasUSA Bret Curtis Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 578 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 31 DP 2 USA Starworks Motorsport VEN Enzo PotolicchioVEN Alex PopowFRA Romain IannettaVEN E. 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Viso Riley 577 Ford 5.0L V8 32 GT 94 USA Turner Motorsport USA Bill AuberlenUSA Boris SaidCAN Paul Dalla LanaUSA Matt Plumb BMW M3 565 BMW 5.0L V8 33DNF DP 8 USA Starworks Motorsport CAN Mike ForestGBR Ryan DalzielUSA Jim LoweUSA Colin BraunCZE Tomáš Enge Riley 552 Ford 5.0L V8 34 GT 63 USA Team Spencer Motorsports USA Rich GruppUSA David MurryUSA Jim DowningUSA Owen Trinkler Mazda RX-8 544 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 35 GT 65 USA Chris Smith Racing USA Bill SweedlerUSA Shane LewisUSA Tom SheehanUSA Mitch Pagerey Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 495 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 36DNF GT 30 USA Racer's Edge Motorsports USA Scott RettichUSA Mark JensenUSA Michael MarsalUSA Gary JensenUSA Jade Buford Mazda RX-8 453 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 37 GT 53 USA The Racer's Group/Nadeau Motorsports USA Jim MichaelianUSA Bob DoyleUSA Coulter MulliganITA Joe CastellanoUSA Ken Dobson Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 423 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 38DNF GT 32 USA PR1 Motorsports USA David ChengUSA Tom PapadopoulosGBR Ryan LewisUSA Max Hyatt BMW M6 402 BMW 5.0L V8 39DNF GT 07 USA Banner Racing USA Bruce LedouxUSA Eric CurranUSA Gunter SchaldachGBR Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Camaro GT.R 398 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 40DNF GT 17 USA Burtin Racing ARG Claudio BurtinAUT Martin RaggingerGBR Nick TandyFRA Nicolas Armindo Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 378 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 41DNF GT 22 USA Bullet RacingHKG Darryl O'YoungGBR James WalkerUSA Brian WongUSA Eric Lux Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 328 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 42DNF DP 77 USA Doran Racing USA Brian FrisselleUSA Henri RichardUSA Matt BellGBR Ross Kaiser Dallara 312 Ford 5.0L V8 43 GT 56 USA Bennett Racing USA Mike SkeenCAN Jean-François DumoulinUSA Michael DavidsonGBR Glynn GeddieUSA Dan Harrington Ferrari F430 Challenge 286 Ferrari 4.3L V8 44DNF DP 7 USA Starworks Motorsport USA Doug PetersonUSA R. 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ValentineUSA Jared BeyerUSA Scott MayerBEL Jan Heylen Riley 215 Ford 5.0L V8 45DNF GT 69 USA SpeedSource USA Emil AssentatoUSA Jeff SegalUSA Nick HamUSA Anthony Lazzaro Mazda RX-8 202 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 46DNF GT 43 USA Team Sahlen USA Joe SahlenUSA Joe NonnamakerUSA Will NonnamakerUSA Wayne NonnamakerUSA Memo Gidley Mazda RX-8 124 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 47DNF GT 36 USA Yellow Dragon Motorsports CAN Taylor HacquardCAN Chris CummingUSA Mikel MillerUSA Justin Marks Mazda RX-8 122 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 48DNF GT 86 USA Mitchum Motorsports USA Joey AtterburyUSA Cooper MacNeilUSA Randy PobstUSA Derek Whitis Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 121 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 DNS GT 11 USA TPN Racing/Blackforest CAN David EmpringhamCAN Scott MaxwellUSA Tom NastasiUSA Dave Russell Ford Mustang Boss 302 - Ford 5.0L V8 DNS GT 00 USA Aten Motorsports FRA Gabriel AbergelFRA Emmanuel CollardUSA Davy JonesUSA Steve LisaFRA Xavier Pompidou Ferrari F430 Challenge - Ferrari 4.3L V8 References 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series None Grand Prix of Miami Category:24 Hours of Daytona Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona Category:January 2011 sports events in the United States