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.

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

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