Rolex 24 Live: Porsche's Pit Dance for the Lead in Final Hours
The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 has temporarily relinquished the lead after a pit stop with three hours remaining in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, allowing its sister car, the No. 6 Porsche, to take the front position.
Porsche 963 racecar in action
Mathieu Jaminet maintained Porsche's advantage over the No. 24 BMW M Team RLL, with Philipp Eng in second and Colin Braun's No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 in third. Nick Tandy in the No. 7 Porsche is expected to regain the overall lead after upcoming pit cycles. Teams can no longer use soft tires for the remainder of the race.
In LMP2, a drive-through penalty for the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA 07 due to non-compliant tire pressures has shifted the lead to AF Corse's Nicklas Nielsen. Tower Motorsports' Job van Uitert holds second, followed by Dane Cameron in third.
GTD PRO sees Tommy Milner's No. 4 Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R leading after an impressive pass at turn six, with Connor De Phillippi's No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO in second. Chris Mies in the No. 65 Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 holds third after passing Luca Stolz's No. 69 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3.
In GTD, Marvin Kirchhöfer maintains the lead in the No. 13 AWA Corvette, closely followed by Elliott Skeer's No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche and Philip Ellis in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG. The No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, driven by Mattia Drudi, remains in contention at fourth position.
Notable retirements include the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 and the No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3, while the No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini has returned to competition.
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