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Daytona 24h: Porsche claims back-to-back wins after nail-biting finish

Porsche Felipe Nasr BMW Acura Tom Blomqvist Cadillac Daytona (Facility) Dries Vanthoor Filipe Albuquerque Laurens Vanthoor

Porsche held on to victory in the 63rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours after fending off late challenges from Acura and BMW.

Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor took top honours in the factory #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh after Nasr passed the sister PPM entry of Matt Campbell at the Le Mans chicane with just 22 minutes remaining.

Campbell looked set to secure the runner-up spot in #6 963 LMDh he shared with Mathieu Jaminet and Kevin Estre, only for Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Meyer Shank Acura AR-06 to deny Porsche a 1-2 in the final 10 minutes of the race.

Blomqvist then set after chasing Nasr for the lead, but the Brazilian held on to score back-to-back wins for Porsche in the GTP class - and its 20th outright success in the Floridian endurance classic.

Although Cadillac, Acura and BMW all led the opening round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship at some point, Porsche emerged as the manufacturer to beat when the temperature dropped during the night.

Porsche largely maintained its advantage on Sunday morning, but a 22nd-hour caution period brought the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 and the #60 Meyer Shank Acura back into play.

#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, Laurens Vanthoor (Photo by: Porsche)

As the full-course yellow flag was retreated, Nasr perfected the restart in the #7 Porsche to hang on to the lead - but Dries Vanthoor came back at him in the BMW and took first into Turn 1.

However, the Belgian had a big wobble coming out of Turn 2, allowing Nasr to strike back at Turn 4 and reinstate the status quo.

During the next round of pitstops, the #6 Porsche moved into the lead of the race from third after skipping a tyre change, while Nasr went in the other direction in the sister car after completing full service.

Vanthoor then attempted to pass the new race-leading #6 Porsche of Campbell, but he outbraked himself at Turn 1 and took a long trip through the grass.

The race was neutralised once again when a Lamborghini GT car stopped on track, setting up a 38-dash to the finish.

Vanthoor lightly nudged Campbell’s Porsche as the race went back to green, but the contact was enough to damage an already loose nose cone, causing him to drop a lap off the lead to fourth.

BMW’s late troubles allowed Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Meyer Shank Acura to rise up to third in the closing stages of the race, behind the two leading Porsches.

#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06: Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist, #85 JDC Miller MotorSports Porsche 963: Tijmen Van Der Helm, Gianmaria Bruni, Pascal Wehrlein, Bryce Aron (Photo by: Andreas Beil)

As Nasr retook the lead in the #7 Porsche, Blomqvist continued his chase towards the front and demoted Campbell at Turn 1 to secure second place for Acura.

It marked a remarkable recovery for the #60 Acura shared by Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, having dropped nearly a lap down at one point.

An off for Rosenqvist during the night required a nose change, while further time was lost due to a drive through penalty for speeding in the pitlane.

Dries Vanthoor, Kevin Magnussen, Phillip Eng and Raffaele Marciello ended up a disappointed fourth in the #24 BMW after a race in which the Munich-based manufacturer was the closest to the pace of the winning Porsche.

Cadillac endured a torrid outing at Daytona International Speedway, with the best of its three LMDh cars finishing a lap down in fifth, ahead of the #85 JDC Porsche of Pascal Wehrlein, Tijmen van der Helm, Bryce Aron and Gianmaria Bruni.

The #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series shared by Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Will Stevens and Brendon Hartley dropped off the lead lap shortly after dawn broke in Florida.

A drive-through penalty picked up by Albuquerque for locking up and crashing into the #25 BMW of Marco Wittmann in the 19th hour took away any remaining chance of a comeback.

#10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V- Series.R: Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Will Stevens, Brendon Hartley (Photo by: James Gilbert - Motorsport Images)

The sister #40 WTR Cadillac enjoyed multiple stints at the front early on with a rapid Kamui Kobayashi aboard, but the car sustained terminal damage in the eighth hour after Louis Deletraz took over the driving duties.

Deletraz went off at Turn 2 after a restart and smashed his Cadillac into the barriers, before spinning back on track and triggering a multi-car incident that caught out several LMP2 and GTD Pro runners.

The #31 Cadillac entered by Action Express Racing also shunted at night, but that accident was caused by a suspension failure and the team repaired its car just before the halfway mark.

Earl Bamber, Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich and Frederik Vesti finished 40 laps down in ninth place, behind the #25 BMW and the #93 Acura - both delayed by their own issues.

The second of the two Rahal-entered BMWs was already down in eighth when it was turned around by the Proton Porsche of Neel Jani in the ninth hour.

An overnight rear brake change dropped the car two laps, while a 3m12s penalty for an improper wave-by procedure and a puncture sustained in a collision caused by Albuquerque further dented the prospects of Marco Wittmann, Sheldon van der Linde, Robin Frijs and Rene Rast.

The #93 Acura engineered directly by HRC USA lost an hour in repairs on Saturday evening due to a rear suspension failure, leaving Nick Yelloly, Alex Palou, Renger van der Zande and Kakunoshin Ohta out of contention.

Lamborghini’s maiden Daytona appearance in the GTP class barely lasted an hour, with Mirko Bortolotti forced to bring the Italian marque’s SC63 LMDh into the pits due to water pressure issues after just 34 laps.

Proton’s customer Porsche joined the Lamborghini and the #40 Cadillac in the list of retirements.

Tower claims LMP2 win after late drama

#8 Tower Motorsports, ORECA LMP2 07: John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez, Sebastien Bourdais, Job Van Uitert (Photo by: Art Fleischmann)

Tower Motorsports claimed victory in the LMP2 category, with Sebastien Bourdais taking the chequered flag by a mammoth margin of 45s in the #8 ORECA he shared with Job Van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez and John Farano.

This was after the #18 Era Motorsport Oreca, which had taken the lead by short-fuelling under the final FCY went off in the final hour and slumped to fifth, likely due to contact with a rival.

The #22 United Autosports Oreca shared by Paul di Resta, Daniel Goldburg, James Allen and Rasmus Lindh was battling with the Tower car for the lead in the final hour, but a drive-through penalty for a pitlane infringement meant it had to settle for second.

Third went to the #74 Riley car of Felipe Fraga, Gar Robinson, Josh Burdon and Felipe Massa after the order shook-up upside down in the final hour.

The #88 AF Corse ORECA was leading the race by a healthy margin when Matthieu Vaxiviere crawled to a halt on track with mechanical problems in the 22nd hour.

AF Corse’s troubles handed the lead to the AO Racing crew, but the team’s #99 ORECA failed to start in the pits with mechanical troubles, leaving it out of the fight for victory in the final hour.

Another front-running car to be eliminated from contention on Sunday morning was the #4 CrowdStrike by APR ORECA, which sustained heavy damage after IndyCar star Colton Herta crashed it rear-first into the wall in the 19th hour.

Ford beats BMW and Corvette in GTD Pro

#65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3: Christopher Mies, Frederic Vervisch, Dennis Olsen (Photo by: James Gilbert - Motorsport Images)

Ford emerged on top in a dramatic three-way fight with BMW and Corvette to take victory in the GTD Pro class.

Following the late FCY intervention, Dennis Olsen hung on to victory in the #65 Multimatic Ford Mustang GT3 he shared with Frederic Vervisch and Christopher Mies.

This was after the erstwhile-leading #1 Paul Miller BMW M4 GT3 EVO driven by Kelvin van der Linde spun in the closing stages of the race after making contact with the #3 Corvette Z06 GT3 of Alexander Sims.

Sims ended up 1.9s off the lead in second aboard the car he shared with Antonio Garcia and Daniel Juncadella, while the #1 BMW of van der Linde, Neil Verhagen and Connor de Phillippi dropped to fourth behind the other Ford of Sebastian Priaulx, Mike Rockenfeller and Austin Cindric.

BMW and Corvette were already involved in a bitter and controversial battle in the 22nd hour of the race.

BMW driver Augusto Farfus was running several laps down in the #44 BMW M4 when the Brazilian appeared to hold up Corvette driver Tommy Milner to give De Phillippi a chance to take the lead.

Race control intervened and handed Farfus a drive-through penalty for blocking a rival, but just as the decision was announced Milner came to blows with De Phillippi, taking some damage to the rear-left side of his #4 Corvette.

De Phillippi managed to snatch the position after the next round of pitstops, while Milner came into the pitlane again after being handed a mechanical black flag due to flapping bodywork.

Corvette triumphs in GTD

#13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Orey Fidani, Matthew Bell, Lars Kern, Marvin Kirchhöfer (Photo by: James Gilbert - Motorsport Images)

In the regular GTD class, victory went to the #13 AWA Corvette of Matthew Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern and Marvin Kirchhofer.

The #13 Corvette led the field for much of the race since hour 14, with Bell hanging on to the top spot in an epic final-hour battle with Mattia Drudi in the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3.

The victory was sealed when Bell re-passed Drudi into Turn 6 with 17 minutes to go. The #27 Aston Martin crewed by Drudi, Zacharie Robichon, Casper Stevenson and Zacharie Robichon eventually finished third, as Ayhancan Guven propelled the #120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R back up to second with a late pass.

2025 Daytona 24 Hours final classification

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Cla	Drivers	#	Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points	Retirement
1	F. Nasr L. Vanthoor N. Tandy Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	Porsche 963	781	24:00'38.019		13
2	F. Rosenqvist S. Dixon C. Braun T. Blomqvist Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	60	Acura ARX-06	781	+1.335 24:00'39.354	1.335	16
3	K. Estre M. Campbell M. Jaminet Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	Porsche 963	781	+4.423 24:00'42.442	3.088	14
4	R. Marciello K. Magnussen D. Vanthoor P. Eng BMW M Team RLL	24	BMW M Hybrid V8	780	+1 Lap 24:01'19.263	1 Lap	15
5	B. Hartley W. Stevens F. Albuquerque R. Taylor Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	10	Cadillac V-Series.R	780	+1 Lap 24:01'41.645	22.382	14
6	G. Bruni B. Aron P. Wehrlein T. van der Helm JDC/Miller Motorsports	85	Porsche 963	780	+1 Lap 24:01'47.096	5.451	16
7	R. Rast R. Frijns S. Van Der Linde M. Wittmann BMW M Team RLL	25	BMW M Hybrid V8	777	+4 Laps 24:01'26.474	3 Laps	14
8	J. Van Uitert S. Bourdais S. Alvarez J. Farano Tower Motorsports	8	ORECA LMP2 07	765	+16 Laps 24:01'06.019	12 Laps	16
9	R. Lindh J. Allen P. di Resta D. Goldburg United Autosports USA	22	ORECA LMP2 07	765	+16 Laps 24:01'50.716	44.697	17
10	F. Massa J. Burdon F. Fraga G. Robinson Riley	74	ORECA LMP2 07	765	+16 Laps 24:01'57.432	6.716	18
11	M. Beche B. Pedersen B. Keating R. Sales PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	52	ORECA LMP2 07	764	+17 Laps 24:01'00.145	1 Lap	20
12	T. Lutke R. Dalziel D. Heinemeier Hansson P. Chatin Era Motorsport	18	ORECA LMP2 07	764	+17 Laps 24:01'26.904	26.759	17
13	C. Rasmussen J. Edgar D. Cameron P. Hyett AO Racing	99	ORECA LMP2 07	757	+24 Laps 24:01'27.969	7 Laps	18
14	C. Herta T. Sowery M. Jakobsen G. Kurtz Crowdstrike Racing by APR	04	ORECA LMP2 07	755	+26 Laps 24:01'06.252	2 Laps	19
15	K. Ohta A. Palou N. Yelloly R. van der Zande Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	93	Acura ARX-06	741	+40 Laps 24:00'59.158	14 Laps	22
16	E. Bamber F. Drugovich F. Vesti J. Aitken Cadillac Whelen	31	Cadillac V-Series.R	731	+50 Laps 24:01'46.363	10 Laps	13
17	F. Vervisch D. Olsen C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports	65	Ford Mustang GT3	723	+58 Laps 24:01'29.309	8 Laps	11
18	A. Sims D. Juncadella A. Garcia Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	723	+58 Laps 24:01'31.218	1.909	13
19	A. Cindric S. Priaulx M. Rockenfeller Ford Multimatic Motorsports	64	Ford Mustang GT3	723	+58 Laps 24:01'35.075	3.857	13
20	K. van der Linde C. de Phillippi N. Verhagen M. Snow Paul Miller Racing	1	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	723	+58 Laps 24:01'47.107	12.032	13
21	L. Stolz F. Schiller M. Martin T. Bartone GetSpeed	69	Mercedes-AMG GT3	723	+58 Laps 24:01'48.780	1.673	12
22	T. Neubauer M. Molina D. Rigon A. Costa DragonSpeed	81	Ferrari 296 GT3	723	+58 Laps 24:01'57.328	8.548	23
23	N. Varrone N. Catsburg T. Milner Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	723	+58 Laps 24:02'09.730	12.402	14
24	A. Picariello K. Bachler L. Heinrich AO Racing	77	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	722	+59 Laps 24:00'39.996	1 Lap	14
25	S. van Gisbergen S. McLaughlin C. Zilisch B. Keating Trackhouse by TF Sport	91	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	722	+59 Laps 24:01'17.494	37.498	14
26	M. Kirchhofer L. Kern M. Bell O. Fidani AWA	13	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	719	+62 Laps 24:01'44.254	3 Laps	11
27	A. Güven T. Sargent E. Skeer A. Adelson Wright Motorsports	120	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	719	+62 Laps 24:01'45.708	1.454	14
28	C. Stevenson M. Drudi Z. Robichon T. Gamble Heart Of Racing Team	27	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	719	+62 Laps 24:01'49.071	3.363	11
29	R. Lietz T. Preining M. Cressoni C. Schiavoni Proton Competition	20	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	719	+62 Laps 24:01'49.837	0.766	16
30	R. Ward P. Ellis L. Auer I. Dontje Winward Racing	57	Mercedes-AMG GT3	719	+62 Laps 24:01'51.013	1.176	14
31	J. Klingmann J. Walker P. Gallagher R. Foley Turner Motorsport	96	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	719	+62 Laps 24:01'51.582	0.569	12
32	A. McIntosh V. Hasse-Clot R. van M. Robin van der Steur Racing	19	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	719	+62 Laps 24:01'51.643	0.061	11
33	C. Laursen A. Leclerc R. Agostini C. Toledo Af Corse	50	Ferrari 296 GT3	719	+62 Laps 24:01'53.113	1.470	13
34	K. Gaillard M. Gatting R. Frey S. Bovy Iron Dames	83	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	719	+62 Laps 24:01'54.801	1.688	12
35	M. Götz D. Morad K. Koch S. Lucas Korthoff Competition Motors	32	Mercedes-AMG GT3	719	+62 Laps 24:02'23.404	28.603	13
36	T. Bell K. Kirkwood A. Telitz B. Barnicoat Vasser Sullivan Racing	14	Lexus RC F GT3	704	+77 Laps 24:01'58.071	15 Laps	14
dnf	M. Vaxiviere N. Nielsen M. Dylan L. Perez Companc Af Corse	88	ORECA LMP2 07	697	+84 Laps 21:48'13.373	7 Laps	13		Retirement
dnf	K. Marcelli G. Doyle T. Hindman D. Formal Wayne Taylor Racing	45	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	689	+92 Laps 22:59'27.734	8 Laps	10		Retirement
dnf	J. Calado M. Skeen S. McAleer S. Monk Triarsi Competizione	021	Ferrari 296 GT3	688	+93 Laps 22:58'35.287	1 Lap	10		Retirement
40	C. Milesi H. McElrea M. Jensen T. Steven TDS Racing	11	ORECA LMP2 07	682	+99 Laps 24:00'49.727	6 Laps	21
41	C. Cumming C. Ilott J. Roe P. Fittipaldi Pratt Miller Motorsports	73	ORECA LMP2 07	678	+103 Laps 24:01'43.942	4 Laps	16
42	G. Altoè C. Sbirrazzuoli D. Serra M. Franco Conquest Racing	34	Ferrari 296 GT3	673	+108 Laps 24:01'15.856	5 Laps	17
43	A. Farfus M. Hesse J. Krohn D. Harper Paul Miller Racing	48	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	668	+113 Laps 24:01'51.577	5 Laps	14
dnf	P. Kligerman F. Perera M. Farnbacher M. Goikhberg Forte Racing	78	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	591	+190 Laps 22:12'02.113	77 Laps	10		Retirement
dnf	R. Aron E. Filgueiras S. Andrews D. Knox Lone Star Racing	80	Mercedes-AMG GT3	584	+197 Laps 20:32'43.160	7 Laps	7		Retirement
dnf	K. Kirkwood F. Montecalvo P. Thompson J. Hawksworth Vasser Sullivan Racing	12	Lexus RC F GT3	573	+208 Laps 19:21'42.846	11 Laps	8		Retirement
dnf	E. Cheever A. Rovera C. Scardina O. Triarsi Triarsi Competizione	023	Ferrari 296 GT3	569	+212 Laps 20:26'21.454	4 Laps	11		Retirement
dnf	K. Cozzolino A. Pier Guidi L. Wadoux S. Mann Af Corse	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	555	+226 Laps 18:38'33.686	14 Laps	7		Retirement
dnf	A. Felix da Costa B. Garg J. Field T. Dillmann Inter Europol Competition	43	ORECA LMP2 07	430	+351 Laps 13:41'08.633	125 Laps			Retirement
dnf	H. Tincknell T. Calderon T. Bechtolsheimer J. Hand Gradient Racing	66	Ford Mustang GT3	425	+356 Laps 14:37'23.342	5 Laps	1		Retirement
dnf	D. Fumanelli O. Millroy F. Schandorff B. Iribe Inception Racing	70	Ferrari 296 GT3	392	+389 Laps 13:21'01.650	33 Laps			Retirement
dnf	P. Derani C. Eastwood A. Udell S. Yoluc DXDT Racing	36	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	355	+426 Laps 12:02'42.650	37 Laps			Retirement
dnf	J. Andlauer N. Pino T. Vautier N. Jani Proton Competition	5	Porsche 963	352	+429 Laps 10:59'38.413	3 Laps			Retirement
dnf	A. Fuoco L. Patrese N. Lacorte R. Lacorte Cetilar Racing	47	Ferrari 296 GT3	336	+445 Laps 12:09'44.649	16 Laps			Retirement
dnf	K. Kobayashi A. Lynn L. Deletraz J. Taylor Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	40	Cadillac V-Series.R	245	+536 Laps 7:30'09.868	91 Laps			Retirement
dnf	O. Jarvis B. Hanley G. Patterson N. Boulle United Autosports USA	2	ORECA LMP2 07	239	+542 Laps 7:30'14.600	6 Laps			Retirement
dnf	J. Hinchcliffe M. Mapelli J. Pepper A. Caldarelli Pfaff Motorsports	9	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	227	+554 Laps 7:30'16.975	12 Laps			Retirement
dnf	M. Sorensen R. De Angelis A. Riberas R. Gunn Heart Of Racing Team	007	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	217	+564 Laps 7:06'04.990	10 Laps			Retirement
dnf	N. Thiim S. Pumpelly A. Lally J. Potter Magnus Racing	44	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	170	+611 Laps 5:34'16.888	47 Laps			Retirement
dnf	J. Gounon M. Engel M. Grenier K. Habul 75 Express	75	Mercedes-AMG GT3	150	+631 Laps 5:06'29.605	20 Laps			Retirement
dnf	E. Mortara D. Kvyat R. Grosjean M. Bortolotti Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse	63	Lamborghini SC63	34	+747 Laps 58'26.561	116 Laps			Retirement
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