2012 24 Hours of Daytona

#60 Michael Shank Racing winner of DP category

#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.^[1] 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.^[2]

This race also was part of the inaugural North American Endurance Championship.^[3]

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.^[4]

In the Grand Touring class, pole was claimed by the Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by American driver Andrew Davis.^[5]

Winners

The Michael Shank Racing entry of A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, Oswaldo Negri, 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.^[6]

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,^[7] and the first for the other three drivers.

Race result

Class Winners in bold.^[8]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	DP	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri John Pew Justin Wilson	Riley Mk. XXVI	761
1	DP	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri John Pew Justin Wilson	Ford 5.0L V8	761
2	DP	8	Starworks Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel Lucas Luhr Allan McNish Alex Popow Enzo Potolicchio	Riley Mk. XXVI	761
2	DP	8	Starworks Motorsport		Ford 5.0L V8	761
3	DP	6	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Jorge Goncalvez Michael McDowell Felipe Nasr Gustavo Yacamán	Riley Mk. XX	761
3	DP	6	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian		Ford 5.0L V8	761
4	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti Jamie McMurray Juan Pablo Montoya	Riley Mk. XXVI	760
4	DP	02	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates		BMW 5.0L V8	760
5	DP	5	Action Express Racing	David Donohue Christian Fittipaldi Darren Law	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	758
5	DP	5	Action Express Racing	David Donohue Christian Fittipaldi Darren Law	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	758
6	DP	01	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Joey Hand Scott Pruett Graham Rahal Memo Rojas	Riley Mk. XXVI	757
6	DP	01	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Joey Hand Scott Pruett Graham Rahal Memo Rojas	BMW 5.0L V8	757
7	DP	77	Doran Racing	Brian Frisselle Burt Frisselle Billy Johnson Jim Lowe Paul Tracy	Dallara DP-01	748
7	DP	77	Doran Racing		Ford 5.0L V8	748
8	DP	90	Spirit of Daytona	Antonio García Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen Richard Westbrook	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	746
8	DP	90	Spirit of Daytona	Antonio García Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen Richard Westbrook	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	746
9	DP	9	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Terry Borcheller J. C. France Max Papis	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM)	739
9	DP	9	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Terry Borcheller J. C. France Max Papis	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	739
10	DP	2	Starworks Motorsport	Marco Andretti Ryan Hunter-Reay Scott Mayer Michael Valiante	Riley Mk. XX	736
10	DP	2	Starworks Motorsport		Ford 5.0L V8	736
11	GT	44	Magnus Racing	Andy Lally Richard Lietz John Potter René Rast	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	727
11	GT	44	Magnus Racing	Andy Lally Richard Lietz John Potter René Rast	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	727
12	GT	67	TRG	Steven Bertheau Jeroen Bleekemolen Marc Goossens Wolf Henzler Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	727
12	GT	67	TRG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	727
13	GT	59	Brumos Racing	Andrew Davis Hurley Haywood Leh Keen Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	726
13	GT	59	Brumos Racing	Andrew Davis Hurley Haywood Leh Keen Marc Lieb	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	726
14	GT	57	Stevenson Motorsports	Ronnie Bremer John Edwards Robin Liddell	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	726
14	GT	57	Stevenson Motorsports	Ronnie Bremer John Edwards Robin Liddell	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	726
15	GT	63	Risi Competizione	Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 Italia	726
15	GT	63	Risi Competizione	Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini Toni Vilander	Ferrari 4.5L V8	726
16	GT	70	SpeedSource	Jonathan Bomarito Marino Franchitti James Hinchcliffe Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda RX-8	722
16	GT	70	SpeedSource		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	722
17	GT	66	TRG	Dominik Farnbacher Ben Keating Patrick Pilet Allan Simonsen	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	721
17	GT	66	TRG	Dominik Farnbacher Ben Keating Patrick Pilet Allan Simonsen	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	721
18	GT	69	AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari	Emil Assentato Anthony Lazzaro Nick Longhi Jeff Segal	Ferrari 458 Italia	716
18	GT	69	AIM Autosport/Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari	Emil Assentato Anthony Lazzaro Nick Longhi Jeff Segal	Ferrari 4.5L V8	716
19	DP	76	Krohn Racing	Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Ricardo Zonta	Lola B08/70	713
19	DP	76	Krohn Racing	Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Ricardo Zonta	Ford 5.0L V8	713
20	GT	88	Autohaus Motorsports	Paul Edwards Matthew Marsh Tommy Milner Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	713
20	GT	88	Autohaus Motorsports	Paul Edwards Matthew Marsh Tommy Milner Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	713
21	GT	40	Dempsey Racing	Patrick Dempsey Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Tom Long Charles Putman	Mazda RX-8	713
21	GT	40	Dempsey Racing		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	713
22	GT	32	Orbit/GMG	Nicolas Armindo Bret Curtis Shane Lewis James Sofronas Lance Willsey	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	713
22	GT	32	Orbit/GMG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	713
23	GT	42	Team Sahlen	Dane Cameron Joe Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8	711
23	GT	42	Team Sahlen		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	711
24	GT	03	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ed Brown Guy Cosmo Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek	Ferrari 458 Italia	707
24	GT	03	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ed Brown Guy Cosmo Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek	Ferrari 4.5L V8	707
25	GT	24	Alex Job Racing	Michael Avenatti Bob Faieta Fred Poordad Bill Sweedler Cort Wagner	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	707
25	GT	24	Alex Job Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	707
26	GT	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Seth Neiman Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	706
26	GT	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Seth Neiman Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	706
27	GT	93	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Michael Marsal Dirk Müller Dirk Werner	BMW M3	691
27	GT	93	Turner Motorsport		BMW 5.0L V8	691
28	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Emmanuel Collard Marco Holzer Butch Leitzinger Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	689
28	GT	23	Alex Job Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	689
29	GT	26	NGT Motorsport	Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Carlos Kauffmann Nick Tandy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	688
29	GT	26	NGT Motorsport	Henrique Cisneros Sean Edwards Carlos Kauffmann Nick Tandy	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	688
30	GT	64	TRG	Gaetano Ardagna Eduardo Costabal Emilio Di Guida Santiago Orjuela Eliseo Salazar	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	688
30	GT	64	TRG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	688
31	GT	22	Bullet Racing	Randy Blaylock Darryl O'Young Kevin Roush Brett Van Blankers Joe White	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	681
31	GT	22	Bullet Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	681
32	DP	50	50+Predator/Alegra	Byron DeFoor Elliott Forbes-Robinson Brian Johnson Jim Pace Carlos de Quesada	Riley Mk. XI	672
32	DP	50	50+Predator/Alegra		BMW 5.0L V8	672
33	DP	99	GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	Jon Fogarty Memo Gidley Alex Gurney	Corvette DP (Riley XXVI)	672
33	DP	99	GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	Jon Fogarty Memo Gidley Alex Gurney	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	672
34	GT	82	Dick Greer Racing	John Fergus John Finger Dick Greer Mark Hotchkis Owen Trinkler	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	665
34	GT	82	Dick Greer Racing		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	665
35	GT	56	AF Corse/Michael Waltrip Racing	Rui Águas Robert Kauffman Travis Pastrana Michael Waltrip	Ferrari 458 Italia	645
35	GT	56	AF Corse/Michael Waltrip Racing	Rui Águas Robert Kauffman Travis Pastrana Michael Waltrip	Ferrari 4.5L V8	645
36	GT	65	TRG	Joe Castellano Spencer Cox Mike Hedlund Jack McCarthy, Jr. Jim Michaelian	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	643
36	GT	65	TRG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	643
37	GT	68	TRG	Chris Cumming Kévin Estre Damien Faulkner Carlos Gomez Ben Keating	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	640
37	GT	68	TRG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	640
38	GT	55	Acumen Motorsport	Frank Del Vecchio Doug Grunnet Tony Kester Scott McKee Randy Pobst	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	626
38	GT	55	Acumen Motorsport		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	626
39	GT	18	Mühlner Motorsports America	Davy Jones Bill Lester John McCutchen Mark Thomas	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	609
39	GT	18	Mühlner Motorsports America	Davy Jones Bill Lester John McCutchen Mark Thomas	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	609
40	GT	41	Dempsey Racing	Ian James Rick Johnson Don Kitch, Jr. Scott Maxwell Dan Rogers	Mazda RX-8	608
40	GT	41	Dempsey Racing		Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	608
41	GT	12	Alliance Autosport	Jon Miller Hal Prewitt Scott Rettich Matt Schneider Darryl Shoff	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	604
41	GT	12	Alliance Autosport		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	604
42	GT	19	Mühlner Motorsports America	Scott Dollahite Ian Nater Rhett O'Doski Marco Seefried Derek Whitis	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	599
42	GT	19	Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	599
43	GT	75	Stevenson Motorsports	Matt Bell Al Carter Eric Curran Hugh Plumb	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R	577
43	GT	75	Stevenson Motorsports	Matt Bell Al Carter Eric Curran Hugh Plumb	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	577
44	GT	51	APR Motorsport	Ian Baas Nelson Canache, Jr. Jim Norman Emanuele Pirro Dion von Moltke	Audi R8	447
44	GT	51	APR Motorsport		Audi 5.2L V10	447
45	GT	74	Oryx Racing	Humaid Al Masaood Saeed Al Mehairi Steven Kane	Audi R8	202
45	GT	74	Oryx Racing	Humaid Al Masaood Saeed Al Mehairi Steven Kane	Audi 5.2L V10	202
46	GT	17	Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports	Sebastian Asch Jack Baldwin Claudio Burtin Martin Ragginger Bryan Sellers	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	424
46	GT	17	Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	424
47	GT	20	Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports	Jade Buford Franz Engstler David Murry Gunter Schaldach	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	416
47	GT	20	Liqui Moly Team Engstler/Mitchum Motorsports	Jade Buford Franz Engstler David Murry Gunter Schaldach	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	416
48	GT	34	Orbit/GMG	Michael DeFontes Phil Fogg Miroslav Konopka Jan Vonka Ronald van de Laar	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	383
48	GT	34	Orbit/GMG		Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	383
49	GT	4	Magnus Racing	Justin Bell Ryan Eversley Daniel Graeff Ron Yarab, Jr.	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	310
49	GT	4	Magnus Racing	Justin Bell Ryan Eversley Daniel Graeff Ron Yarab, Jr.	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	310
50	GT	36	Yellow Dragon Motorsports	Jarett Andretti John Andretti Taylor Hacquard Anders Krohn	Mazda RX-8	270
50	GT	36	Yellow Dragon Motorsports	Jarett Andretti John Andretti Taylor Hacquard Anders Krohn	Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	270
51	GT	15	Rick Ware Racing	Chris Cook Jeffrey Earnhardt Doug Harrington Timmy Hill John Ware, Jr.	Ford Mustang	256
51	GT	15	Rick Ware Racing		Ford 5.0L V8	256
52	GT	48	Paul Miller Racing	Robert Bell Sascha Maassen Bryce Miller Mark Wilkins	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	224
52	GT	48	Paul Miller Racing	Robert Bell Sascha Maassen Bryce Miller Mark Wilkins	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	224
53	GT	46	Michael Baughman Racing	Michael Baughman Ivo Breukers Armand Fumal Ray Mason Jeff Nowicki	Chevrolet Corvette	172
53	GT	46	Michael Baughman Racing		Chevrolet 6.2L V8	172
54	GT	62	Risi Competizione	Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella Raphael Matos	Ferrari 458 Italia	154
54	GT	62	Risi Competizione	Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella Raphael Matos	Ferrari 4.5L V8	154
55	GT	87	Racers Edge Motorsports	Tony Ave Jan Heylen Doug Peterson Maxime Soulet Emilio Valverde	Dodge Viper	101
55	GT	87	Racers Edge Motorsports		Dodge 8.0L V10	101
56	GT	94	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson Dirk Müller Boris Said	BMW M3	86
56	GT	94	Turner Motorsport		BMW 5.0L V8	86
57	GT	43	Team Sahlen	Joe Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8	21
57	GT	43	Team Sahlen	Joe Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker	Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	21
58	DP	10	SunTrust Racing	Max Angelelli Ryan Briscoe Ricky Taylor	Corvette DP (Dallara DP01)	14
58	DP	10	SunTrust Racing	Max Angelelli Ryan Briscoe Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	14

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