A suspected oil leak for MSR Acura has put Porsche in the lead of Rolex24 after 15 hours of racing. Full report: IMSA
The MSR team that had been the class of the field suffered technical drama shortly after the midway point of the race, with the engine cover of the #60 Acura ARX-06 having to be taken off during a FCY due to a suspected gearbox leak.
Helio Castroneves took over the driving duties from Pagenaud in the 14th hour and set about extending his advantage up front, building a buffer of nearly 40 seconds over #02 Cadillac’s Alex Lynn, now in second place after demoting the #6 Porsche of Cameron. Porsche was the biggest beneficiary of MSR’s troubles, with Nick Tandy propelling the #6 963 to the lead at the start of the 15th hour after electing not to make a pitstop.
This promoted the MSR Acura into fourth, with Castoneves having passed the #24 BMW of Philipp Eng after the restart as he continued his recovery drive. The LMP2 class featured a thrilling battle between Nicklas Nielsen in the #88 AF Corse and Paul Loup-Chatin in the similar #52 PR1/Mathiasen Oreca 07, but it was Ben Hanley in the #04 APR entry that held the lead after 15 hours of racing at Daytona International Speedway.
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