2021 Rolex 24 Reaches Halfway: No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura DPi Team Leading

We have rounded the clock once and there are now 12 hours remaining in the 2021 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. At the mid-way point of the race, the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura DPi team, currently being driven by Felipe Albuquerque, is leading the way, but the gap to second-place is tight.

The No. 48 Ally Racing Cadillac DPi team, currently being driven by German driver Mike Rockenfeller sits second overall. This, of course, is the team featuring seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson — who is in search of his first Rolex 24 victory in his eighth start.

Rockenfeller has the No. 48 machine just 0.651 second behind the No. 10 entry.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 01 Cadillac DPi team sits third, while Action Express Racing’s No. 31 Whelen Engineering entry, currently being driven by  2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, sits fourth.

Here are the top-four in each class at the mid-way point of the 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona:

DPi

1. 10 – Konica Minolta Acura
2. 48 – Ally Racing Cadillac, -0.651 sec.
3. 01 – Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac, -11.718 sec.
4. 31 – Action Express Racing Whelen Engineering Cadillac, -34.843 sec.

LMP2

1. 47 – Forty7 Motorsports Dallara
2. 8 – Tower Motorsport ORECA, -25.468 sec.
3. 82 – DragonSpeed ORECA, -1 lap
4. 18 – Era Motorsport ORECA, -2 laps

LMP3

1. 74 – Forty7 Motorsports
2. 6 – Muehlner Motorsports America, -3 laps
3. 33 – Sean Creech Motorsport, -3 laps
4. 91 – Riley Motorsports, -10 laps

GTLM

1. 4 – Corvette Racing
2. 3 – Corvette Racing, -5.648 sec.
3. 24 – Team RLL BMW M8 GTE, -10.402 sec.
4. 62 – Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE, -28.360 sec.

GTD

1. 57 – Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3
2. 21 – Af Course Ferrari 488 GT3, -26.928 sec.
3. 75 – Sun Energy 1 Mercedes-AMG GT3, -39.085 sec.
4. 23 – Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3, -76.731 sec.