2023 Petit Le Mans

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The 2023 Petit Le Mans (known as the 2023 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 14, 2023. The event was the 11th and final round in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the fourth round of the 2023 Michelin Endurance Cup. The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.

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Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport began from pole position after Louis Delétraz set the fastest lap in the GTP class. The lead was exchanged several times between the Cadillac Racing, WTR, Whelen Engineering Racing, Meyer Shank Racing, and Porsche Penske Motorsport teams. Braun, Blomqvist, and Castroneves took victory in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06. Cadillac Racing's Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, and Renger van der Zande finished in second, and Gianmaria Bruni, Harry Tincknell, and Neel Jani of Proton Competition recovered from a late race spin to finish third.

The CrowdStrike Racing by APR team of Ben Hanley, George Kurtz, and Nolan Siegel won the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category with the TDS Racing Oreca 07 car of John Falb, Josh Pierson, and Giedo van der Garde in second. In the final Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) race in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the No. 30 JR III Motorsports Ligier JS P320 of Bijoy Garg, Nolan Siegel, and Garett Grist won the category. WeatherTech Racing won the GTD Pro class with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo driven by Maro Engel, Jules Gounon, and Daniel Juncadella. The Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics team of Misha Goikhberg, Patrick Liddy, and Loris Spinelli won the GTD class in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2.

The result meant Derani and Sims won the GTP Drivers' Championship by 21 points over Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor. Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist of the Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian team finished third ahead of Campbell and Nasr in fourth. Lexus' Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth finished eighth in GTD Pro to claim the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 3760 points. GTD Pro class race winners Juncadella and Gounon passed Antonio García and Jordan Taylor to end the season in second place.

Background

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, where the race was held. 2008 Petit LeMans Day1 Oct 1 (2916817202).jpg
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2022. [1] The 2023 Petit Le Mans was the last of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2023 by IMSA, and it was the fourth round held as part of the Michelin Endurance Cup. [2] The race took place at the 12-turn, 2.540-mile (4.088 km) Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 14, 2023. [3]

As the final race of the 2023 season, the race marked the final appearance for the LMP3 class. [4] The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R also entered its final IMSA event, ahead of the switch to new GT3 machinery for Chevrolet in 2024. [5]

This would be the final race for entry for Jr III Motorsports after team principle Billy Glavin was appointed general manager for United Autosports. [6] It was the final IMSA appearance for Meyer Shank Racing as a result of pausing their sports car effort. [7] Corvette Racing also entered their final IMSA race as General Motors will solely focus on customer teams with the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. [8]

On October 9, 2023, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the GTP, GTD Pro, and GTD classes. In GTP, The Acura ARX-06 received a 1 kilogram weight break while the BMW M Hybrid V8, Cadillac V-Series.R, and Porsche 963 received a small power increase. [9] In GTD Pro and GTD, the Ferrari 296 GT3 received a 20 kilogram weight increase and a fuel capacity increase of 1 liter. In contrast, the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 and Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo were made 15 kilograms heavier. The BMW M4 GT3 received an increase of 4.4 horsepower and a fuel capacity decrease of 1 liter. The Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 received a fuel capacity decrease of 1 liter while the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) received 1 extra liter of fuel capacity. [10]

Heading into the final race of the season, Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims were leading the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2460 points, 3 ahead of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor in second with 2457 points, and Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet a further 2 points behind in third. Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly were fourth on 2422 points while Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr were a further 35 points behind in fifth. Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun were also in mathematical contention on 2333 points, 127 points behind Derani and Sims with a maximum of 385 points available for the final race weekend. [11] [12] In LMP2, Mikkel Jensen and Steven Thomas led the Drivers' Championship with 1680 points, ahead of Paul-Loup Chatin and Ben Keating with 1660 points followed by Ben Hanley and George Kurtz in third with 1580 points. [11] With 1838 points, Gar Robinson led the LMP3 Drivers' Championship, 294 points ahead of Wayne Boyd and Anthony Mantella. [11] Robinson needed to start the race to claim the title. [13] Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth led the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 3495 points, 188 points ahead of Antonio García and Jordan Taylor. [11] Barnicoat and Hawksworth needed to start the race to claim the title. [14] With 3331 points, Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow had secured the GTD Drivers' Championship at the previous round, the IMSA Battle on the Bricks. The duo led by 405 points ahead of Roman De Angelis and Marco Sørensen in second. [11] Porsche, Lexus, and BMW were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Whelen Engineering Racing, TDS Racing, Riley Motorsports, Vasser Sullivan Racing, and Paul Miller Racing each led their own Teams' Championships. [11]

Entries

Jenson Button (pictured in 2012) made his first IMSA appearance. Jenson Button Bahrain 2012 (crop).jpg
Jenson Button (pictured in 2012) made his first IMSA appearance.

A total of 52 cars took part in the event split across five classes. 10 cars were entered in GTP, 8 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, 8 in GTD Pro, and 19 in GTD. [15] In GTP, Jensen Button will join Tijmen van der Helm and Mike Rockenfeller in the No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports entry. [16] Laurens Vanthoor joined in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport while Josef Newgarden will join in the sister No. 7 entry. [17] Scott Dixon continued in his endurance role for Cadillac Racing, as did Louis Delétraz, Marco Wittmann, Sheldon van der Linde, Jack Aitken, and Hélio Castroneves for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, BMW M Team RLL, Whelen Engineering Racing, and Meyer Shank Racing, respectively. [18] Neel Jani joined Proton Competition. [19] In LMP2, AF Corse made their first appearance since the Watkins Glen round. [18] Rick Ware Racing withdrew from the event. [20] John Falb returned to the No. 35 TDS Racing entry. [21] Scott McLaughlin rejoined Tower Motorsports. [22] In LMP3, Andretti Autosport and JDC-Miller MotorSports returned. [21] Bijoy Garg joined Garett Grist and Nolan Siegel in the No. 30 Jr III Motorsports entry. [23] Sean Creech Motorsport withdrew from the event due to a family emergency for Lance Willsey. [24] In GTD Pro, AF Corse and Risi Competizione made their first appearances since the Watkins Glen round. [18] Kévin Estre joined Pfaff Motorsports. [25] In GTD, Kelly-Moss with Riley scaled down to one car due to Alan Metni being injured. [26] Iron Dames, Triarsi Competizione, Magnus Racing, Cetilar Racing, and the No. 16 Wright Motorsports entry returned as a part of their Michelin Endurance Cup campaigns. [15] Thomas Merrill joined Bill Auberlen and Chandler Hull in the No. 97 Turner Motorsport entry. [15] Lone Star Racing and Andretti Autosport were absent.

Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, all three one on Thursday. The first session on Thursday morning lasted 90 minutes. The second session on Thursday afternoon lasted 105 minutes. The final session on Thursday evening lasted 90 minutes. [27]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 9:50 am ET on Thursday and ended with Sébastien Bourdais topping the charts for Cadillac Racing, with a lap time of 1:11.674. Mathieu Jaminet was second fastest in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry followed by Matt Campbell in the No. 7 Porsche. [28] Ben Hanley set the fastest lap in LMP2 with a time of 1:13.919, followed by Alex Quinn's No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car. [29] Garett Grist was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:16.732. [30] The GTD Pro class was topped by the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Jules Gounon with a time of 1:20.279. Mirko Bortolotti in the No. 63 Lamborghini was second fastest followed by Alessandro Pier Guidi in the No. 62 Ferrari. [29] Bill Auberlen set the fastest time in GTD. [31] The session was red flagged twice. 30 minutes into the session, Antonio Fuoco, driving the No. 47 Ferrari, spun at turn one and hit the tire barriers. The car sustained heavy rear-end damage. [29] The final stoppage came when Jonathan Woolridge's No. 38 Ligier made contact with the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 of Laurens Vanthoor at turn three causing debris to be scattered on to the circuit. [28]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1GTP01 Cadillac Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:11.674_
2GTP6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet 1:11.720+0.046
3GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell 1:11.907+0.233
Sources: [32] [33]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 2:35 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Sébastien Bourdais topping the charts for Cadillac Racing, with a lap time of 1:09.671, ahead of Augusto Farfus in the No. 24 BMW. [34] Scott Huffaker set the fastest lap in LMP2 with a time of 1:13.357, followed by Paul-Loup Chatin's No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car. Garett Grist was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:16.749. [35] The GTD Pro class was topped by the No. 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD of Antonio García with a time of 1:19.543. Daniel Serra in the No. 62 Ferrari was second fastest followed by Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Lexus. [36] Madison Snow set the fastest time in GTD. [34] The session saw one stoppage when Giedo van der Garde driving the No. 35 TDS Racing car, crashed at turn three. [34]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1GTP01 Cadillac Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:09.671_
2GTP24 BMW M Team RLL Augusto Farfus 1:10.103+0.432
3GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Felipe Nasr 1:10.138+0.467
Sources: [37] [38]

Final practice

The third and final practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Filipe Albuquerque topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, with a lap time of 1:11.299. Tom Blomqvist was second fastest in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura followed by Matt Campbell in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry. [39] Mikkel Jensen was fastest in LMP2 with a time of 1:12.833, followed by Paul-Loup Chatin's No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car. [40] Nicolás Varrone set the fastest lap in LMP3 with a time of 1:16.846. [41] The GTD Pro class was topped by the No. 63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 of Mirko Bortolotti with a time of 1:19.803. Jules Gounon in the No. 79 Mercedes-AMG was second fastest followed by Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Lexus. [42] Bill Auberlen set the fastest time in GTD. [43]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1GTP10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.296_
2GTP60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist 1:11.299+0.003
3GTP7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell 1:11.372+0.316
Sources: [44] [45]

Qualifying

Ben Keating set the fastest overall lap time in qualifying. BenKeating.jpg
Ben Keating set the fastest overall lap time in qualifying.

Friday’s afternoon qualifying was broken into three sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2 and LMP3, GTD Pro and GTD classes, which lasted for 20 minutes for the GTP session, and 15 minutes for the LMP2/LMP3, and GTD Pro/GTD sessions. [27] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car while the LMP3 class required a Bronze/Silver Rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, LMP3, GTD Pro, and GTD cars. [46]

Rain fell and the track was damp. [47] The first was for cars in the GTD Pro and GTD classes. Jack Hawksworth qualified on pole in GTD Pro driving the No. 14 car for Vasser Sullivan Racing. [47] Mirko Bortolotti had set the second fastest time, but had all his laps deleted after getting out of the No. 63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini before the session ended. [48] Antonio García in the No. 3 Corvette was promoted to second followed by Jules Gounon in the WeatherTech Racing entry. [49] Ian James set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars driving the No. 27 car for Heart of Racing Team, 0.052 seconds faster than GTD Pro pole sitter Hawksworth. [50] [49] James was over six-tenths clear of Doriane Pin in the No. 83 Lamborghini followed by Aaron Telitz in the No. 12 Lexus. [51]

The second session was for cars in the LMP2 and LMP3 classes. Ben Keating's No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca was fastest overall, lapping at 1 minute, 13.859 seconds, beating Steven Thomas in the No. 11 TDS Racing entry by 0.020 seconds. [52] John Falb was third in the sister No. 35 TDS Racing Oreca followed by George Kurtz in the No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing car, and François Perrodo rounded out the top five. [49] Glenn van Berlo's No. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier was fifteenth overall and the fastest LMP3 class car with a 1 minute, 16.674 seconds lap. Rasmus Lindh's No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Duqueine was second and Bijoy Garg's No. 30 Jr III Motorsports Ligier was third. [48]

The final session of qualifying was for the GTP class. Louis Delétraz in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura was sixth overall and would start from pole position with a lap time of 1 minute, 15.402 seconds. Delétraz was over two-tenths clear of Sébastien Bourdais in the No. 01 Cadillac followed by Augusto Farfus in the No. 24 BMW M Team RLL entry. [52] Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor took the lead of the GTP Drivers' Championship by nine points over Derani and Sims. [50]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating 1:13.859_11‡
2LMP211 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas 1:13.879+0.02012
3LMP235 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Falb 1:14.380+0.52113
4LMP204 Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by APR Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz 1:14.547+0.68814
5LMP288 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of France.svg François Perrodo 1:15.157+1.29815
6GTP10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz 1:15.402+1.5431‡
7LMP220 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen1:15.547+1.68816
8LMP28 Flag of the United States.svg Tower Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ari Balogh1:15.559+1.70017
9GTP01 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 1:15.632+1.7732
10GTP24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW M Team RLL Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 1:15.731+1.8723
11LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman 1:15.771+1.91218
12GTP60 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist 1:15.847+1.9884
13GTP6 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 1:16.219+2.3605
14GTP25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW M Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi 1:16.371+2.5126
15LMP336 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glenn van Berlo 1:16.674+2.81519‡
16LMP385 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh 1:16.803+2.94420
17GTP7 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 1:16.860+3.0017
18LMP330 Flag of the United States.svg Jr III Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg 1:16.947+3.08821
19GTP31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani 1:17.657+3.7988
20GTP5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller 1:18.204+4.3459
21LMP313 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AWA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Orey Fidani1:19.693+5.83422
22GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James 1:23.116+9.25726‡
23GTD Pro14 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth 1:23.168+9.30927‡
24GTD83 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin 1:23.795+9.93628
25GTD12 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 1:23.847+9.98829
26GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen 1:24.036+10.17730
27GTD Pro3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1:24.099+10.24031
28GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis 1:24.151+10.29232
29GTD Pro79 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon 1:24.220+10.36133
30GTD Pro9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pfaff Motorsports Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet 1:24.287+10.42834
31GTD Pro62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra 1:24.419+10.56035
32GTD66 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge 1:24.760+10.90136
33GTD70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Iribe 1:24.797+10.93837
34GTD Pro23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas 1:25.047+11.18838
35GTD80 Flag of the United States.svg AO Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Priaulx 1:25.080+11.22152 1
36GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Marcelli 1:25.088+11.22939
37GTD1 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow 1:25.123+11.26440
38GTD Pro61 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina 1:25.131+11.27241
39GTD78 Flag of the United States.svg Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg 1:25.529+11.67042
40GTD32 Flag of the United States.svg Korthoff Preston Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen 1:25.533+11.67443
41GTD47 Flag of Italy.svg Cetilar Racing Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco 1:25.535 2 +11.67644
42GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon 1:25.569+11.71045
43GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Michael Dinan 1:25.733+11.87446
44GTD77 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Alan Brynjolfsson1:26.060+12.20147
45GTD023 Flag of the United States.svg Triarsi Competizione Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Scardina1:27.718+13.85948
46GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 1:27.758+13.89949
47LMP317 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AWA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Mantella1:36.721+22.86223
48LMP338 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech MotorsportsNo time 3 25
49GTP59 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani No time 4 10
50GTD Pro63 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti No time 5 52
51LMP374 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Did not participate24
52GTD92 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly-Moss with Riley Did not participate51
Sources: [53] [54]

Warm-up

A 20 minute warm up session was held on the morning of October 14. [27] Felipe Nasr lapped fastest with a time of 1:20.007, 1.082 seconds faster than Harry Tincknell in the No. 59 Porsche. [58] Anders Fjordbach led LMP2 while Rasmus Lindh was fastest in LMP3. [59] The fastest GTD Pro lap was a 1:28.320, set by Daniel Serra in the No. 62 Ferrari, and Danny Formal's No. 93 Acura set the fastest time amongst all GTD cars. [57]

Race

Start and early hours

The air temperature throughout the race was between 65 and 76 °F (18 and 24 °C) and the track temperature ranged from 75 to 114 °F (24 to 46 °C). [60] There were 52 cars scheduled to start, but the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Duqueine was in the garage for repairs after Rasmus Lindh crashed on the formation lap. [61] Bourdais took the lead from Delétraz at turn one while one incident further down the field necessitated the first safety car intervention. [62] Ari Balogh crashed the No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca in turn 6 coming to the green at the start of the race and then crashed once again on lap two in turn 3. and would not return for the next 40 minutes. [62] [61] By crossing the start finish line, Robinson clinched the LMP3 Drivers' Championship while Barnicoat and Hawksworth took the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship. [63] When racing resumed, several cars served drive-through penalties for changing lanes before crossing the start finish line. [63] Antonio Fuoco's No. 47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari lost a tire after making contact with Mike Skeen's No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG and brought out the second full course caution. [62] Under the safety car, Brendan Iribe's McLaren was exiting his pit box just as the No. 61 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 of Miguel Molina was entering his when Molina came across the nose of Iribe. Iribe would receive a drive-through penalty for pit lane protocol violation. [61] When racing resumed, Blomqvist was dueling De Phillippi for third while Pin moved the No. 83 Iron Dames Lamborghini into the GTD lead after the pit stop cycle. [62] Keating spun the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca at turn six and kept his lead over Steven Thomas in LMP2. [64]

The third full course caution was issued when Dennis Andersen's No. 20 High Class Racing Oreca made contact with Charlie Scardina's No. 023 Ferrari approaching turn 10a and collected Brendan Iribe's No. 70 Inception Racing McLaren and spun into Nick Tandy's No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche. The McLaren was retired with severe damage while the No. 6 Porsche would not return for the next 2 hours. [65] Andersen received a 120 second stop-go penalty for incident responsibility. [66] During the full course caution period, Delétraz took the overall lead with Blomqvist's No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura in second. [67] Corey Lewis' No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW crashed at turn 10b after colliding with Blomqvist's Acura and brought out the fourth full course caution. Both vehicles returned to the pits for repairs. [68] Alexander Sims ran the red indicator light at the end of the pit lane and came to a stop. Sheldon van der Linde was behind Sims and hit the back of Sims. [67] Sims and van der Linde stopped for new noses, and received a stop plus 60 second hold penalty for running the red light at the exit of the pits. Additionally, van der Linde served a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility. [68] Matt Campbell passed Sébastien Bourdais for the overall lead when racing resumed. [69] Doriane Pin's No. 83 Iron Dames Lamborghini entered the garage due to a reported suspension failure. [70] Jarett Andretti lost control of the No. 36 Ligier at turn five and stopped in the gravel and retired from the race. [65] The safety car was deployed for the fifth time to allow for the car to be recovered while Wayne Boyd's No. 17 AWA Duqueine suffered a fuel pump issue and retired. [69] Barnicoat's No. 14 Lexus spun into the grass at turn four after clipping the kerb, heavily damaging the car's front and stopping at turn seven. [71] A sixth full course yellow was needed for the Lexus' recovery to the garage. [65] Jordan Taylor's No. 3 Corvette was promoted to the lead of GTD Pro following Barnicoat's retirement. [71] The seventh caution was issued when Tommy Milner lost drive in his No. 3 Corvette. The car was retired due to a transmission issue. [72]

Sunset to finish

The race-winning No. 60 Acura ARX-06. Meyer Shank Racing's Acura ARX-06 during the 2023 Petit Le Mans.jpg
The race-winning No. 60 Acura ARX-06.

The No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier was spun around the by Triarsi Competizione Ferrari at turn three which required the eighth full course yellow. [73] The Triarsi Ferrai received a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility. [72] Franck Perera moved the No. 63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini to the GTD Pro lead. [72] Vanthoor's No. 6 Porsche sustained rear end damage against the barrier at turn three after he lost control, and went to the garage to retire from the race. [73] Mikkel Jensen lost control of TDS Racing's No. 11 Oreca at turn five and suffered front-end damage. Jensen brought the car back to the pits and retired with severe damage. [73] [74] A ninth full course yellow was issued when Andy Lally's No. 44 Magnus Aston Martin was beached in the gravel at turn 10 after Lally after making contact with Miguel Molina's No. 61 Ferrari. [74] Aitken moved the Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac to second after jumping the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura by pitting prior to the fcy being called. [75] When racing resumed, the No. 10 Acura and No. 31 Cadillac dueled for second place overall. [76] Alex Quinn lost control of the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca at turn 10 and promoted Christian Rasmussen's No. 18 Era Motorsport car to the lead in LMP2. [77] The tenth full course caution was called when Legge's No. 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX came to a stop. [77] Albuquerque attempted to pass Derani around the outside going into turn one, however, Derani ran Albuquerque off the track and the No. 10 Acura hit the barrier. [77] [78] The safety car was brought out for the eleventh time as barrier repairs were made and the stewards issued no penalty for Derani. [79] Most of the field made their final pit stops during fcy period. When racing resumed, Braun passed van der Zande around the outside of turn one for the overall lead while Derani overtook both the BMW M Team RLL entries. [77] Grist took the lead in LMP3 with 20 minutes remaining after Fraga's No. 74 Riley Motorsports Ligier received a puncture after dueling with the No. 30 Jr III Motorsports Ligier. Rasmussen crashed the Era Motorsport Oreca at turn three, triggering the twelfth full course yellow. [79] [78] On the final restart with 5 minutes remaining, Mirko Bortolotti's GTD Pro No. 63 Lamborghini made contact with Jan Heylen's No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche. Heylen's Porsche sustained rear-end damage and caught fire while Bortolotti stopped on track, bringing out the thirteenth (and) final caution forcing the race ended behind the safety car. [80]

Braun, Blomqvist, and Castroneves took victory in the No. 60 Acura. Renger van der Zande, Bourdais, and Dixon were second in the No. 01 Cadillac, and Tincknell, Bruni, and Jani in the No. 59 Porsche rounded out the podium. [77] Hanley, Kurtz, and Siegel took victory in LMP2 ahead of the No. 35 TDS Racing car of van der Garde, Pierson, and Falb in second followed by Loup Chatin, Keating, and Quinn in the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car. [77] The No. 30 Jr III Motorsports Ligier of Grist, Siegel, and Garg took victory in LMP3 ahead of Bell, Fidani, and Kern in the No. 13 AWA Duqueine. Fraga, Robinson, and Burdon rounded out the podium in the No. 74 Ligier. [77] Juncadella, Gounon, and Engel in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG secured victory in GTD Pro followed by the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche of Estre, Pilet, and Bachler, and third-position finishers Serra, Rigon, and Pier Guidi of Risi Competizione. [77] The No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini of Spinelli, Goikhberg, and Liddy took victory in GTD, ahead of Foley, Dinan, and Gallagher in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport entry. Brynjolfsson, Hindman, and Root in the No. 77 Wright Motorsports Porsche rounded out the podium. [80]

Post-race

Blomqvist said, "At one point it looked like our race was done with about two hours to go. When I jumped out of the car, we were dying out there on some pretty old tires. The guys never gave up and some things came our way". [81] Braun added, "When we got our laps back, we had to be fast at times, be smart and save the car. I think we did all of those things really well today." [81] Derani stated his belief that Albuquerque being too optimistic when he attempted to pass Derani's Cadillac. [82] Tincknell called the No. 59 Porsche's third place finish as a "mega result". [83]

Sims and Derani took the GTP Drivers' Championship with 2733 points. They were 21 points clear of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor. [84] With 1995 points, Keating and Loup-Chatin won the LMP2 Drivers' Championship, 37 points ahead of Hanley and Kurtz in second. [84] With 2162 points, Robinson won the LMP3 Driver's Championship, 217 points clear of Grist in second. [84] Barnicoat and Hawksworth took the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 3760 points. They were 112 points ahead of Juncadella and Gounon in second. Antonio García and Jordan Taylor were third with 3579 points followed by Bachler and Pilet in fourth with 3578 points. [84] With 3482 points, Sellers and Snow won the GTD Drivers' Championship, 261 points ahead of De Angelis and Sørensen in second. Telitz and Montecalvo were third with 2927 points. [84] Cadillac, Lexus, and BMW won their respective Manufactures' Championships while Whelen Engineering Racing, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Riley Motorsports, Vasser Sullivan Racing, and Paul Miller Racing won their respective Teams' Championships. [84]

Race result

Class winners are in bold and ‡.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1GTP60 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 		Acura ARX-06 39710:01:40.400‡
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
2GTP01 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac V-Series.R 397+0.452
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3GTP59 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani 		Porsche 963 397+1.077
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4GTP7 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell
Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 		Porsche 963 397+1.825
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5GTP5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tijmen van der Helm
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button 		Porsche 963 397+2.165
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
6GTP31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken
Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims 		Cadillac V-Series.R 397+2.927
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
7GTP25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW M Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Yelloly 		BMW M Hybrid V8 397+4.275
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
8GTP24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW M Team RLL Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann 		BMW M Hybrid V8 397+4.839
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
9LMP204 Flag of the United States.svg CrowdStrike Racing by APR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel 		Oreca 07 391+6 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
10LMP235 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Pierson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde 		Oreca 07 391+6 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
11LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Quinn 		Oreca 07 391+6 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12LMP288 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of France.svg François Perrodo
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard 		Oreca 07 390+7 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13

DNF

LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman
Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen 		Oreca 07 383Did Not Finish
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14LMP220 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 		Oreca 07 381+16 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15LMP330 Flag of the United States.svg Jr III Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Bijoy Garg
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist 		Ligier JS P320 379+18 Laps‡
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
16LMP313 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AWA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Orey Fidani
Flag of Germany.svg Lars Kern		 Duqueine M30 - D08 379+18 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
17LMP374 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Burdon
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga
Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson 		Ligier JS P320 379+18 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
18GTD Pro79 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 370+27 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
19GTD Pro9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pfaff Motorsports Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 370+27 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
20GTD78 Flag of the United States.svg Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Liddy
Flag of Italy.svg Loris Spinelli 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 370+27 Laps‡
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Michael Dinan
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Gallagher 		BMW M4 GT3 370+27 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
22GTD77 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Alan Brynjolfsson
Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman
Flag of the United States.svg Max Root		 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 370+27 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
23GTD Pro62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra 		Ferrari 296 GT3 370+27 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
24GTD92 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly-Moss with Riley Flag of France.svg Julien Andlauer
Flag of the United States.svg David Brule
Flag of the United States.svg Alec Udell 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 370+27 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roman De Angelis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Flag of Denmark.svg Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 370+27 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
26GTD32 Flag of the United States.svg Korthoff Preston Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 370+27 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
27GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Hull
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill 		BMW M4 GT3 370+27 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
28GTD80 Flag of the United States.svg AO Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Hyett
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Priaulx 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 370+27 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29GTD Pro23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 370+27 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Winward Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy Dontje
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis
Flag of the United States.svg Russell Ward 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 370+27 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
31GTD Pro61 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Mann
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado 		Ferrari 296 GT3 370+27 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
32GTD023 Flag of the United States.svg Triarsi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Scardina
Flag of the United States.svg Onofrio Triarsi		 Ferrari 296 GT3 370+27 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
33LMP28 Flag of the United States.svg Tower Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ari Balogh
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
Flag of Barbados.svg Kyffin Simpson 		Oreca 07 369+28 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
34

DNF

GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 367Collision (Fire)
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
35GTD83 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey
Flag of Denmark.svg Michelle Gatting 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 367+30 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
36

DNF

GTD Pro63 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 366Collision
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
37

DNF

GTP10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing w/ Andretti Autosport Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 		Acura ARX-06 365Collision
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
38GTD47 Flag of Italy.svg Cetilar Racing Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Lacorte
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sernagiotto		 Ferrari 296 GT3 364+33 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
39LMP385 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Till Bechtolsheimer
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh 		Duqueine M30 - D08 359+38 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
40GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti Flag of Costa Rica.svg Danny Formal
Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Harrison
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Marcelli 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 355+42 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
41

DNF

GTD66 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Sheena Monk		 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 355Gearbox
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
42

DNF

GTD12 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson 		Lexus RC F GT3 323Mechanical
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
43

DNF

GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg John Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 298Overheating
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
44

DNF

LMP211 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Huffaker
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas 		Oreca 07 262Accident
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
45

DNF

LMP338 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Shields
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Thienes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Woolridge		 Ligier JS P320 221Collision
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
46

DNF

GTD1 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow 		BMW M4 GT3 207Steering
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
47

DNF

GTP6 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 		Porsche 963 196Retired (Damage)
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
48

DNF

GTD Pro3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 189Engine
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
49

DNF

GTD Pro14 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood 		Lexus RC F GT3 153Accident
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
50

DNF

LMP317 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AWA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Mantella
Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Varrone 		Duqueine M30 - D08 118Mechanical
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
51

DNF

LMP336 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jarett Andretti
Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glenn van Berlo 		Ligier JS P320 85Mechanical
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
52

DNF

GTD70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Iribe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Millroy
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Schandorff		 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 44Collision
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source: [85]

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The 2024 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 27–28, 2024. The event was the 62nd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona since its inception in 1962, and the first of 11 races across multiple classes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of five rounds in the 2024 Michelin Endurance Cup. The 2024 race was shortened due to an officiating error causing the race to end 1 minute 35.277 seconds short of the scheduled 24 hours.

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