A huge push by former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen has elevated the #24 BMW car into victory contention at the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours.
As the sun started to rise following a chaotic accident-packed night, Magnussen came alive with the increasing track temperature working to BMW's advantage.
With four hours remaining, the #24 car found itself in a Porsche Penske sandwich, with Laurens Vanthoor leading the way in the #7 car.
The fight for the win looks set to be between the two German manufacturers. With Cadillac's realistic hopes having ended following the #40 crashing during the night.
In LMP2, a mistake by Colton Herta in the #4 CrowdStrike Racing car dropped the team out of the podium places with repairs having cost the outfit several laps. A full course yellow was required.
The second prototype class is being led by the #99 AO Racing car, with the #88 PECOM Racing car and the #8 Tower Motorsports car completing the top three. Remarkably, the #8 started the race from last in class.
In the GT classes, the GTD PRO class was led by the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW after 20 hours, whilst the #13 AWA Corvette led the GTD class.
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Check out the top three in each class after 20 hours below!
2025 Daytona 24 Hours - GTP
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Porsche Penske | F. Nasr, N. Tandy, L. Vanthoor |
| 2 | 24 | BMW M Team | P. Eng, D. Vanthoor, K. Magnussen, R. Marciello |
| 3 | 6 | Porsche Penske | M. Jaminet, M. Campbell, K. Estre |
2025 Daytona 24 Hours - LMP2
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | AO Racing | P. Hyett, D. Cameron, J. Edgar, C. Rasmussen |
| 2 | 88 | PECOM Racing | L. Companc, N. Nielsen, M. Vaxiviere, D. Murry |
| 3 | 8 | Tower Motorsports | J. Farano, S. Alvarez, S. Bourdais, J. Uitert |
2025 Daytona 24 Hours - GTD PRO
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | M. Snow, N. Verhagen, C. Phillippi, K. Linde |
| 2 | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller | T. Milner, N. Catsburg, N. Varrone |
| 3 | 69 | GetSpeed | F. Schiller, L. Stolz, A. Bartone, M. Martin |
2025 Daytona 24 Hours - GTD
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | AWA | O. Fidani, M. Bell, L. Kern, M. Irchhofer |
| 2 | 120 | Wrights Motorsport | A. Adelson, E. Skeer, T. Sargent, A. Guven |
| 3 | 57 | Winward Motorsport | R. Ward, P. Ellis, I. Dontje, L. Auer |
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