LEADERS CRASH in INSANE FINISH to the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona

[@MrJohansen]

Thanks to everybody who has subscribed in the past 24 hours, I really appreciate it. I plan to do this for all major races this year, so feel free to subscribe if you don't want to miss all that :)

[@FlamingChariots]

Loved that Dale said they should be allowed to rough it out

[@adamUDavies]

@@FlamingChariots Dale who ? All's I heard was commentators from another country ???

[@MrJohansen]

@@adamUDavies I believe he was talking about the NBC broadcast

[@FlamingChariots]

@@adamUDavies Earnhardt Jr. they switch commentators so others can rest during the race. What I mentioned before was about 10 minutes before this clip

[@overwatch6973]

Is there a chance IMSA could ask you to take it down ?

[@LionAndALamb]

Hard racing on the last lap of 24 hours with some old school touring car tactics from both drivers, who could ask for more from the GTD class?

[@jabber1990]

....this wasn't GTD

[@LionAndALamb]

@@jabber1990 The difference between GTD and GTD Pro is artificial. Same class of cars.

[@tinzalix8624]

@@jabber1990 it is, gtd pro is only different in that all drivers are Professional drivers

[@bronyaflat8859]

Chevrolet will ask more for GTD😂

[@SGstylerSG]

Fair racing 😂

[@tomislavvazdar3286]

What a battle that was. After a full hour of not much going on, the last 10 minutes were the best part of the full 24 hour race. Here's yet another last lap battle for the books!

[@alexanderodonnell988]

a full hour of not much going on?! where you not watching,the battle between the two raged on for 1 hour and 30 mins left.the was the best part for sure but don't exclude the battle between the two before this end result

[@philblack5910]

But this last lap battle was real and not choreographed by a TV director, the way races are meant to be.

[@TVS577]

This just proves my point as to why I love endurance racing so much. You can race for 24 hours and it all comes down to the last lap. Im a massive fan of Porsche too. It doesnt matter what team it is so to see two Porsches going this hard at the end was awesome. And they won GTD as well with Wright Motorsports which is my favorite team so yee yee

[@soundbelch1600]

Agreed but I couldn't do it every week. Sometimes those 45 minute MX-5 races with start to finish bump drafting is all I can do :D

[@flammenjc]

Well its a moot point, it comes down to the last laps because of the cautions and so on. It's nice to get a finish like this, but the rules and sporting code don't exactly work against it do they?

[@PrefoX]

I agree, Porsche is just the greatest car manufacturer, they do everything for great racing. cars look always stunning and are the fastest on track or streets.

[@aczech12]

@@PrefoX went for codrive last month on racing track in 911 996 RSR, what a machine it is, tons of grip even on damp track with rain slicks!

[@alexanderodonnell988]

That was the best end to a race i have ever witnessed live!! I liked both drivers, some of my favourite drivers in the world. Both drivers had incredible races and both really deserved the win but only one could come on top. The fact they battled one another from 1 hour and half left of the race is amazing (apart from the caution flags). The last 10 minutes were just so good. Hats off to both of them

[@Deadchannel2244]

PLM 2021 was better

[@liamlyda2116]

They battled for probably 6 hours too, they were bumper to bumper for most of the green flag action it seemed. Hats off to both teams!

[@beneymotorsport4296]

The number 2 and 9 had been racing for hours

[@alexanderodonnell988]

@@beneymotorsport4296 i know but i was mainly speaking about the best of it

[@alexanderodonnell988]

@@Deadchannel2244 no

[@noUGames]

watched around 15 hours of this race, pure enjoyment. Cant believe it all went down to this, thanks for the upload

[@joseportillo1699]

I watched 19 out of 24 hours and it was so good. I’ve watched it for about 4 years now and the racing never disappoints

[@MrJohansen]

Same here man, I only slept from 5:30am-10:30. My personal best was 2020 when I only slept from 3:00-4:30. One of these years I'm going to decide to finally destroy my sleep schedule and stay up for the whole thing

[@jeffscharpf]

@@MrJohansen Perhaps get like an online group together next year and we can keep each other up lol.. I always seem to doze off after midnight sometime..

[@JamesRodriguez10783]

I’m a F1 fan and don’t understand this type of racing. So do they race for 24 hours continuously? With the same driver ? If yes, what about driver’s need to eat and sleep ? Or is there any break of few minutes during this 24 hours ?

[@RacerBest]

@@JamesRodriguez10783 They have 3-4 drivers in a team and changing drivers in pitstops

[@peterpanagopoulos6698]

That was a spectacular finish! Last lap after 24 hours and door to door for the win in front of the overall leader- and spinning and restarting to hang on for the podium! It doesn’t get any better than that!

[@basementracer]

I was watching this live. I am a Porsche man through and through. I was already on my feet and when this occurred I screamed NOOOOOOOO!. One of the most EPIC battles and s how of driver skill and sportsmanship we have seen in many years. WOW

[@felixsantiago5606]

Me too, scared my wife, thankfully we finished 1st and 3rd, plus 1st in all classes, great beginning for Porsche, it's a shame the factory team retired

[@basementracer]

@@felixsantiago5606 Yes sir, Ride that wave!

[@SGstylerSG]

Wtf epic battle i cant belive my ears and eyes thats how racing should not be 🤣

[@mazda_rt24-p]

the prototypes have the serious battles, but the gt cars always have the most entertaining ones. it's a shame that the porsches can't get away with crashing the corvettes anymore since the corvettes have been messed up

[@jamecjannston7485]

This battle will surely go down to history! But you got to feel for Laurens Vanthoor. I know him from GT racing for a long time and I like him as a driver and a character. He drove his heart out for nearly 2 hours to finally snatch that 24hrs win. At the same time he should have defended properly when the Pfaff car made the move at the last lap. I think there was a little bit of gap opened for Jaminet which Vanthoor could have prevented... The move at the chicane was obviously desperate but everyone would have done so... fantastic and heartbraking at the same time.

[@ChasPorter]

That's what I thought, that Vanthoor left the door open. But when I look at it again, Jaminet just pushed him out of the way. Brilliant stuff!

[@alexanderodonnell988]

yeah.LAurens was clearly faster than Jaminet and once he passed Jaminet I thought he would run away but Jaminet was more determined and wanted the victory more and just really pushed for it.I like both drivers,they both deserved it in their own way and would have been happy if either won but Jaminet deserved the win a bit more. I loved how it just came down to driver skill and it was amazing

[@dataknado]

yeah fak that pusher !!!

[@getnaenaed4222]

This was more DTM than the 2021 DTM season

[@herewegoagain7403]

One of the best rolex24 I’ve watched

[@slim.reacts]

this battle was the highlight of this years race! Loved It!!!

[@lightningforest12]

he really sent it lol, it was my first time watching a 24h race and it was actually exciting!! thanks for uploading

[@alexanderodonnell988]

what better to watch your first 24 hours race than this! you are very lucky to have this as your first ever 24 hour race to watch.was a treat to watch

[@spdcrzy]

Rolex and Le Mans are ALWAYS exciting. It's amazing how after 24 hours, you still end up with races decided by inches or seconds.

[@robertcross5794]

It was nice to see the orange/white LMP car back off some and not interfere with the Porsche battle that was ahead of him.

[@letsgetdoing]

Even though Taylor crashed out, he pulled off one of the fastest and smoothest recoveries ever!

[@jonny.rollhard]

the end to such a great race. this battle was a blast to watch in the closing stages!

[@Microlander]

Always try to watch endurance races when i can but this race i just was glued to it the entire race, so many battles and had to sneak it on at work.

[@Austin_Windric]

This will probably blow up like the other vids. Calling it now.

[@damianchua4647]

Great job to Austin’s car as well. No factory drivers in that car gets top 5

[@jamecjannston7485]

In a couple years this will be pure gold and we witnessed it in live action, isn´t that amazing!

[@davidbowman8008]

first sports car race I've ever watched and now im hooked. that was crazy and awesome

[@alexanderodonnell988]

you should watch fanate gt world challenge Europe sprint and endurance series. both drivers compete and are great (Laurens not as much) but jaminet is amazing for GPX racing

[@pafsa0717]

@@alexanderodonnell988 I absolutely love Kevin Estre who also drives for Porsche in the WEC series and the 24hours of Nurburgring. I'm a Porsche fan so I like both Jaminet and Vanthoor too but for me Kevin Estre is the GOAT of GT3 racing together with Marciello.

[@alexanderodonnell988]

@@pafsa0717 kevin estre is absolutely amazing!!!he is so fast, he isn't called revin kevin for nothing. He is my favourite driver too

[@alexanderodonnell988]

@@pafsa0717 I wouldn't say Marciello is a goat.Bortolotti is better

[@pafsa0717]

@@alexanderodonnell988 no he is not I maybe was exaggerating but he is a monster too on GT3s. His racecraft is absolutely stunning like Estre's

[@jwracer066]

They are driving like it's NASCAR, love it!!

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@the_bencredible stick to your box and don’t watch entertainment

[@frguitar777]

Why say they drive like fat racist people?

[@tylerensminger]

Except they didn't wreck each other. Tried maybe but didn't

[@kmb957]

@@frguitar777 watch out for them garage pull handles.

[@DerrickRG]

@@soisaidtogod4248 Because NASCAR stock cars are infinitely harder to drive than these point and turn cars.

[@Official_MikeyT]

GTD Pro was so good! For a huge amount of the race the PFAFF Porsche and Risi Ferrari were nose to tail, then PFAFF and KCMG were nose to tail for most of the last 2 hours!

[@kaizen2383]

Castroneves should try Indy500, he seems talented at ovals.

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

I hope that's a joke because the guy is a 4 time indy500 champion

[@gabrimrx16BR]

@@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775 I think its very clear it was

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

@@gabrimrx16BR on text sometimes is hard do know when it's a joke or not...

[@williambranham6249]

@@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775 True!

[@cito1101]

Reminds me a lot of Marcos Ambrose and Brad Keselowski at Watkins Glen in 2012

[@denergodok]

Although I absolutely love this fight, and KCMG was "my" team this year, I think Vanthoor was a tad too eager to get past there. If he had given the position to the Pfaff, he would be absolutely right at the back of him and could've used the slipstream to get him at the final long side. I also think that both of them could've given themselves a bit more room, but I understand that in the heat of the moment at the end of the race, it's more about giving it all or nothing. And that's what I love about this fight.

[@Synystr7]

this is lacking context. Pfaff was getting bullied every lap before this.

[@TNumbers]

Exactly Vanthoor was bumping him all over the race so I have no problems with Vanthoor getting a taste of his own medicine. Don’t start bumpin and shovin and expect your opponent to play nice.

[@bobmcl2406]

Great final dash in all classes, after late FCY. Lots of fun to watch. Congrats to Helio "Spiderman" Castroneves. Old dudes rule!

[@zacariascisneros6399]

"Don't forget the hyphen between 'Spider' and 'Man'" Spider-Man 2018

[@bobmcl2406]

@@zacariascisneros6399 I was not aware of the mandatory hyphen. Thanks!

[@zacariascisneros6399]

@@bobmcl2406 you're welcome ;)

Holy heck, Castroneves and Herta are ready for Indycar, congrats both of team

[@gabrimrx16BR]

Pato and Devlin also

[@JREVY22DECEPTICON416]

This battle was great. Just like the battles cars have at nürburgring I love when its like this 😍😍😍

[@shkim4076]

That 2 Porsches about 3 hours wheel to wheel battle was insane !! Between 1s side by side

[@Vixen1525]

I think it would have been more interesting if the two porsches were not doing the thing in the end. Honestly. A hard battle with no hard collision in the end is more interesting... I always heard "YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO LEAVE SPACE" on my head. But it honestly was very interesting to watch.

[@taunaengus4978]

One of the best races I have ever seen.

[@stevenbitecofer6831]

Hell of a rce. I watched about 14 hours of it and it was good from start to finish.

[@alexanderodonnell988]

same,i watched the first and final 7 hours

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Incredible how after 24 hours cars are neck and neck on the final lap

[@notfrom63rdmilsim]

1:04. The red porshe didnt eve make the second apex. Completly went on the grass himself , the blue porshe was forced to be on the grass..

[@Kartkid024]

I think he over drove the first corner and lost it. I'm surprised he didn't get some sort of penalty for that.

[@notfrom63rdmilsim]

@@Kartkid024 worse stewards than F1 stewards

[@DerrickRG]

@@notfrom63rdmilsim Fuck that. Let them race.

[@notfrom63rdmilsim]

@@DerrickRG thats the same thinking michael masi had. Which is why hes losing his position lol. " let them race " yeh ok big crash happens and the guy loses the race cus of another idiot. " let them race" is how the other guy gets away with it cus of people like you

[@homedogoli]

To be fair it looks like the blue porsche makes contact with the rear of the car just after the first apex and it unsettles the car. If you've got any experience racing, even in sims, you will understand that making contact with the rear of the car like that during a turn will unsettle the car and prevent you from turning effectively. Was a pretty suicidal move going 2 wide into that chicane anyway.

[@stefanb5266]

I was grateful to watch this live, it was amazing

[@diegor3689]

GT racing amazing as always

[@thunderpants007]

Vanthoor won’t be driving in a Porsche again, that’s for sure 😆

[@thelarry383]

imagine if both porsches spun and gave the win to ferrari. There would be heads rolling

[@zacariascisneros6399]

Yes lmao That would have been the Master🅱️lan

[@racerlord2329]

The Ferrari virus couldn’t get both Porsche

[@Ponch_ITK]

I always knew that the GT races were pretty nail-biting but this one out of the Daytona 24 was one of those moments where I should have probably watched a few more hours

[@railfan220]

I finally stayed up for all 24 hours (I know, nobody asked), and that made me appreciate this ending even more. I’m always amazed how IMSA produces unreal endings, and the parity of competition can’t be better exemplified than 3 of the 5 class victories being wide open until the final minutes.

[@jamecjannston7485]

No way you stood up 24hrs! Respect!

[@idlzruf]

I did too it just kept getting better. Especially with the cold tires all night. That was some driving. Then it was over. I felt kinda bummed out. I wanted more.

[@railfan220]

@@idlzruf I know me too haha. I guess the good news is that the racing season is only getting started! And even though we have to wait a full year for the next Rolex 24, the revised GTP (LMDh) regs will make it even more worth it.

[@marcisawesome0469]

I find it pretty cool that the number 60 car won the 60th running of the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

[@ceeinfiniti1389]

Now this is racing! No gimmicks, no green-white-checker bullshit, no competition yellows, just hard-nosed racing until the very end!

[@ChasPorter]

What a great race! With the track fully lit, it was watchable all night.

[@jessebiondi846]

These two guys made that race. Would be nice to also see the moments leading up to this as well. Last 15 mins were just awesome. True warriors battling to the end. Much respect to both these drivers. Can’t say I would of tried going side by side through that section, but with the checkered flag in the wind, I can’t say I wouldn’t either

[@Richard-jq6mq]

I watch every year. This had to be one of the most exciting finishes ever in the final laps. Love the Rolex 24.…

[@shakefl]

Incredible how 24 hours can go by, and two cars can still be side-by-side on the final lap. No mistakes, no mis-steps for 24 hours. Insane

[@otaviofrnazario]

As a brazilian It was great to see Helio winning this race. Hopefully he will get his 5th on the Memorial Day

[@GenoSalvati]

Imagine you are racing for a championship and your opponent will drive like this to win a single race. It took some real attachments to not just settle for 2nd.

[@eds.8900]

Epic battle. Rubbing is Racing .

[@VoodooDangerbird]

Awesome finish- like GT racing/ACC/iRace...

[@PaddyMcQueen]

Damn this iRacing graphics is getting better and better...

[@acegarcia3719]

Gotta understand that a degree of contact is apart of American racing culture, if both drivers bump a bit as long as they don't spin them out or cause mechincal damage it's fair game.

[@pafsa0717]

Yeah but Jaminet is French and Vanthoor is Belgian. Both of them are factory drivers for Porsche motorsport. So that doesn't have to do if they're Americans or not. It's about winning over your teammate in a prestigious race so a little bit of bumping is actually required 🙂

[@mmonkeyman1403]

Real galaxy brain move there. Had he simply followed him and got a decent exit out of the bus-stop, he would have likely been able to overtake on the straight. Would have been a photo finish, but that's better than nothing.

[@jabber1990]

if this happened in NASCAR fans would be complaining that he was racing too dirty

[@marcoaugust6308]

Imagine if it happened in F1 hahaha

[@DerrickRG]

Uhhh, no.

[@cdoleoj1]

I watched this inside the #9 car on IMSA TV onboards, pure insanity!!

[@Aidan_-_]

AMAZING FINISH 💙

[@rubenellen7046]

Ive seen 16 hours of the race... the ending was crasy.

[@zerocoolkid9757]

This son, its called racing.

[@HendrickChase9]

Man you’ve been on it

[@MrJohansen]

Yep, I really enjoy doing highlights every now and again, particularly for endurance races. They also sometimes get a lot of views, which is always a plus

[@smokinC5]

Excellent battle!!

[@jasonburke5503]

This is why I love sportscar racing and endurance racing. Hard racing from flag to flag usually

[@francescocorona1183]

As a Ferrari fan, I was really looking forward for something like this to happen ahahahah. However, wonderful racing

[@dethkillerspiral]

Helio stay taking Ws

[@martinzoellner6115]

Breathtaking action. That's what racing is all about 👍

[@TheUsmc0802]

The entire 24 hours was FANTASTIC.

[@karting69]

this is better than f1 2021

[@bman6198]

This was awesome to spectate live. My armchair-expert is coming out and thinking he should have sent it coming out of the chicane to draft on the straight. But he might not have had the chance so you have to send it at that moment. Insane battle from both drivers and teams. Hats off to you all Here's to a great 2022 season 🥂

[@-Fr3nch_Baguette-]

fter 24h of race, the 4 leader of GTD Pro is on 10sec. It's just incredible. And this last lap omg !!!!!

[@5ch4cht3l7]

tbf they were bunched together every few hours when there was a yellow flag. Stil pretty close

[@nicholasdugdale]

Questionable move by the blue Porsche. Patience is knowing when to make your move and capitalizing on it when presented the slimmest opportunity. That sucks.

[@Maenfy]

Well that was the last corner on the last lap, he couldn't have waited much longer.

[@nicholasdugdale]

@@Maenfy If it were me, I would have held back a length or so going into the bus stop to attempt to shoot a faster line through the bus stop then use the extra speed to bust a draft past the leader to the finish. Less messy, more professional. Strategy > Impatience.

[@DerrickRG]

@@nicholasdugdale That's why you're commenting on KZbin and not driving.

[@nicholasdugdale]

@@DerrickRG Brush up on your line work. You don't belong on a track.

[@MaximoSirianidelCarril]

Dang it. He risked it way too much at Le Mans Chicane. Uf he had a better exit from the corner we wpuld have probably got a photo finish. Great battle anyways

[@llcoolmartine]

Some nice demolition derby driving by the 2 Porsches there.

[@tylerensminger]

Pretty good end to the race. Harsh racing but not blatant enough like we've seen from other series with fenders (or without)

[@diethersantos6404]

I hope the new LMDH what they can do here next season 👀

[@rickeaton5288]

This is why these classes should be racing separately as the two wreaking cost the other a possible win as he was forced to go off track to avoid a crash.

[@ollys1012]

But the whole idea of multiclass racing such as IMSA is that they race together. If they didnt want to race against eachother they would have formed a breakaway series just for the separate classes but only the GTD's have that in the form of GT3 racing. It's an accepted risk of multi-class racing.

[@Maenfy]

Yeah 7 DPi cars racing for 24 hours sounds really interesting. There is no way they can organize 5 24 hour races + nobody would watch them. Multiclass racing makes it exciting, taking that away would kill Le Mans and Daytona.

[@satiricalzero]

@@Maenfy It would kill endurance racing in general

[@jorhop4005]

Their crash didn’t effect anyone else’s race other than the Ferrari’s in 3rd.

[@GusMortis]

Guy in third: Wait for it...

[@itchysp]

Should have posted the full 10 minute battle

[@MrJohansen]

I considered posting the whole ~25 minute battle between these two, but last time I posted a clip longer than 90 seconds or so, it immediately got taken down, so I didn't want to risk that here

[@Altopelirrojo]

Cadi always win for Me because it's mega brutal car 100% ; )

[@Luisvargas-il7pf]

It was fun and all but, the leader didnt gave room for the other porsche to make the corner, did he got a penalty or something¿?

[@Maenfy]

No they #9 didn't get a penalty.

[@MrJohansen]

IMSA stewards tend to be far more lenient than just about any other sportscar series' stewards, so there were no penalties handed out

[@DerrickRG]

I see no problem with that. Give room on the last lap? GTFO.

[@Luisvargas-il7pf]

@@DerrickRG i get it, when u know someone can beat u in a fair fight, u have to do something to perjudicate him because if not u are not going to win🤣if i dont win, nobody wins😗👶👶

[@Luisvargas-il7pf]

@@MrJohansen that is great, thats how it should be, not like in f1, where they take away a podium because you finished the race with a liter less

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

BRAZIL ON DPi, Brazil on LMP3 and Brazil on GTD Pro. Helio, Fraga and Nasr.

[@andrelimanegreiros3266]

Fair and Hard racing, contact is expected, especially on GT cars

[@SGstylerSG]

Im shocked how people can say that he bumps him off the racing line then brake checks him nearly and everyone says its okay what happened to good racing without contact this was not good it seems like as a driver and sim racer i understood something wrong

[@jennifersman7990]

Shades of Cale & Donnie at the ‘79 Daytona 500

[@chipsnever957]

GT cars know how to put on a good finish a Daytona

[@ingerasulffs]

I'm not sure the red car left room on the inside of the second curve to the right tbh.

[@markwilliams5606]

Corvette won the 24 hours at Daytona! Dominated! Corvette! America!

[@gaijinbaka]

Holy shit. You you imagine if they took out Helio? Awesome racing.

[@CrashForce]

Since when did Max and Lewis race in the sports car series?

[@billgabrielsonjr7259]

While I know the second place car had position, you should have known P1 was going to protect. He pressed the issue and burned himself. Set him up for the straight, and draft him. And if he tries to crash you at 150-200, I’d think the officials would do something about it.

[@felixsantiago5606]

Porsche did it again, 1st in the 3 classes, fantastic event

[@jasenmorrow393]

Great race!

[@VulcanSphere]

GTD Pro is wild!

[@gameclips5734]

the number 9 car making the most nonsensical divebomb ever

[@elplan3605]

He tryed to force a move that wasnt possible on that corner. At least he was the 1 who spun

[@ulost1gaming417]

He forced the second place car off the road imo. I would of been fighting the driver in the pits after 24 hours for trying that crap. Or better yet, when he forced me off the road, i would of turned left as hard as i could and took that piece of garbage that drove rough out too, and let the 3rd place driver at the time get the win.

[@Maenfy]

Well thankfully you aren't a race car driver.

[@jorhop4005]

Relax both those drivers know each other and teammates at Porsche.

[@BoschhammerActual]

WHAT. A. RACE!

[@2WheelTT]

Epic hard driving battle!

[@romiarkan450]

You can always bank on Porsche to win these long distance races honestly. Also were there even spectators? Those who live nearby but didn't go might've missed a classic. There was good racing all weekend long.

[@AndrewKidd14145]

Wow that’s some racing.

[@ClaremontClassicGarage]

FULL SEND !!!!!!