{"id":2795,"date":"2018-01-27T08:38:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2018-01-27T08:38:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T13:38:22","slug":"2795","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/01\/27\/2795\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta Cadillac Grabs Rolex 24 Pole Position"},"content":{"rendered":"

The returning winners of the Rolex 24<\/strong>, the Konica Minolta Cadillac Prototype<\/strong> team have made a promising start at their attempt at winning two years in a row. The team grabbed pole position with a time of 1:36.083 yesterday during qualifying, which was 0.007 faster than the second-placed team, Acura Team Penske<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The championed Formula 1<\/strong> driver Fernando Alonso<\/strong>\u2019s team did not get the ideal time, with a 13th place on the grid for the weekend. His team\u2019s car, the United Autosport LMP2<\/strong>, got a time of 1:37.008. Fellow F1 driver Lance Stroll<\/strong>\u2019s team, Jackie Chan Racing<\/strong> DCR JOTA ORECA LMP2 placed sixth in the lineup with a time of 1:36.492. And for any new endurance fans, yes, Jackie Chan does own a franchise. Jackie Chan rooted for his team last year at the WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai. <\/span><\/p>\n

Moving down to the GT Le Mans class<\/strong>, the top GTLM car will be placed 18th on the grid. The Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R<\/strong> clocked in a time of 1:42.779, beating every other GT car. The #66 Ford GT Chip Ganassi Racing car placed 19th, with its sister car placing 22nd. The Porsche 911 cars placed nearly identical to each other, coming in at 20th and 21st. <\/span><\/p>\n

And now down to the GT Daytona class<\/strong>, coming in at 27th place, first place in its class was the Spirit Of Race Ferrari 488 GT3<\/strong>. The five person team of Risi Competizione in the same car placed 29th, second in the class.<\/span><\/p>\n

The #22 Tequila Patron ESM Nissan DPi Prototype car had trouble during qualifying, only clocking in 2 laps. With a time of 1:46.129, they will be placed 28th on the grid and dead last out of all of the prototypes that ran.<\/span><\/p>\n

The countdown is almost over, as the Rolex 24 goes on air on FOX<\/strong> this Saturday<\/strong> at 2 PM EST.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

How you can track the Rolex 24H race: https:\/\/lastwordonmotorsport.com\/2018\/01\/26\/brief-guide-watching-rolex-24\/<\/a>
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