Porsche 963 of Porsche Penske Motorsport victorious after gripping finale

The No.

7 Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has won the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Works drivers Felipe Nasr from Brazil, Dane Cameron from the USA and Matt Campbell from Australia as well as American IndyCar star Josef Newgarden extended Porsche's record number of victories to 19.

The No.

6 sister car finished fourth with works drivers Mathieu Jaminet (France), Nick Tandy (Great Britain), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Kévin Estre (France).

The Porsche 963 campaigned by the formidable customer teams Proton Competition and JDC-Miller MotorSports followed directly behind.

In the GTD Pro class, AO Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 R secured second place.