Matt Campbell set the early running with a 1m35.941s in the Porsche Penske Motorsports 963, although Jack Aitken soon joined him, the Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh producing a lap just 0.032s slower.
At this point 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud in the Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 lay third, and with 32 minutes to go, he trimmed his deficit to top spot down to 0.182s.
Right from the word go, Yelloly turned some very encouraging times in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, getting down to a 1m36.452s – only 0.511s away from Campbell – but with 24 minutes to go in the session it was six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon who jumped to the top of the times in the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing-run Cadillac V-LMDh with a 1m35.717s.
That survived until with 16 minutes to go, Alexander Sims of AXR produced a great lap to eclipse Dixon by 0.224s.
With eight minutes to go, Helio Castroneves spun the Meyer Shank Acura on pit exit, temporarily causing a red flag as he recovered on the grass. The #60 was assessed a penalty – stop and loss of five minutes of running time – for driving the wrong way in pitlane.
Yelloly continued to impress and wound up third fastest, 0.432s from Sims’ benchmark.
There will be a 20 minutes GTP-only session at 6:25pm local time (11:25pm GMT) this evening.
In LMP2, Mikkel Jensen set top time in the class with a 1m38.052s, the #11 TDS Racing surviving an incident with the GTD Pro Corvette, in which Jensen’s partner Steven Thomas was adjudged blameless.
Ben Hanley in the #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR entry was 0.65s slower, and just a couple of hundredths clear of Kyffin Simpson in the Tower Motorsports entry that he’ll share with Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden and John Farrano.
Then Oliver Jarvis jumped the Era Motorsport car into second, but still almost 0.6s away from top spot.
Jarett Andretti topped the LMP3 class with a 1m43.191s in the Andretti Autosport Ligier to jump ahead of the strong AWA Racing Duqueines of Moritz Kranz and Nico Varrone, and the JDC Miller MotorSports Duqueine of Luca Mars.
In the GT classes, as has been the theme throughout practice sessions at the Roar Before the 24 and then again this week, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3s looked very strong.
Mikael Grenier’s Team Korthoff Motorsports topped all the GT3 cars, with Jules Gounon’s WeatherTech Racing Benz topping the GTD Pro.
But Romain Grosjean produced a lap only 0.3s slower in the Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan, and the line-up of he, Andrea Caldarelli, Mirko Bortolotti and Jordan Pepper is looking like a real threat.
Behind them, Owen Trinkler in the TGM/TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage was just ahead of Axcil Jefferies in the SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes, and Katherine Legge’s Gradient Racing Acura NSX.
Daytona 24 Hours - FP4 results
| Cla | Num | Driver | Class | Chassis | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
 Pipo Derani  Alexander Sims Jack Aitken
|
GTP | Cadillac V-LMDh | 20 | 1'35.493 | |
| 2 | 01 |
 Sébastien Bourdais  Renger van der Zande  Scott Dixon
|
GTP | Cadillac V-LMDh | 16 | 1'35.717 | 0.224 |
| 3 | 25 |
 Connor de Phillippi Nick Yelloly  Sheldon Van Der Linde Colton Herta
|
GTP | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 28 | 1'35.925 | 0.432 |
| 4 | 7 |
 Matt Campbell Felipe Nasr  Michael Christensen
|
GTP | Porsche 963 | 30 | 1'35.941 | 0.448 |
| 5 | 60 |
Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Helio Castroneves Simon Pagenaud
|
GTP | Acura ARX-06 | 19 | 1'36.123 | 0.630 |
| 6 | 02 |
Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook
|
GTP | Cadillac V-LMDh | 18 | 1'36.389 | 0.896 |
| 7 | 6 |
Mathieu Jaminet Nick Tandy Dane Cameron
|
GTP | Porsche 963 | 25 | 1'36.407 | 0.914 |
| 8 | 10 |
Ricky Taylor  Filipe Albuquerque  Louis Deletraz Brendon Hartley
|
GTP | Acura ARX-06 | 22 | 1'36.580 | 1.087 |
| 9 | 24 |
 Philipp Eng Augusto Farfus  Marco Wittmann Colton Herta
|
GTP | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 21 | 1'37.433 | 1.940 |
| 10 | 11 |
Thomas Steven Mikkel Jensen Scott Huffaker Rinus van Kalmthout
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 30 | 1'38.052 | 2.559 |
| 11 | 18 |
Dwight Merriman Ryan Dalziel Christian Rasmussen Oliver Jarvis
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 29 | 1'38.626 | 3.133 |
| 12 | 04 |
George Kurtz Ben Hanley Matt McMurry  Esteban Gutierrez
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 25 | 1'38.703 | 3.210 |
| 13 | 8 |
 John Farano Scott McLaughlin Josef Newgarden Kyffin Simpson |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 27 | 1'38.734 | 3.241 |
| 14 | 20 |
Dennis Andersen  Ed Jones Anders Fjordbach  Raffaele Marciello
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 30 | 1'38.734 | 3.241 |
| 15 | 35 |
François Heriau Giedo van der Garde Josh Pierson Job Van Uitert
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 31 | 1'38.889 | 3.396 |
| 16 | 88 |
François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxiviere Julien Canal Nicklas Nielsen
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 31 | 1'39.237 | 3.744 |
| 17 | 52 |
Ben Keating Paul-Loup Chatin Alex Quinn Nicolas Lapierre
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 26 | 1'39.392 | 3.899 |
| 18 | 51 |
Eric Lux Devlin DeFrancesco Austin Cindric Pietro Fittipaldi
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 28 | 1'39.886 | 4.393 |
| 19 | 36 |
Jarett Andretti  Gabby Chaves Dakota Dickerson  Rasmus Lindh
|
LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | 20 | 1'43.191 | 7.698 |
| 20 | 13 |
Orey Fidani Matthew Bell Lars Kern Moritz Kranz
|
LMP3 | Duqueine D08 | 28 | 1'43.354 | 7.861 |
| 21 | 17 |
Anthony Mantella Wayne Boyd Nico Varrone Thomas Merrill
|
LMP3 | Duqueine D08 | 14 | 1'43.588 | 8.095 |
| 22 | 85 |
Till Bechtolsheimer Tijmen van der Helm Luca Mars Mason Filippi
|
LMP3 | Duqueine D08 | 30 | 1'43.686 | 8.193 |
| 23 | 33 |
Lance Willsey Joao Barbosa Nicolas Pino Nolan Siegel |
LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | 27 | 1'43.704 | 8.211 |
| 24 | 87 |
 Yu Kanamaru James Vance Serravalle Antonio Nicholas Boulle
|
LMP3 | Duqueine D08 | 23 | 1'44.799 | 9.306 |
| 25 | 55 |
Fred Poordad Francesco Pizzi James Allen Gianmaria Bruni
|
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 3 | 1'45.738 | 10.245 |
| 26 | 32 |
Mike Skeen Mikael Grenier Kenton Koch Maximillian Goetz |
GTD | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 13 | 1'46.375 | 10.882 |
| 27 | 79 |
Cooper MacNeil  Daniel Juncadella Jules Gounon Maro Engel
|
GTD PRO | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 13 | 1'46.651 | 11.158 |
| 28 | 63 |
Andrea Caldarelli Mirko Bortolotti Jordan Lee Pepper Romain Grosjean
|
GTD PRO | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 24 | 1'46.689 | 11.196 |
| 29 | 64 |
Ted Giovanis Hugh Plumb Matt Plumb Owen Trinkler
|
GTD PRO | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 24 | 1'46.695 | 11.202 |
| 30 | 75 |
Kenny Habul Luca Stolz Fabian Schiller  Axcil Jefferies
|
GTD | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 21 | 1'46.727 | 11.234 |
| 31 | 66 |
Sheena Monk Katherine Legge Mario Farnbacher Marc Miller
|
GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | 27 | 1'46.918 | 11.425 |
| 32 | 19 |
Raffaele Giammaria Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni Rolf Ineichen
|
GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 27 | 1'47.048 | 11.555 |
| 33 | 21 |
Mann Simon  Luis Perez Companc Miguel Molina Francesco Castellacci
|
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 16 | 1'47.106 | 11.613 |
| 34 | 23 |
Ross Gunn Alex Riberas David Pittard |
GTD PRO | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 9 | 1'47.130 | 11.637 |
| 35 | 62 |
Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado Daniel Serra Davide Rigon
|
GTD PRO | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 26 | 1'47.152 | 11.659 |
| 36 | 70 |
Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ollie Millroy Marvin Kirchhofer
|
GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 | 19 | 1'47.190 | 11.697 |
| 37 | 44 |
John Potter Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly Nicki Thiim
|
GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 12 | 1'47.245 | 11.752 |
| 38 | 93 |
Ashton Harrison Danny Formal Kyle Marcelli Ryan Briscoe
|
GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | 18 | 1'47.289 | 11.796 |
| 39 | 83 |
Rahel Frey  Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Doriane Pin |
GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 26 | 1'47.341 | 11.848 |
| 40 | 27 |
Roman De Angelis Marco Sorensen Ian James Darren Turner
|
GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 11 | 1'47.500 | 12.007 |
| 41 | 47 |
Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco Alessandro Balzan
|
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 27 | 1'47.585 | 12.092 |
| 42 | 43 |
Sebastian Alvarez  Danial Frost James French Guilherme de |
LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | 20 | 1'47.668 | 12.175 |
| 43 | 12 |
Aaron Telitz Frankie Montecalvo Kyle Kirkwood Parker Thompson |
GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | 7 | 1'47.692 | 12.199 |
| 44 | 3 |
Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor Tommy Milner
|
GTD PRO | Corvette C8.R GTD | 27 | 1'47.724 | 12.231 |
| 45 | 14 |
Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat Mike Conway
|
GTD PRO | Lexus RC F GT3 | 5 | 1'47.869 | 12.376 |
| 46 | 74 |
Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga Glenn van Berlo Josh Burdon |
LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | 10 | 1'47.885 | 12.392 |
| 47 | 96 |
Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley Michael Dinan Jens Klingmann
|
GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | 10 | 1'47.984 | 12.491 |
| 48 | 78 |
Mikhail Goikhberg Loris Spinelli Benja Hites Marco Mapelli
|
GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 10 | 1'48.191 | 12.698 |
| 49 | 80 |
PJ Hyett Seb Priaulx Gunnar Jeannette Harry Tincknell
|
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 25 | 1'48.225 | 12.732 |
| 50 | 023 |
Onofrio Triarsi Charles Scardina Alessio Rovera Andrea Bertolini
|
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 18 | 1'48.234 | 12.741 |
| 51 | 9 |
Klaus Bachler Patrick Pilet Laurens Vanthoor
|
GTD PRO | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 15 | 1'48.396 | 12.903 |
| 52 | 16 |
Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen Zacharie Robichon  Dennis Olsen
|
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 24 | 1'48.444 | 12.951 |
| 53 | 91 |
Alan Metni Kay van Berlo Jaxon Evans Julien Andlauer |
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 20 | 1'48.682 | 13.189 |
| 54 | 38 |
John DeAngelis Christopher Allen Cameron Shields Connor Bloum |
LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | 10 | 1'48.683 | 13.190 |
| 55 | 77 |
Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman Max Root Kevin Estre
|
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 20 | 1'48.918 | 13.425 |
| 56 | 1 |
Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Corey Lewis Maxime Martin
|
GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | 22 | 1'49.338 | 13.845 |
| 57 | 92 |
David Brule Alec Udell Andrew Davis Jeroen Bleekemolen
|
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 12 | 1'49.495 | 14.002 |
| 58 | 42 |
Don Yount Jaden Conwright Kerong Li Alessio Deledda |
GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 0 | ||
| 59 | 53 |
Mark Kvamme Trenton Estep Jan Magnussen Jason Hart
|
GTD PRO | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 0 | ||
| 60 | 57 |
Russell Ward Philip Ellis Indy Dontje Lucas Auer
|
GTD | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 95 |
Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull Bruno Spengler John Edwards
|
GTD PRO | BMW M4 GT3 | 3 | ||
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