The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship revealed its entry checklist for subsequent month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, with a full subject of 61 entries set for battle.
This marks the fifth consecutive 12 months IMSA reached the utmost variety of entries. All automobiles will take to Daytona Worldwide Speedway for the Roar Earlier than the 24 Jan. 16-18, with the endurance basic race weekend set for Jan. 22-25.
Making up the numbers are 11 machines in GTP (Grand Touring Prototype), 14 LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2), 15 GTD Professional (Grand Touring Daytona Professional) and 21 GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). Twelve producers (Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche) are featured within the occasion.
Along with a variety of producers, there are, per typical, a large internet of drivers from all throughout motorsports for the Twice-Round-The-Clock basic.
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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing
Picture by: Penske Leisure
The IndyCar Collection is properly represented with a variety of abilities, led by four-time collection champion and defending Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou, who will share the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 within the GTP class alongside Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly. Six-time IndyCar titlist and 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon, Palou’s teammate in IndyCar, will drive the Acura’s No. 60 sister automotive, sharing the seat with NASCAR star AJ Allmendinger.
Two-time IndyCar Collection champion and 2018 Indy 500 Will Energy can also be collaborating in his first-ever Daytona 24, driving the No. 75 Mercedes AMG GT3 for 75 Specific in GTD Professional. Former Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson can also be amongst these entered from North America’s premier open-wheel championship. 5-time IndyCar race winner Kyle Kirkwood can also be again with Vasser Sullivan’s Lexus squad in GTD Professional.
Formulation 1 can also be represented with reserves Frederik Vesti (Mercedes-AMG) and Colton Herta (Cadillac) within the No. 31 Whelen and No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Collection.Rs, respectively. Former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen can also be collaborating within the occasion, grabbing the wheel of the No. 25 BMW M Staff WRT BMW M Hybrid V8.
Allmendinger, Dixon and Herta have all scored general or class wins within the Daytona 24.
The general victory for the previous decade has seen relative consistency, with Cadillac taking 4 straight from 2017-20, whereas Acura topped the following three from 2021-23, and Porsche snagging the final two years.
The GTD Professional class has been the place of parity, with Porsche claiming a win in 2022, Mercedes-AMG in 2023, Ferrari in 2024 and Ford taking it in 2025. Every of these 4 aforementioned producers has at the very least one entry competing in 2026.
One of many extra distinctive issues to observe within the class is AO Racing’s “Rexy,” which now has Nicky Tandy, the defending Daytona 24 general winner with Porsche Penske Motorsport. He shares the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R with Harry King and Alessio Picariello.
In all, 5 different producers are nonetheless in search of their first GTD Professional Rolex win.
With 20-plus automobiles in GTD within the combine, the deep class has additionally seen its share of rotating winners.
The final 4 years have seen a change from Porsche (2022), Aston Martin (2023), Mercedes-AMG (2024) and Chevrolet (2025).
AWA, the defending class winners, have rebranded to 13 Autosport, however proceed the theme of a deadly lineup with three of the 4 drivers to win it a 12 months in the past in Orey Fidani, Matt Bell and Lars Kern. Newcomer Ben Inexperienced additionally comes on board within the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
Moreover, Ford’s new-look No. 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 contains ex-F1 and IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean amongst its drivers.
Among the many 21 entries, nobody producer has greater than 4 automobiles (Ferrari and Porsche have 4 apiece), so nobody producer’s deck is just too stacked.
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