The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship revealed its entry record for subsequent month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, with a full area of 61 entries set for battle.
This marks the fifth consecutive yr IMSA reached the utmost variety of entries. All vehicles 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.
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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 quite a few producers, there are, per regular, a large internet of drivers from all throughout motorsports for the Twice-Round-The-Clock basic.
Different racing starsAlex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing
The IndyCar Collection is properly represented with quite a few abilities, led by four-time sequence champion and defending Indianapolis 500 winner , who will share the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 within the GTP class alongside and . Six-time IndyCar titlist and 2008 Indy 500 winner , Palou’s teammate in IndyCar, will drive the Acura’s No. 60 sister automobile, sharing the seat with NASCAR star .
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Two-time IndyCar Collection champion and 2018 Indy 500 Will Energy can be participating in his first-ever Daytona 24, driving the No. 75 Mercedes AMG GT3 for in GTD Professional. Former Indy 500 winner can be amongst these entered from North America’s premier open-wheel championship. 5-time IndyCar race winner can be again with Vasser Sullivan’s Lexus squad in GTD Professional.
Method 1 can be represented with reserves (Mercedes-AMG) and (Cadillac) within the No. 31 Whelen and No. 40 Cadillac V-Collection.Rs, respectively. Former F1 driver can 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.
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The general victory for the previous decade has seen relative consistency, with Cadillac taking 4 straight from 2017-20, whereas Acura topped the subsequent 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 a minimum of one entry competing in 2026.
One of many extra distinctive issues to observe within the class is ’s “Rexy,” which now has Nicky Tandy, the defending Daytona 24 general winner with . He shares the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R with Harry King and .
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In all, 5 different producers are nonetheless searching for their first GTD Professional Rolex win.
With 20-plus vehicles 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 yr in the past in , Matt Bell and . Newcomer Ben Inexperienced additionally comes on board within the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
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Moreover, Ford’s new-look No. 16 Myers Ford Mustang GT3 contains ex-F1 and IndyCar driver amongst its drivers.
Among the many 21 entries, nobody producer has greater than 4 vehicles (Ferrari and Porsche have 4 apiece), so nobody producer’s deck is simply too stacked.
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