The 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona is an endurance sports car race sanctioned by International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race will be held at Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 27–28, 2024. The event will be the 62nd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona since its inception in 1962, and the first of 11 races across multiple classes in the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of five rounds in the 2024 Michelin Endurance Cup. A total of 60 cars are entered for the 2024 Rolex 24, a capacity entry — 10 GTP, 12 LMP2, 13 GTD PRO and 25 GTD cars. The preliminary lineup of drivers includes 56 Rolex 24 winners and a plethora of champions from the WeatherTech Championship to the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. The field also includes several Indianapolis 500 winners and IndyCar Series champions as well as one Formula 1 world champion. Here is the entry list for the first big sports car race of the year:
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) – 10 cars:
01 Cadillac Racing – Cadillac V-Series.R – Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Renger van der Zande, and Alex Palou
5 Proton Competition – Porsche 963 – Gianmaria Bruni, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, and Alessio Picariello
6 Porsche Penske Motorsport – Porsche 963 – Kévin Estre, Mathieu Jaminet, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor
7 Porsche Penske Motorsport – Porsche 963 – Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, Felipe Nasr, and Josef Newgarden
10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti – Acura ARX-06 – Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Brendon Hartley, and Marcus Ericsson
24 BMW M Team RLL – BMW M Hybrid V8 – Jesse Krohn, Philipp Eng, Augusto Farfus, and Dries Vanthoo
25 BMW M Team RLL – BMW M Hybrid V8 – Connor de Phillippi, Nick Yelloly, Maxime Martin, and René Rast
31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing – Cadillac V-Series.R – Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, and Tom Blomqvist
40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti – Acura ARX-06 – Jordan Taylor, Louis Delétraz, Colton Herta, and Jenson Button
85 JDC-Miller MotorSports – Porsche 963 – Richard Westbrook, Phil Hanson, Ben Keating, and Tijmen van der Helm
LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) – 12 cars:
2 United Autosports – Oreca 07-Gibson – Ben Keating, Ben Hanley, Nico Pino, and Pato O’Ward
04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR – Oreca 07-Gibson – George Kurtz, Colin Braun, Toby Sowery, and Malthe Jakobsen
8 Tower Motorsports – Oreca 07-Gibson – John Farano, Michael Dinan, Scott McLaughlin, and Ferdinand Habsburg
11 TDS Racing – Oreca 07-Gibson – Steven Thomas, Mikkel Jensen, Hunter McElrea, and Charles Milesi
18 Era Motorsport – Oreca 07-Gibson – Dwight Merriman, Ryan Dalziel, Connor Zilisch, and Christian Rasmussen
20 MDK by High Class Racing – Oreca 07-Gibson – Dennis Andersen, Seth Lucas, Laurents Hörr, and Scott Huffaker
22 United Autosports – Oreca 07-Gibson – Dan Goldburg, Paul di Resta, Bijoy Garg, and Felix Rosenqvist
33 Sean Creech Motorsport – Ligier JS P217-Gibson – Lance Willsey, João Barbosa, Jonny Edgar, and Nolan Siegel
52 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports – Oreca 07-Gibson – Nick Boulle, Jakub, Śmiechowski, Tom Dillmann, and Clément Novalak
74 Riley – Oreca 07-Gibson – Gar Robinson, Felipe Fraga, Josh Burdon, and Felipe Massa
81 DragonSpeed – Oreca 07-Gibson – Eric Lux, James Allen, Kyffin Simpson, and Sebastian Alvarez
88 AF Corse – Oreca 07-Gibson – Luis Perez Companc, Nicklas Nielsen, Lilou Wadoux, and Matthieu Vaxivière
99 AO Racing – Oreca 07-Gibson – PJ Hyett, Paul-Loup Chatin, Matthew Brabham, and Alex Quinn
GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) Pro – 13 cars:
1 Paul Miller Racing – BMW M4 GT3 – Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, Neil Verhagen, and Sheldon van der Linde
3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Antonio García, Alexander Sims, and Daniel Juncadella
4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg, and Earl Bamber
9 Pfaff Motorsports – McLaren 720S GT3 Evo – Oliver Jarvis, Marvin Kirchhöfer, James Hinchcliffe, and Alexander Rossi
14 Vasser Sullivan – Lexus RC F GT3 – Jack Hawksworth, Ben Barnicoat, Kyle Kirkwood, and Mike Conway
19 Iron Lynx – Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 – Mirko Bortolotti, Jordan Pepper, Andrea Caldarelli, and Franck Perera
23 Heart of Racing Team – Aston Martin Vantage GT3 – Ross Gunn, Alex Riberas, and Mario Farnbacher
60 Iron Lynx – Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 – Claudio Schiavoni, Matteo Cressoni, Matteo Cairoli, and Romain Grosjean
62 Risi Competizione – Ferrari 296 GT3 – Davide Rigon, Daniel Serra, and Alessandro Pier Guidi
64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – Ford Mustang GT3 – Mike Rockenfeller, Harry Tincknell, and Chris Mies
65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – Ford Mustang GT3 – Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, and Frédéric Vervisch
75 SunEnergy1 Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Maro Engel, Jules Gounon, Luca Stolz, and Kenny Habul
77 AO Racing – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Sebastian Priaulx, Laurin Heinrich, and Michael Christensen
GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) – 25 cars:
12 Vasser Sullivan – Lexus RC F GT3 – Frankie Montecalvo, Parker Thompson, Aaron Telitz, and Ritomo Miyata
13 AWA – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Orey Fidani, Matthew Bell, Lars Kern, and Alex Lynn
17 AWA – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Anthony Mantella, Nico Varrone, Thomas Merrill, and Charlie Eastwood
21 AF Corse – Ferrari 296 GT3 – Simon Mann, Miguel Molina, François Heriau, and Kei Cozzolino
023 Risi Competizione – Ferrari 296 GT3 – Alessio Rovera Onofrio Triarsi, Ricky Agostini, and Charlie Scardina
27 Heart of Racing Team – Aston Martin Vantage GT3 – Zacharie Robichon, Roman de Angelis, Marco Sørensen, and Ian James
32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Mike Skeen, Mikaël Grenier, Kenton Koch, and Maximillian Götz
34 Conquest Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3 – Alessandro Balzan, Cedric Sbirrazzuoli, Manny Franco, and Albert Costa
43 Andretti Motorsports – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Jarett Andretti, Gabby Chaves, Scott Hargrove, and Thomas Preining
44 Mangnus Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT3 – John Potter, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, and Nicki Thiim
45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti – Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 – Kyle Marcelli, Danny Formal, Graham Doyle, and Ashton Harrison
47 Cetilar Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3 – Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto, Antonio Fuoco, and Eddie Cheever III
55 Proton Competition – Ford Mustang GT3 – Giammarco Levorato, Corey Lewis, Ryan Hardwick, and Dennis Olsen
57 Winward Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Russell Ward, Philip Ellis, Indy Dontje, Daniel Morad
66 Gradient Racing – Acura NSX GT3 Evo – Katherine Legge, Sheena Monk, Tatiana Calderón, and Stevan McAleer
70 Inception Racing – McLaren 720S GT3 Evo – Brendan Iribe, Frederik Schandorff, Ollie Millroy, and Tom Gamble
78 Forte Racing – Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 – Misha Goikhberg, Loris Spinelli, Devlin DeFrancesco, and Sandy Mitchell
80 Lone Star Racing – Mercedes-AMG GT3 – Salih Yoluç, Rui Andrade, Scott Andrews, and Adam Christodolou
83 Iron Dames – Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 – Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, and Doriane Pin
86 MDK Motorsports – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Li Kerong, Anders Fjørdbach, Larry ten Voorde, and Klaus Bachler
92 KellyMoss with Riley – Porsche 911 GT3 R – David Brule, Alec Udell, Trent Hindman, and Julien Andlauer
96 Turner Motorsport – BMW M4 GT3 – Robby Foley, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Walker, and Jens Klingmann
120 Wright Motorsport – Porsche 911 GT3 R – Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, Jan Heylen, and Frédéric Makowiecki
Eye Of The Hurricane Race Predictions
Listed below are the predicted winners by our 3 Motorsport experts in each of the 4 classes:
Justin Byers:
GTP – 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing
LMP2 – 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR
GTD PRO – 14 Vasser Sullivan
GTD – 45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti
Jordan Byers:
GTP – 01 Cadillac Racing
LMP2 – 8 Tower Motorsports
GTD PRO – 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports
GTD – 44 Mangnus Racing
Noah Ritter:
GTP – 01 Cadillac Racing
LMP2 – 22 United Autosports
GTD PRO – 4 Corvette Racing
GTD – 21 AF Corse
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