The 61st Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway starts at 13:40 ET on Saturday, January 28. Sixty-one cars will take the green flag in America’s biggest sportscar race of the year, which kicks off the IMSA season.
New for 2023 is the GTP class – prototype sportscars from Acura, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche – that feature electrical hybrid systems, as IMSA embraces a new era.
Subsidiary classes are for LMP2 and LMP3 prototypes, featuring an array of professional and amateur drivers. The GTD ranks are for production-based cars, and these are divided into two separate classes – one for all-pro driver lineups and one for pro-am.
Click here for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona entry list
Qualifying was held on Sunday, and here is what happened.
How can I watch the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona?
From Saturday afternoon, live TV coverage is available on NBC’s Peacock streaming service for the full 24-hour cycle, while network NBC will provide 10 minutes of build-up and then the first 50 minutes of the race, and then the final 1hr40mins and 20mins of post-race.
In the meantime, USA Network will cover 13.5 hours of the race.
- Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, will broadcast all 24 hours in the USA
- IMSA TV, available at imsa.com, will broadcast all 24 hours outside of the USA
- Saturday, January 28, 1:30-2:30pm – NBC
- Saturday, 2:30-8:00pm – USA network
- Saturday, 10:00-11:59pm – USA network
- Sunday, January 29, 6:00am-12:00pm – USA network
- Sunday, 12:00-2:00pm – NBC
What type of track is Daytona?
The Daytona International Speedway road course is a 3.56-mile layout that incorporates all three turns of the banked tri-oval but inserts a fiddly infield section and a ‘Bus Stop’ chicane to create a total of 12 turns.
#10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 Acura ARX-06: Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Louis Deletraz, Brendon Hartley, #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh Cadillac V- LMDh: Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims, Jack Aitken
Photo by: Art Fleischmann
What’s the average fastest lap speed?
Driving a Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R last year, the 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou set a new race lap record around the course of 1min33.724sec, an average speed of 136.74mph.
IMSA at Daytona schedule (all times in ET)
| Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 25 | |
| 1.45-2.30pm | Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 1 |
| 2.45-3.45pm | Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 1 |
| Thursday, Jan. 26 | |
| 9.00-9.30am | Mazda MX-5 Cup practice 2 |
| 9.45-10.45am | Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 2 |
| 11.05am-12.35pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 1 |
| 12.55-1.10pm | Mazda MX-5 Cup qualifying |
| 2.25-3.00pm | Michelin Pilot Challenge qualifying |
| 3.20-5.05pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 2 |
| 5.30-6.15pm | Mazda MX-5 Cup RACE 1 |
| 7.15-9.00pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 3 |
| Friday, Jan. 27 | |
| 9.25-9.55am | Michelin Pilot Challenge practice 3 |
| 10.15-11.00am | Mazda MX-5 Cup RACE 2 |
| 11.20pm-12.20pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 4 |
| 1.45-5.45pm | Michelin Pilot BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona RACE |
| 6.25-6.45pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice 4 (GTP class only) |
| Saturday, Jan. 28 | |
| 1.40pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona RACE starts |
| Sunday, Jan. 29 | |
| 1.40pm | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona RACE finishes |
Qualifying times for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Laps | Time | Gap | km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acura ARX-06 | 8 | 1'34.031 | 136.295 | ||
| 2 | Porsche 963 | 6 | 1'34.114 | 0.083 | 136.175 | |
| 3 | Acura ARX-06 | 7 | 1'34.198 | 0.167 | 136.054 | |
| 4 | Cadillac V-LMDh | 4 | 1'34.262 | 0.231 | 135.961 | |
| 5 | Cadillac V-LMDh | 3 | 1'34.389 | 0.358 | 135.779 | |
| 6 | Cadillac V-LMDh | 6 | 1'34.608 | 0.577 | 135.464 | |
| 7 | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 6 | 1'34.723 | 0.692 | 135.300 | |
| 8 | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 7 | 1'34.846 | 0.815 | 135.124 | |
| 9 |  Ben Keating  Paul-Loup Chatin Alex Quinn Nicolas Lapierre | ORECA LMP2 07 | 6 | 1'40.541 | 6.510 | 127.470 |
| 10 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 6 | 1'41.751 | 7.720 | 125.955 | |
| 11 | Thomas Steven  Mikkel Jensen Scott Huffaker  Rinus van Kalmthout | ORECA LMP2 07 | 6 | 1'41.813 | 7.782 | 125.878 |
| 12 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 5 | 1'41.942 | 7.911 | 125.719 | |
| 13 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 6 | 1'41.951 | 7.920 | 125.707 | |
| 14 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 6 | 1'42.111 | 8.080 | 125.510 | |
| 15 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 5 | 1'42.277 | 8.246 | 125.307 | |
| 16 | Lance Willsey  Joao Barbosa Nicolas Pino Danny Soufi | Ligier JS P320 | 9 | 1'43.197 | 9.166 | 124.190 |
| 17 | Ligier JS P320 | 8 | 1'43.307 | 9.276 | 124.057 | |
| 18 | John DeAngelis Christopher Allen  Cameron Shields Connor Bloum | Ligier JS P320 | 8 | 1'43.351 | 9.320 | 124.005 |
| 19 | Sebastian Alvarez  Danial Frost Alex Vogel Guilherme de | Ligier JS P320 | 8 | 1'43.557 | 9.526 | 123.758 |
| 20 | Ligier JS P320 | 9 | 1'43.840 | 9.809 | 123.421 | |
| 21 | Duqueine D08 | 7 | 1'43.883 | 9.852 | 123.370 | |
| 22 | Dwight Merriman  Ryan Dalziel Christian Rasmussen Oliver Jarvis | ORECA LMP2 07 | 5 | 1'43.965 | 9.934 | 123.272 |
| 23 | Duqueine D08 | 8 | 1'44.237 | 10.206 | 122.951 | |
| 24 | Duqueine D08 | 9 | 1'45.822 | 11.791 | 121.109 | |
| 25 | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 7 | 1'46.093 | 12.062 | 120.800 | |
| 26 |  Anthony Mantella Wayne Boyd Nico Varrone Thomas Merrill | Duqueine D08 | 8 | 1'46.187 | 12.156 | 120.693 |
| 27 | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 7 | 1'46.312 | 12.281 | 120.551 | |
| 28 | Mike Skeen Mikael Grenier Kenton Koch Maximillian Goetz | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 7 | 1'46.705 | 12.674 | 120.107 |
| 29 | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 8 | 1'46.784 | 12.753 | 120.018 | |
| 30 | Ross Gunn  Alex Riberas David Pittard | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 8 | 1'46.825 | 12.794 | 119.972 |
| 31 | Ashton Harrison Danny Formal Kyle Marcelli Ryan Briscoe | Acura NSX GT3 | 8 | 1'46.867 | 12.836 | 119.925 |
| 32 | Lexus RC F GT3 | 8 | 1'46.923 | 12.892 | 119.862 | |
| 33 | Sheena Monk Katherine Legge  Mario Farnbacher Marc Miller | Acura NSX GT3 | 8 | 1'46.960 | 12.929 | 119.820 |
| 34 | Brendan Iribe  Frederik Schandorff Ollie Millroy Marvin Kirchhofer | McLaren 720S GT3 | 7 | 1'46.979 | 12.948 | 119.799 |
| 35 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 7 | 1'47.088 | 13.057 | 119.677 | |
| 36 | Lexus RC F GT3 | 7 | 1'47.361 | 13.330 | 119.373 | |
| 37 | Corvette C8.R GTD | 7 | 1'48.077 | 14.046 | 118.582 | |
| 38 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 8 | 1'48.081 | 14.050 | 118.578 | |
| 39 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8 | 1'48.233 | 14.202 | 118.411 | |
| 40 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 6 | 1'48.309 | 14.278 | 118.328 | |
| 41 |  Raffaele Giammaria Frank Perera Claudio Schiavoni Rolf Ineichen | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8 | 1'48.432 | 14.401 | 118.194 |
| 42 | Bill Auberlen Chandler Hull Bruno Spengler John Edwards | BMW M4 GT3 | 6 | 1'48.505 | 14.474 | 118.114 |
| 43 | BMW M4 GT3 | 5 | 1'48.526 | 14.495 | 118.092 | |
| 44 | Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley Michael Dinan Jens Klingmann | BMW M4 GT3 | 6 | 1'48.756 | 14.725 | 117.842 |
| 45 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 8 | 1'48.820 | 14.789 | 117.772 | |
| 46 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 1'48.942 | 14.911 | 117.641 | |
| 47 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 1'48.977 | 14.946 | 117.603 | |
| 48 | Rahel Frey  Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Doriane Pin | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 7 | 1'48.991 | 14.960 | 117.588 |
| 49 | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 7 | 1'49.075 | 15.044 | 117.497 | |
| 50 | Mann Simon  Luis Perez Companc Miguel Molina Francesco Castellacci | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 8 | 1'49.265 | 15.234 | 117.293 |
| 51 | Alan Brynjolfsson Trent Hindman Max Root Kevin Estre | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 8 | 1'49.358 | 15.327 | 117.193 |
| 52 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 1'49.373 | 15.342 | 117.177 | |
| 53 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 7 | 1'49.495 | 15.464 | 117.046 | |
| 54 | Alan Metni Kay van Berlo Jaxon Evans Julien Andlauer | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 8 | 1'49.507 | 15.476 | 117.034 |
| 55 | PJ Hyett Seb Priaulx Gunnar Jeannette Harry Tincknell | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 8 | 1'49.644 | 15.613 | 116.887 |
| 56 | John Farano  Scott McLaughlin Josef Newgarden Kyffin Simpson | ORECA LMP2 07 | 4 | 1'49.679 | 15.648 | 116.850 |
| 57 | Onofrio Triarsi Charles Scardina Alessio Rovera Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 8 | 1'49.763 | 15.732 | 116.761 |
| 58 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 1'50.628 | 16.597 | 115.848 | |
| 59 | Don Yount Jaden Conwright Kerong Li Alessio Deledda | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8 | 1'50.873 | 16.842 | 115.592 |
| 60 | Fred Poordad Francesco Pizzi James Allen Giammaria Bruni | ORECA LMP2 07 | 4 | 1'50.969 | 16.938 | 115.492 |
| 61 | Porsche 963 | 3 | ||||
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