Even without theAston Martin Valkyrie LMH whose debut is postponed to the 1812 km of Qatar, opening round of the World ChampionshipEndurance On February 28, the 63rd edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona will not lack interest.
Victorious in 2024 with Felipe Nasr, Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell and Josef Newgarden, Porsche will put its title back into play. The German manufacturer will bet on lining up crews of three drivers on its two official cars in Florida.
The 24 2025 Hours of Daytona will also mark the debut of Cadillac’s new partnership with Wayne Taylor Racing and the return of Meyer Shank Racing with Acura. The Florida classic will also be the first race of Kevin Magnussen with BMW.
Lamborghini, which has decided to skip the season WEC, will participate for the first time in the American double round-the-clock race with his SC63, in which we will find two former drivers of Formula 1 : Romain Grosjean and Daniil Kvyat.
The flagship race of the North American Endurance Championship is experiencing a change in format for this year. While the Roar is still scheduled a week in advance, it will no longer host qualifying. Qualifying will take place on Thursday evening, the day before the start of the race.
24 Daytona 2025 Hours Entry List
24 Daytona 2025 Hours Schedule
(French times)
Friday January 17, 2025
Roar – Free Practice 1: Tom Blomqvist (Acura ARX-06 n°60)
Roar – Free Practice 2: Dries Vanthoor (BMW M Hybrid V8 n°24)
Saturday 18 January 2025
Roar – Free Practice 3: Marco Wittmann (BMW M Hybrid V8 n°25)
Roar – Free Practice 4: Sheldon van der Linde (BMW M Hybrid V8 n°25)
Sunday January 19 2025
Roar – Free Practice 5: Laurens Vanthoor (Porsche 963 n°7)
Roar – Free Practice 6: Neel Jani (Porsche 963 n°5)
Roar – Free Practice 7: George Kurtz (Oreca 07 n°4) (exclusively LM P2 and GTD, session reserved for Bronze drivers)
Thursday January 23 2025
24 Hours of Daytona – Free Practice 1: Tom Blomqvist (Acura ARX-06 n°60)
24 Hours of Daytona – Qualifying: Dries Vanthoor (BMW M Hybrid V8 n°24)
Friday January 24, 2025
24 Hours of Daytona – Free Practice 2: Nick Tandy (Porsche 963 #7)
24 Hours of Daytona – Free Practice 3: 17:20 p.m. – 18:20 p.m.
Saturday 25 January 2025
24 Hours of Daytona – Race: start at 19:40 p.m. (IMSA TV and Automoto the Chain)
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