Competitors, schedules… The program for the 24 2026 Hours of Daytona

The season ofEndurance The 24 Hours of Daytona officially returns this weekend. The 64th edition of the Florida classic will start on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 13:40 PM (French time) and finish at the same time on Sunday.

60 cars are at the start of the opening race of theIMSA : 11 GTP, 13 LMP2, 15 GTD Pro and 21 GTD. Porsche Porsche will be ready to defend its title and is aiming for a third consecutive victory at Daytona as well as a third straight GTP title. The German manufacturer will field three examples of its 963 in the top category, two factory entries for Porsche Penske Motorsport and one customer entry under the JDC-Miller MotorSports banner.

Felipe Nasr (Porsche Penske Motorsport), a member of the winning crew in 2024 and 2025, will this time be partnered with Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich. Meanwhile, Laurens Vanthoor, winner of the 2025 edition, will share the wheel of his Porsche 963 with Kevin Estre and Matt Campbell.

In GTD Pro, Vasser Sullivan Racing will also be aiming for victory on the final lap of its No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 before the arrival of the new Toyota GR GT3 in 2027. The same challenge faces Lamborghini, which will bid farewell to the Huracán GT3 Evo 2 before the Temerario GT3 makes its debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March. Another major attraction of this 2026 edition: the first appearance of theAston Martin Valkyrie during the flagship event of the Endurance championship.

Thirteen French drivers will be competing in this 64th edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona: Kévin Estre, Julien Andlauer, Sébastien Bourdais, Charles Milesi, François Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Jules Gounon, Esteban Masson, Romain Grosjean, Valentin Hasse Clot, Sébastien Baud and Lilou Wadoux.

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Schedule and TV channels for the 2026 24 Hours of Daytona

(French times)

Thursday January 22 2026
Free Practice 1: 16:05 a.m. – 17:35 a.m.
Qualifications: 20:10 p.m. – 21:25 p.m.

Friday January 23, 2026
Free Practice 2: 00:15 a.m. – 1:45 a.m.
Free Practice 3: 17:20 a.m. – 18:20 a.m.

Saturday 24 January 2026
Race: 24 Hours of Daytona starts at 19:40 PM (AutoMoto channel)

Sunday January 25 2026
The 24 Hours of Daytona finishes at 19:40 PM (AutoMoto channel)

The entry list for the 2026 24 Hours of Daytona

GTP (11 Committed)
Porsche 963 nº6 (M. Campbell / L. Vanthoor / K. Estre)
Porsche 963 No. 7 (F. Nasr / J. Andlauer (L. Heinrich)
Cadillac V-Series.R nº10 (R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / W. Stevens)
Aston Martin Valkyrie nº23 (R. Gunn / R. De Angelis / A. Riberas / M. Sorensen)
BMW M Hybrid V8 nº24 (D. Vanthoor / S. van der Linde / R. Frijns / R. Rast)
BMW M Hybrid V8 nº25 (P. Eng / M. Wittmann / K. Magnussen (R. Marciello)
Cadillac V-Series.R nº31 (J. Aitken / E. Bamber / F. Vesti / C. Zilisch)
Cadillac V-Series.R nº40 (J. Taylor / L. Delétraz / C. Herta)
Acura ARX-06 nº60 (T. Blomqvist / C. Braun / S. Dixon / A. Allmendinger)
Porsche 963 nº85 (T. van der Helm / N. Pino / K. Frederick)
Acura ARX-06 nº93 (R. van der Zande / N. Yelloly / K. Ohta / A. Palou)
LMP2 (13 Entries)
Oreca 07 nº2 (P. Fayer / B. Hanley / H. McElrea / M. Jensen)
Oreca 07 nº04 (G. Kurtz / A. Quinn / T. Sowery / M. Jakobsen)
Oreca 07 nº8 (J. Farano / S. Bourdais (S. Alvarez / K. Simpson)
Oreca 07 nº11 (T. Lutke / M. Beche / D. Heinemeier Hansson / C. Milesi)
Oreca 07 nº18 (N. Rao / F. Habsburg / J. Abel / L. Sergeant)
Oreca 07 nº22 (D. Goldburg / P. Di Resta / R. Lindh / G. Saucy)
Oreca 07 nº37 (J. Field / O. Jarvis / S. Lucas / J. Van Uitert)
Oreca 07 nº43 (J. Clarke / T. Dillmann / B. Garg / A. Felix da Costa)
Oreca 07 nº52 (M. Goikhberg / B. Keating / P. Thompson / H. Tincknell)
Oreca 07 nº73 (P. Fittipaldi / M. Espirito Santo / C. Cumming / E. Fittipaldi)
Oreca 07 nº83 (F. Perrodo / Mr. Vaxiviere (N. Nielsen / D. Murry)
Oreca 07 nº99 (PJ Hyett / D. Cameron / J. Edgar / C. Rasmussen)
Oreca 07 nº343 (J. Smiechowski / G. Kolovos / N. Siegel / N. Cassidy)
GTD PRO (15 Engaged)
BMW M4 GT3 EVO nº1 (N. Verhagen / C. De Phillippi / M. Hesse / D. Harper)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R nº3 (A. Garcia / A. Sims / M. Kirchhöfer)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R nº4 (T. Milner / N. Catsburg / N. Varrone)
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 nº9 (A. Caldarelli / S. Mitchell / M. Bortolotti / J. Hinchcliffe)
Lexus RC F GT3 nº14 (J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat / K. Kirkwood)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº033 (J. Calado / R. Agostini / M. Molina / A. Rovera)
Classic Mercedes for sale-AMG GT3 nº48 (S. Noble / J. Hart / M. Martin / L. Stolz)
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO nº59 (M. Esterson / N. Johnson / J. Vips / D. MacDonald)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº62 (D. Serra / D. Rigon / A. Pier Guidi)
Ford Mustang GT3 nº64 (B. Barker / D. Olsen / M. Rockenfeller)
Ford Mustang GT3 nº65 (C. Mies / F. Vervisch / S. Priaulx)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 nº69 (A. Bartone / M. Goetz / J. Gounon (F. Schiller)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 nº75 (K. Habul / M. Engel / W. Power / C. Mostert)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº77 (N. Tandy / H. King / A. Picariello)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº911 (T. Preining / K. Bachler / A. Güven / R. Feller)
GTD (21 Engaged)
Lexus RC F GT3 nº12 (A. Telitz / B. Pedersen / F. Montecalvo / E. Masson)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R nº13 (O. Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / B. Green)
Ford Mustang GT3 nº16 (S. Monk / F. Fraga / J. Altzman / R. Grosjean)
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo nº19 (V. Hasse Clot / R. van der Steur / S. Baud (C. Bennett)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº21 (S. Mann / L. Wadoux Ducellier (A. Fuoco / T. Mosca)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº023 (O. Triarsi / K. Koch / R. Megennis / Y. Ye)
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo nº27 (T. Gamble / E. Barrichello / Z. Robichon / M. Drudi)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº28 (E. Zitza / J. Heylen / D. Machavern)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº34 (M. Franco / A. Costa / L. Patrese / T. Vermeulen)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R nº36 (C. Eastwood / S. McLaughlin / S. Yoluc / M. Filippi)
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo nº44 (J. Potter / S. Pumpelly / N. Thiim / M. Snow)
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 nº45 (D. Formal / T. Hindman / G. Doyle / M. Ericsson)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 nº57 (R. Ward / P. Ellis / I. Dontje / L. Auer)
Ford Mustang GT3 nº66 (T. Bechtolsheimer / C. Lewis / J. Hand / J. Walker)
Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO nº70 (B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy / D. Fumanelli)
Mercedes-AMG GT3 nº80 (L. Hodenius / J. Roe / R. Aron / S. Andrews)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R nº81 (H. Hedman / G. Altoė / C. Stevenson / M. Cairoli)
BMW M4 GT3 EVO nº96 (P. Gallagher / R. Foley / J. Klingmann / F. Selldorff)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº120 (A. Adelson / E. Skeer / T. Sargent / C. Ilott)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº123 (D. Musial / D. Musial Jr. / P. Ludwig / R. Yardley)
Porsche 911 GT3 R nº912 (R. Hardwick / R. Lietz / M. Schuring / R. Pera)