Demoralized Renger van der Zande says «Porsche is playing with us» in Rolex 24
Penske clearly showed in the very first stint of the 2026 Rolex 24 Hours that they are the team to beat in the 64th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The two factory Porsches were the only cars capable of lap times under 1:37 minutes in the first six hours. The No. 60 Acura eventually […]
Porsche Penske leads over JDC-Miller
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Laurin Heinrich has the No. 7 Porsche 963 out front at the six-hour mark of the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Heinrich passed the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSport Porsche, with Tijmen van der Helm behind the wheel, a few minutes prior to completing a quarter of the race. Behind […]
Porsche eyes Daytona hat-trick but wary of BMW threat
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s objective at the Rolex 24 at Daytona is clear: to secure a third consecutive victory after winning the race with the 963 LMDh in each of the past two years. However, confidence in the garage does not translate into complacency. The team is well aware that the gap to its competitors has […]
Doonan gives explanation of why IMSA established ‘BoP conduct’ rule
IMSA President John Doonan provided insight on why the sanctioning body decided to institute a new rule that silences members of the paddock related to publicly criticizing Balance of Performance (BoP). During a media scrum on Saturday morning ahead of the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Doonan was asked by Motorsport.com the […]
Aging Lexus “at ceiling” as 1.5s deficit shows at Rolex 24
Kyle Kirkwood believes Vasser Sullivan will need a miracle to fight at the front in this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, admitting the Lexus RC F GT3 faces a 1.5s deficit to the leaders. Lexus’s long-running GT3 contender is entering the final year of its lifecycle in the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship, ahead of the […]
Long-run analysis for GTD Pro: Advantage Corvette ahead of Rolex 24
In GTD Pro, the picture has changed compared to the «Roar before the Rolex 24,» just like in the GTP class. This comes as no surprise, as Kenny Habul, team owner of 75 Express Racing and himself a driver in the Mercedes-AMG #75 (Habul/Engel/Power/Mostert), described the times at the «Roar» in the run-up to the […]
How to watch the 2026 Rolex 24 on TV and streaming
The Rolex 24 at Daytona is back for the 64th running of this historic event, and it will be the No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura leading the field of 60 cars to the green flag. However, it was the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac of Action Express that set the fastest time in qualifying, only […]
‘Give us time’ with IMSA program
BMW M Team WRT team principal Vincent Vosse has called for patience for the program’s efforts in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This year’s Rolex 24 marks the first official race for Team WRT’s expanded efforts into IMSA’s Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) category. The end of last season in IMSA saw BMW end its 17-year […]
Porsche nips Cadillac late to top of final Rolex 24 practice
Laurens Vanthoor pulled out a late flying lap to elevate Porsche Penske Motorsport on top in the the 64th Running of the Rolex 24 on Friday morning. Driving the No. 6 Porsche 963, Vanthoor threw down a quick lap of 1 minute, 36.475 seconds on Daytona’s 3.56-mile speedway road course. The leading pace was 0.066s […]