Which GTP teams have the edge entering the Rolex 24?
After three practice sessions at the Rolex 24, the world looks very different at the start of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship season than it did last weekend at the «Roar» pre-season test. There are new favorites in both the GTP and GTD Pro classes. As with the Roar, we analyzed all times in the […]
Porsche leads as race resumes after prolonged FCY
Porsche leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona with a quarter of the race remaining, as daybreak allowed action to resume following a prolonged caution period. The Full Course Yellow was deployed shortly after midnight, with race control forced to neutralize the race as conditions rapidly deteriorated in the thick of the night. Over the following […]
Fog halts green-flag running as Porsche remains in control
The 64th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona has (slowly) reached the halfway point, but under adverse conditions. There’s no rain, however, a dense fog has descended over the speedway and made visibility extremely low. Moisture is visible on the windows of every car in the field. Just after 11 hours of racing, the […]
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 […]