24 Hours of Daytona

Sports car endurance race held in Daytona, Florida

Motor race

24 Hours of Daytona

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Venue| Daytona International Speedway
Corporate sponsor| Rolex
First race| 1962
Last race| 2025
Duration| 24 hours
Previous names| Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–1963)
Daytona 2000 (1964–1965)
24 Hours of Daytona (1966–1971, 1973, 1975–1977)
6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
24 Hour Pepsi Challenge (1978–1983)
SunBank 24 at Daytona (1984–1991)
Rolex 24 At Daytona (1992–Present)
Most wins (driver)| Hurley Haywood (5)
Scott Pruett (5)
Most wins (team)| Chip Ganassi Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)| Porsche (20)

The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout, a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) combined road course that uses most of the tri-oval plus an infield road course. Held on the last weekend of January or first weekend of February as part of Speedweeks, it is the first major automobile race of the year in North America. The race is sanctioned by IMSA and is the first race of the season for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

The race has borne the names of several sponsors over the years. Since 1992, the Rolex Watch Company has been the title sponsor of the race, replacing Sunbank, which replaced Pepsi in 1984. Winning drivers of all classes receive a Rolex Daytona watch.

The race is known as a leg of the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Beginnings

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Shortly after the track opened, on April 5, 1959, a six-hour/1000 kilometer USAC-FIA sports car race was held on the road course. Count Antonio Von Dory and Roberto Mieres won the race in a Porsche, shortened to 560.07 miles (901.35 km) due to darkness.[6] The race used a 3.81-mile layout, running counter-clockwise.[7] This event is not considered to be part of the lineage of the eventual 24-hour race.[8][9]

In 1962, a 3-hour sports car race was introduced. Known as the Daytona Continental, it counted towards the FIA's new International Championship for GT Manufacturers. The first Continental was won by Dan Gurney, driving a 2.7L Coventry Climax-powered Lotus 19.[1] Gurney was a factory Porsche driver at the time, but the 1600-cc Porsche 718 was considered too small and slow for what amounted to a sprint race on a very fast course. In the past, a car had to cross the finish line after 24 hours to be classified, which led to dramatic scenes where damaged cars waited in the pits or on the edge of the track close to the finish line for hours, then restarted their engines and crawled across the finish line one last time in order to finish after the 24 hours and be listed with a finishing distance, rather than dismissed with DNF (did not finish). This was the case in the initial 1962 Daytona Continental (then 3 hours), in which Dan Gurney's Lotus 19 had established a lengthy lead when the engine failed with just minutes remaining. Gurney stopped the car at the top of the banking, just short of the finish line. When the three hours had elapsed, Gurney simply cranked the steering wheel to the left (toward the bottom of the banking) and let gravity pull the car across the line, to not only salvage a finishing position, but actually win the race.[1] This led to the international rule requiring a car to cross the line under its own power in order to be classified.

In 1964, the event was expanded to 2,000 km (1,240 mi), doubling the classic 1000 km distance of races at Nürburgring, Spa and Monza. The distance amounted to roughly half of the distance the 24 Hours of Le Mans winners covered at the time, and was similar in length to the 12 Hours of Sebring, which was also held in Florida in March. Starting in 1966, the Daytona race was extended to the same 24-hour length as Le Mans.

## 24-hour history

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The first 24 Hour event in 1966 was won by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby driving a Ford Mk. II. Motor Sport reported: "For their first 24-hour race the basic organization was good, but the various officials in many cases were out of touch, childish and lacked the professional touch which one now finds at Watkins Glen."[10]

1966 also saw Suzy Dietrich enter the 24 Hours event, driving a Sunbeam Alpine with Janet Guthrie and Donna Mae Mims. The trio finished 32nd and, along with another women's team in the race, became the first women's teams to finish an international-standard 24-hour race.[11]

After having lost in 1966 at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans to the Fords, the Ferrari P series prototypes staged a 1–2–3 side-by-side parade finish at the banked finish line in 1967.[12] The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 road car was given the unofficial name Ferrari Daytona in celebration of this victory.[13]

Pit box of the Ford team during the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona

Porsche repeated this show in their 1–2–3 win in the 1968 24 Hours. After the car of Gerhard Mitter had a big crash caused by tire failure in the banking, his teammate Rolf Stommelen supported the car of Vic Elford and Jochen Neerpasch.[clarification needed] When the car of the longtime leaders Jo Siffert and Hans Herrmann dropped to second due to a technical problem, these two also joined the new leaders while continuing with their car. So Porsche managed to put 5 of 8 drivers on the center of the podium, plus Jo Schlesser and Joe Buzzetta finishing in third place, with only Mitter being left out.[14]

Lola finished 1–2 in the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona. The winning car was the Penske Lola T70-Chevrolet of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons.[15] Few spectators witnessed the achievement as Motor Sport reported: "The Daytona 24-Hour race draws a very small crowd, as can be seen from the empty stands in the background."[16]

1970 saw the race with drivers strapped into their cars, and at the start, drove away. Since 1971, races begin with rolling starts.

In 1972, because of an FIA rule, the race was shortened to six hours, while the energy crisis led to the cancellation altogether in 1974.[17] The Sports Car Club of America sanctioning was replaced by the International Motor Sports Association in 1975.[18]

In 1982 the race continued on as part of the IMSA GT Championship instead of WSC.

In 2014, the race saw a dramatic crash involving Memo Gidley who was driving the pole-sitter DP and Matteo Malucelli, an amateur driver in a Ferrari 458 of the GTD category that has never won a race in North American Endurance. At the time of the impact, Malucelli was driving at less than 30 mph and keeping on the track while cars were passing him at 150 mph. Memo, who was side by side to another car couldn't have seen him and impacted front first. The race was subsequently red-flagged. Both drivers survived.

The regular teams were expanded to three drivers in the 1970s. Nowadays, four drivers compete typically because of the longer night driving. In the professional-based DPi Prototype and ACO GTE classes, all four drivers are usually professionals. In the ACO LMP2 and SRO Group GT3-based classes, many of these additional drivers are known as "amateur drivers," under current FIA specifications. Amateur drivers are sportsman drivers that have built a career in a non-motorsport related occupation. These types of drivers are typically eligible for IMSA's Jim Trueman and Bob Akin awards, awarded to the top driver who is not a professional at the end of season. These amateur drivers or overage professional drivers (FIA Silver or Bronze are typically for amateur drivers but professional drivers over 55 are automatically classified at this level) are required in the car for a specific number of hours. Most often, the fourth driver in all classes is a Daytona-only professional driver of renown that most often has won a major professional championship, such as Scott Dixon, Jeff Gordon, Fernando Alonso, Shane van Gisbergen and Kyle Busch.

Unlike the Le Mans event, the Daytona race is conducted entirely over a closed course within the speedway arena without the use of any public streets. Most parts of the steep banking are included, interrupted with a chicane on the back straight and a sweeping, fast infield section which includes two hairpins. Unlike Le Mans, the race is held in wintertime, when nights are at their longest. There are lights installed around the circuit for night racing, although the infield section is still not as well-lit as the main oval. However, the stadium lights are turned on only to a level of 20%, similar to the stadium lighting setup at Le Mans, with brighter lights around the pit straight, and decent lighting similar to street lights around the circuit.[19]

## GTP

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Daytona Prototype GTP cars during the 2023 running of the event

After several ownership changes at IMSA which changed the direction the organization followed, it was decided by the 1990s that the Daytona event would align with the Grand-Am series, a competitor of the American Le Mans Series, which, as its name implies, uses the same regulations as the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Grand Am series, though, is instead closely linked to NASCAR and the original ideas of IMSA and focused on controlled costs and close competition.

In order to make sports car racing less expensive than elsewhere, new rules were introduced in 2002. The dedicated Daytona Prototypes (DP) use less expensive materials and technologies and the car's simple aerodynamics reduce the development and testing costs. The DPs began racing in 2003 with six cars in the race.[20]

Specialist chassis makers like Riley, Dallara, and Lola provide the DP cars for the teams and the engines are branded under the names of major car companies like Cadillac, Lexus, Ford, BMW, and Porsche.

2017 saw the introduction of the DPi prototypes. These cars were based on LMP2 chassis with a custom engine and bodywork from a major manufacturer.

For 2023, the race adopted the LMDh prototype specification, although Le Mans Hypercars were also permitted. The series has also returned to the Grand Touring Prototype name from the 1980s.

## GT Daytona

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Ford Mustang GT car during the 2012 Daytona 24 hours

The Gran Turismo class cars at Daytona are closer to the road versions, similar to the GT3 class elsewhere. For example, the more standard Cup version of the Porsche 996 is used, instead of the usual RS/RSR racing versions. Recent Daytona entries also include BMW M3s and M6s, Porsche 911s, Chevy Camaros and Corvettes, Mazda RX-8s, Pontiac GTO.Rs, and Ferrari F430 Challenges. The Audi R8 and the Ferrari 458 Italia debuted in the 50th anniversary of the race in 2012.

From the era of the IMSA GTO and GTU until the 2015 rule changes, spaceframe cars clad in lookalike body panels to compete in GT (the new BMW M6, Chevrolet Camaro, and Mazda RX-8). These rules are similar to the old GTO specification, but with more restrictions. The intent of spaceframe cars is to allow teams to save money, especially after crashes, where teams can rebuild the cars for the next race at a much lower cost, or even redevelop cars, instead of having to write off an entire car after a crash or at the end of a year.

Starting in 2014 the GT Daytona class was restricted exclusively to Group GT3 cars. Alongside this came the GTLM class, using LM GTE cars, similar to the WEC. In 2022 the GTLM class was replaced by GTD Pro, using the same cars as GTD.[21] A single GTLM car, the Corvette C8.R, was also permitted to compete in the class with its performance adjusted to the GTD cars.

IMSA adapted its current structuring of the class in the 2022 season. These changes split the GT Daytona class into GTD and GTD PRO.[22] Both GTD classes use identical cars built to the FIA GT3 technical regulations. The only difference is that GTD requires one amateur driver (with an FIA silver or bronze rating) while driver selection is open in GTD PRO.[23]

## GX Class

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The 2013 race was the first and only year for the GX class. Six cars started in the event. The class consisted of purpose-built production Porsche Cayman S and Mazda 6 racecars. Mazda debuted their first diesel racecar there which was the first time a diesel fuel racecar ever started at the Daytona 24. Throughout the race, the Caymans were dominant, while all three Mazdas suffered premature engine failure and retired from the race. By a 9-lap lead, the #16 Napleton Porsche Cayman, driven by David Donohue, was the GX winner.

## Statistics

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### Multiple wins by driver

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Rank | Driver | Wins | Years

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1  |  Hurley Haywood | 5 | 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1991
Scott Pruett | 1994, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013
3  |  Pedro Rodríguez | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971
Bob Wollek | 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991
Peter Gregg | 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
Rolf Stommelen | 1968, 1978, 1980, 1982
7  |  Brian Redman | 3 | 1970, 1976, 1981
Andy Wallace | 1990, 1997, 1999
Butch Leitzinger | 1994, 1997, 1999
Derek Bell | 1986, 1987, 1989
Juan Pablo Montoya | 2007, 2008, 2013
Memo Rojas | 2008, 2011, 2013
Christian Fittipaldi | 2004, 2014, 2018
João Barbosa | 2010, 2014, 2018
Scott Dixon | 2006, 2015, 2020
Hélio Castroneves | 2021, 2022, 2023
17  |  Ken Miles | 2  | 1965, 1966
Lloyd Ruby | 1965, 1966
A. J. Foyt | 1983, 1985
Al Holbert | 1986, 1987
Al Unser Jr. | 1986, 1987
Jan Lammers | 1988, 1990
John Paul Jr. | 1982, 1997
Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 1997, 1999
Mauro Baldi | 1998, 2002
Didier Theys | 1998, 2002
Wayne Taylor | 1996, 2005
Terry Borcheller | 2004, 2010
Scott Sharp | 1996, 2016
Max Angelelli | 2005, 2017
Jordan Taylor | 2017, 2019
Kamui Kobayashi | 2019, 2020
Renger van der Zande | 2019, 2020
Ricky Taylor | 2017, 2021
Filipe Albuquerque | 2018, 2021
Tom Blomqvist | 2022, 2023
Simon Pagenaud | 2022, 2023
Felipe Nasr | 2024, 2025

### Wins by manufacturer

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Porsche has the most overall victories of any manufacturer with 23, scored by various models, including the road-based 911, 935, and 996. Porsche also won a record 11 consecutive races from 1977 to 1987 and won 18 out of 23 races from 1968 to 1991. The German carmaker also claimed to earn back-to-back wins overall in both the 2024 and 2025 races.

Rank | Manufacturer | Wins | Years

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1  |  Porsche | 20 | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2003, 2024, 2025
2  |  Riley | 10 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
3  |  Ferrari | 5 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1998
4  |  Cadillac | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
5  |  Riley & Scott | 3 | 1996, 1997, 1999
Acura | 2021, 2022, 2023
6  |  Ford | 2 | 1965, 1966
Jaguar | 1988, 1990
Nissan | 1992, 1994
10  |  Lotus | 1 | 1962
Lola | 1969
BMW | 1976
March | 1984
Toyota | 1993
Kremer | 1995
Dodge | 2000
Chevrolet | 2001
Dallara | 2002
Doran | 2004
Coyote | 2014
Ligier | 2016

### Wins by engine manufacturer

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In addition to their 20 wins as both car and engine manufacturer, Porsche has four wins solely as an engine manufacturer, in 1984, and 1995, and two in the Daytona Prototype era, in 2009 and 2010. General Motors has 10 wins between its Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Cadillac brands.

Rank | Engine manufacturer | Wins | Years

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1  |  Porsche | 24 | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2024, 2025
2  |  Ford | 6 | 1965, 1966, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2015
3  |  Ferrari | 5 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1998
4  |  Cadillac | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
5  |  BMW | 3 | 1976, 2011, 2013
Chevrolet | 1969, 2001, 2014
Lexus | 2006, 2007, 2008
Acura | 2021, 2022, 2023
8  |  Jaguar | 2 | 1988, 1990
Nissan | 1992, 1994
Pontiac | 2004, 2005
12  |  Coventry Climax | 1 | 1962
Toyota | 1993
Oldsmobile | 1996
Dodge | 2000
Judd | 2002
Honda | 2016

## Overall winners

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Year  | Date  | Drivers  | Team  | Car  | Tire  | Car #  | Distance  | Laps  | Championship

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3-hour duration
1962 | February 11  |  Dan Gurney |  Frank Arciero  | Lotus 19B-Coventry Climax | G | 96  | 312.420 mi (502.791 km)  | 82  | International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1963  | February 17  |  Pedro Rodríguez |  North American Racing Team | Ferrari 250 GTO | G | 18  | 307.300 mi (494.551 km)  | 81  | International Championship for GT Manufacturers
2000 km distance
1964  | February 16  |  Pedro Rodríguez
Phil Hill |  North American Racing Team | Ferrari 250 GTO | G | 30  | 1,200 mi (2,000 km)  | 315  | International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1965  | February 28  |  Ken Miles
Lloyd Ruby |  Shelby-American Inc. | Ford GT[24] | G | 73  | 1,200 mi (2,000 km)  | 315  | International Championship for GT Manufacturers
24-hour duration
1966  | February 5
February 6  |  Ken Miles
Lloyd Ruby |  Shelby-American Inc. | Ford GT40 Mk. II | G | 98  | 2,583.178 mi (4,157.222 km)  | 678  | International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
1967 | February 4
February 5  |  Lorenzo Bandini
Chris Amon |  SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 330 P4 | F | 23  | 2,537.460 mi (4,083.646 km)  | 666  | International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
1968  | February 3
February 4  |  Vic Elford
Jochen Neerpasch
Rolf Stommelen
Jo Siffert
Hans Herrmann |  Porsche System Engineering | Porsche 907LH | D | 54  | 2,564.130 mi (4,126.567 km)  | 673  | International Championship for Makes
1969  | February 1
February 2  |  Mark Donohue
Chuck Parsons |  Roger Penske Sunoco Racing  | Lola T70 Mk.3B-Chevrolet | G | 6  | 2,385.060 mi (3,838.382 km)  | 626  | International Championship for Makes
1970 | January 31
February 1  |  Pedro Rodríguez
Leo Kinnunen
Brian Redman |  J.W. Engineering | Porsche 917K  | F | 2  | 2,758.440 mi (4,439.279 km)  | 724  | International Championship for Makes
1971  | January 30
January 31  |  Pedro Rodríguez
Jackie Oliver |  J.W. Automotive Engineering | Porsche 917K | F | 2  | 2,621.280 mi (4,218.542 km)  | 688  | International Championship for Makes
6-hour duration
1972  | February 6  |  Mario Andretti
Jacky Ickx |  SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 312 PB | F | 2  | 739.140 mi (1,189.531 km)  | 194  | World Championship for Makes
24-hour duration
1973 | February 2
February 3  |  Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood |  Brumos Porsche | Porsche Carrera RSR | G | 59  | 2,552.700 mi (4,108.172 km)  | 670  | World Championship for Makes
1974  | No race due to energy crisis
1975  | February 1
February 2  |  Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood |  Brumos Porsche | Porsche Carrera RSR | G | 59  | 2,606.040 mi (4,194.015 km)  | 679  | World Championship for Makes
IMSA GT Championship
1976  | January 31
February 1  |  Peter Gregg
Brian Redman
John Fitzpatrick |  BMW of North America  | BMW 3.0 CSL | G | 59  | 2,092.800 mi (3,368.035 km)  | 545  | IMSA GT Championship
1977  | February 5
February 6  |  Hurley Haywood
John Graves
Dave Helmick |  Ecurie Escargot  | Porsche Carrera RSR | G | 43  | 2,615.040 mi (4,208.499 km)  | 681  | World Championship for Makes
IMSA GT Championship
1978  | February 4
February 5  |  Peter Gregg
Rolf Stommelen
Toine Hezemans |  Brumos Porsche | Porsche 935/77 | G | 99  | 2,611.200 mi (4,202.319 km)  | 680  | World Championship for Makes
IMSA GT Championship
1979  | February 3
February 4  |  Hurley Haywood
Ted Field
Danny Ongais |  Interscope Racing | Porsche 935/79 | G | 0  | 2,626.560 mi (4,227.039 km)  | 684  | World Championship for Makes
IMSA GT Championship
1980  | February 2
February 3  |  Rolf Stommelen
Volkert Merl
Reinhold Joest |  L&M Joest Racing | Porsche 935J | D | 2  | 2,745.600 mi (4,418.615 km)  | 715  | World Championship for Makes
IMSA GT Championship
1981 | January 31
February 1  |  Bobby Rahal
Brian Redman
Bob Garretson |  Garretson Racing/Style Auto  | Porsche 935 K3 | G | 9  | 2,718.720 mi (4,375.355 km)  | 708  | World Endurance Championship
IMSA GT Championship
1982 | January 30
January 31  |  John Paul Sr.
John Paul Jr.
Rolf Stommelen |  JLP Racing  | Porsche 935 JLP-3 | G | 18  | 2,760.960 mi (4,443.334 km)  | 719  | IMSA GT Championship
1983 | February 5
February 6  |  A. J. Foyt
Preston Henn
Bob Wollek
Claude Ballot-Léna |  Henn's Swap Shop Racing  | Porsche 935L | G | 6  | 2,373.120 mi (3,819.167 km)  | 618  | IMSA GT Championship
1984 | February 4
February 5  |  Sarel van der Merwe
Tony Martin
Graham Duxbury |  Kreepy Krauly Racing  | March 83G-Porsche | G | 00  | 2,476.800 mi (3,986.023 km)  | 640  | IMSA GT Championship
1985 | February 2
February 3  |  A. J. Foyt
Bob Wollek
Al Unser
Thierry Boutsen |  Henn's Swap Shop Racing  | Porsche 962 | G | 8  | 2,502.680 mi (4,027.673 km)  | 703  | IMSA GT Championship
1986 | February 1
February 2  |  Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Al Unser Jr. |  Löwenbräu Holbert Racing  | Porsche 962 | G | 14  | 2,534.720 mi (4,079.236 km)  | 712  | IMSA GT Championship
1987 | January 31
February 1  |  Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Chip Robinson
Al Unser Jr. |  Löwenbräu Holbert Racing  | Porsche 962 | G | 14  | 2,680.680 mi (4,314.136 km)  | 753  | IMSA GT Championship
1988 | January 30
January 31  |  Raul Boesel
Martin Brundle
John Nielsen
Jan Lammers |  Castrol Jaguar Racing (TWR)  | Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 60  | 2,591.680 mi (4,170.905 km)  | 728  | IMSA GT Championship
1989 | February 4
February 5  |  John Andretti
Derek Bell
Bob Wollek |  Miller/BFGoodrich Busby Racing  | Porsche 962 | BF | 67  | 2,210.760 mi (3,557.873 km)A | 621  | IMSA GT Championship
1990 | February 3
February 4  |  Davy Jones
Jan Lammers
Andy Wallace |  Castrol Jaguar Racing (TWR)  | Jaguar XJR-12D | G | 61  | 2,709.160 mi (4,359.970 km)  | 761  | IMSA GT Championship
1991 | February 2
February 3  |  Hurley Haywood
"John Winter"
Frank Jelinski
Henri Pescarolo
Bob Wollek |  Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | G | 7  | 2,559.640 mi (4,119.341 km)  | 719  | IMSA GT Championship
1992 | February 1
February 2  |  Masahiro Hasemi
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki |  Nissan Motorsports Intl. | Nissan R91CP | G | 23  | 2,712.720 mi (4,365.700 km)  | 762  | IMSA GT Championship
1993 | January 30
January 31  |  P. J. Jones
Mark Dismore
Rocky Moran |  All American Racers | Eagle MkIII-Toyota | G | 98  | 2,484.880 mi (3,999.027 km)  | 698  | IMSA GT Championship
1994 | February 5
February 6  |  Paul Gentilozzi
Scott Pruett
Butch Leitzinger
Steve Millen |  Cunningham Racing  | Nissan 300ZX | Y | 76  | 2,516.609 mi (4,050.090 km)  | 707  | IMSA GT Championship
1995 | February 4
February 5  |  Jürgen Lässig
Christophe Bouchut
Giovanni Lavaggi
Marco Werner |  Kremer Racing | Kremer K8 Spyder-Porsche | G | 10  | 2,456.400 mi (3,953.192 km)  | 690  | IMSA GT Championship
1996 | February 3
February 4  |  Wayne Taylor
Scott Sharp
Jim Pace |  Doyle Racing  | Riley & Scott Mk III-Oldsmobile | D | 4  | 2,481.320 mi (3,993.298 km)  | 697  | IMSA GT Championship
1997 | February 1
February 2  |  Rob Dyson
James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace
John Paul Jr.
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
John Schneider |  Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | G | 16  | 2,456.400 mi (3,953.192 km)  | 690  | IMSA GT Championship
1998 | January 31
February 1  |  Mauro Baldi
Arie Luyendyk
Giampiero Moretti
Didier Theys |  Doran-Moretti Racing  | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 30  | 2,531.160 mi (4,073.507 km)  | 711  | U.S. Road Racing Championship
1999 | January 30
January 31  |  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace |  Dyson Racing Team Inc. | Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | G | 20  | 2,520.480 mi (4,056.319 km)  | 708  | U.S. Road Racing Championship
2000 | February 5
February 6  |  Olivier Beretta
Dominique Dupuy
Karl Wendlinger |  Viper Team Oreca | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 91  | 2,573.880 mi (4,142.258 km)  | 723  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2001 | February 3
February 4  |  Ron Fellows
Chris Kneifel
Franck Fréon
Johnny O'Connell |  Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 2  | 2,335.360 mi (3,758.398 km)  | 656  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2002 | February 2
February 3  |  Didier Theys
Fredy Lienhard
Max Papis
Mauro Baldi |  Doran Lista Racing  | Dallara SP1-Judd | G | 27  | 2,548.960 mi (4,102.153 km)  | 716  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2003 | February 1
February 2  |  Kevin Buckler
Michael Schrom
Timo Bernhard
Jörg Bergmeister |  The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 66  | 2,474.200 mi (3,981.839 km)  | 695  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2004 | January 31
February 1  |  Christian Fittipaldi
Terry Borcheller
Forest Barber
Andy Pilgrim |  Bell Motorsports  | Doran JE4-Pontiac | G | 54  | 1,872.80 mi (3,013.98 km)A | 526  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2005 | February 5
February 6  |  Max Angelelli
Wayne Taylor
Emmanuel Collard |  SunTrust Racing | Riley MkXI-Pontiac | H | 10  | 2,527.924 mi (4,068.300 km)A | 710  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2006 | January 28
January 29  |  Scott Dixon
Dan Wheldon
Casey Mears |  Target Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXI-Lexus | H | 02  | 2,613.38 mi (4,205.82 km)  | 734  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2007 | January 27
January 28  |  Juan Pablo Montoya
Salvador Durán
Scott Pruett |  Telmex Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXI-Lexus | H | 01  | 2,377.970 mi (3,826.972 km)  | 668  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2008 | January 26
January 27  |  Juan Pablo Montoya
Dario Franchitti
Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas |  Telmex Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXI-Lexus | P | 01  | 2,474.200 mi (3,981.839 km)  | 695  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2009 | January 24
January 25  |  David Donohue
Antonio García
Darren Law
Buddy Rice |  Brumos Racing | Riley MkXI-Porsche | P | 58  | 2,616.600 mi (4,211.009 km)  | 735  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2010 | January 30
January 31  |  João Barbosa
Terry Borcheller
Ryan Dalziel
Mike Rockenfeller |  Action Express Racing | Riley MkXI-Porsche | P | 9  | 2,688.14 mi (4,326.15 km)  | 755  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2011 | January 29
January 30  |  Joey Hand
Graham Rahal
Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas |  Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXX-BMW | C | 01  | 2,563.53 mi (4,125.60 km)  | 720  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2012 | January 28
January 29  |  A. J. Allmendinger
Oswaldo Negri
John Pew
Justin Wilson |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Riley MkXXVI-Ford | C | 60  | 2,709.16 mi (4,359.97 km)  | 761  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2013 | January 26
January 27  |  Juan Pablo Montoya
Charlie Kimball
Scott Pruett
Memo Rojas |  Chip Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXXVI-BMW | C | 01  | 2,524.04 mi (4,062.05 km)  | 709  | Rolex Sports Car Series
2014 | January 25
January 26  |  João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Sébastien Bourdais |  Action Express Racing | Coyote-Corvette DP | C | 5  | 2,474.200 mi (3,981.839 km)A | 695  | United SportsCar Championship
2015 | January 24
January 25  |  Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Kyle Larson
Jamie McMurray |  Chip Ganassi Racing | Riley MkXXVI-Ford | C | 02  | 2,634.400 mi (4,239.656 km)  | 740  | United SportsCar Championship
2016 | January 30
January 31  |  Ed Brown
Johannes van Overbeek
Scott Sharp
Pipo Derani |  Tequila Patrón ESM | Ligier JS P2-Honda | C | 2  | 2,620.160 mi (4,216.739 km)  | 736  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2017 | January 28
January 29  |  Max Angelelli
Jeff Gordon
Jordan Taylor
Ricky Taylor |  Wayne Taylor Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 10  | 2,346.34 mi (3,776.07 km)  | 659  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2018 | January 27
January 28  |  João Barbosa
Filipe Albuquerque
Christian Fittipaldi |  Mustang Sampling Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 5  | 2,876.85 mi (4,629.84 km)  | 808  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2019 | January 26
January 27  |  Jordan Taylor
Fernando Alonso
Renger van der Zande
Kamui Kobayashi |  Wayne Taylor Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | M | 10  | 2,011.08 mi (3,236.52 km)A | 565  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2020 | January 25
January 26  |  Ryan Briscoe
Scott Dixon
Kamui Kobayashi
Renger van der Zande |  Wayne Taylor Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | M | 10  | 2,965.48 mi (4,772.48 km)B | 833  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2021 | January 30
January 31  |  Filipe Albuquerque
Hélio Castroneves
Alexander Rossi
Ricky Taylor |  Wayne Taylor Racing | Acura ARX-05 | M | 10  | 2,872.92 mi (4,623.52 km)  | 807  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2022 | January 29
January 30  |  Tom Blomqvist
Oliver Jarvis
Hélio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud |  Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Acura ARX-05 | M | 60  | 2,709.16 mi (4,359.97 km)  | 761  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2023 | January 28
January 29  |  Tom Blomqvist
Colin Braun
Hélio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud |  Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Acura ARX-06 | M | 60  | 2,787.48 mi (4,486.01 km)  | 783  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2024 | January 27
January 28  |  Dane Cameron
Matt Campbell
Felipe Nasr
Josef Newgarden |  Porsche Penske Motorsport | Porsche 963 | M | 7  | 2,815.96 mi (4,531.85 km)  | 791  | IMSA SportsCar Championship
2025 | January 25
January 26  |  Felipe Nasr
Nick Tandy
Laurens Vanthoor |  Porsche Penske Motorsport | Porsche 963 | M | 7  | 2,780.72 mi (4,475.14 km)  | 781  | IMSA SportsCar Championship

Notes:

* ^A Races were red flagged during the event due to inclement weather, or a serious accident.
* ^B Race record for most distance covered.

## See also

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* Petit Le Mans

## References

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