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The 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a long-distance motor race for sports cars conforming to the regulations of the Grand-Am Road Racing series. The race was held over a duration of 24 hours, starting at 3:30pm on Saturday, January 28, finishing at 3:30pm the following day. [1]
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.
The 2012 season marks the start of a three-race "endurance championship" featuring the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Six Hours of Watkins Glen, and the new race at Indianapolis. [16] In Daytona, there are points in 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours.
Louis Deletraz crashed the No. 40 Cadillac into the wall with cold tires on a restart and bounced back into the racing line, collecting seven cars in the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Those victories were followed by a 2020 class victory for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In 2022 the team switched manufacturers, starting a new relationship with BMW. Coming into the 2024 season, the ...
DAYTONA, Fla. – Porsche triumphed this weekend at the crown jewel of American sport car racing, securing an overall win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway with its 963 GTP race car.
A 2007 Riley MkXI Daytona Prototype seen as the 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona. This formula led to the Rolex Sports Car Series having a large number of competitors at most events, mostly due to the ease of use and low cost of the cars in either class while the Grand American Road Racing Association was able to keep the competition equalized.
As the Rolex 24 zooms past the halfway mark early Sunday morning, temps are expected to dive below freezing. Rolex 24 at Daytona: Brrrrrring on the 60th running of a sports-car classic Skip to ...