IMSA presented a grid of 61 cars for the 24 Hours of Daytona with 12 manufacturers

IMSA confirmed the 61-car grid for the 64th edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, which will be held from January 22 to 25. The organization received nearly 90 entry requests, as revealed by President John Doonan, forcing the selection committee to reduce the group to the circuit's maximum capacity.

This is the fifth consecutive season that IMSA has reached the 61-participant limit for the opening race. The only exception was 2024, when the filming of Brad Pitt's movie temporarily reduced the capacity. In 2020, the grid had 39 cars; since then, growth has been constant.

Team Selection Process

The selection process, explained by Doonan, considers multiple factors. The committee prioritizes teams with full-season commitment in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, followed by those registered for the Michelin Endurance Cup. It also evaluates special marketing programs for teams competing only at Daytona.

Doonan explained that the committee held individual meetings with each applicant to understand their marketing plans, driver lineups, and manufacturer partnerships.

The final grid includes 11 cars in GTP, 14 in LMP2, 15 in GTD PRO, and 21 in GTD. Twelve manufacturers will participate: Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche.

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GTP Category

The GTP category features the four LMDh manufacturers: Acura, BMW, Cadillac, and Porsche, plus Aston Martin with its Valkyrie. Porsche Penske Motorsport, winner in 2024 and 2025, maintains its Porsche 963 #6 and #7 with lineups including Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre, Matt Campbell, Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer, and Laurin Heinrich. Acura Meyer Shank Racing adds Scott Dixon, six-time IndyCar champion, and Alex Palou, four-time IndyCar champion and winner of the 2025 Indianapolis 500, to its ARX-06 #60 and #93. Cadillac has three V-Series.R, including F1 reserve drivers like Frederik Vesti (Mercedes-AMG) in the #31 and Colton Herta (Cadillac) in the #40. BMW M Team WRT presents two M Hybrid V8 with Kevin Magnussen, former F1 driver, in the #25.

LMP2 Category

In LMP2, United Autosports USA, winner in 2025 after Tower Motorsports' disqualification, presents two ORECA LMP2 07. AO Racing seeks its first win with the #99 "Spike", which almost won in 2025 but mechanical issues at the end of the race kept it from victory. Era Motorsport has a renewed lineup with Logan Sargeant, former F1 driver making his Daytona debut. Pratt Miller Motorsports presents the #73 with the brothers Pietro and Enzo Fittipaldi, grandsons of Emerson Fittipaldi.

GTD PRO Category

GTD PRO has had four different winners in its four years: Porsche in 2022, Mercedes-AMG in 2023, Ferrari in 2024, and Ford in 2025. All four manufacturers have contenders in 2026. AO Racing presents "Rexy", the Porsche 911 GT3 R #77 with Nick Tandy, overall winner in 2025 with Porsche Penske. Ford Multimatic Motorsports, winner in 2025, has two Mustang GT3s. Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports presents two Z06 GT3.R, with Antonio García and Alexander Sims, GTD PRO 2025 champions, in the #3. Risi Competizione returns independently after a year of alliance with DragonSpeed. 75 Express presents the Mercedes-AMG GT3 #75 with Will Power, two-time IndyCar champion making his Daytona debut. RLL Team McLaren returns to GTD PRO after three years.

GTD Category

In GTD, 13 Autosport, formerly AWA, defends the title with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R #13. Three of the four champion drivers return: Orey Fidani, Matt Bell, and Lars Kern, alongside debutant Ben Green. Winward Racing, winner in 2021 and 2024, seeks its third consecutive title. Myers Riley Motorsports presents the Ford Mustang GT3 #16 with Romain Grosjean, former F1 and IndyCar driver. The category has 21 entries with nine different manufacturers.

Schedule and Future Outlook

On-track activities begin with the Roar Before the Rolex 24 tests from January 16 to 18. The 24-hour race runs from January 22 to 25 at Daytona International Speedway.

Doonan confirmed that IMSA maintains constant communication with manufacturers. Genesis has already confirmed its GTP entry for 2027. Ford and McLaren are evaluating joining the WeatherTech Championship in 2028, after their initial programs in the WEC.

"Same with Ford and McLaren. We definitely have hopes, but I can't predict. We are working with Daytona International Speedway to maintain the quality of the show and we are maximizing things."

Rolex 24 at Daytona 2026 - Entry List (61 Cars)

#	Class	drivers	team	car
6	GTP	Laurens Vanthoor Kevin Estre Matt Campbell	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963
7	GTP	Felipe Nasr Julien Andlauer Laurin Heinrich	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963
10	GTP	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Will Stevens	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing DEX	Cadillac V-Series.R
23	GTP	Ross Gunn Roman De Angelis Alex Riberas Marco Sorensen	Aston Martin THOR Team	Aston Martin Valkyrie
24	GTP	Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor Robin Frijns Rene Rast	BMW M Team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8
25	GTP	Raffaele Marciello Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann Kevin Magnussen	BMW M Team WRT	BMW M Hybrid V8
31	GTP	Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Frederik Vesti Connor Zilisch	Cadillac Whelen	Cadillac V-Series.R
40	GTP	Jordan Taylor Louis Deletraz Colton Herta	Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing DEX	Cadillac V-Series.R
60	GTP	Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Scott Dixon AJ Allmendinger	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	Acura ARX-06
85	GTP	Nico Pino Bryce Aron Tijmen van der Helm	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Porsche 963
93	GTP	Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Alex Palou TBD	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	Acura ARX-06
2	LMP2	Phil Fayer Ben Hanley Hunter McElrea Mikkel Jensen	United Autosports USA	ORECA 07
04	LMP2	George Kurtz Alex Quinn Toby Sowery Malthe Jakobsen	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	ORECA 07
8	LMP2	John Farano Sebastien Bourdais Sebastian Alvarez TBD	Tower Motorsports	ORECA 07
11	LMP2	Tobi Lutke Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Charles Milesi	TDS Racing	ORECA 07
18	LMP2	Naveen Rao Ferdinand Habsburg James Roe Logan Sargeant	Era Motorsport	ORECA 07
22	LMP2	Daniel Goldburg Paul Di Resta Rasmus Lindh Grégoire Saucy	United Autosports USA	ORECA 07
37	LMP2	Jon Field Oliver Jarvis Job Van Uitert Seth Lucas	Intersport Racing	ORECA 07
43	LMP2	Tom Dillmann Bijoy Garg Jeremy Clarke TBD	Inter Europol Competition	ORECA 07
52	LMP2	Misha Goikhberg Ben Keating Parker Thompson TBD	Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen	ORECA 07
61	LMP2	TBD TBD TBD TBD	Team Tonis	ORECA 07
73	LMP2	Pietro Fittipaldi Manuel Espirito Santo Chris Cumming Enzo Fittipaldi	Pratt Miller Motorsports	ORECA 07
88	LMP2	Francois Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Dylan Murry Matthieu Vaxiviere	AF Corse USA	ORECA 07
99	LMP2	PJ Hyett Dane Cameron Jonny Edgar Christian Rasmussen	AO Racing	ORECA 07
343	LMP2	Jakub Smiechowski George Kolovos Nolan Siegel TBD	Inter Europol Competition	ORECA 07
1	GTD Pro	Neil Verhagen Connor De Phillippi Max Hesse Dan Harper	Paul Miller Racing	BMW M4 GT3 EVO
3	GTD Pro	Antonio Garcia Alexander Sims Marvin Kirchhöfer	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Corvette Z06 GT3.R
4	GTD Pro	Tommy Milner Nicky Catsburg Nico Varrone	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Corvette Z06 GT3.R
9	GTD Pro	Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Mirko Bortolotti TBD	Pfaff Motorsports	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
14	GTD Pro	Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat Kyle Kirkwood	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RC F GT3
033	GTD Pro	James Calado Riccardo Agostini Alessio Rovera TBD	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
48	GTD Pro	Scott Noble Jason Hart Maxime Martin Luca Stolz	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3
59	GTD Pro	Max Esterson Juri Vips Dean MacDonald TBD	RLL Team McLaren	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo
62	GTD Pro	Daniel Serra Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
64	GTD Pro	Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Mike Rockenfeller	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
65	GTD Pro	Christopher Mies Frederic Vervisch Sebastian Priaulx	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
69	GTD Pro	Anthony Bartone Maximilian Goetz Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller	GetSpeed	Mercedes-AMG GT3
75	GTD Pro	Kenny Habul Maro Engel Will Power TBD	75 Express	Mercedes-AMG GT3
77	GTD Pro	Nick Tandy Harry King Alessio Picariello	AO Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
911	GTD Pro	Thomas Preining Klaus Bachler TBD TBD	Manthey	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
12	GTD	Aaron Telitz Benjamin Pedersen Frankie Montecalvo Esteban Masson	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RC F GT3
13	GTD	Orey Fidani Matthew Bell Lars Kern Ben Green	13 Autosport	Corvette Z06 GT3.R
16	GTD	Sheena Monk Felipe Fraga Jenson Altzman Romain Grosjean	Myers Riley Motorsports	Ford Mustang GT3
19	GTD	Rory van der Steur Valentin Hasse Clot	van der Steur Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
21	GTD	Simon Mann Lilou Wadoux Tommaso Mosca TBD	AF Corse USA	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
023	GTD	Kenton Koch Robert Megennis Yifei Ye TBD	Triarsi Competizione	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
27	GTD	Zacharie Robichon Mattia Drudi TBD TBD	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
28	GTD	Eric Zitza Jan Heylen TBD TBD	RS1	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
34	GTD	Albert Costa Lorenzo Patrese Thierry Vermeulen TBD	Conquest Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
36	GTD	TBD TBD TBD TBD	DXDT Racing	Corvette Z06 GT3.R
44	GTD	John Potter Spencer Pumpelly Nicki Thiim Madison Snow	Magnus Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
45	GTD	Danny Formal Trent Hindman Graham Doyle TBD	Wayne Taylor Racing	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
57	GTD	Russell Ward Philip Ellis Indy Dontje Lucas Auer	Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3
66	GTD	Jake Walker Till Bechtolsheimer Corey Lewis Joey Hand	Gradient Racing	Ford Mustang GT3
70	GTD	Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ollie Millroy David Fumanelli	Inception Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo
80	GTD	Scott Andrews Lin Hodenius Ralf Aron TBD	Lone Star Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3
81	GTD	Henrik Hedman Giacomo Altoè Casper Stevenson Matteo Cairoli	DragonSpeed	Corvette Z06 GT3.R
96	GTD	Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley Jens Klingmann TBD	Turner Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3 EVO
120	GTD	Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer Tom Sargent Callum Ilott	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
123	GTD	Peter Ludwig Ryan Yardley TBD TBD	Muehlner Motorsports America	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
912	GTD	Ryan Hardwick Riccardo Pera Richard Lietz Morris Schuring	Manthey 1st Phorm	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)