Rolex 24 at Daytona 2026 Results: Winners, Final Standings and Full Race Recap
Rolex 24 at Daytona 2026: Full Results, Winners and Race Recap
The 64th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona once again showcased the unforgiving nature of endurance racing, where survival is just as important as speed. Sixty cars lined up on the grid at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, January 24. Twenty-four hours later, many were scarred by the relentless demands of the race, a reminder that this event is always a test of both machinery and human resolve.
When the checkered flag flew at 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, one result felt familiar. Penske Porsche stood on top yet again.
Overall Winner: Penske Porsche Makes It Three in a Row
The No. 7 Penske Porsche claimed overall victory for the third consecutive year, with Felipe Nasr completing the final stint under intense pressure. He crossed the line just 1.5 seconds ahead of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac, sealing another dramatic Daytona triumph.
The win pushed Nasr into elite company in Rolex 24 history. Only 16 drivers have managed three or more overall victories, and just two before him had achieved three in succession.
Class Winners at the 2026 Rolex 24
LMP2 honors went to the No. 04 Oreca from CrowdStrike Racing after a composed run through the final hours.
GTD Pro was claimed by the No. 1 BMW of Paul Miller Racing following one of the tightest class battles of the race.
GTD victory belonged to the No. 57 Mercedes-AMG from Windward Racing, which stayed clean and consistent to the end.
All three classes remained highly competitive well into the final hour.
A Race Shaped by Fog, Strategy, and Survival
The defining moment of the race came overnight when heavy fog blanketed the circuit, triggering a 6½-hour caution period. The extended yellow compressed the field, reduced mechanical failures, and placed an even greater emphasis on strategy.
As a result, multiple cars across all classes stayed on the lead lap, setting up an unusually close finish on Sunday afternoon.
Record-Setting Crowd at Daytona
The 2026 Rolex 24 also made headlines off the track. Daytona International Speedway president Frank Kelleher confirmed that this year’s race surpassed the previous attendance record, although exact numbers were not released.
The field for the 2026 Rolex 24 has 60 cars. Take a look at the starting lineup.
The Prize at the End
Along with trophies and prestige, each class winner received the iconic Daytona Rolex watch, awarded only to class-winning drivers and long considered one of motorsport’s most prized rewards.
Rolex 24 at Daytona: 22-Hour Update — Porsche Leads as Cadillac Trouble Shakes GTP
With just two hours remaining in the Rolex 24, the complexion of the race shifted sharply in GTP.
The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac pitted with smoke pouring from the car, effectively removing it from overall contention. Notably, the incident did not trigger a caution, and the race stayed green—amplifying the consequences for anyone caught on the wrong side of strategy.
Up front, the No. 7 Team Penske Porsche continues to lead overall, with Julien Andlauer at the wheel. He’s fending off a determined challenge from the No. 24 BMW, the gap hovering around 1.5 seconds as the final stint window approaches.
Class Leaders at 22 Hours
In LMP2, the No. 04 Oreca remains out front, continuing a steady, mistake-free run.
GTD Pro is led by the No. 911 Porsche, asserting itself at the sharp end as traffic thickens and margins tighten.
In GTD, the No. 44 Aston Martin has taken control, emerging from the last round of pit stops with clean air and momentum.
With two hours left, the race is no longer about endurance alone. It’s about nerve, timing, and surviving the kind of small mechanical whispers that can end a 24-hour effort in seconds. Daytona is back to doing what it does best—asking uncomfortable questions right at the finish.
Rolex 24 at Daytona: 21-Hour Update — Three Hours to Go, Nothing Settled
With just three hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the race has settled into that deliciously tense phase where nobody can afford a mistake and nobody can quite break free.
Up front, Roger Penske’s Porsche prototypes continue to control the overall picture, running 1–2 in GTP and holding an eight-second cushion over the third-place BMW. A second BMW and a pair of Cadillacs remain firmly in the hunt, waiting for strategy—or traffic—to reshuffle the deck.
The leaders are circulating Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course in the 1:37 range, averaging roughly 131 mph. After the long fog delay, the pace has snapped back to full intensity.
LMP2
CrowdStrike Racing’s No. 04 Oreca leads LMP2 by nearly six seconds over the No. 43 Inter Europol entry. The margin is modest, but in a class this evenly matched, it’s meaningful—until the next pit cycle says otherwise.
GTD Pro
GTD Pro has become a rolling showroom fight. One of Pratt Miller’s Corvettes, the No. 4, leads by two seconds over Manthey’s No. 911 Porsche. Behind them, BMW, Ferrari, and Mercedes-AMG are stacked close enough to smell opportunity. The No. 65 Ford Mustang remains within striking distance, 22 seconds back, still very much part of the conversation.
GTD
The GTD class is even tighter. The top three cars are covered by less than 10 seconds, led by Turner Motorsport’s No. 96 BMW. The No. 27 Aston Martin from Heart of Racing sits second, with a Manthey Porsche 911 right behind. This one feels destined to be decided in traffic.
A Note on LMP2 Hardware
Every car in LMP2 is built on an Oreca chassis, supplied by the French constructor. Power comes exclusively from Gibson engines, produced in the UK. The result is a class defined less by hardware advantage and more by execution—drivers, pit crews, and timing.
Looking Back: Fog Makes History
Earlier in the morning, the Rolex 24 set an unwanted but undeniable record. The fog-related caution lasted 6 hours, 33 minutes, and 25 seconds—longer than any previous fog delay in race history.
During that stretch, the field completed 120 laps under yellow, totaling 427 miles at an average speed of 65 mph. That’s barely half the pace of the GTP cars under green, and a reminder of how surreal the night became.
Daytona has endured heat, cold, wind, rain, and fog across its 64-year history. This year, it endured all of it—and then some.
Rolex 24 at Daytona: 20-Hour Update — BMW Leads as Fog Finally Loosens Its Grip
As the 2026 Rolex 24 crosses the 20-hour mark, BMW has clawed its way to the top of the timing screens.
Marco Wittmann leads overall in the No. 25 BMW, holding off a relentless Porsche charge. Felipe Nasr sits second in the No. 7 Porsche, with Kevin Estre close behind in the sister No. 6. The margin is thin, the pressure constant, and the race very much alive.
Most importantly for everyone involved: the fog is finally clearing.
With visibility improving Sunday morning, the race has regained its natural rhythm after one of the longest interruptions in event history.
Class Leaders at 20 Hours
In LMP2, Antonio Félix da Costa leads the class in the No. 43 Oreca, continuing a strong run through the night and into the morning hours.
GTD Pro is paced by Max Hesse in the No. 1 BMW, as the factory-backed GT fight remains tightly compressed behind him.
In GTD, Scott McLaughlin leads in the No. 36 Corvette, navigating traffic and strategy in a class that has stayed remarkably close despite the long caution.
Fog Delay Sets a Rolex Record
Daytona has seen nearly every weather condition imaginable over its 64-year history—heat, cold, rain, wind, and fog among them. This year, fog rewrote the record book.
The official fog-related caution lasted 6 hours, 33 minutes, and 25 seconds. During that period, the field logged 120 laps—427 miles around the 3.56-mile road course—at an average speed of 65 mph. That’s barely more than half the pace of the GTP cars under green-flag conditions.
With four hours remaining and the fog lifting, the Rolex 24 is finally back to racing instead of waiting. The reset has compressed the field, sharpened the strategies, and ensured the run to the checkered flag will be anything but routine.
Rolex 24 at Daytona: 18-Hour Update — Penske Porsches Control the Race
With six hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Team Penske has the field firmly in its grasp.
Laurin Heinrich leads overall in the No. 7 Porsche, setting the pace in the GTP class as the race enters its final quarter. Sitting directly in his mirrors is Penske teammate Matt Campbell in the No. 6 Porsche, keeping the pressure constant. Third overall is the No. 25 BMW, with Kevin Magnussen hustling the car around Daytona’s 3.56-mile layout.
At the 18-hour mark, GTP machinery dominates the overall standings—10 of the 11 cars in the top 10 are from the premier class.
LMP2
The No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca leads LMP2 with Sebastien Bourdais at the wheel. Inter Europol’s No. 43 runs second, driven by Nick Cassidy, as the class remains tightly packed heading into the final stint cycle.
GTD Pro
Up front, it’s a proper heavyweight fight: Corvette versus Mustang. Tommy Milner leads in the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette, with Ben Barker looming just behind in the No. 64 Ford Mustang. This duel has been brewing all night and shows no signs of cooling off.
GTD
In GTD, Robby Foley controls the class in the No. 96 BMW, chased by Lilou Wadoux Ducellier in the No. 21 Ferrari. Strategy and traffic management will likely decide this one.
Fog Turns Daytona Into a Waiting Game
The race finally returned to green at 7:19 a.m. Sunday morning after a grueling 6½-hour fog delay that began at 12:45 a.m. Visibility dropped so severely that officials were forced to keep the field circulating under caution through much of the night.
The silver lining: those traditionally chaotic overnight hours passed without major incidents across all four classes. When the fog lifted, the field was intact—and ready to fight.
With six-plus hours remaining and the sun finally asserting itself, the run to the 1:40 p.m. checkered flag promises to be intense, strategic, and unforgiving. Daytona always rewards patience. This year may reward it more than ever.
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GTP
1. No. 31 Whelen Cadillac
2. No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura
3. No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac
4. No. 7 Penske Porsche
5. No. 60 Meyer Shank Acura
6. No. 6 Penske Porsche
7. No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac
8. No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche
9. No. 24 BMW M Team WRT
10. No. 25 BMW M Team WRT
11. No. 23 THOR Team Aston Martin
LMP2
12. No. 43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca
13. No. 99 AO Racing Oreca
14. No. 22 United Autosports USA Oreca
15. No. 52 Bryan Herta Autosport Oreca
16. No. 11 TDS Racing Oreca
17. No. 343 Inter Europol Competition Oreca
18. No. 18 Era Motorsport Oreca
19. No. 04 Crowdstrike Racing Oreca
20. No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports Oreca
21. No. 2 United Autosports USA Oreca
22. No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca
23. No. 83 Af Corse Usa Oreca
24. No. 37 Intersport Racing Oreca
GTD Pro and GTD
25. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette
26. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin
27. No. 57 Windward Racing Mercedes-AMG
28. No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW
29. No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette
30. No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW
31. No. 19 van der Steur Racing Aston Martin
32. No. 59 RLL Team McLaren
33. No. 75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG
34. No. 033 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari
35. No. 21 Af Corse Usa Ferrari
36. No. 81 DragonSpeed Corvette
37. No. 65 Ford Racing Mustang
38. No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG
39. No. 69 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG
40. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette
41. No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari
42. No. 48 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG
43. No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari
44. No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini
45. No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche
46. No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus
47. No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang
48. No. 911 Manthey Porsche
49. No. 77 AO Racing Porsche
50. No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari
51. No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini
52. No. 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari
53. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus
54. No. 44 Magnus Racing Aston Martin
55. No. 13 13 Autosport Corvette
56. No. 66 Gradient Racing Mustang
57. No. 912 Manthey 1St Phorm Porsche
58. No. 123 Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche
59. No. 28 Rs1 Porsche
60. No. 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Mustang
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