2025 24 Hours of Daytona

Preview NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., who built Daytona International Speedway in 1959, conceived the 24 Hours of Daytona to attract European sports-car endurance racing to the United States and provide international exposure to the speedway. It is informally considered part of the Triple Crown of Endurance Racing, with the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was a part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024. It was the twelfth consecutive year it was a part of the IMSA SCC, and the 63rd 24 Hours of Daytona. The 24 Hours of Daytona was the first of eleven scheduled sports car endurance races by IMSA, and the first of five races of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC). The race took place at the 12-turn Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida from January 25 to 26. == Entry list ==

The entry list for the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona included drivers that features in various other racing series, including IndyCar (e.g. Alex Palou, Colton Herta), Formula 1 (e.g. Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean), Formula E (Pascal Wehrlein) and NASCAR (e.g Austin Cindric, Connor Zilisch). == Qualifying ==

Qualifying results • The No. 5 Proton Competition entry did not participate in qualifying after the car encountered a right-front upright to wishbone failure in opening practice. • '''' The No. 25 BMW M Team RLL entry stopped on track in qualifying due to a HV related issue and did not set a lap time. ==Race==

Since it was the season's first race, Nasr, Tandy, and Vanthoor led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 380 points, ahead of Braun, Blomqvist, Dixon, and Rosenqvist by 25 points. Allen, di Resta, Goldburg, and Lindh led the LMP2 point standings, ahead of Fraga, Massa, Robinson, and Burdon. Mies, Olsen, and Versich held the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship lead over Sims, García, and Juncadella. In GTD, Bell, Fidani, Lars Kern, and Kirchhöfer led the class points standings over Adelson, Guven, Skeer, and Sargent. Porsche Penske, United Autosports USA, Ford Multimatic Motorsports and AWA became the leaders of their respective Teams' Championships. Porsche, Ford, and Chevrolet assumed the lead of their respective Manufacturers' Championships with 10 rounds remaining in the season. Results Class winners denoted in bold and with Fastest laps by class ==Notes==

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. ==References==