24 Hours of Daytona belongs to Roger Penske and Porsche
Former NASCAR and F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi brought in a portable sauna during the 2025 running of the 24 Hours of Daytona, popularly called the Rolex 24 because of its sponsorship.
At the 24h of Daytona, things went wrong quickly after a restart overnight. A spin by Louis Deletraz caused a chain reaction damaging many teams' cars in the process. Watch the incident below!
As he always does, the billionaire who turns 88 next month stayed awake and sat with the team on the timing stand for the entire 24 hours.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the twice-round-the-clock endurance race.
Porsche Penske Motorsport on Sunday won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second consecutive ... night not long after two-time Rolex winner Kamui Kobayashi had driven it to the lead.
A skid block under the No. 8 Tower Motorsports car was deemed too thin, which could provide aerodynamic advantages. The team's win was taken away.
Gibson 2025 Daytona 24 Hour LMP2 class winning car, driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez, and John Farano, has been unceremoniously stripped of its victory and kicked to the back of the class after a technical infraction uncovered by the series on Wednesday.
It's not just drivers and race teams pushing themselves to the limit at the Rolex 24. Here's what goes into putting the race on.
The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 will start on the pole position for the 24-endurance race that opens the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship season. This is BMW’s first pole position in Grand Touring Prototype, which is entering its third season as the premier class in IMSA.
Kamui Kobayashi set the pace in the final practice session for the IMSA Sportscar Championship season opener, the Daytona 24
Kamui Kobayashi brings a twist at Daytona with his unconventional ‘cycle’ that shocked fans and added excitement to the race.