Ricky taylor and filipe albuquerque tangled with about 7 minutes remaining in the 24 hour endurance race in daytona beach, florida. Angelelli, taylor and collard win, set fastest lap. Classic 24 hour returns this november to the banks of daytona international. It was a move ricky taylor describes as a badass move. In 1984 porsche provided the late al holbert this 962 to compete in the imsa road racing series where it would go on to earn 15 overall wins from 1984 to 1986, this included a back to back daytona 24 hour overall win in 1986 and 1987. Relive all the action from the rolex 24 at daytona, the first race of the 2017 weathertech sportscar championship season and round 1 of the. When one of the worst crashes at the 2018 rolex 24 at daytona sports car endurance event involved a golf cart in the turn 4 tunnel, you know youve see a relatively calm race. Rolex 24 at daytona daytona international speedway.
Begun in the early 1960s as a three hour race, the contest evolved gradually into a 24 hour marathon that makes use of multiple drivers and crews as well as the special features of the daytona international speedway track, which allows spectators to view the race as a whole from grandstand seats. Jarvis, tincknell, and the rest of mazda team joest are seeking a similar result when the checkered flag falls on sunday for the 57thrunning of the rolex 24 at daytona. Unlike the quenting spurring le mans 24 hour series, which is divided into decades, this book covers more than forty years itself from 1962 to 2008. Rc f gt3 finishes on the podium at rolex 24 at daytona. R driver kamui kobayashi takes the checkered flag to win the rolex 24 hour auto race at daytona international speedway, sunday, jan. It was the first of twelve 2018 weathertech sportscar. A 24hour race means tons of updates, even with an alltime low 38 cars in the field for the rolex 24 at daytona in 2020. The 2018 24 hours of daytona formally the 56th rolex 24 at daytona was an international motor sports association imsasanctioned 24hour automobile endurance race for daytona prototype and grand touring sports cars held at the daytona international speedway combined road course in daytona beach, florida, on january 2728, 2018. The 24 hours of daytona, currently known as the rolex 24 at daytona for sponsorship reasons. Jordan taylor and max angelelli celebrate their victory for cadillac at daytona international speedway on. Get ready to make memories that will last a lifetime. Push notifications to keep you updated on all the event happenings. For that reason, even though it is 450 pages thick, the 6 to 8 pages for each years race are not enough to provide us.
The 2020 imsa season kicked off last weekend at daytona with the 58th running of the rolex 24. Leo kinnunen and brian redman leads the ferrari 512s 28 of mario andretti. Rolex 24 at daytona 2017 results overall imsa 24 hour. Earl bamber making progress before handing over to mathieu jaminet. Daytona international speedway mobile app daytona international. On the grid 2020 episode 10 what effect does virgin australia going into administration have on. Seeing it for the first time was awesome and its even better at night with all the lights on. Five decades later, ford hoped to commemorate that win with a. The 2016 24 hours of daytona formally the 54th rolex 24 at daytona was an international motor sports association imsasanctioned 24hour automobile endurance race for daytona prototype and grand touring sports cars held at the daytona international speedway combined road course in daytona beach, florida, on january 3031, 2016, before approximately 35,000 people. In 1966, a ford gt40 won the daytona 24 hours, a prelude to the cars legendary victory over ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans. Lexus rc f gt3 earns top10 result in rolex 24 at daytona. Rolex 24 hours at daytona daytona international speedway. Daytona is the first largest automobile event of a tear in usa. The car will finish first and third with the porsche clamming the victory.
James, lyn usa heritage motorsports 74 porsche 911 rsr 3000cc 114 b3 boller, josh usa lotus lane racing 76 chevron b36 2000cc 119 b4 buckley, kevinbarth, jurgen usa klub sport racing 70 porsche 911s 2806cc 46 b3. So, as was expected, the 24hours of daytona was only a shadow of the battle between ferrari, ford and chaparral that took place during the 1967 race. Classic 24 hour returns this november to the banks of daytona international speedway 2020 featured marque. Commentary from john midweek motorsport series 15 episode 16 john hindhaugh is joined by nick daman and declan brennan. Cadillac and ford prove victorious in 2017s first big circuit race. Lamborghini celebrates third victory at the 24 hours of. The 24 hours of daytona, currently 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. The track is close to the main beach boulevard in daytona, you cant miss it.
Solo 24 hours of daytona attempt part 1 rarchevette. The 2020 edition of the 24 hours of daytona gets underway at. One goal for mazda at 24 hours of daytona inside mazda. The 24 hours of daytona, currently known as the rolex 24 at daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24hour sports car endurance race held annually at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. The 24 hours of daytonaimsas annual seasonopening festival of utter vehicular masochism and pretty lightsis more alive than ever thanks to some big names and a deep field of cars. January 28, 2019 lexus and newly formed race team aim vasser sullivan avs opened the 2019 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season this weekend with topfive finishes for both lexus rc f gt3s, including a secondplace podium result for the.
Phil allaway january 28, 2017 imsa, news, phil allaway, sports cars, wsc comments off on 2017 rolex 24 at daytona 6 hour update. Rolex welcomes the triumphant driver with the rolex cosmograph daytona. Last november 2014 teams from 21 countries traveled by land, air and sea to daytona beach. A 24hour sports car endurance race held at daytona international speedway the first major u. This weekend will see the 55th running of the daytona 24 hours, americas crowning sports car event. January 26, 2020 two mazda rt24ps battled over 24 hours of racing at daytona international speedway to record the companys best overall finish at the rolex 24 at daytona. Download the autosport app available on ios and android. With the demise of the giants the porsche team were prepared for an outright win to start the season. Classic 24 hour at daytona group b 1973 1982 driver codriver s country team yrmakemodeldisp num class blaha, kathyst. The rolex daytona can trigger to thoughts in the imagination. Through onequarter of the rolex 24 at daytona, it has been all.
Rolex 24 at daytona orlando tickets, hotels, packages. Santagata bolognesedaytona, january 26th, 2020 lamborghini kicked off its 2020 racing season by making yet more history at the traditional curtain raising 24 hours of daytona. Mazda drives to second place in rolex 24 at daytona. As with any endurance race, it was packed with close calls, wrecks, fast action, and intensely close. The imsa michelin pilot challenge, split into grand sport gs and touring car tcr classes, will host the fourhour bmw endurance challenge at. The fight at the front of gtlm picked up again with 10 hours remaining when the no. Pontiac takes daytona 24 hour for second straight year. Its hard to attend the rolex 24 aka the daytona 24 hours and not begin drawing comparisons with le mans.
There is no event like the rolex 24 at daytona, which delivers an allstar driving lineup consisting of imsa regulars plus drivers from other racing disciplines such as nascar, indycar and formula 1. Wayne taylor racing cadillac wins daytona 24hour race. Rolex 24 hours of daytona 2017 photos, results, report. I know how 24hour races work, and how difficult it is to predict. Pontiac captured a remarkable overall victory at the 24 hours of daytona on sunday, the divisions second straight win at the legendary endurance event. Daytona 24 hours return is about winning by charles bradley.
Jarvis broke the 26yearold daytona road course record with a sensational lap on thursday to take mazdas first prototype pole, and this is clearly a great chance to add another 24hour win to. Aim vasser sullivan claims secondplace finish in grueling 24hour event daytona beach, fla. Grts first race of imsa competition came one year ago at the 2017 rolex 24 at daytona, and while bortolotti and ineichen were a part of the teams driver lineup then, this was the first. Mazda rt24ps led the way at the roar before the 24 at daytona international speedway two weeks ago when drivers oliver jarvis and harry tincknell set the quickest lap times in the weekends qualifying session. The rolex 24 hours of daytona 2017 was held january 2829 at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. Classic 24 hour at daytona group c 1980 1990 driver codriver s country team yrmakemodeldisp num class ames, robert usa boulder classics, llc 93 porsche 964 rs america 3600cc 991 c5 boller, robert usa lotus lane racing 83 jaguar xjr5 5300cc 04 c1. From the cars to the history, heres everything you need to know about this epic endurance race.
Since its inception, it has been held on the last weekend of. This years 24 hours of daytona is the mostattended one. Download and use it for your personal or noncommercial projects. Alonso showed his class with a stirring stint that saw him climb from fifth to first and pull a 21sec lead in the rolex 24 at daytona before a caution.
Little over 50 years since the first daytona 24hour race in 1966, a new era in northamerican sports car racing is beaconing and, as ever, it will all. Originally known as the 24 hours of daytona, the rolex 24 at daytona is a 24hour sports car endurance race held annually that kicks off the new imsa weather tech sportscar championship season at daytona international speedway. The best way to get to daytona is to take a flight to orlando, rent a car and drive its a 2. Begun in the early 1960s as a threehour race, the contest evolved gradually into a 24hour marathon that makes use of multiple drivers and crews as well as the special features of the daytona international speedway track, which allows spectators to view the race as a whole from grandstand seats.
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