Schedule, how to watch on TV and more

America’s largest sportscar race is on the horizon with this 12 months’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January.     

Drivers will sort out a frightening 24-hour race on the prestigious Daytona Worldwide Speedway in Florida, which has held the occasion since 1962.   

There are additionally many massive names racing at Daytona this 12 months with Alex Palou, Marcus Ericsson and 2009 Components 1 world champion Jenson Button on the grid.   

All three drivers shall be going for total victory within the GTP class, which is at present stacked that includes main producers like BMW, Cadillac and Porsche who additionally compete within the World Endurance Championship’s hypercar class.    

However the LMP2 subsidiary class can be rammed with expertise, with ex-F1 star Felipe Massa and IndyCar aces Pato O’Ward and Scott McLaughlin amongst these entered. It’s the first time since 2020 that the LMP3 class is not going to characteristic.    

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Race begin

There may be additionally the GTD lessons, that are for GT3-based vehicles and divided into two classes (all-Professional and Professional-Am) that includes drivers like Romain Grosjean, Mike Conway and reigning Tremendous Components champion Ritomo Miyata.     

So, preparation is firmly underway for the 62nd version of Daytona 24 and listed here are all of the instances wanted to look at the motion.   

When is the Daytona 24 Hours?  

• Date: Saturday 27 January – Sunday 28 January  
• Begin time: 1:40pm ET 

* – All instances in ET  

The opening spherical of the 2024 IMSA season, the Daytona 24 Hours, begins at 1:40pm Jap Time in Florida. Nevertheless, earlier than the race weekend begins are a number of follow classes and qualifying, so preparation really begins per week on the ‘Roar Earlier than the 24’.

How can I watch the Daytona 24 Hours?  

In America, NBC’s Peacock streaming service is broadcasting the whole Daytona 24 Hours dwell, with protection starting at 1:30pm ET on Saturday 27 January, whereas community NBC will concurrently air the opening 50 minutes and shutting 1hr40mins plus 20 minutes of post-race response.

In the meantime, USA Community is dwell broadcasting 13.5 hours of the race at numerous phases.  

Qualifying for Daytona 24 can be being streamed on Peacock with protection starting at 1:25pm and ending at 3pm ET on Sunday 21 January.  

Non-American viewers can watch the Daytona 24 Hours live via streaming on IMSA.tv, whose protection begins on Sunday 21 January with a five-minute construct as much as qualifying at 1:55pm ET. IMSA.television will even broadcast the whole race with its stream beginning at 1:35pm ET on Saturday 27 January. 

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#01: Cadillac Racing, Cadillac VSeries.R, GTP: Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, #6: Porsche Penske Motorsports, Porsche 963, GTP: Nick Tandy, Mathieu Jaminet, Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor

The place can I watch highlights of the Daytona 24 Hours?  

Final 12 months the official IMSA YouTube channel revealed highlights quickly after Daytona 24 had completed, whereas the next week a replay of the race was uploaded in 4 components.   

So, comply with the varied IMSA platforms to look at a Daytona 24 Hours highlights package deal – or replay – as quickly because it drops.    

What kind of observe is Daytona Worldwide Speedway?    

The Daytona Worldwide Speedway sports activities automobile course is a 3.56-mile structure with 12 corners.

It options all 4 turns of the banked oval, however a lap begins with the twisty infield part that makes up the opening six corners.

There may be additionally the ‘Bus Cease’ chicane on the again stretch, so drivers will not be racing in a whole oval like they’re for NASCAR’s Daytona 500.    

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#6: Porsche Penske Motorsports, Porsche 963, GTP: Nick Tandy, Mathieu Jaminet, Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor

Daytona 24 Hours climate forecast    

The Daytona 24 Hours is anticipated to happen in heat climate circumstances as temperatures will attain 77-degrees Fahrenheit for race begin with a humidity stage of 70%.

Temperatures are anticipated to remain above 64-degrees Fahrenheit for the race entirety, with a projected excessive of 79F, however rain likelihood is 20% on Saturday and 19% on Sunday.

However, as a result of tropical local weather, this forecast can change in a short time.

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