The Cadillac Racing teams endured an eventful 2025 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, suffering two wrecks and a lack of pace when the 24-hour clock ran down.

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 in the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R led final practice for the 63rd annual Rolex 24 At Daytona. The air was still cold but the sun was out over Daytona

But the former Formula 1 driver missed the event at Daytona International Speedway so much he asked his Japanese bosses for permission to race for WTR in its new Cadillac program this year.

Rolex 24, aka 24 Hours of Daytona, begins Saturday and concludes Sunday. Here's how to watch, including time, TV schedule and streaming info.

***The IMSA Twenty-Four Premier at One Daytona, a free-of-charge fan-filled preview event to the Rolex 24, is set for this evening from 5:30-8 p.m., located directly across the street from the speedway, and will feature selected race cars competing this weekend, driver autograph sessions, pit stop demonstrations and more.

Sports-car racers arrived prepared for wet weather, which we saw Thursday afternoon as Rolex 24 qualifying headlined the Daytona schedule.

The race that's the 'watering hole for worldwide motorsports' again will be packed with global stars and compelling storylines.

The Rolex 24 starts the racing calendar at Daytona International Speedway. Here's what to know about the 24-hour race, including how to watch.

(AP Photo/Jenna Fryer) Chris Mitchum, director of motorsports at Action Express Racing shows students from two Volusia County high schools a Cadillac sports car, Friday, Jan 17, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., as part of an ...

A new-look Meyer Shank Racing team is back at the Rolex 24 after a one-year hiatus and it is just one of dozens of changes as IMSA heads into the most prestigious endurance race in North America.

Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed back-to-back victories at the 63rd Rolex 24, with the No. 7 Porsche 963 winning the overall race and GTP class.