All information about the 24 Hours of Daytona 2022: Participants, teams, dates and much more for the season opener of the IMSA SportsCar Championship 2022
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is set for another reboot ahead of the 2022 season opener. This time in the GT classes: GTLM cars are a thing of the past, with GT3 cars finally taking the reins instead.
How the organisers have managed to split the GTD-Pro and GTD classes will be revealed for the first time at the official prologue (Roar before the Rolex 24) and the following opening race, the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Timetable Roar before the 24 2022 (all times CET)
Six hours must be subtracted for local time
Friday, 21 January
17:15 – 18:30: 1st free practice session
22:15 – 00:00 hrs: 2nd Free Practice
Saturday, 22 January
16:00 – 17:00: 3rd free practice session
21:25 – 22:30 hrs: Pre-Qualifying
Sunday, 23 January
01:00 – 03:00: 4th Free Practice (night)
16:00 – 16:20: Warm-up
20:05 – 21:45: Qualifying race
Timetable 24h Daytona 2022 (all times CET)
Thursday, 27 January
17:05 – 18:35: 1st free practice session
21:20 – 23:05 hrs: 2nd free practice
Friday, 28 January
01:15 – 03:00: 3rd free practice (night)
17:20 – 18:20 hrs: 4th Free Practice
Saturday, 29 January
19:40: Start of the race
Sunday, 30 January
19:40: End of the race
TV times and livestream
All fans of the IMSA Series are in good hands with the official livestream on IMSA.tv. There, the series will broadcast both the official prologue, the Roar before the Rolex 24, and the main race at Daytona live and in full. The livestream broadcasts begin shortly before the start of each race. The 24h Daytona will also be broadcast in full length with German commentary by Motorvision TV.
Sunday, 23 January:
20:00 – 21:45: Roar before the 24, qualifying race live (IMSA.tv)
Saturday, 29 January:
19:35 – 19:40 on Sunday: 24h Daytona, race live (IMSA.tv, Motorvision TV)
24h Daytona 2022: The starting list (as of Roar before the Rolex 24)
The move to two GTD classes has proved to be spot on, at least in the first year of the GTD-Pro: A total of no less than 61 cars were entered for the prologue already! The GTD-Pro category has 13 cars on its debut, compared to 22 cars in the GTD class. The 26 prototypes are divided as follows: seven DPi, ten LMP2 and nine LMP3 cars.
DPi – 7 starters:
60 – Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian – Jarvis/Blomqvist/Castroneves/Pagenaud – Acura ARX-05
LMP2 – 10 starters:
81 – DragonSpeed USA – O’Ward/tba/Lux/tba – Oreca 07
LMP3 – 9 starters:
74 – Riley Motorsports – Robinson/Fraga/van Berlo/Cooper – Ligier JS P320
GTD-Pro – 13 starters:
97 – WeatherTech Racing – MacNeil/Juncadella/Engel/Gounon – Mercedes-AMG GT3
GTD – 22 starters:
99 – Team Hardpoint – Ferriol/Legge/Wilson/Boulle – Porsche 911 GT3 R
Balance of Performance (DPi)
Changes from previous year in brackets
Acura ARX-05
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 930 kilograms
Boost pressure: 1.467 – 1.787 bar
Maximum speed: 7,050 rpm
Lambda: 0.89
Fuel tank capacity: 78 litres
Cadillac DPi-V.R
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 950 kilograms
Restrictor: 2x 32.2 millimetres
Maximum speed: 7,600 rpm
Lambda: 0.90
Tank capacity: 70 litres
Balance of Performance (GTD)
Acura NSX GT3
Minimum weight (without fuel and driver): 1,320 kilograms
Boost pressure: 1.778 – 1.896 bar (+0.101 to -0.048)
Maximum engine speed: 7,500 rpm
Lambda: 0.88
Fuel tank capacity: 102 litres (-4)
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,320 kilograms (+30)
Boost pressure: 1.510 – 1.794 bar
Maximum engine speed: 7,200 rpm
Lambda: 0.91
Fuel tank capacity: 107 litres
BMW M4 GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,330 kilograms
Boost pressure: 1,950 – 2,400 bar
Maximum speed: 7,000 rpm
Lambda: 1.10
Fuel tank capacity: 98 litres
Corvette C8.R GTD
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,320 kilograms
Restrictor: 1x 41.3 millimetres
Maximum speed: 7,400 rpm
Lambda: 0.88
Fuel tank capacity: 102 litres
Ferrari 488 GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,300 kilograms
Boost pressure: 1.390 – 1.516 bar (-0.033 to -0.060)
Maximum engine speed: 7,500 rpm
Lambda: 0.90
Fuel tank capacity: 97 litres (-4)
Lamborghini Huracan GT3
Minimum weight (without fuel and driver): 1,305 kilograms
Restrictor: 2x 37.0 millimetres
Maximum speed: 8,500 rpm
Lambda: 0.89
Fuel tank capacity: 104 litres (+3)
Lexus RC F GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,345 kilograms
Restrictor: 2x 38.0 millimetres
Maximum speed: 7,200 rpm
Lambda: 0.86
Fuel tank capacity: 105 litres (-1)
McLaren 720S GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,295 kilograms
Boost pressure: 1.352 – 1.616 bar
Maximum speed: 8,000 rpm
Lambda: 0.88
Fuel tank capacity: 101 litres
Mercedes AMG GT3
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,350 kilograms (+10)
Restrictor: 2x 34.5 millimetres
Maximum speed: 7,700 rpm
Lambda: 0.90
Fuel tank capacity: 106 litres
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Minimum weight (without petrol and driver): 1,300 kilograms (+45)
Restrictor: 2x 38.0 millimetres (+2x 3.0)
Maximum speed: 9,500 rpm.
Lambda: 0.88
Fuel tank capacity: 98 litres (+4)
Weather forecast Roar before the 24, as of 19 January
While it’s currently pleasantly sunny in Florida with 20 degrees Celsius, there’s a blast of cold air just in time for the weekend. On Friday, the first day of the test, it will still be subtropically pleasant with a maximum of 21 degrees.
The picture changes on Saturday night. A northerly current brings rain showers and cold air, so that on Saturday it will only be twelve degrees with warm clouds. The rain disappears on Sunday, but the cold air remains. The qualifying race will be held in sunny conditions with a maximum of 13 degrees
Data on Daytona International Speedway
Track type: Tri-Oval with infield
Track length: 5.729 kilometres
Opening: 1959
Banked corners: Up to 31 degrees
Track record: Oliver Jarvis (Mazda RT24-P, 2019) in 1:33.685 minutes
Unofficial track record: Olivier Pla (Mazda RT24-P, 2020) in 1:33.324 minutes
24 Hours of Daytona since: 1966
Address: 1801 International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
The overall winners of the past ten years
2021: Albuquerque/Castroneves/Rossi/R. Taylor (Acura ARX-05)
2020: Briscoe/Dixon/Kobayashi/van der Zande (Cadillac DPi-V.R)
2019: J. Taylor/van der Zande/Alonso/Kobayashi (Cadillac DPi-V.R)
2018: Barbosa/Fittipaldi/Albuquerque (Cadillac DPi-V.R)
2017: Angelelli/Gordon/J. Taylor/R. Taylor (Cadillac DPi-V.R)
2016: Brown/van Overbeek/Sharp/Derani (Ligier-Nissan JS P2)
2015: Dixon/Kanaan/Larson/McMurray (Riley-Ford DP)
2014: Barbosa/Fittipaldi/Bourdais/Friselle (Corvette DP)
2013: Montoya/Kimball/Pruett/Rojas (Riley-BMW DP)
2012: Allmendinger/Negri/Pew/Wilson (Riley-Ford DP)
