The 2022 24 Hours of Daytona (formally the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona) was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The event was held at Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 29–30, 2022. This event was the 60th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona since its inception in 1962, and the first of 12 races across multiple classes in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of four rounds in the 2022 Michelin Endurance Cup. The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura, driven by Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis, Simon Pagenaud, took the overall win in one of the most competitive events in race history. The top four overall finishers led for at least 88 laps each. Despite being fourth with around three hours left in the race, a monster stretch from Blomqvist helped his team assume the lead before giving way to Castroneves. Castroneves held off former teammate and two-time champion Ricky Taylor to win his second Rolex 24 in a row. The final margin of 3.028 seconds was the third closest in race history. It was also Meyer Shank Racing's first win in IMSA since 2020.

Background

NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., who built Daytona International Speedway in 1959, conceived of the 24 Hours of Daytona to attract European sports-car endurance racing to the United States and provide international exposure to the speedway. It is informally considered part of the Triple Crown of Endurance Racing, with the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2021. It was the ninth consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC, and 60th 24 Hours of Daytona. The 24 Hours of Daytona was the first of twelve scheduled sports car endurance races of 2022 by IMSA, and the first of four races of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC). It took place at the 12-turn, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida from January 29 to 30.

Entries

The list of entries for the 24-hour race consisted of 61 cars across five classes, the largest field for the 24 Hours of Daytona since the inception of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014. There were seven entries in Daytona Prototype International (DPi), 10 entries in Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), nine entries in LMP3, and 35 entries across both GT Daytona classes, with 12 entered in GTD Pro, and 23 entered in GTD.

After the demise of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class at the end of the 2021 Season, the International Motor Sports Association replaced the class with an all-pro version of the existing GT Daytona (GTD) class, known as GTD-Pro. The class would run under the same balance of performance restrictions as the existing GTD class, after the two classes had their regulations aligned in August 2021. The aligned Balance of Performance and sporting regulations was a key factor in the record 35 car field, helping to drum up major interest in an all-pro version of an already popular class.

In the Daytona Prototype International class, Chip Ganassi Racing expanded to a two-car full-season Cadillac operation, after just running a single car for 2021. Action Express Racing continued to run an extra car for the race, with Toyota Gazoo Racing driver José María López in place of Meyer-Shank Racing-bound Simon Pagenaud. Mazda Motorsports withdrew after the 2021 season had drawn to a close, leaving only two brands in the class, Cadillac and Acura. This edition of the Daytona is also set to be the final one to include the DPi class before the introduction of LMDh for 2023.

After the demise of GTLM, Corvette Racing and BMW Team RLL moved to the GTD Pro class. The former de-tuned their designed-for-GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R to GT3 specification, whilst the latter entered the class with the brand-new BMW M4 GT3. Both organizations have one full-season team and one extra car for Endurance races.

Roar Before the 24

Motul Pole Award 100 The Motul Pole Award 100 was held on January 23. It was a qualifying race, awarding qualifying points and determining the starting lineup for the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Results Class winners denoted in bold and with .

ClassTeam / EntrantDriversChassisTime/RetiredEngine1DPi10Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 Ricky Taylor Filipe AlbuquerqueAcura ARX-05611:40:45.641Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V62DPi5JDC-Miller MotorSports Tristan Vautier Richard WestbrookCadillac DPi-V.R61 +7.900Cadillac 5.5 L V83DPi48Ally Cadillac Kamui Kobayashi Jimmie JohnsonCadillac DPi-V.R61 +9.569Cadillac 5.5 L V84DPi60Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Oliver Jarvis Tom BlomqvistAcura ARX-0561 +15.643Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V65DPi01Cadillac Racing Renger van der Zande Sébastien BourdaisCadillac DPi-V.R61 +22.680Cadillac 5.5 L V86DPi02Cadillac Racing Earl Bamber Alex LynnCadillac DPi-V.R61 +25.550Cadillac 5.5 L V87DPi31Whelen Engineering Racing Pipo Derani Tristan NunezCadillac DPi-V.R61 +56.737Cadillac 5.5 L V88LMP252PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen Oreca 0760+1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V89LMP211PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Steven Thomas Jonathan BomaritoOreca 0760 +1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V810LMP268G-Drive Racing by APR François Heriau René RastAurus 0160 +1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V811LMP220High Class Racing Dennis Andersen Fabio SchererOreca 0760 +1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V812LMP281DragonSpeed USA Eric Lux Devlin DeFrancescoOreca 0760 +1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V813LMP229Racing Team Nederland Frits van Eerd Dylan MurryOreca 0760 +1 LapGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V814LMP269G-Drive Racing by APR John Falb James AllenAurus 0159 +2 LapsGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V815LMP28Tower Motorsport John Farano Louis DelétrazOreca 0759 +2 LapsGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V816LMP222United Autosports James McGuire Will OwenOreca 0759 +2 LapsGibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V817LMP336Andretti Autosport Jarett Andretti Josh BurdonLigier JS P32057+4 LapsNissan VK56DE 5.6L V818LMP36Mühlner Motorsports America Mortiz Kranz Ayrton OriDuqueine M30 - D0856 +5 LapsNissan VK56DE 5.6L V819LMP313AWA Orey Fidani Kuno WittmerDuqueine M30 - D0856 +5 LapsNissan VK56DE 5.6L V820GTD Pro63TR3 Racing Andrea Caldarelli Mirko BortolottiLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo56+5 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1021GTD Pro9Pfaff Motorsports Mathieu Jaminet Felipe NasrPorsche 911 GT3 R56 +5 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 622GTD57Winward Racing Russell Ward Lucas AuerMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo56+5 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V823GTD59Crucial Motorsports Jon Miller Paul HoltonMcLaren 720S GT356 +5 LapsMcLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V824GTD Pro15Proton USA Dirk Müller Austin CindricMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo56 +5 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V825GTD Pro23Heart of Racing Team Ross Gunn Alex Riberas Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 55 +6 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V826GTD Pro14VasserSullivan Ben Barnicoat Kyle Kirkwood Lexus RC F GT355 +6 Laps Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V827GTD12VasserSullivan Frankie Montecalvo Townsend Bell Lexus RC F GT355 +6 Laps Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V828GTD75SunEnergy1 Kenny Habul Raffaele MarcielloMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo55 +6 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V829GTD32Gilbert Korthoff Racing Mike Skeen Guy CosmoMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo55 +6 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V830GTD Pro3Corvette Racing Antonio García Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD55 +6 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V831GTD28Alegra Motorsports Michael de Quesada Linus LundqvistMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo55 +6 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V832GTD70Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Ollie MillroyMcLaren 720S GT355 +6 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V833LMP37Forty7 Motorsports Mark Kvamme Antoine DoquinDuqueine M30 - D0855 +6 LapsNissan VK56DE 5.6L V834GTD39CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Robert Megennis Sandy MitchellLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo55+6 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1035GTD Pro4Corvette Racing Tommy Milner Marco SørensenChevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD55 +6 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V836GTD Pro79WeatherTech Racing Julien Andlauer Alessio Picariello Porsche 911 GT3 R55 +6 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 637GTD Pro97WeatherTech Racing Maro Engel Jules GounonMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo55 +6 LapsMercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V838GTD44Magnus Racing John Potter Andy LallyAston Martin Vantage AMR GT355+6 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V839GTD98Northwest AMR Paul Dalla Lana David PittardAston Martin Vantage AMR GT355+6 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V840GTD Pro2KCMG Patrick Pilet Alexandre Imperatori Porsche 911 GT3 R55 +6 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 641GTD16Wright Motorsports Ryan Hardwick Jan Heylen Porsche 911 GT3 R55 +6 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 642GTD47Cetilar Racing Roberto Lacorte Alessio Rovera Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 202055+6 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V843GTD Pro62 Risi Competizione Daniel Serra Davide Rigon Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 202055+6 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V844GTD Pro25BMW Team RLL Connor De Phillippi John Edwards BMW M4 GT355+6 Laps BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I645GTD19TR3 Racing John Megrue Jeff Segal Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo55 +6 Laps Lamborghini 5.2 L V1046GTD Pro24BMW Team RLL Nick Yelloly Sheldon van der Linde BMW M4 GT3 55 +6 Laps BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I647GTD99Team Hardpoint Stefan Wilson Nick Boulle Porsche 911 GT3 R55 +6 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 648GTD34GMG Racing Kyle Washington Klaus Bachler Porsche 911 GT3 R55 +6 LapsPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 649GTD66Gradient Racing Kyffin Simpson Till Bechtolsheimer Acura NSX GT3 Evo2255 +6 Laps Acura 3.5 L Turbo V650GTD21AF Corse Luís Pérez Companc Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 202054+7 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V851LMP333Sean Creech Motorsport João Barbosa Lance Willsey Ligier JS P320 54 +7 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V852GTD42NTE Sport Don Yount Benjamín Hites Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo53 +8 Laps Lamborghini 5.2 L V1053LMP326Mühlner Motorsports America Cameron Shields Ugo de Wilde Duqueine M30 - D08 53 +8 Laps Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V854DNFGTD64Team TGM Ted Giovanis Owen Trinkler Porsche 911 GT3 R45 Not runningPorsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 655DNFLMP218Era Motorsport Dwight Merriman Paul-Loup Chatin Oreca 07 38 Not running Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V856DNFGTD96Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Bill Auberlen BMW M4 GT3 28 Not running BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I657DNFGTD27Heart of Racing Team Roman De Angelis Tom GambleAston Martin Vantage AMR GT327Not runningAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V858DNFLMP338 Performance Tech Motorsports Hikaru Abe Nico Pino Ligier JS P32022Not runningNissan VK56DE 5.6L V859DNFGTD71T3 Motorsport North America Franck Perera Misha Goikhberg Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo16Not running Lamborghini 5.2 L V1060DNFLMP374Riley Motorsports Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga Ligier JS P3205Not running Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8DNSLMP354CORE Autosport Jon Bennett George Kurtz Ligier JS P320 0 Did not start Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8

The #79 WeatherTech Racing entry received a post-race 50 second time penalty for failure to adhere to mandated tire operational requirements.TP 22-02 The #97 WeatherTech Racing entry received a post-race 50 second time penalty for failure to adhere to mandated tire operational requirements.TP 22-03 The #16 Wright Motorsports entry received a post-race 50 second time penalty for failure to adhere to mandated tire operational requirements.TP 22-04

Race

Start and early hours

Night

Morning

Finish

Post-race