Felix Rosenqvist gets his 2025 racing season underway this weekend, bidding for a landmark victory in the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car classic.
Racing for overall honours in the top GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) class for the first time in the famed Florida enduro, INDYCAR regular Rosenqvist is forming an all-star line-up with previous Daytona winners Scott Dixon, Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist for Acura Meyer Shank Racing.
Sharing the team’s #60 Acura ARX-06 hybrid prototype, the quartet is understandably aiming high, with Meyer Shank Racing’s #60 entry having won the race in both 2022 and 2023.
Although competition is set to be fierce as America’s premier endurance race plays out for the 63rd time, Rosenqvist is in a realistic position to fight up front, gunning to become the first Swedish driver in history to win the 24 Hours of Daytona outright.
“It’s great to get the season going in Daytona and to join such a strong team straight out of the box in one of the great races,” says Felix Rosenqvist. “It’s the first time for me racing in the top category, which is super exciting, and we know there’s a realistic chance to go for the win. That will be the ultimate target and we feel charged up, well prepared and ready to go.”
Rosenqvist and his team-mates joined the rest of the field at Daytona International Speedway for the traditional “Roar” practice outings last weekend, setting the third fastest lap across seven sessions. The sister #93 MSR Acura, driven by Nick Yelloly, Renger van der Zande, Alex Palou and Kaku Ohta, was P2.
“The Roar went well and we got through a decent programme, getting everyone up to speed and myself acquainted with this type of car,” Felix Rosenqvist concludes. “It’s a very impressive programme by everyone at Acura and Meyer Shank Racing, and it would be a dream to reward everybody’s efforts with a watch on Sunday.
“It’s going to be a long, long race, but I’ve never been this excited for it and we’ll give it everything we’ve got.”
A standalone highlight in its own right, the Rolex 24 at Daytona also marks the season-opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This year’s race features a bumper grid of 61 cars across four classes, including 12 in GTP.
ENTRY LIST: Rolex 24 at Daytona
Build-up continues on Thursday with another pair of practices, and the qualifying session that will set the grid for the race. Friday features a final one-hour practice, with the race then set to start at 1:40 pm ET on Saturday.
For information on how to watch the race in your part of the world, please see www.imsa.com.
Check out Felix Rosenqvist’s social media channels for updates throughout the weekend.
TIME TABLE
All times local (U.S. Eastern)
Rolex 24 at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway (USA)
Thursday January 23
Practice 1: 10:05-11:35 am
Qualifying: 2:10-3:40 pm
Practice 2: 6:30-8:00 pm
Friday January 24
Practice 3: 11:20 am-12:20 pm
Saturday January 25
Rolex 24 at Daytona – start: 1:40 pm
Sunday January 26
Rolex 24 at Daytona – finish: 1:40 pm
TIMING: imsa.scoring
RESULTS: view here
ENTRY LIST: view here
TRACK DATA: view here
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