Former NASCAR and F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi brought in a portable sauna during the 2025 running of the 24 Hours of Daytona, popularly called the Rolex 24 because of its sponsorship.
Kamui Kobayashi set the pace in the final practice session for the IMSA Sportscar Championship season opener, the Daytona 24
Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the twice-round-the-clock endurance race
Porsche secured back-to-back wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the 963 LMDh, while the Mustang GT3 claimed its maiden GTD victory.
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.
From seemingly nowhere, Kamui Kobayashi lit the match for the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R, climbing from sixth to first after a full course yellow restart to lead the Rolex 24
Kamui Kobayashi brings a twist at Daytona with his unconventional ‘cycle’ that shocked fans and added excitement to the race.
At the 24h of Daytona, things went wrong quickly after a restart overnight. A spin by Louis Deletraz caused a chain reaction damaging many teams' cars in the process. Watch the incident below!
Louis Deletraz crashed the No. 40 Cadillac into the wall with cold tires on a restart and bounced back into the racing line, collecting seven cars in the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Porsche Penske Motorsport on Sunday won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second consecutive ... night not long after two-time Rolex winner Kamui Kobayashi had driven it to the lead.
Colin Braun pounced on the competition on the final restart, ending the sixth hour of the Rolex 24. However, Acura's lead was short-lived as Kamui Kobayashi took the lead for Cadillac.