Following the free practice sessions held during collective testing at ROAR, six Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo cars are preparing for the 64th edition of the 24 Hours at Daytona, which takes place this weekend. Ten of the Maranello manufacturer’s official drivers are among the crews entered in the two GT car classes open to production-derived models: Daniel Serra, Davide Rigon, Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Miguel Molina and Alessio Rovera in the GTD Pro; Yifei Ye, Lilou Wadoux Ducellier, Antonio Fuoco and Tommaso Mosca in the GTD.

The historic 3.56-mile (5.7-kilometre) tri-oval layout of Daytona International Speedway traditionally hosts the opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season, as well as America’s most important 24-hour endurance race. The race, which marks the competitive debut of the new 296 GT3 Evo, will kick off on Saturday, 24 January at 1.40 p.m. local time.

GTD Pro. Two Ferrari crews are entered in the class open to professional drivers.

The number 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo fielded by Risi Competizione will feature three Prancing Horse official drivers: Daniel Serra, Davide Rigon and Alessandro Pier Guidi. The number 033 Ferrari entered by Triarsi Competizione will be crewed by official drivers James Calado, Miguel Molina and Alessio Rovera, alongside Riccardo Agostini.

GTD. Four Ferraris will also contest the event in the class open to professional and gentleman drivers.

Three official Prancing Horse drivers – Antonio Fuoco, Lilou Wadoux Ducellier and Tommaso Mosca – will share the number 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo entered by AF Corse USA alongside Simon Mann. Ferrari official driver Yifei Ye will take to the track in the number 023 Ferrari, the second car fielded by Triarsi Competizione, alongside Onofrio Triarsi, Kenton Koch and Robert Megennis.

Completing the Maranello line-up are the number 34 Ferrari from Conquest Racing, driven by Manny Franco, Albert Costa, Lorenzo Patrese and Thierry Vermeulen, and the number 70 entry from Inception Racing, with Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy, Frederik Schandorff and David Fumanelli.

ROAR. As anticipated, last weekend the Daytona circuit hosted the first seven free practice sessions – contested at different times and in varying conditions – allowing teams to fine-tune their cars. Inception Racing set the fastest Ferrari lap time with a 1:47.906, followed by Triarsi Competizione’s number 023 crew (1:47.933), Risi Competizione (1:47.954), Triarsi Competizione’s number 033 (1:48.148), AF Corse USA (1:48.173) and Conquest Racing (1:48.262).

Daytona, the history. Now in its 64th edition, the famous endurance race at Daytona has nearly always been contested over the 24-hour distance, except between 1962 and 1966 and again in 1972, when it was run over different distances. Ferrari has claimed a total of 17 class victories and five overall wins at Daytona. The most recent triumph came in 2024, when the Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 claimed victory in the GTD Pro class with Rigon, Serra, Pier Guidi and Calado. Among Ferrari’s historic overall wins in Florida, one moment in particular lives on in the collective imagination of the Tifosi – the one-two-three in 1967, when Lorenzo Bandini and Chris Amon triumphed with the 330 P3/P4 ahead of the 330 P4 driven by Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti and the 412 P of Pedro Rodríguez and Jean Guichet.

The programme. Track action will resume on Thursday, 22 January, with two free practice sessions, followed by qualifying for the GTD class (from 2.10 to 2.25 p.m.) and GTD Pro (from 2.30 to 2.45 p.m.). On Friday, 23 January, a third free practice session will take place ahead of the 24 Hours at Daytona, which will get underway on Saturday, 24 January at 1.40 p.m. (all times are local). The race will stream live in its entirety for international viewers on the IMSA YouTube channel, and on Peacock TV for viewers in the United States.