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The2022 24 Hours of Daytona (formally the2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona) was anendurancesports car race sanctioned by theInternational Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The event was held atDaytona International Speedwaycombined road course inDaytona Beach, Florida, on January 29–30, 2022. This event was the 60th running of the24 Hours of Daytona since its inception in 1962, and the first of 12 races across multiple classes in the2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the first of four rounds in the 2022 Michelin Endurance Cup. The #60Meyer Shank Racing Acura, driven byTom 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 championRicky 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.[1]
NASCAR founderBill France Sr., who builtDaytona International Speedway in 1959, conceived of the24 Hours of Daytona to attract European sports-car endurance racing to the United States and provide international exposure to the speedway.[2] It is informally considered part of the Triple Crown of Endurance Racing, with the12 Hours of Sebring and the24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]
International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the2022 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.[4] The 24 Hours of Daytona was the first of twelve scheduled sports carendurance races of 2022 by IMSA, and the first of four races of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).[5] It took place at the 12-turn, 3.56-mile (5.73 km) Daytona International Speedway inDaytona Beach, Florida from January 29 to 30.[6]

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 inDaytona Prototype International (DPi), 10 entries inLe 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.[7]
After the demise of theGT Le Mans (GTLM) class at the end of the2021 Season, the International Motor Sports Association replaced the class with an all-pro version of the existingGT 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.[8][9] 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-seasonCadillac 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 driverJosé María López in place of Meyer-Shank Racing-boundSimon Pagenaud.[10]Mazda Motorsports withdrew after the 2021 season had drawn to a close, leaving only two brands in the class,Cadillac andAcura. This edition of the Daytona is also set to be the final one to include the DPi class before the introduction ofLMDh for 2023.

After the demise of GTLM,Corvette Racing andBMW Team RLL moved to the GTD Pro class. The former de-tuned their designed-for-GTLMChevrolet Corvette C8.R to GT3 specification, whilst the latter entered the class with the brand-newBMW M4 GT3. Both organizations have one full-season team and one extra car for Endurance races.
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.
Class winners denoted inbold and with ‡.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
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| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | DPi | 10 | Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 | Acura ARX-05 | 61 | 1:40:45.641‡ | |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L TurboV6 | |||||||
| 2 | DPi | 5 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 61 | +7.900 | |
| Cadillac 5.5 LV8 | |||||||
| 3 | DPi | 48 | Ally Cadillac | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 61 | +9.569 | |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | DPi | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing withCurb Agajanian | Acura ARX-05 | 61 | +15.643 | |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 5 | DPi | 01 | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 61 | +22.680 | |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | DPi | 02 | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 61 | +25.550 | |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | DPi | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 61 | +56.737 | |
| Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Oreca 07 | 60 | +1 Lap‡ | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 LV8 | |||||||
| 9 | LMP2 | 11 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Oreca 07 | 60 | +1 Lap | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | LMP2 | 68 | G-Drive Racing byAPR | Aurus 01 | 60 | +1 Lap | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | LMP2 | 20 | High Class Racing | Oreca 07 | 60 | +1 Lap | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP2 | 81 | DragonSpeed USA | Oreca 07 | 60 | +1 Lap | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Oreca 07 | 60 | +1 Lap | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP2 | 69 | G-Drive Racing byAPR | Aurus 01 | 59 | +2 Laps | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsport | Oreca 07 | 59 | +2 Laps | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Oreca 07 | 59 | +2 Laps | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | LMP3 | 36 | Andretti Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 57 | +4 Laps‡ | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6LV8 | |||||||
| 18 | LMP3 | 6 | Muhlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 56 | +5 Laps | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP3 | 13 | AWA | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 56 | +5 Laps | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GTD Pro | 63 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 56 | +5 Laps‡ | |
| Lamborghini 5.2 LV10 | |||||||
| 21 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 56 | +5 Laps | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 LFlat 6 | |||||||
| 22 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 56 | +5 Laps‡ | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 LV8 | |||||||
| 23 | GTD | 59 | Crucial Motorsports | McLaren 720S GT3 | 56 | +5 Laps | |
| McLaren M840T 4.0LTurboV8 | |||||||
| 24 | GTD Pro | 15 | Proton USA | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 56 | +5 Laps | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 LTurboV8 | |||||||
| 26 | GTD Pro | 14 | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 LV8 | |||||||
| 27 | GTD | 12 | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 28 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 29 | GTD | 32 | Gilbert Korthoff Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 30 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Chevrolet 5.5 LV8 | |||||||
| 31 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 32 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 33 | LMP3 | 7 | Forty7 Motorsports | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 34 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 35 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 36 | GTD Pro | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 55 | +6 Laps1 | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 37 | GTD Pro | 97 | WeatherTech Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps2 | |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 38 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 39 | GTD | 98 | Northwest AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 40 | GTD Pro | 2 | KCMG | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 41 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 55 | +6 Laps3 | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 42 | GTD | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 LTurboV8 | |||||||
| 43 | GTD Pro | 62 | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 44 | GTD Pro | 25 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 LTwin-TurboI6 | |||||||
| 45 | GTD | 19 | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 46 | GTD Pro | 24 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 47 | GTD | 99 | Team Hardpoint | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 48 | GTD | 34 | GMG Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 49 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | 55 | +6 Laps | |
| Acura 3.5 LTurboV6 | |||||||
| 50 | GTD | 21 | AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 54 | +7 Laps | |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 51 | LMP3 | 33 | Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | 54 | +7 Laps | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 52 | GTD | 42 | NTE Sport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 53 | +8 Laps | |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 53 | LMP3 | 26 | Mühlner Motorsports America | Duqueine M30 - D08 | 53 | +8 Laps | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 54 DNF | GTD | 64 | Team TGM | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 45 | Not running | |
| Porsche MA1.76/MDGG.G 4.0 L Flat 6 | |||||||
| 55 DNF | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport | Oreca 07 | 38 | Not running | |
| Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 56 DNF | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | 28 | Not running | |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 57 DNF | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | 27 | Not running | |
| Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 58 DNF | LMP3 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 22 | Not running | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| 59 DNF | GTD | 71 | T3 Motorsport North America | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 16 | Not running | |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 60 DNF | LMP3 | 74 | Riley Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 5 | Not running | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | LMP3 | 54 | CORE Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 0 | Did not start | |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
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Since it was the season's first race, Blomqvist, Jarvis, Castroneves, and Pagenaud led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 378 points each. Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Stevens, and Rossi were second with 355 points each. Vautier, Westbrook, Duval, and Keating were third with 332 points. Campbell, Jaminet, and Nasr led the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 382 points each. Rigon, Serra, Calado, and Pier Giudi were second with 340 points. Imperatori, Olsen, Pilet, and Vanthoor were third with 321 points.[15] Hardwick, Heylen, Robichon, and Lietz led the GTD Drivers' Championship, followed by the second-placed Lally, Potter, Pumpelly, and Adam. McAleer, Skeen, Andrews, and Davidson were third.[15] LMP2 drivers and teams as well as LMP3 drivers and teams didn't score full season points due to the event only counting towards the Michelin Endurance Cup. Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian, Pfaff Motorsports, and Wright Motorsports became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships. Acura, and Porsche assumed the lead of their respective Manufacturers' Championships with eleven races left in the season.[15]
Class winners denoted inbold and with ‡
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