IMSA Rolex 24 Hours

Acura Meyer Shank Racing quickest in first Rolex 24 practice

Tom Blomqvist pushed last year's runner-ups to the top spot

Joey Barnes

Edited: Jan 22, 2026, 5:00 PM

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#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06: Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Scott Dixon, AJ Allmendinger

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Tom Blomqvist put Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian fastest overall in opening practice for the Rolex 24.

With less than 25 minutes left in the 90-minute session, the 32-year-old Blomqvist took the reins of the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 and shot to the top of the speed charts with a flying lap of 1 minute, 35.415 seconds on Daytona’s 3.56-mile speedway road course.

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Kevin Estre set the early pace with a 1 minute, 35.520 second lap in the No. 6 Porsche 963, which stood at the top until Blomqvist’s flyer bumped him to second. Felipe Nasr put Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 7 sister car third overall with a run at 1 minute, 35.534 seconds.

There was some drama in the GTP class, with BMW M Team WRT’s No. 25 entry completing just five laps in the session. When talking to IMSA Radio, Kevin Magnussen mentioned it “a hybrid issue.” Motorsport.com has learned the team will change the batteries as a result.

Valentin Hasse Clot’s quick lap early was enough to hold the top spot in the GTD class and 24th overall. He nailed a flyer of 1 minute, 46.325 seconds in van der Steur Racing’s No. 19 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO before handing off to Carl Bennett.

The quickest runner in the GTD Pro class was Triarsi Competizione’s Alessio Rovera, who wheeled the No. 033 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO to a best lap of 1 minute, 46.348 seconds.

The LMP2 class was led by Nick Cassidy in Inter Europol Competition’s No. 343 ORECA LMP2 07, rolling to a quick lap of 1 minute, 39.764 seconds.

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cla num drivers class car laps time gap int mph 1 60 Tom Blomqvist
Colin Braun
Scott Dixon
AJ Allmendinger GTP Acura ARX-06 20 1'35.415 134.319 2 6 Laurens Vanthoor
Kevin Estre
Matthew Campbell GTP Porsche 963 30 1'35.520 0.105 0.105 134.171 3 7 Luiz Felipe Nasr
Julien Andlauer
Laurin Heinrich GTP Porsche 963 30 1'35.534 0.119 0.014 134.151 4 10 Ricky Taylor
Filipe Albuquerque
Will Stevens
Brendon Hartley GTP Cadillac V-Series.R 41 1'35.561 0.146 0.027 134.113 5 24 Sheldon Van Der Linde
Dries Vanthoor
Robin Frijns
René Rast GTP BMW M Hybrid V8 27 1'35.798 0.383 0.237 133.781 6 93 Renger van der Zande
Nick Yelloly
Alex Palou
Kaku Ohta GTP Acura ARX-06 29 1'35.849 0.434 0.051 133.710 7 85 Tijmen van der Helm
Nicolas Pino
Kaylen Frederick
Bryce Aron GTP Porsche 963 39 1'36.001 0.586 0.152 133.499 8 31 Jack Aitken
Earl Bamber
Frederik Vesti
Connor Zilisch GTP Cadillac V-Series.R 37 1'36.164 0.749 0.163 133.272 9 40 Jordan Taylor
Louis Deletraz
Colton Herta GTP Cadillac V-Series.R 38 1'36.489 1.074 0.325 132.823 10 23 Ross Gunn
Roman De Angelis
Alex Riberas
Marco Sørensen GTP Aston Martin Valkyrie 39 1'37.301 1.886 0.812 131.715 11 343 Jakub Smiechowski
George Kolovos
Nolan Siegel
Nick Cassidy LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 43 1'39.764 4.349 2.463 128.463 12 04 George Kurtz
Alex Quinn
Toby Sowery
Malthe Jakobsen LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 45 1'40.118 4.703 0.354 128.009 13 73 Pietro Fittipaldi
Manuel Espirito Santo
Christopher Cumming
Enzo Fittipaldi LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 39 1'40.300 4.885 0.182 127.777 14 2 Philip Fayer
Ben Hanley
Hunter McElrea
Mikkel Jensen LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 40 1'40.365 4.950 0.065 127.694 15 37 Jon Field
Oliver Jarvis
Seth Lucas
Job Van Uitert LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 34 1'40.383 4.968 0.018 127.671 16 22 Dan Goldburg
Paul di Resta
Rasmus Lindh
Gregoire Saucy LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 40 1'40.387 4.972 0.004 127.666 17 43 Tom Dillmann
Bijoy Garg
Antonio Felix da Costa
Jeremy Clarke LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 44 1'40.449 5.034 0.062 127.587 18 18 Naveen Rao
Ferdinand Habsburg
Jacob Abel
Logan Sargeant LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 41 1'40.460 5.045 0.011 127.573 19 52 Mikhail Goikhberg
Ben Keating
Parker Thompson
Harry Tincknell LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 40 1'40.510 5.095 0.050 127.510 20 11 Tobi Lutke
Mathias Beche
David Heinemeier Hansson
Charles Milesi LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 44 1'40.538 5.123 0.028 127.474 21 99 PJ Hyett
Dane Cameron
Jonny Edgar
Christian Rasmussen LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 37 1'40.631 5.216 0.093 127.356 22 8 John Farano
Sebastien Bourdais
Sebastian Alvarez
Kyffin Simpson LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 41 1'40.703 5.288 0.072 127.265 23 83 François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Nicklas Nielsen
Dylan Murry LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 37 1'40.922 5.507 0.219 126.989 24 19 Valentin Hasse-Clot
Rory van der Steur
Sébastien Baud
Carl Bennett GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 41 1'46.325 10.910 5.403 120.536 25 033 James Calado
Riccardo Agostini
Miguel Molina
Alessio Rovera GTD PRO Ferrari 296 GT3 38 1'46.348 10.933 0.023 120.510 26 59 Max Esterson
Nikita Johnson
Jüri Vips
Dean MacDonald GTD PRO McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 31 1'46.370 10.955 0.022 120.485 27 21 Simon Mann
Lilou Wadoux
Antonio Fuoco
Tommaso Mosca GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 32 1'46.390 10.975 0.020 120.462 28 44 John Potter
Spencer Pumpelly
Nicki Thiim
Madison Snow GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 40 1'46.462 11.047 0.072 120.381 29 70 Brendan Iribe
Frederik Schandorff
Ollie Millroy
David Fumanelli GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 35 1'46.572 11.157 0.110 120.257 30 65 Christopher Mies
Frederic Vervisch
Sebastian Priaulx GTD PRO Ford Mustang GT3 29 1'46.602 11.187 0.030 120.223 31 75 Kenny Habul
Maro Rene Engel
Will Power
Chaz Mostert GTD PRO Mercedes-AMG GT3 40 1'46.636 11.221 0.034 120.185 32 34 Manny Franco
Albert Costa Balboa
Lorenzo Patrese
Thierry Vermeulen GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 33 1'46.647 11.232 0.011 120.172 33 62 Daniel Serra
Davide Rigon
Alessandro Pier Guidi GTD PRO Ferrari 296 GT3 32 1'46.695 11.280 0.048 120.118 34 57 Russell Ward
Philip Ellis
Indy Dontje
Lucas Auer GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 38 1'46.734 11.319 0.039 120.074 35 27 Tom Gamble
Dudu Barrichello
Zacharie Robichon
Mattia Drudi GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 31 1'46.758 11.343 0.024 120.047 36 120 Adam Adelson
Elliott Skeer
Tom Sargent
Callum Ilott GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 32 1'46.865 11.450 0.107 119.927 37 911 Ayhancan Güven
Thomas Preining
Klaus Bachler
Ricardo Feller GTD PRO Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 42 1'46.939 11.524 0.074 119.844 38 023 Onofrio Triarsi
Kenton Koch
Robert Megennis
Ye Yifei GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 35 1'46.940 11.525 0.001 119.843 39 81 Henrik Hedman
Giacomo Altoè
Casper Stevenson
Matteo Cairoli GTD Corvette Z06 GT3.R 37 1'46.992 11.577 0.052 119.785 40 3 Antonio Garcia
Alexander Sims
Marvin Kirchofer GTD PRO Corvette Z06 GT3.R 39 1'47.026 11.611 0.034 119.747 41 13 Orey Fidani
Matt Bell
Lars Kern
Ben Green GTD Corvette Z06 GT3.R 26 1'47.109 11.694 0.083 119.654 42 36 Mason Filippi
Charlie Eastwood
Scott McLaughlin
Salih Yoluc GTD Corvette Z06 GT3.R 36 1'47.119 11.704 0.010 119.643 43 4 Tommy Milner
Nicky Catsburg
Nicolas Varrone
Malthe Jakobsen GTD PRO Corvette Z06 GT3.R 37 1'47.125 11.710 0.006 119.636 44 66 Jake Walker
Till Bechtolsheimer
Corey Lewis
Joey Hand GTD Ford Mustang GT3 39 1'47.132 11.717 0.007 119.628 45 64 Ben Barker
Dennis Olsen
Mike Rockenfeller GTD PRO Ford Mustang GT3 29 1'47.166 11.751 0.034 119.590 46 9 Andrea Caldarelli
Sandy Mitchell
Mirko Bortolotti
James Hinchcliffe GTD PRO Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 23 1'47.204 11.789 0.038 119.548 47 69 Anthony Bartone
Maximillian Goetz
Jules Gounon
Fabian Schiller GTD PRO Mercedes-AMG GT3 36 1'47.292 11.877 0.088 119.450 48 14 Jack Hawksworth
Ben Barnicoat
Kyle Kirkwood
Townsend Bell GTD PRO Lexus RC F GT3 34 1'47.339 11.924 0.047 119.397 49 96 Patrick Gallagher
Robby Foley
Jens Klingmann
Francis Selldorff GTD BMW M4 GT3 EVO 35 1'47.339 11.924 0.000 119.397 50 48 Scott Noble
Jason Hart
Maxime Martin
Luca Stolz GTD PRO Mercedes-AMG GT3 42 1'47.451 12.036 0.112 119.273 51 80 Scott Andrews
Lin Hodenius
James Roe
Ralf Aron GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 36 1'47.483 12.068 0.032 119.237 52 28 Eric Zitza
Jan Heylen
Dillon Machavern
Sven Müller GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 36 1'47.565 12.150 0.082 119.147 53 12 Aaron Telitz
Benjamin Pedersen
Frankie Montecalvo
Esteban Masson GTD Lexus RC F GT3 33 1'47.599 12.184 0.034 119.109 54 1 Neil Verhagen
Connor de Phillippi
Max Hesse
Dan Harper GTD PRO BMW M4 GT3 EVO 21 1'47.746 12.331 0.147 118.946 55 45 Danny Formal
Trent Hindman
Graham Doyle
Marcus Ericsson GTD Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 37 1'47.764 12.349 0.018 118.927 56 912 Ryan Hardwick
Riccardo Pera
Richard Lietz
Morris Schuring GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 41 1'47.771 12.356 0.007 118.919 57 77 Nick Tandy
Harry King
Alessio Picariello GTD PRO Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 33 1'47.835 12.420 0.064 118.848 58 16 Sheena Monk
Felipe Fraga
Jenson Altzman
Romain Grosjean GTD Ford Mustang GT3 22 1'47.865 12.450 0.030 118.815 59 123 Dave Musial
Dave Musial Jr.
Peter Ludwig
Ryan Yardley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 35 1'48.014 12.599 0.149 118.651 60 25 Raffaele Marciello
Philipp Eng
Marco Wittmann
Kevin Magnussen GTP BMW M Hybrid V8 5

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