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No other car manufacturer has as many victories there. Not even close.
By Alex Kalinauckas
Porsche can extend its lead as a manufacturer with maximum wins at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, Florida, if it returns first this year.
The German automaker already holds the record for the most victories by a manufacturer in the endurance race. But if it wins this weekend’s opening event of the 2025 I.M.S.A. WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, run by the International Motor Sports Association, it will extend that total to 20.
He finished 19th last year, giving him the same number of wins as his three most sensible competitions combined. Porsche’s first victory in this race dates back to 1968.
The prospect of finishing 20th has injected more motivation into Team Penske, which competes with Porsche’s 963 LMDh cars in the IMSA Grand Touring Prototype class.
“It’s really important to put these milestones and lines in the sand,” Jonathan Diuguid, the Porsche Penske Motorsport managing director, said in an interview.
“When you can focus on things like 20 wins at a race like Daytona, it’s probably never going to be caught — in my lifetime anyway. And so, to be part of extending those records and extending those goal posts for our competitors, it’s really important, really rewarding.”
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