2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona

To see the pre-event, see 2020 Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona is the 58th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It also serves as the opener of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The race is held January 25–26, 2020, although the tournament is held January 6–19, 2020.

Jirayu La-ongmanee is the defending tournament champion.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
11:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST Second round matches (🇧🇪 Alexander Rossi's draw)

12:30 PM to 1:15 PM EST Practice 1 Ferrari Challenge

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST Practice 1 Michelin Pilot Challenge

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM EST Practice 2 Ferrari Challenge

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM EST Unseeded Quarterfinals

9:00 AM to 9:45 AM EST Practice 2 Michelin Pilot Challenge

10:05 AM to 11:05 AM EST Practice 1 WeatherTech Championship

11:25 AM to 11:40 AM EST Practice 3 Michelin Pilot Challenge

11:50 AM to 12:05 PM EST Qualifying (TCR) Michelin Pilot Challenge

12:10 PM to 12:25 PM EST Qualifying (GS) Michelin Pilot Challenge

12:45 PM to 2:15 PM EST Practice 2 (Restricted As Below) WeatherTech Championship

12:45 PM to 1:15 PM EST Practice 2 (GTD/LMP2 Silver/Bronze Only) WeatherTech Championship

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM EST Practice 2 (All Classes) WeatherTech Championship

1:15 PM to 2:00 PM EST Practice 2 (GTD/LMP2 All Drivers) WeatherTech Championship

3:15 PM to 4:00 PM EST Practice 3 Ferrari Challenge

4:15 PM to 4:30 PM EST Qualifying (GTD) WeatherTech Championship

4:40 PM to 4:55 PM EST Qualifying (GTLM) WeatherTech Championship

5:05 PM to 5:20 PM EST Qualifying (DPi/LMP2) WeatherTech Championship

5:40 PM to 5:55 PM EST Qualifying 1 (Group 1) Ferrari Challenge

6:00 PM to 6:15 PM EST Qualifying 1 (Group 2) Ferrari Challenge

7:15 PM to 8:45 PM EST Practice 3 WeatherTech Championship

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST Sebring Open qualifying finals

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020
7:45 AM to 8:00 AM EST Unseeded Semifinals

8:25 AM to 8:40 AM EST Qualifying 2 (Group 1) Ferrari Challenge

8:45 AM to 9:00 AM EST Qualifying 2 (Group 2) Ferrari Challenge

9:15 AM to 9:35 AM EST Practice 4 Michelin Pilot Challenge

9:55 AM to 10:55 AM EST Practice 4 WeatherTech Championship

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM EST Race 1 of 2 Ferrari Challenge

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST Race BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Michelin Pilot Challenge

6:45 PM to 7:15 PM EST Race 2 of 2 Ferrari Challenge

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM EST Unseeded Final 1:35 PM to 11:55 PM EST Race Rolex 24 at Daytona WeatherTech Championship

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020
12:00 AM to 1:35 PM EST Race Rolex 24 at Daytona WeatherTech Championship

IndyCar representatives
IndyCar said that Jirayu La-ongmanee, Metagross, and Beartic will not represent IndyCar at the Rolex 24. All three signed up for the Pokémon run in Thailand instead.

Withdrawals

 * 🇳🇬 Cedric Ceballos → replaced by Hussawee Pakrapongpisan
 * Ed Jones → replaced by Chawinvut Kongtoranin
 * 🇪🇨 Drew Lachey → replaced by Ryan Briscoe
 * 🇵🇰 Kunatip Pinpradab → replaced by Ueli Kestenholz
 * 🇹🇭 Chanathip Songkrasin → replaced by Arunpong Chaiwinit
 * 🇦🇹 Thundurus → replaced by Korapat Kirdpan

Seeds
The seeds were announced after Jirayu La-ongmanee defeated 2021 IndyCar Series teammate Pee Saderd at the The Face Men Thailand Finals.

IndyCar announced that Scott Dixon was guaranteed a top four seeding due to him missing the Swiss Open, with Dixon seeded second, behind Andretti Autosport's Pee Saderd.

James Hinchcliffe had to be seeded outside the top 24 because he didn't have a ride for the 2020 IndyCar Series season at the announcement of the seedings.

However, due to Abomasnow's run in December which ended up being a big hit for IndyCar, entry is restricted due to One Year 365 วัน บ้านฉัน บ้านเธอ. The restrictions for players applied for the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona: they had to be a current or former IndyCar Series captain, a contestant on The Mask Singer Thailand, a Thailand SuperStar IG entry ranked above Abomasnow (with approximately 1.78 million followers) by the tournament start (despite the 0 followers), or a Thai actor signed into Channel 3 or Channel 7.

Kunatip Pinpradab originally qualified for this tournament. With Abomasnow gaining over 20,000 followers before the start of the Cup at the 2020 Roar Before the Rolex 24, he failed to qualify and thus had to play the unseeded Rolex 24 at Daytona instead.

🇷🇺 Pee Saderd 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud 🇷🇸 Volcarona 🇧🇦 Beartic 🇧🇪 Metagross 🇰🇷 Jirayu La-ongmanee Josef Newgarden 🇦🇺 Will Power 🇦🇿 Decidueye 🇵🇱 Joey Fatone 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay 🇯🇵 Apolo Anton Ohno 🇪🇸 Mario Lopez Honchkrow Graham Rahal

🇸🇪 Heracross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pachara Chirathivat (First round) 🇵🇪 Jaylerr Kritsanapoom (Second round) 🇮🇹 Marko Manieri (Second round) 🇲🇩 Amoonguss (First round) 🇦🇱 Jinjett Wattanasin 🇲🇽 Patricio O'Ward 🇲🇰 Skorupi (First round) Jakkapat Wattanasin 🇷🇴 Vaporeon (First round) Magmortar 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe 🇫🇮 Noivern (Second round) 🇨🇾 Milo Manheim Tanont Chumroen 🇧🇷 Larvesta (First round)

IndyCar Cup 1
The IndyCar Cup is held January 10, 2020, at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The Cup is used as a makeup for the originally scheduled January 24, 2020 Cup.

Seeding pots
Bold determines the name made the round of 16.

Group E
Group E is the group of death, if Eurovision was used. All four countries in the group have at least 80% qualification records.

IndyCar Cup 2
The IndyCar Cup is held January 18, 2020, at the Daytona International Speedway road course. Due to the 2020 Sebring Open qualifiers held on the Thursday before the warmup Saturday, it acts as the last Cup before the warmup for the 24 hour race, held Saturday and Sunday.

Had the Cup been held on January 24, it would've caused conflict for Metagross, Jirayu La-ongmanee, and Beartic, as all three chose to participate in the 2020 Pokémon Run Thailand event instead. Bold determines the name made the round of 16.