2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona

To see the pre-event, see 2019 Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona is the 57th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It also serves as the opener of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The race is held January 26-27, 2019, although the tournament is held January 7-20, 2019.

Many IndyCar players chose to withdraw from the 2019 Race of Champions, held the same weekend, to focus on the Rolex 24.

The defending race winners are João Barbosa, Filipe Albuquerque and Christian Fittipaldi. This is however, Christian Fittipaldi's final race of his legendary career.

Qualified countries
None of them qualified
 * AFC
 * CAF
 * CAF
 * CAF
 * CAF
 * CAF
 * CAF

None of them qualified
 * CONCACAF
 * CONMEBOL
 * OFC
 * CONMEBOL
 * OFC
 * OFC
 * OFC
 * OFC
 * OFC


 * UEFA

Seeds
The seed announcement were originally on November 4, 2018, at the 2018 Robert Wickens Paralyzed Cup, after the final is ended; but IndyCar decided to move it after the completion of the Jirayu La-ongmanee-Max Chilton match; Jirayu La-ongmanee won the match in straight sets on his 23rd birthday.

Dale Coyne Racing qualified their highest seeding, with Beartic seeded 7th. Mario Lopez's return to the major IndyCar tournaments have him seeded 13th.

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