61st Rolex 24 at Daytona: A look at the winners in all five classes

DAYTONA BEACH — Meyer Shank Racing defended its overall Rolex 24 crown from 2022, giving Acura its third championship in a row.

But the No. 60 team was far from the only winner on Sunday.

Drivers, owners and crew across five classes had reason to celebrate at the drop of the checkered flag on the 61st running of the event.

Here is a look at all five winners:

ROLEX 24 RACE RECAP: No. 60 Acura wins in Daytona; 3 straight for Helio Castroneves

ALL OF THE SIGHTS: Rolex 24 at Daytona images

5 TAKEAWAYS: Meyer Shank Racing No. 60 Acura claims second straight Rolex 24 overall title

GTP

Class winner: Meyer Shank Racing Acura — Helio Castroneves, Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Simon Pagenuad

Runner-up: Konica Minolta Acura — Filipe Albuquerque, Louis Deletraz, Ricky Taylor, Brendon Hartley

Third place: JDC Miller MotorSports Cadillac — Tristan Vautier, Richard Westbrook, Loic Duval, Ben Keating

What they said: “We’ve won this race now twice, we’ve won the Indianapolis 500, people need to be aware that we’re just as good as anybody out there and we’re prepared to go get the best drivers and the best talent and the best equipment in the world,” said Jim Meyer, team co-owner. “It’s not acceptable to us to just do OK. We’re here to be able to beat, whether it’s Penske or Andretti or Ganassi or (McLaren Racing chief executive) Zak Brown’s team, every day. That’s what we’re here for.”

LMP2

Class winner: Proton Competition Oreca — Fred Poordad, James Allen, Giammaria Bruni, Francesco Pizzi

Runner-up: Crowdstrike Racing by APR Oreca — George Kurtz, Ben Hanley, Matt McMurry, Esteban Gutierrez

Third place: AF Corse Oreca — Francois Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Julien Canal, Nicklas Nielsen