There are always debates about the popularity of sim racing and each individual title. So it's helpful to see some official numbers, as it's revealed that the 2026 iRacing Daytona 24 Hours featured 21,208 drivers across the weekend of the special event. As one of the biggest races, and marking the start of the special events season, it's always popular. 2025 saw a recording … [Read more...]
2025 iRacing Daytona 24 Is Spoiled By A Ferrari Controversy
Plenty of sim racers will be celebrating the first big special event of the 2025 iRacing calendar, with more than 23,000 drivers competing across all splits. But the 2025 iRacing Daytona 24 is spoiled by a Ferrari controversy following a suspicious disconnection just under eight hours from the finish. The early stages of the race saw a battle in the GTP class between the BMW … [Read more...]
2024 iRacing Daytona 24 Winners and Statistics
It's one of the biggest endurance events in sim racing, and the 2024 iRacing Daytona 24 winners and statistics demonstrate an impressive start to the year. In the top split, the GTP victory went to Atte Kaupinen, Moreno Sirica, INDYCAR driver Agustin Canapine and Carl E Jansson in the #6 Williams Esports Playseat, winning by 6.375 seconds after 24 hours of racing. The #69 … [Read more...]
2023 iRacing Daytona 24 Wins For Williams and Apex
With a total of 16,651 drivers across 85 races, the weekend saw 2023 iRacing Daytona 24 wins for Williams and Apex Racing Team across the GTP, LMP2 and GTD classes in the top split. The 24 hour endurance event saw a total of 4,191 teams registered, with the iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona powered by VCO top two splits broadcast live over the weekend on the VCO Esports Youtube … [Read more...]
The 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona
It took a while longer than expected, but the 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona took place on January 22nd-24th. The huge popularity of the event, with around 10,000 drivers waiting to take part, unfortunately led to a few hours of delays in getting started. Some drivers were waiting several hours to register and race, and still encountered problems joining online sessions. … [Read more...]