Rolex 24 At Daytona Watch And Live Stream Guide

The IMSA 2026 season kicks off with the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 22nd thru January 24th. Like most marquee IMSA events, the larger weekend will host a series of races with the main event – 24 Hours on track around Daytona running 1:40pm January 24th to 1:40pm January 25th.

How To Watch The 2026 Rolex 24 on TV

On Broadcast/Cable TV the Petit Le Mans will be show across several channels. In order to watch the full 10 hours of the race you’ll need to stream.

1:30 pm-2:30 pm Saturday (race start), 12:00pm-2:00pm Sunday (race end) – Your Local NBC Station

All other time slots are not available on broadcast TV or cable.

How To Live Stream The Rolex 24 At Daytona

The 2026 Rolex 24 At Daytona and all primary races of the extended weekend will stream in the US on Peacock.

The primary races (Rolex 24, BMW M Challenge) will be streamed on Peacock. Additional races such as the MX-5 cup are broadcast on IMSA TV.

About Peacock Streaming For Rolex 24 At Daytona

Cost: Starts at $10.99/month (premium) or $16.99/month (premium plus with no/limited ads)

Peacock Select plans do not offer live sports, and do not stream the IMSA races live.

IMSA officially partners with Peacock for streaming. The Peacock subscription includes access to other motorsports such as IndyCar. Some IMSA events are also streamed for free via IMSA.TV, but the premiere events are all on Peacock.

Full Rolex 24 At Daytona Weekend Schedule

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

1:00 PM to 1:40 PM ET Practice 1 – Mazda MX-5 Cup

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET Practice 1 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM ET Practice 2 – Mazda MX-5 Cup

Thursday, January 22, 2026

8:45 AM to 9:45 AM ET Practice 2 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

10:05 AM to 11:35 AM ET Practice 1 – WeatherTech Championship

11:55 AM to 12:15 PM ET Qualifying – Mazda MX-5 Cup

1:15 PM to 1:50 PM ET Qualifying – Michelin Pilot Challenge

2:10 PM to 3:25 PM ET WeatherTech Championship Qualifying

5:15 PM to 6:00 PM ET Race 1 of 2 – Mazda MX-5 Cup

6:15 PM to 7:45 PM ET Practice 2 – WeatherTech Championship

Friday, January 23, 2026

10:00 AM to 10:45 AM ET Race 2 of 2 – Mazda MX-5 Cup

11:05 AM to 12:20 PM ET Practice 3 – WeatherTech Championship

1:45 PM to 5:45 PM ET BMW M Endurance Challenge At Daytona

Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25, 2026

1:40 PM to 1:40 PM ET Rolex 24 At Daytona

Roar Before The Rolex 24

In addition to the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the weekend before is the Roar Before The Rolex 24. This weekend of races peels off a number of supporting IMSA race series, often the ones you’ll see proceeding the Motul Petit Le mans, into its own weekend.

2026 is not different, and the Roar Before the Rolex 24 will occur January 167th thru 18th. The event will feature the VP Racing SportsCar Championship with it’s own dedicated weekend.

Streaming the Roar Before The Rolex 24

Streaming of the Roar Before the Rolex 24 is limited to the actual races and will be available Jan 17th and 18th.

VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Daytona – Race 1 of 2 – Saturday January 17th 1:55pm to 2:45pm on Peacock.

VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Daytona – Race 2 of 2 – Sunday January 18th 1:15pm to 2:05pm on Peacock.

Full Roar Before The Rolex 24 Schedule

Friday, January 16, 2026

8:30 AM to 9:45 AM ET Session 1 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

10:00 AM to 10:40 AM ET Practice 1 – VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

11:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET Session 1 – WeatherTech Championship

1:15 PM to 2:45 PM ET Session 2 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

3:00 PM to 3:40 PM ET Practice 2 – VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET Session 2 – WeatherTech Championship

Saturday, January 17, 2026

8:40 AM to 10:10 AM ET Session 3 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

10:25 AM to 11:00 AM ET Qualifying – VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM ET Session 3 – WeatherTech Championship

2:00 PM to 2:45 PM ET Race 1 of 2 – VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

3:10 PM to 4:10 PM ET Session 4 – WeatherTech Championship

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM ET Session 4 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM ET Session 5 – WeatherTech Championship

Sunday, January 18, 2026

9:45 AM to 10:45 AM ET Session 6 – WeatherTech Championship

11:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET Session 5 – Michelin Pilot Challenge

1:20 PM to 2:05 PM ET Race 2 of 2 – VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM ET Session 7 – WeatherTech Championship