A Grand Prix. Jack Aitken's time in Formula 1 is an anecdote and many have already forgotten his stint with Williams in 2020 at the Sakhir Grand Prix, but that is enough for the Briton (Cadillac n°31) to join the veterans' category. Formula 1 drivers. There will be a total of 14 on the starting grid for the 24 Hours of Daytona on Saturday at 7:40 p.m.
Among them, ten will be entered in Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), the premier category of the event. Felipe Nasr (Porsche n°7) will defend his title with the Stuttgart manufacturer, who is chasing a twentieth success at Daytona. Facing them stand their compatriots from BMW with the expected presence of a young retiree from the F1 paddocks: Kévin Magnussen (BMW n°24).
Three former Haas drivers on the grid
The Dane will cross swords with his former teammate at Haas Roamin Grosjean (Lamborghini n°63). While he has just been announced as Prema's reserve driver in Indycar, the Frenchman is starting his season alongside former Red Bull hopeful Daniil Kvyat (Lamborghini no. 63).
In addition to Jack Aitken in the No. 31, Cadillac hires Brendon Hartley and Will Stevens in its No. 10 and the Japanese Kamui Kobayashi in the No. 40. We should also highlight the presence of Frederik Vesti and Felipe Drugovich in the No. 41, two great regulars in the F1 paddocks, who have done free practice sessions in recent years. The first mentioned was Mercedes' reserve driver last year, a role that Felipe Drugovich has occupied at Aston Martin since his F2 title in 2022.
JDC Miller's No. 85 Porsche will be, among others, in the hands of Gianmaria Bruni, 18 F1 starts in 2004 at Minardi, and Pascal Wehrlein, freshly crowned Formula E champion and formerly at Manor and Sauber. To find the driver with the best track record in F1, however, you have to move towards the LMP2 category.
Felipe Massa headlines
It is here that we find Felipe Massa, who will take the wheel of Riley's No. 74 Oreca, with whom he took third place in his category last year, just ahead of his compatriot Pietro Fittipaldi (Inter Europol No. 52). The Brazilian, replacing Romain Grosjean at Haas for two races at the end of 2020, is racing this year with the No. 73 Pratt Miller Motorsports.
-Both victims of abandonment in 2024, Sébastien Bourdais and Paul di Resta will inevitably want to experience a more beautiful day in Florida. The Frenchman was with Cadillac in GTP last year, but it is with Tower Motorsports that he returns this year, in the LMP2 category. Paul di Resta, whose 59th and last appearance in F1 dates back to a stint for Williams in Hungary in 2017 (retirement), remains at United Autosports.
Former F1 drivers who will compete in the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona
GTP
- Felipe Nasr (Porsche n°7)
- Will Stevens (Cadillac n°10)
- Brendon Hartley (Cadillac n°10)
- Kevin Magnussen (BMW n°24)
- Jack Aitken (Cadillac n°31)
- Kamui Kobayashi (Cadillac n°40)
- Romain Grosjean (Lamborghini n°63)
- Daniil Kvyat (Lamborghini n°63)
- Pascal Wehrlein (JDC MIller n°85)
- Gianmaria Bruni (JDC Miller n°85)
LMP2
- Sébastien Bourdais (Tower Motorsports n°8)
- Paul Di Resta (United Autosports n°22)
- Pietro Fittipaldi (Pratt Miller Motorsports n°73)
- Felipe Massa (Riley n°74)
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