Dries Vanthoor secured BMW M Team RLL's first IMSA pole position for the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona with a last-minute lap of 1m33.895s in frigid conditions.

The qualifying session saw dramatic moments, including a red flag when Sheldon van der Linde's No. 25 BMW stopped during out laps. The subsequent six-minute sprint to the finish featured contact between Tom Blomqvist's Acura and Mirko Bortolotti's Lamborghini near Speedway Turn 1.

Nick Yelloly claimed second in the No. 93 Acura with 1m34.186s, while Felipe Nasr took third in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963.

Class Highlights:

LMP2:

• Daniel Goldburg ended Ben Keating's five-consecutive pole streak
• United Autosports USA's No. 22 ORECA 07 set 1m38.690s
• Keating placed second in PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA

GTD PRO:

• Ford Multimatic Motorsports secured 1-2 finish
• Mike Rockenfeller took pole with 1m45.523s in No. 64 Ford Mustang GT3
• Frederic Vervisch placed second in No. 65 Ford

GTD:

• Elliott Skeer claimed first IMSA pole for Wright Motorsports
• Top three qualifiers separated by just 0.024 seconds
• Philip Ellis and Trent Hindman completed top three

The session demonstrated strong competition across all classes, with multiple manufacturers showing competitive pace despite challenging weather conditions.

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