5 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Rolex 24 At Daytona 2026
Mercedes-AMG announces its lineups with five Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Rolex 24 At Daytona 2026 and five Rolex 24 At Daytona winners.
Five Rolex 24 At Daytona winners
With Indy Dontje (NED), Philip Ellis (SUI), Maro Engel (GER), Jules Gounon (AND) and Russell Ward (USA), five of the 20 drivers in this year's Mercedes-AMG line-up have already won the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Four Customer Racing Teams are fielding a total of five Mercedes-AMG GT3 – three of them in the GTD Pro class and two in the GTD category.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps (top left) and Daytona 2025. Clockwise: Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 #48 driven by Lucas Auer and Maro Engel with Matteo Cairoli under the banner Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER; #57 Winward Racing with L. Auer, I. Dontje, P. Ellis and R. Ward (4th GTD); #69 GetSpeed with L.Stolz, F. Schiller, M. Martin and A. Bartone (4th GTD PRO); #75 75 Express with M. Engel, J. Gounon, M. Grenier and K. Habul (DNF); #80 Lone Star Racing with R. Aron, E. Filgueiras, S. Andrews and D. Knox (13th GTD).
Winward Racing
Winward Racing has been a regular competitor in the 24 Hours of Daytona since 2021. In 2026, the team will field two cars for the first time.
#48 Mercedes-AMG GT3
The #48 Winward Racing, traditionally the car number in SRO GTWChEu shared by Lucas Auer and Maro Engel, will be driven by Jason Hart (USA), Maxime Martin (BEL), Scott Noble (USA) and Luca Stolz (GER) in GTD Pro.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps. Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 #48 driven by Lucas Auer and Maro Engel with Matteo Cairoli under the banner Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER.
#57 Mercedes-AMG GT3
Same lineup as last year for #57 Winward Racing in GTD class with Lucas Auer (AUT), Indy Dontje (NED), Philip Ellis (SUI) and Russell Ward (USA).
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2025. #57 Winward Racing with L. Auer, I. Dontje, P. Ellis and R. Ward (4th GTD).
#69 GetSpeed
Following its successful IMSA debut last year, which saw the team finish fifth in the GTD Pro class, GetSpeed is competing at Daytona International Speedway for the second time with the black #69 Bartone Bros with GetSpeed driven by Anthony Bartone (USA), Maximilian Götz (GER), Jules Gounon (AND) and Fabian Schiller (GER).
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2025. #69 GetSpeed with L.Stolz, F. Schiller, M. Martin and A. Bartone (4th GTD PRO).
#75 Team 75 Express
Team 75 Express, led by Kenny Habul (AUS), is already contesting its seventh outing in the endurance classic. Habul will share his #75 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Maro Engel (GER), Chaz Mostert (AUS) and Will Power (AUS).
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2025. #75 75 Express with M. Engel, J. Gounon, M. Grenier and K. Habul (DNF).
#80 Lone Star Racing
Lone Star Racing is making its third consecutive start with #80 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Scott Andrews (AUS), Ralf Aron (EST), Lin Hodenius (NED) and James Roe Jr. (IRL). For 19-year-old Lin Hodenius (NED), this is his first time competing in the prestigious race.
📷© Luc Warnotte at Daytona 2025. #80 Lone Star Racing with R. Aron, E. Filgueiras, S. Andrews and D. Knox (13th GTD).
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