NBC Sports to present 59 hours of IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship in 2020

After a breakout first year together in 2019, IMSA and NBC Sports today unveiled the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship broadcast schedule.

It includes nine hours of NBC network coverage as part of 59 total hours across NBC, NBCSN and CNBC, highlighted by NBC’s live network coverage that will bookend the season.

Coverage on NBC begins Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m. ET with the first hour of the 58th Rolex 24 At Daytona, followed by a two-hour live telecast of the race finish on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 12 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC also will show the second-to-last round of the season live from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. ET, as well as the first three hours of the 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 10.

“NBC Sports delivered on their promise to showcase IMSA and the WeatherTech Championship in unique ways during our first year as partners in 2019,” said IMSA CEO Ed Bennett. “Our increased viewership numbers reflected that commitment, and we are looking forward to continuing the unprecedented momentum our sport is experiencing in 2020 across the NBC platforms.”

NBC Sports and IMSA saw significant viewership gains in the first season of their partnership in 2019, delivering a 55% increase in viewership across all NBC networks vs. 2018.

NBCSN once again has the lion’s share of WeatherTech Championship programming with a total of 44.5 hours in 2020. It includes 13.5 hours of live Rolex 24 coverage and complete live telecasts of four events: Long Beach on Saturday, April 18 at 5 p.m. ET; Mid-Ohio on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. ET; Detroit on Saturday, May 30 at 12:30 p.m. ET; and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Sunday, July 5 at 12 p.m. ET.

CNBC has a pair of live telecasts starting with the first two and a half hours of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts on Saturday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. NBCSN will feature three and a half hours of coverage of that race, including the dramatic last two hours from the iconic circuit. The Aug. 2 race from Road America will also air on CNBC at 2 p.m. ET.

The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday, June 28; the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park on Saturday, July 18 and the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 23 all will have same-day coverage on NBCSN.

As was the case in 2019, 2020 WeatherTech Championship race coverage on NBC and NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. In addition, TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold – NASCAR and NBC Sports’ new motorsports live streaming product – will have live coverage of every single lap during the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship season. Click here for more information.

Broadcast information for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA Prototype Challenge, Porsche GT 3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama and Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America races will be announced in the near future.

Date
Race
Circuit
Network
Time (ET)
Sat., Jan. 25
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
NBC
1:30 p.m.
 
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
NBCSN
2 p.m.
 
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
Streaming
6 p.m.
 
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
NBCSN
11 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 26
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
Streaming
3 a.m.
 
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
NBCSN
6 a.m.
 
Rolex 24 At DAYTONA
Daytona International Speedway
NBC
12 p.m.
Sat., March 21
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
CNBC
10:30 a.m.
 
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
Streaming
1:30 p.m.
 
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
NBCSN
3:30 p.m.
 
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
Streaming
5 p.m.
 
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway
NBCSN
9 p.m.
Sat., April 18
Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach Street Circuit
NBCSN
5 p.m.
Sun., May 3
Sports Car Challenge
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
NBCSN
2 p.m.
Sat., May 30
Detroit Grand Prix
Belle Isle Park
NBCSN
12:30 p.m.
Sun., June 28
Six Hours of The Glen*
Watkins Glen International
NBCSN
7:30 p.m.
Sun., July 5
Sports Car Grand Prix
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
NBCSN
12 p.m.
Sat., July 18
Northeast Grand Prix*
Lime Rock Park
NBCSN
5:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 2
Road America
Road America
CNBC
2 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 23
GT Challenge at VIR
VIRginia International Raceway
NBCSN
7:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 13
Laguna Seca
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
NBC
3 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 12
Petit Le Mans
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
NBC
12 p.m.
 
Petit Le Mans
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
NBCSN
3 p.m.

NBC Sports PR