With Porsche Penske Motorsport taking the 2025 Daytona 24 victory overall, Nick Tandy completed a remarkable achievement to elevate himself to the top of endurance racing's Mount Olympus.
The Triple Crown of Motorsport is a well-known concept to racing fans around the world. Victory in the three most prestigious events on the calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans is something many have chased, but only a single driver in history has ever achieved - Graham Hill. The charismatic Briton won Indy in 1966, Le Mans in 1972, and Monaco five times between 1963 and 1969.
An astonishing feat, considering the long list of iconic names who just fell short, such as Bruce McLaren, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, or A.J. Foyt. In recent years, Fernando Alonso's two Indianapolis attempts in 2017 and 2020 (plus a DNQ in 2019) to put the missing jewel in his crown brought the Triple Crown conversation back to the conscience of many racing fans. The Spaniard is the only remaining driver to have a shot at completing the mission who is still active as of January 2025.
One thing is certain: Winning any of these three events is extremely difficult - never mind winning all three.
Porsche Penske Motorsport driver Nick Tandy does not have a realistic shot at completing the Triple Crown. At age 40, landing a seat in F1, let alone one that is competitive enough to win Monaco, is borderline impossible. And while the Bedford-born racer did rise through the junior ranks in open-wheel cars and could have a go at Indy in theory, a return to single-seaters 16 years after his final F3 season seems unlikely.
Previously, he triumphed in the 24 Hours of Spa in 2020, the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2018, and the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015. Add in the overall victory at Petit Le Mans in 2015 as well as three class wins in Daytona (2014, 2018, 2019) and one in the Sebring 12 Hours in 2020, and it becomes obvious that Tandy's racing CV is nothing short of amazing.
The road to victory in the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours was not exactly a smooth one, as the race's final stint in particular unfolded more like a sprint race after a late full-course yellow. The #6 and #7 Porsche 963s were leading the field, but Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Acura ARX-06 tried everything he could to change that. Matt Campbell in the #6 acted as the rear gunner for Felipe Nasr in the #7, but could not keep the Cambridge native behind him for the entire distance. However, he had managed to do so just long enough for Nasr to stay ahead when the clock struck zero, and the #7 crew celebrated the overall victory.
For Tandy, things had come full circle somewhat. "Eleven years ago was the last time I was on the top step of the Daytona podium – back then in the GT class with a red and white Porsche and this time again with a red and white Porsche", he remarked. "At some point years ago, someone told me that nobody had ever managed to achieve overall victory in the four biggest 24-hour races. Since that day, this goal has been in the back of my mind. Now it has been realised. It feels great to be the first person to achieve something like this."
Porsche Penske Motorsport's 2025 Daytona 24-winning driver trio (from left to right): Felipe Nasr, Laurens Vanthoor and Nick Tandy.
To circle back to our sim racing-focused approach here on OverTake, imagine trying to win the top-split events for all four of these races - that in itself would be quite difficult considering how competitive the grids usually are in these events. And yet, compared to the real events, the list of things that can go wrong and derail your attempt is most likely shorter.
Of course, there are also parallels, which Tandy himself pointed out in an episode of The Porsche Sim Racing Tutorials (which we embedded above) in late 2020. Preparation, especially mental preparation, is "all the same", and the driving basics are also very close.
Either way, you have to tip your cap to Tandy for this outstanding achievement. Winning all four of the major 24-hour races is quite the way to etch your name into the racing history books.
It may not be the Triple Crown of Motorsport - but the Quadruple Crown of 24-Hour Racing is mighty impressive in its own right.
Kudos, Nick.
What are your thoughts on Tandy's 24-Hour Quadruple Crown achievement? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our motorsport forum!
The Triple Crown of Motorsport is a well-known concept to racing fans around the world. Victory in the three most prestigious events on the calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans is something many have chased, but only a single driver in history has ever achieved - Graham Hill. The charismatic Briton won Indy in 1966, Le Mans in 1972, and Monaco five times between 1963 and 1969.
An astonishing feat, considering the long list of iconic names who just fell short, such as Bruce McLaren, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, or A.J. Foyt. In recent years, Fernando Alonso's two Indianapolis attempts in 2017 and 2020 (plus a DNQ in 2019) to put the missing jewel in his crown brought the Triple Crown conversation back to the conscience of many racing fans. The Spaniard is the only remaining driver to have a shot at completing the mission who is still active as of January 2025.
One thing is certain: Winning any of these three events is extremely difficult - never mind winning all three.
Porsche Penske Motorsport driver Nick Tandy does not have a realistic shot at completing the Triple Crown. At age 40, landing a seat in F1, let alone one that is competitive enough to win Monaco, is borderline impossible. And while the Bedford-born racer did rise through the junior ranks in open-wheel cars and could have a go at Indy in theory, a return to single-seaters 16 years after his final F3 season seems unlikely.
First Driver To Win All 4 Major 24-Hour Races
However, the current Porsche Penske Motorsport driver immortalized himself with a feat that is arguably just as impressive: His 2025 Daytona 24 win mean that Tandy is now the only driver in history to win all four major 24-hour races overall.Previously, he triumphed in the 24 Hours of Spa in 2020, the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2018, and the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015. Add in the overall victory at Petit Le Mans in 2015 as well as three class wins in Daytona (2014, 2018, 2019) and one in the Sebring 12 Hours in 2020, and it becomes obvious that Tandy's racing CV is nothing short of amazing.
The road to victory in the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours was not exactly a smooth one, as the race's final stint in particular unfolded more like a sprint race after a late full-course yellow. The #6 and #7 Porsche 963s were leading the field, but Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Acura ARX-06 tried everything he could to change that. Matt Campbell in the #6 acted as the rear gunner for Felipe Nasr in the #7, but could not keep the Cambridge native behind him for the entire distance. However, he had managed to do so just long enough for Nasr to stay ahead when the clock struck zero, and the #7 crew celebrated the overall victory.
For Tandy, things had come full circle somewhat. "Eleven years ago was the last time I was on the top step of the Daytona podium – back then in the GT class with a red and white Porsche and this time again with a red and white Porsche", he remarked. "At some point years ago, someone told me that nobody had ever managed to achieve overall victory in the four biggest 24-hour races. Since that day, this goal has been in the back of my mind. Now it has been realised. It feels great to be the first person to achieve something like this."
Porsche Penske Motorsport's 2025 Daytona 24-winning driver trio (from left to right): Felipe Nasr, Laurens Vanthoor and Nick Tandy.
Nick Tandy & Sim Racing
Considering the amount of variables and the amount of things that have to go your way in a 24-hour race makes finishing one an achievement already, winning one is even tougher - which makes pulling it off in all four of the premier 24-hour races on the calendar all the more impressive.To circle back to our sim racing-focused approach here on OverTake, imagine trying to win the top-split events for all four of these races - that in itself would be quite difficult considering how competitive the grids usually are in these events. And yet, compared to the real events, the list of things that can go wrong and derail your attempt is most likely shorter.
Of course, there are also parallels, which Tandy himself pointed out in an episode of The Porsche Sim Racing Tutorials (which we embedded above) in late 2020. Preparation, especially mental preparation, is "all the same", and the driving basics are also very close.
Either way, you have to tip your cap to Tandy for this outstanding achievement. Winning all four of the major 24-hour races is quite the way to etch your name into the racing history books.
It may not be the Triple Crown of Motorsport - but the Quadruple Crown of 24-Hour Racing is mighty impressive in its own right.
Kudos, Nick.
What are your thoughts on Tandy's 24-Hour Quadruple Crown achievement? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our motorsport forum!
