February 10, 2025
With Quartet of 24-Hour Wins Achieved, Sebring’s Tough 12-Hour Classic Lies Next
By Tony DiZinno
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Legacies are defined by strong performances in the most historic, or greatest, events.
One such legacy – or moniker – was created at the Rolex 24 At Daytona: the “Tandy Slam.”
Whether it’s referred to as that, a “Grand Slam,” the “Great 96,” or simply an entry into sports car racing’s “G.O.A.T.” discussion, what Nick Tandy achieved as part of Porsche Penske Motorsport’s winning lineup in Daytona to kick off the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season entered him into unchartered territory.
The overall and Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) win at Daytona established the 40-year-old Englishman as the first driver, globally, to win overall in four marquee 24-hour endurance sports car races held at Le Mans (2015), the Nürburgring (2018), Spa-Francorchamps (2020) and Daytona (2025). Others have won three of the four overall, or even class wins in all four.
Tandy won Le Mans and Daytona overall in two distinct types of Porsche prototypes (an LMP1-spec Porsche 919 Hybrid compared to an LMDh-spec, GTP class-entered Porsche 963), and the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps in Porsche 911 GT3 R GT cars.
Overnight stints at Le Mans and Daytona stood out, as did his performance in adverse conditions at the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps.
It’s a dynamic feat, one Tandy was quick to reflect upon when he shared the winning dais at Daytona with co-drivers Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor.
“To be the first person ever to do something is quite unbelievable, really,” Tandy said. “I think, first of all, you’ve got to be proud that you’ve been put in a position to be able to compete in these sort of races, and then be in a car that can compete for the win.
“But yeah, it never really dawned on me about these sort of records and stuff like this until Laurens, when we won at Spa and somebody said, ‘Well, you’ve got class wins in all the four majors now.’
“And then you kind of look into it and you see there’s other people, legendary names on these lists who have won various things, but never overall in all four. Class winners, yes.
“But yeah, it’s something that since that day in probably 2020, it’s something that I’ve definitely wanted to check off the list.”
Check, mate.
