IMSAウェザーテック・スポーツカー選手権の開幕戦となるデイトナ24時間レースの予選が行われ、今年14年ぶりにスポーツカーに復活したキャデラックがポールポジションを獲得した。
フリー走行でも上位3位を独占する速さをみせたキャデラック。予選でもMustang Sampling RacingのキャデラックDPi 5号車のジョアン・バルボーサが1分36秒903でポールポジションを獲得。
2番手にもWhelen Engineering Racingの31号車が続き、キャデラックが強さをみせている。3番手にはRebellion Racingが続き、なんとかキャデラック勢に割って入った。
上位3台と同じプロトタイプクラスに参戦するマツダは、55号車が9番手、70号車が10番手につけた。
プロトタイプチャレンジはPerformance Tech MotorsportsのORECA FLM09 38号車（12番手）、GTル・マンではFord Chip Ganassi RacingのFord GT 66号車（14番手）、GTデイトナではSpirit of RaceのFerrari 488 GT3 55号車（28番手）がトップタイムだった。
Lexus RCF GT3は、14号車が40番手、15号車が47番手だった。
2017 デイトナ24時間レース 予選
| Po | No | Driver | Class | Tema | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque Joao Barbosa |
P | Mustang Sampling Racing | Cadillac DPi | 1’36.903 |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Conway Dane Cameron Eric Curran Seb Morris |
P | Whelen Engineering Racing | Cadillac DPi | 1’36.973 |
| 3 | 13 | Stephane Sarrazin Nick Heidfeld Sebastien Buemi Neel Jani |
P | Rebellion Racing | ORECA | 1’37.123 |
| 4 | 10 | Jeff Gordon Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli |
P | Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac DPi | 1’37.169 |
| 5 | 22 | Bruno Senna Brendon Hartley Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek |
P | Tequila Patron ESM | Nissan DPi | 1’37.609 |
| 6 | 2 | Brendon Hartley Pipo Derani Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel |
P | Tequila Patron ESM | Nissan DPi | 1’38.251 |
| 7 | 85 | Mathias Beche Mikhail Goikhberg Chris Miller Stephen Simpson |
P | JDC-Miller Motorsports | ORECA | 1’38.915 |
| 8 | 52 | R.C. Enerson Tom Kimber-Smith Jose Gutierrez Mike Guasch |
P | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier | 1’39.149 |
| 9 | 55 | Spencer Pigot Jonathan Bomarito Tristan Nunez |
P | Mazda Motorsports | Mazda DPi | 1’39.940 |
| 10 | 70 | James Hinchcliffe Tom Long Joel Miller |
P | Mazda Motorsports | Mazda DPi | 1’39.973 |
| 11 | 90 | Rene Rast Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande |
P | Visit Florida Racing | Multimatic/Riley | 1’40.532 |
| 12 | 38 | James French Nicholas Boulle Kyle Masson Patricio O’Ward |
PC | Performance Tech Motorsports | ORECA FLM09 | 1’42.559 |
| 13 | 26 | Johnny Mowlem Adam Merzon Trent Hindman Tom Papadopoulos |
PC | BAR1 Motorsports | ORECA FLM09 | 1’43.396 |
| 14 | 66 | Sebastien Bourdais Joey Hand |
GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | 1’43.473 |
| 15 | 20 | Don Yount Mark Kvamme Chapman Ducote Buddy Rice |
PC | BAR1 Motorsports | ORECA FLM09 | 1’43.515 |
| 16 | 67 | Ryan Briscoe Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook |
GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | 1’43.704 |
| 17 | 68 | Stefan Mucke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson |
GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford GT | 1’43.987 |
| 18 | 62 | Giancarlo Fisichella James Calado Toni Vilander |
GTLM | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GTE | 1’44.121 |
| 19 | 911 | Patrick Pilet Frederic Makowiecki Dirk Werner |
GTLM | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | 1’44.251 |
| 20 | 69 | Harry Tincknell Tony Kanaan Andy Priaulx |
GTLM | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford GT | 1’44.256 |
| 21 | 3 | Jan Magnussen Antonio Garcia Mike Rockenfeller |
GTLM | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 1’44.359 |
| 22 | 912 | Richard Lietz Kevin Estre Laurens Vanthoor |
GTLM | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | 1’44.591 |
| 23 | 4 | Marcel Fassler Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner |
GTLM | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 1’44.685 |
| 24 | 19 | Bill Auberlen Bruno Spengler Augusto Farfus Alexander Sims |
GTLM | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | 1’44.759 |
| 25 | 24 | John Edwards Kuno Wittmer Nicky Catsburg Martin Tomczyk |
GTLM | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | 1’44.974 |
| 26 | 8 | Robert Wickens Chris Cumming Ben Keating John Falb |
PC | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA FLM09 | 1’46.628 |
| 27 | 51 | Davide Rigon Maurizio Mediani Peter Mann Alessandro Pier Guidi |
GTD | Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1’47.099 |
| 28 | 63 | Sam Bird Matteo Cressoni Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan |
GTD | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1’47.117 |
| 29 | 88 | Sean Rayhall Alex Popow James Dayson Sebastian Saavedra Scott Mayer |
PC | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA FLM09 | 1’47.682 |
| 30 | 98 | Pedro Lamy Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Marco Sorensen |
GTD | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage | 1’47.734 |
| 31 | 59 | Cooper MacNeil Steve Smith Harald Proczyk Reinhold Renger |
GTD | Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1’47.736 |
| 32 | 11 | Rolf Ineichen Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Perez Companc Christian Engelhart |
GTD | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’47.785 |
| 33 | 29 | Connor de Phillippi Jeffrey Schmidt Jules Gounon Christopher Mies |
GTD | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1’48.213 |
| 34 | 93 | Andy Lally Graham Rahal Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins |
GTD | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | 1’48.268 |
| 35 | 28 | Michael Christensen Carlos de Quesada Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada Jesse Lazare |
GTD | Alegra Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1’48.341 |
| 36 | 86 | Jeff Segal Ryan Hunter-Reay Oswaldo Negri Jr. Tom Dyer |
GTD | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | 1’48.350 |
| 37 | 73 | Jorg Bergmeister Norbert Siedler Patrick Lindsey Matt McMurry |
GTD | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1’48.424 |
| 38 | 61 | Rolf Ineichen Milos Pavlovic Roberto Pampanini Christian Engelhart Michele Beretta |
GTD | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’48.483 |
| 39 | 48 | Dion von Moltke Bryce Miller Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Andrea Caldarelli |
GTD | Paul Miller Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’48.496 |
| 40 | 14 | Scott Pruett Ian James Gustavo Menezes Sage Karam |
GTD | 3GT Racing | Lexus RCF GT3 | 1’48.541 |
| 41 | 16 | Brett Sandberg Corey Lewis Kaz Grala Jeroen Mul |
GTD | Change Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’48.590 |
| 42 | 57 | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis Robin Liddell Matt Bell |
GTD | Stevenson Motorsports | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1’48.683 |
| 43 | 23 | Pierre Kaffer Townsend Bell Frankie Montecalvo Bill Sweedler |
GTD | Alex Job Racing | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1’48.798 |
| 44 | 96 | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn Maxime Martin |
GTD | Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 1’48.810 |
| 45 | 75 | Boris Said Kenny Habul Maro Engel Tristan Vautier |
GTD | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes – AMG GT3 | 1’48.969 |
| 46 | 33 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating Mario Farnbacher Adam Christodoulou |
GTD | Riley Motorsports – Team AMG | Mercedes – AMG GT3 | 1’49.056 |
| 47 | 15 | Austin Cindric Jack Hawksworth Dominik Farnbacher Robert Alon |
GTD | 3GT Racing | Lexus RCF GT3 | 1’49.130 |
| 48 | 21 | Marco Mapelli Franz Konrad Lance Willsey Marc Basseng Luca Stolz |
GTD | Konrad Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’49.322 |
| 49 | 991 | Wolf Henzler Jan Heylen Santiago Creel Mike Hedlund |
GTD | TRG | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1’49.446 |
| 50 | 46 | Emmanuel Collard Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli |
GTD | Ebimotors | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’49.781 |
| 51 | 50 | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen Thomas Jager |
GTD | Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing | Mercedes – AMG GT3 | 1’49.809 |
| 52 | 54 | Patrick Long Niclas Jonsson Jon Bennett Colin Braun |
GTD | CORE Autosport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1’50.258 |
| 53 | 18 | Brandon Gdovic Zachary Claman DeMelo Anthony Massari Emmanuel Anassis |
GTD | DAC Motorsports | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’51.517 |
| 54 | 27 | Lawrence DeGeorge Cedric Sbirrazzuoli Luca Persiani |
GTD | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1’55.835 |
| 81 | Loic Duval Nicolas Lapierre Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley |
P | DragonSpeed | ORECA |
