Fernando Alonso is set to get his first taste of Daytona International Speedw🥂ay on Friday at the start of the 'Roar Before the 24' test, kicking off what looks set to be a busy year of sport🌸s car commitments for the McLaren Formula 1 driver.

Alonso announced in November he would be entering the Rolex 24 at Daytona with United Autosports, a team co-owned by McLꦡaren executive director Zak Brown, and enjoyed his first test in its Ligier JS P217 car at Motorland Aragon ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

♉The 'Roar' te💮st offers drivers and teams practice running across three days at Daytona from January 5-7, with seven practice sessions scheduled over the weekend.

The first running at Daytona comes on Friday with a 75-minute practice from 11am to 12:ꦦ15pm ET (4pm to 5:15pm GMT) where Alonso may rack up his first laps of the famed circuit for United Autosports.

Alonso is entered to the race alongside Formula 3 champion and McLaren junior Lando Norris, as well as risi🌼ng sports car racer Phil Hanson.

It's ROAR time

— United Autosports (@UnitedAutosport)

The second United entry will be shared by Hugo de Sadeleer, Will Owen, Paul di Resta and Bruno Senna, with both cars racing in the Pr🦂ototype class that will battle for overall honours in the race, taking place on January 27-28.

Alonso's entry to the Rolex 24 acts as preparation for a likely shot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota, for whom he also tested in꧒ Bahrain six weeks ago, with additional FIA World Endurance Champion🐬ship race appearances also on the cards.