2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona Review

As the title says a Rolex 24 at Daytona Review of the race. Review of Round one of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at Daytona and the first round of the North American Endurance Cup.

Tequila Patrón ESM team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Ed Brown, Johannes van Overbeek, Scott Sharp, and Pipo Derani in their Ligier JS P2, Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo.



While, Wayne Taylor Racing team finished in second place in their Coyote Corvette, Chevrolet 5.5L V8; the team of Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli and Rubens Barrichello; they were over twenty-six seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, VisitFlorida.com Racing team finished in third place in their Coyote Corvette, Chevrolet 5.5L V8; the team of Marc Goossens, Ryan Dalziel, and Ryan Hunter-Reay; they were eighty-seven seconds behind the leaders.

In GT Le Mans Class, Corvette Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in seventh place overall in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R; with the drivers of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler; they were 14 laps behind the leaders.

In GT Daytona Class, Magnus Racing team won GT Daytona Class and finished in fourteenth place overall in their Audi R8 LMS; with the drivers of Andy Lally, John Potter, Marco Seefried and René Rast; they were 33 laps behind the leaders.

In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), JDC/Miller Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighteennth place overall; with the drivers of Mikhail Goikhberg, Chris Miller, Kenton Koch and Stephen Simpson; they were 34 laps behind the leaders.

Next Stop Twelve Hours of Sebring in six weeks time for round two of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.