After 24 Hours Of Racing At Daytona, The GTLM Class Win Was Decided By A Photo Finish
After 24 hrs, the #GTLM race was THIS close...are you kidding me!?!?!? đ± What a race @CorvetteRacing! #Rolex24 đ pic.twitter.com/XDQeJEkVJ4
â Erik Valdez (@erikvaldez) January 31, 2016
The Tequila Patron ESM car of Pipo Derani, Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek and Ed Brown claimed the overall win, with the Ligier JS P2 Honda finishing over 26 seconds clear of the Ligier JS P2 Honda.
In the PC class, JDC-Miller Motorsports claimed victory, with Chris Miller, Mikhail Goikhberg, Stephen Simpson and Kenton Koch sharing driving duties with the No. 85 Oreca FLM09.
In GTLM the amazing photo finish between the two Corvettes saw the No.4 of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fassler triumph. Finally in GTD, the No. 44 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS won with drivers Rene Rast, Andy Lally, John Potter and Marco Seefried.
Comments
What about the 911 RSRâŠdidnât it finish before them?
What an excellent battle! to the very last second
What a great race. A shame about the #25 M6 GTLM, if not for the suspension failure it could have been in contention for the win. But that said, it was the carâs first shakedown so obviously issues like this will crop up. And I donât even need to say anything about the Deltawingâs crash. Stupid marshals. Anyway, still a good battle.
That battle was really exciting to see. The last 10 minutes of the entire race had some really good moments. also in the GTD class
MURICAAAAAAA!!!!
Amazing finish! Congrats Corvette! I have to say though, out of the three new cars (488, M6, GT), the 488 had the best debut. Sad for Ford and BMW, but itâs the first race. All three manufacturers will be competitive and reliable at Sebring.
Everyone doubts the Corvette for some reason until it proves itself time and time again
CORVETTE FTW!
Iâm pretty sure the ESM Ligier finished 26 seconds ahead of a Dallara-based Corvette DP, not the other JSP2 Honda, which was some 451 laps down because of a flywheel issue.
But still, probably one of the best season-starters a race series could possible have.
Corvette .. the real racecar.