The 2016 24 Hours of Daytona was an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)-sanctioned 24-hour automobile endurance race for Prototype and Grand Touring sports cars held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, from January 30 to 31, 2016. It was the first of twelve 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship races, the 54th 24 Hours of Daytona, and the first of the four-round North American Endurance Cup. The event was attended by approximately 35,000 people.
Daytona International Speedway in 2015
Nick Tandy (pictured in 2014) set the fastest overall lap time in qualifying.
Oliver Gavin (pictured in 2009) held off his Corvette Racing teammate Antonio García to win in the GTLM category for the No. 4 team by 0.034 seconds.
Extreme Speed Motorsports
Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) was an American auto racing team based out of Riviera Beach, Florida. Founded by Scott Sharp and Patrón CEO Ed Brown, the team competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Tudor United SportsCar Championship, and American Le Mans Series since 2010 until 2018 when the team sold its equipment and race cars and shut down following an exhaustive sponsor search after the withdrawal of Patrón.
The team's Ferrari 458 Italia at the 2012 Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Extreme Speed Motorsports sporting their non-alcoholic livery at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans.