03 Aug 2016 — Joao Botelho De Sousa took fourth place in the ES_P1 class in the Daytona Road Course – 12hr Multiclass.
Driving the Zytek 06S, Botelho De Sousa swapped leads multiple rounds with Gino Bardelli in a drawn-out battle for third from the beginning, sparring over a stretch of 25 laps. Botelho De Sousa drove the majority leading Bardelli after challenging and passing him on the second lap. In the end Botelho De Sousa lost the spot on lap 26 and settled into fourth the few laps before retiring early due to dnf trouble.