P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Alberto Costa set the pace in practice 1 for the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway, in the #81 GTD Pro-entered DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3. The Spaniard set a 1:45.032 on his fifth lap, with the car completing 34 laps in total. Second fastest was Russell Ward in the GTD-entered #57 Winward Racing […]
During practice 1 for the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway, Alberto Costa in the #81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 set the pace by recording a time of 1:45.032 on his fifth lap.
Russell Ward in the #57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 was second fastest, trailing Costa by 0.439 seconds.
Andrea Caldarelli in the #9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 placed third overall and second in GTD Pro, 0.061 seconds behind Ward.
Neil Verhagen in the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO took the fourth spot, finishing 0.572 seconds off Costa’s leading time.
In the GTD class, Fred Schandorff in the #70 Inception Racing Ferrari 263 GT3 was second fastest, followed by Daniel Serra in the #34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 in third.
The session was briefly interrupted by a red flag 15 minutes in, due to debris at the turn 4-5 complex.
