P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The #31 Action Express Cadillac topped both Friday practice sessions in Detroit for the IMSA Detroit Sports Car Classic sprint race, with Jack Aitken fastest in practice 1 and teammate Earl Bamber fastest in practice 2. Of the two, Bamber was the faster, setting a 1:06.412 to top the times. He was over 7 tenths […]
The #31 Action Express Cadillac performed impressively in topping both Friday practice sessions in Detroit for the IMSA Detroit Sports Car Classic sprint race, with Jack Aitken leading in practice 1 and teammate Earl Bamber taking the lead in practice 2.
Bamber showcased his speed by setting a 1:06.412 lap time, surpassing Aitken’s time by over 7 tenths in the first session. The track evolution was evident as the first 9 GTP laps in practice 2 were quicker than Aitken’s fastest lap in practice 2, showing the progress in team setups between sessions.
In practice 2, Sheldon van der Linde in the #24 BMW came in second, only 0.031 off Bamber, followed by Marco Wittmann in the sister BMW, just 0.089 behind his teammate.
The top positions in GTD Pro were dominated by the Corvettes, with Nicky Catsburg leading in the first session in the #4 Pratt Miller Corvette, and Alexander Sims taking the lead in the second session in the #3 car.
The qualifying round for IMSA Detroit is scheduled to start at 4:45pm local time or 9:45 in the UK, with session results available on IMSA’s website for practice 1 and practice 2.
