P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais was fastest in the second and final free practice session for this weekend’s Grand Prix
During the 1-hour and 30-minute session, teams had the chance to prepare for qualifying and gather data for the first sprint race of the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. Lap times were closely matched on the bumpy street circuit reminiscent of the opening free practice session. Tijmen van der Helm briefly went off-track at Turn 1, pushing the limits of his #5 JDC Miller MotorSports Porsche. Multiple incidents occurred, including contact at the iconic Turn 11 hairpin between Jesse Krohn’s #24 BMW and Loris Spinelli’s #78 Lamborghini. Sebastien Bourdais set the fastest lap time of 1:11.637 in the #01 Cadillac, followed closely by Nick Yelloly’s BMW in second place. In the GTD class, Stevan McAleer topped the charts in the #66 Acura NSX, setting the stage for an exciting qualifying session leading up to Saturday’s race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.
