P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Antonio Giovinazzi leads Porsche’s Laurens Vanthoor and Toyota’s Mike Conway after the first hour of the 6 Hours of Imola.
Giovinazzi quickly overtook Kubica at the start, while polesitter Nicklas Nielsen held onto the lead before a multi-car accident at Tamburello brought out the safety car. The collision involved Vernay’s Isotta Fraschini, Vaxiviere’s Alpine, Wittmann’s BMW, and Di Resta’s Peugeot, resulting in damage and pit stops for several drivers. Despite the incident, Alex Malykhin maintained his lead in the LMGT3 class, with Sarah Bovy and Yasser Shahin encountering issues after an early contact. Nielsen initially widened his lead after the safety car phase but later dropped to sixth place during the pitstop cycle, as Giovinazzi took over the lead. The race saw further incidents, including Flohr’s crash and subsequent full course yellow, tightening the competition among the top drivers.
