P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Nick Tandy topped the first practice session for the Roar Before the 24, the qualifying session for the Daytona 24
“The British driver set the fastest lap time of 1:35.617, just 0.035 seconds ahead of Augusto Farfus in the #24 BMW. His teammate, Nick Yelloly, was close behind in third place. Alex Palou, the reigning IndyCar champion, finished fourth in the #01 Cadillac V-Series.R. The #31 Cadillac, driven by Jack Aitken, completed the top five.
Colton Herta was the fastest driver of the Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti cars, finishing sixth. Ricky Taylor, Herta’s teammate, was less than a tenth of a second behind him. Felipe Nasr secured the eighth fastest time in the #7 Porsche. Richard Westbrook rounded out the top nine in the #85 JDC Miller Motorsports Porsche 963.
The session was interrupted by two red flags, the first for debris and the second due to an accident involving the #20 High Class LMP2 car. In the LMP2 class, Paul di Resta set the quickest time in the #22 United Autosports Oreca 07-Gibson, followed closely by Ferdinand Habsburg and Nicklas Nielsen.
In the GTD and GTD Pro classes, Katherine Legge topped the timesheets in the #66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3. Matteo Cressoni was the fastest in GTD Pro, driving the #60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. Nico Varrone and Andrea Caldarelli also performed well in their respective classes.
The next session will take place at 4:15pm local time today.”
