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IMSA Indianapolis: Porsche leads Acura in opening practice
In qualifying, GTPCampbell set the fastest lap time of 1m15.184s in the Porsche 963, placing them in first position. Felipe Albuquerque was close behind, trailing by only 0.022s in the No. 10 Acura ARX-06. Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande came in third in Chip Ganassi Racing’s #01 Cadillac V-Series.R, with Bourdais achieving the best lap time, 0.216s behind Campbell.
Mikkel Jensen gave TDS Racing a strong start in the LMP2 class, recording a lap time of 1m17.231s in the #11 ORECA LMP2 07. Ryan Dalziel was a close second in the #18 entry for Era Motorsport, only 0.055s behind Jensen. The #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR entry also performed well, with Ben Hanley finishing third, just 0.056s off the top spot.
LMP3 was led by Jr III Racing’s Ligier JS P320 driven by Garett Grist and Nolan Siegel. Grist achieved a lap time of 1m20.737s, 0.062s ahead of Matthew Bell in the AWA Duqueine D08.
The #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 was the fastest in the GTD Pro class, with Jack Hawsworth setting a lap time of 1m23.636s. Klaus Bachler came in second, 0.585s behind in the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Pfaff Motorsports.
In the GTD class, Turn Motorsport’s #96 BMW M4 GT3, driven by Patrick Gallagher, had the best performance with a lap time of 1m24.019s. The #78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, with Loris Spinelli behind the wheel, finished second, 0.123s behind Gallagher.
Two red flags occurred during the session, both caused by incidents involving competitors in the GT Daytona category. The first red flag was due to the #77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Wright Motorsports going off in Turn 4 and getting stuck in the gravel trap. The second red flag was caused by the #94 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 for Andretti Autosport catching fire and having to pull off in Turn 7.
According to Sebastien Bourdais, Cadillac has been negatively impacted by a mid-season tire switch in the IMSA series.
Source: motorsport
