P1racenews AI automatic summary:
IMSA Petit Le Mans: Ganassi Cadillac heads BMW at half distance
In the majority of the running, Matt Campbell had the Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #7 963 in the lead, but Josef Newgarden took over after a driver change and dropped to third place. The #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 started on pole but fell back to sixth after a driver swap. Sebastien Bourdais rose to second in the #01 Ganassi-run Cadillac V-Series.R before handing over to van der Zande. The #25 BMW M Team RLL Hybrid V8 overtook Newgarden for second place. The #6 PPM 963 returned to action after a multi-car crash, albeit far behind in laps. In the LMP2 class, TDS Racing ORECA-Gibson 07 was leading but was overtaken by CrowdStrike Racing by APR. AWA was leading the LMP3 division, with Duqueine and Jr III Racing in a close battle. Jarett Andretti caused a caution when his car went off course. The GTD Pro title was already won by Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth, but their Lexus RC F GT3 suffered damage and had to retire. Corvette Racing’s C8.R took the lead and a Ferrari 296 GT3 was in second place. Winward Racing held the lead in the GTD class.
Source: motorsport
