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BMW M Team RLL finished 1-2 in the first practice for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Long Beach, on a cool morning that started under a light fog cover which broke up as the 60-minu…
BMW M Team RLL dominated the first practice at Long Beach for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with their cars finishing 1-2. The morning session started under light fog but cleared up as it progressed. Sheldon van der Linde in the No. 25 BMW surpassed Dries Vanthoor in the No. 24 Hybrid V8 with a best time of 1m13.241s. Despite a red flag late in the session, the BMWs held onto the top spots ahead of the Porsche Penske Motorsport cars. Laurens Vanthoor set the fastest time in the GTD class, followed by Parker Thompson and Philip Ellis. Robert Wickens had a solid return to the Long Beach circuit, setting the stage for more action in the upcoming sessions. The IMSA WeatherTech practice will resume this afternoon at 1:00pm PT.
