P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Nick Tandy took the top spot with a 1m35.617s lap around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that he’ll share with Mathieu Jami…
Nick Tandy claimed the top spot in the first session of the Roar Before the 24 test days at the Daytona International Speedway road course. Tandy set a lap time of 1m35.617s in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963, which he will share with Mathieu Jaminet, Laurens Vanthoor, and Kevin Estre. Porsche Penske Motorsport had both their cars on track, while the privateer Porsche 963 cars required maintenance for a significant portion of the session. The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL M Hybrid V8, driven by Augusto Farfus, recorded the second-fastest time, followed by the No. 5 Proton Competition car and the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSport 963. United Autosports USA made their debut in IMSA with Paul Di Resta setting the fastest time in the LMP2 class. Katherine Legge topped the GT cars, while Lamborghini secured the fastest time in the GTD PRO class.
