P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Eight hours in, and in a sharp contrast to last year, not only have none of the GTP contenders had to have any meaningful repair, but all but one are still on the lead lap. Only the No. 85 JDC-Mill…
After eight hours, the GTP contenders have had minimal repairs, and all but one are still on the lead lap, with the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 falling a lap down. Pipo Derani took the lead from Josef Newgarden in the eighth hour, with the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac Racing V-Series.R still in second. The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 is chasing Derani in third. Filipe Albuquerque has moved up to third in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06. In the GTD PRO and GTD classes, the top two are intermixed, with Sheldon van der Linde leading GTD PRO in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3, and Aaron Telitz leading GTD in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F. Alex Quinn leads in the LMP2 class with the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA 07.
