P1racenews AI automatic summary:
JDC Miller’s Nico Pino topped the timesheets in the sixth session of the IMSA Roar Before the 24, the traditional pre-season test for the IMSA Sportscar Championship and the before the Daytona 24 Hours, the traditional season-opener for the series. The young Chilean, in the customer #85 JDC Miller Porsche 963, set a 1:37.099 to […]
JDC Miller’s Nico Pino set the fastest time in the sixth session of the IMSA Roar Before the 24, leading the way in the pre-season test for the IMSA Sportscar Championship before the Daytona 24 Hours.
Pino’s Porsche 963 was ahead of Kevin Estre in the factory Porsche by 0.055 seconds, with Felipe Nasr in third place.
Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor followed in fourth and fifth in Cadillac machines, with BMWs of Kevin Magnussen and Rene Rast in sixth and seventh.
Earl Bamber in a Cadillac, and Renger van der Zande in an Acura MSR, claimed eighth and ninth positions, respectively. Tenth belonged to Marco Sorensen in an Aston Martin THOR Valkyrie, while Colin Braun rounded out the GTP field in 11th with an Acura MSR.
Ben Hanley topped LMP2 in a United Autosports Oreca, followed closely by Maunel Espirito Santo in a Pratt Miller Oreca and Matthieu Vaxiviere in an AF Corse Oreca.
Joey Hand led the combined GTD Pro/GTD standings in a Gradient Racing Ford Mustang GT3, with Kenny Habul in a Mercedes-AMG close behind.
Christopher Mies in a Ford Mustang GT3 and Antonio Garcia in a Corvette Z06 GT3R rounded out the top three in GTD Pro, while Mason Fillippi and Philip Ellis took second and third in GTD.
The session came to an early end due to a red flag caused by Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari stopping on track.
