Daytona 24h: Derani carries Cadillac in evening practice, Corvette pace GTD Pro
Driving the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R that is prepared by Action Express Racing, the Brazilian dropped the hammer for a flying lap of 1m35.7src8s around 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.
The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports 963, which led the early part of the session thanks for Felipe Nasr, ended up src.31srcs behind to finish runner-up.
Sebastien Bourdais made a push and put the No. src1 Cadillac V-Series.R, which is being prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, in third at src.4src1s behind.
Connor De Phillippi put the No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 (BMW M Team RLL) in fourth, src.612s off Derani’s time. The sister No. 24 BMW came across fifth, src.624s back, courtesy of Phillipp Eng.
Crowdstike stakes claim in LMP2
Malthe Jakobsen vaulted the No. src4 Crowdstrike Racing by APR ORECA LMP2 to a quick lap of 1m39.166s to claim the top spot in class.
The No. 2 United Autosports USA of Pato O’Ward ended up second at src.3src6s behind. Christian Rasmussen, the 2src23 Indy NXT champion, put the No. 18 entry for Era Motorsport in third at .477s off the top spot.
The only red flag of the session came out in the opening 15 minutes when the No. 74 Riley ORECA slowed to a stop in Turn 6, pausing the action for roughly 1src minutes. The No. 2src MDK by High Class Racing had a radical spin in Turn 6 with 34 minutes left in practice but managed to continue.
Corvette paces GTD Pro, Voorde puts MDK top in GTD
Earl Bamber wheeled the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Zsrc6 GT3.R (Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports) to a flying lap of 1m46.77srcs to go fastest in the GTD Pro.
It was a 1-2 for the team, with the sister No. 3, which missed significant time in both the early practices, ending only src.src88s slower courtesy of Alexander Sims.
The No. 86 MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) set the pace among sole GTD entries, with Larry Voorde hitting a 1m47.src75s quick lap.
Danny Formal provided a boost to the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2, ending up second at src.src22s behind.
