Detroit IMSA: Magnussen heads Cadillac 1-2-3 in FP2
Kevin Magnussen put Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac on top with his final flyer in IMSA’s 100-minute second practice session around Detroit's bumpy Belle Isle course.
The former Formula 1 driver delivered a 1min20.068sec lap to eclipse the best efforts of Pipo Derani (Action Express Racing) and Loic Duval (JDC-Miller MotorSports) by 0.158sec and 0.213sec respectively.
Harry Tincknell’s bravery saw him graze the walls on several occasions as he wrung dry the bucking Mazda RT24-P but came up 0.323sec short around the 2.35-mile 13-turn course.
A last attempt to break up the Cadillac party was ruined when Olivier Pla looped his Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 into a spin in the final minute of the session. Dane Cameron’s best effort remained the MSR team’s fastest, 1.2sec off the ultimate pace and half a second from Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing’s Acura.
Tommy Milner edged Antonio Garcia by 0.2sec to be quicker of the two Corvette C8.R drivers.
Vasser Sullivan Racing’s Jack Hawksworth was fastest of the GT Daytona class, depleted this weekend as this race is only for Sprint Cup, not WeatherTech SportsCar Championship points.
His Lexus RC F clocked a 1min30.495sec lap, to go two-tenths clear of Richard Heistand who continued to impress in the #39 Carbahn Peregrine Audi R8.
Compass Racing’s Mario Farnbacher, pacesetter in the morning session was third ahead of Ross Gunn in Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage.
Robby Foley drove the BMW M6 into sixth, ahead of the Alegra Motorsports Mercedes AMG which understeered into clipping Turn 1’s outside wall.
His car was in a better state than Till Bectolsheimer’s Acura which gave the wall a hefty lick with the rear, causing a brief red-flag period.
Qualifying begins at 3.30pm local (Eastern) time.
| Cla | Num | Driver | Class | Chassis | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 |  Renger van der Zande  Kevin Magnussen | DPi | Cadillac DPi | 1'20.068 | |
| 2 | 31 |  Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani | DPi | Cadillac DPi | 1'20.226 | 0.158 |
| 3 | 5 |  Tristan Vautier Loic Duval | DPi | Cadillac DPi | 1'20.281 | 0.213 |
| 4 | 55 |  Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell | DPi | Mazda DPi | 1'20.391 | 0.323 |
| 5 | 10 |  Ricky Taylor  Filipe Albuquerque | DPi | Acura DPi | 1'20.722 | 0.654 |
| 6 | 60 | Dane Cameron Olivier Pla | DPi | Acura DPi | 1'21.272 | 1.204 |
| 7 | 4 | Tommy Milner Nick Tandy | GTLM | Corvette C8.R | 1'28.130 | 8.062 |
| 8 | 3 |  Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor | GTLM | Corvette C8.R | 1'28.286 | 8.218 |
| 9 | 14 | Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | 1'30.495 | 10.427 |
| 10 | 39 | Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal | GTD | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 1'30.700 | 10.632 |
| 11 | 76 | Jeff Kingsley  Mario Farnbacher | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | 1'30.845 | 10.777 |
| 12 | 23 |  Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 1'31.079 | 11.011 |
| 13 | 96 | Bill Auberlen Robby Foley | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | 1'31.133 | 11.065 |
| 14 | 28 | Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1'31.189 | 11.121 |
| 15 | 75 |  Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 1'31.218 | 11.150 |
| 16 | 12 | Frankie Montecalvo Townsend Bell | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | 1'31.496 | 11.428 |
| 17 | 19 | Mikhail Goikhberg  Marco Mapelli | GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 1'31.538 | 11.470 |
| 18 | 88 | Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 1'31.604 | 11.536 |
| 19 | 66 | Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | 1'32.283 | 12.215 |
| 20 | 1 | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 0.000 | |
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