Sebring 12H: Nasr keeps AXR Cadillac on top in FP2

The Whelen Engineering-backed car set a best lap of 1min47.323sec in the ex-F1 drivers’ hands, beating Duval’s similar Cadillac DPi-V.R by 0.181sec, as both turned 26 laps overall.

Third fastest was Oliver Jarvis in the solo Mazda RT24-P, which shaded Kevin Magnussen’s best effort in the Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac by less than one-tenth.

The two Acura ARX-05s of Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing were fourth and fifth in the hands of Filipe Albuquerque and Olivier Pla respectively, but they were within half a second of top spot.

The second AXR car, shared by Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi and Simon Pagenaud, turned only six laps before driving slowly back to the pits.

Mikkel Jensen again headed LMP2 for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports but this time his nearest challenger was ex-Mazda DPi driver Tristan Nunez in the WIN Autosport, entry while Guy Smith was third for United Autosports.

LMP3 saw Riley Motorsports go 1-2 with its Ligiers, thanks to best efforts from Dylan Murry and Spencer Pigot, while the similar car of Sean Creech Motorsport claimed third with Joao Barbosa in the cockpit, around 1.4sec from Murry.

Again, the fastest GT Le Mans lap eclipsed the best LMP3 time, but on this occasion it was Porsche factory driver Matt Campbell who laid down the flyer to send WeatherTech Racing’s Proton-run 911 RSR to the top of the class. He was just under 0.6sec clear of Connor De Phillippi in the #24 BMW M8 and Nick Tandy’s #4 Corvette C8.R.

Maro Engel’s Sun Energy1 Mercedes-AMG GT3 headed GT Daytona by two-tenths ahead of this morning’s pacesetting Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3, this time with Robby Foley turning the car’s best time.

Tim Zimmermann of Grasser Racing slotted his Lamborghini Huracan into fourth ahead of Michael De Quesada in the Alegra Motorsports Mercedes, while the two Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC Fs completed the top six.

The third 90min practice session will be held in dusk-thru-night conditions, starting at 7.30pm local (Eastern) time.

Practice results:

Cla	Num	Driver	Class	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap
1	31	Felipe Nasr Mike Conway Pipo Derani	DPi	Cadillac DPi	26	1'47.323
2	5	Tristan Vautier Loic Duval Sébastien Bourdais	DPi	Cadillac DPi	26	1'47.504	0.181
3	55	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell Jonathan Bomarito	DPi	Mazda DPi	23	1'47.579	0.256
4	01	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen Scott Dixon	DPi	Cadillac DPi	25	1'47.669	0.346
5	10	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Alexander Rossi	DPi	Acura DPi	21	1'47.736	0.413
6	60	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla Juan Pablo Montoya	DPi	Acura DPi	16	1'47.824	0.501
7	52	Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen Scott Huffaker	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	26	1'50.224	2.901
8	11	Thomas Steven Tristan Nunez Thomas Merrill	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	25	1'50.680	3.357
9	48	Jimmie Johnson Kamui Kobayashi Simon Pagenaud	DPi	Cadillac DPi	6	1'51.796	4.473
10	22	James McGuire Wayne Boyd Guy Smith	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	17	1'52.207	4.884
11	18	Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley Ryan Dalziel	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	24	1'53.144	5.821
12	8	John Farano Gabriel Aubry Timothé Buret	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	13	1'54.968	7.645
13	79	Cooper MacNeil Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell	GTLM	Porsche 911 RSR - 19	23	1'56.891	9.568
14	91	Jim Cox Dylan Murry Jeroen Bleekemolen	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	25	1'57.371	10.048
15	25	Connor de Phillippi Philipp Eng Bruno Spengler	GTLM	BMW M8 GTE	22	1'57.464	10.141
16	4	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy Alexander Sims	GTLM	Corvette C8.R	26	1'57.633	10.310
17	24	John Edwards Jesse Krohn Augusto Farfus	GTLM	BMW M8 GTE	19	1'57.752	10.429
18	74	Gar Robinson Scott Andrews Spencer Pigot	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	23	1'57.772	10.449
19	3	Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor Nick Catsburg	GTLM	Corvette C8.R	22	1'58.083	10.760
20	33	Joao Barbosa Yann Clairay Lance Willsey	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	24	1'58.813	11.490
21	38	Rasmus Lindh Mateo Llarena Dan Goldburg	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	14	1'59.123	11.800
22	83	Matthew Bell Rodrigo Sales Niklas Kruetten	LMP3	Duqueine D08	24	1'59.374	12.051
23	54	Jon Bennett George Kurtz Colin Braun	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	26	2'00.084	12.761
24	75	Kenny Habul Maro Engel Mikael Grenier	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	22	2'01.111	13.788
25	96	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Aidan Read	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	26	2'01.319	13.996
26	19	Stephen Simpson Franck Perera Tim Zimmermann	GTD	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	26	2'01.376	14.053
27	28	Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada Billy Johnson	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	24	2'01.636	14.313
28	12	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach Robert Megennis	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	19	2'01.700	14.377
29	14	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth Kyle Kirkwood	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	21	2'01.828	14.505
30	1	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Corey Lewis	GTD	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	21	2'01.941	14.618
31	23	Ian James Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	24	2'01.950	14.627
32	16	Patrick Long Jan Heylen Trent Hindman	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	21	2'02.316	14.993
33	9	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor Lars Kern	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	21	2'02.825	15.502
34	99	Rob Ferriol Earl Bamber Trenton Estep	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	24	2'03.216	15.893
35	7	Jim Norman Oliver Askew Austin McCusker	LMP3	Duqueine D08	22	2'04.366	17.043
36	88	Christina Nielsen Katherine Legge	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	24	2'04.545	17.222
37	44	John Potter Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly	GTD	Acura NSX GT3	9	2'05.318	17.995
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