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IMSA Sebring 12 Hours
Sebring 12h: Cadillac 1-2 in the opening practice session
Cadillac drivers went 1-2 in the opening 90-minute practice of the weekend, leading up to the 72nd running of the Sebring 12 Hours.
Nick DeGroot
Edited: Mar 14, 2024, 8:30 PM
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Renger van der Zande set the fastest time (1:48.279s) in the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R. Trailing the Dutchman by almost half a second at 1:48.758s was Jack Aitken in the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac. Nick Tandy was third overall in the No. 6 Porsche 963 with a best lap of 1:48.941s.
Leading the LMP2 class was Mikkel Jensen in the No. 11 TDS Racing ORECA, lapping the circuit in 1:51.342s. He was just ahead of ex-F1 driver Paul di Resta in the No. 2 United Autosports entry.
As expected, the GTD field was very competitive. Reigning champion Jack Hawksworth and the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 led both both the Pro and GT drivers at 2:00.202s. He was only 0.094s clear of his competition though, which was Daniel Serra in the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) team.
#14 VasserSullivan Lexus RC F GT3: Jack Hawksworth, Ben Barnicoat, Kyle Kirkwood, Mike Conway, #12 VasserSullivan Lexus RC F GT3: Frankie Montecalvo, Parker Thompson, Aaron Telitz, Ritomo Miyata
Photo by: Art Fleischmann
The third quickest driver and the first among the non-Pro entries was Parker Thompson in the sister Vasser Sullivan Lexus.
It was a challenging session from the get-go for the Proton Porsche team, as its No. 5 car came to a stop on its outlap and forcing a red flag. The sister No. 55 managed to get out on track, but also spent a large amount of time in the garage with mechanical gremlins.
A handful of cars did not set a lap at all during the Thursday's first of three practices. They were the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 (GTD-Pro), the No. 18 Era Motorsport ORECA (LMP2), the No. 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 (GTD), and as previously mentioned, the No. 5 Proton Porsche (GTP).
There were other teams that encountered problems, but they were still able to at least set a time. In the closing moments of the session, the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo stopped on track with an issue.
CLA DRIVERS # CHASSIS LAPS TIME INTERVAL KM/H 1 R. van der ZandeS. BourdaisS. DixonCADILLAC RACING 01 Cadillac V-Series.R 31
1'48.279
124.345 2 P. DeraniJ. AitkenT. BlomqvistWHELEN CADILLAC RACING 31 Cadillac V-Series.R 29
+0.479
1'48.758
0.479 123.798 3 N. TandyM. JaminetF. MakowieckiPORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT 6 Porsche 963 28
+0.662
1'48.941
0.183 123.590 4 R. TaylorJ. BarbosaB. HartleyWAYNE TAYLOR RACING WITH ANDRETTI 10 Acura ARX-06 36
+0.796
1'49.075
0.134 123.438 5 J. TaylorL. DeletrazC. HertaWAYNE TAYLOR RACING WITH ANDRETTI 40 Acura ARX-06 35
+0.940
1'49.219
0.144 123.275 6 C. de PhillippiN. YellolyM. MartinBMW M TEAM RLL 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 32
+1.098
1'49.377
0.158 123.097 7 J. KrohnP. EngA. FarfusBMW M TEAM RLL 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 33
+1.285
1'49.564
0.187 122.887 8 D. CameronF. NasrM. CampbellPORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT 7 Porsche 963 31
+1.303
1'49.582
0.018 122.867 9 T. van der HelmR. WestbrookP. HansonJDC/MILLER MOTORSPORTS 85 Porsche 963 31
+1.396
1'49.675
0.093 122.763 10 M. CairoliA. CaldarelliR. GrosjeanLAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX 63 Lamborghini SC63 18
+2.683
1'50.962
1.287 121.339 11 S. ThomasM. Jensen
H. McElreaTDS RACING
11 ORECA 07 41
+3.063
1'51.342
0.380 120.925 12 D. GoldburgP. di Resta
B. GargUNITED AUTOSPORTS USA
22 ORECA 07 35
+3.084
1'51.363
0.021 120.902 13 B. KeatingN. PinoB. HanleyUNITED AUTOSPORTS USA 2 ORECA 07 35
+3.279
1'51.558
0.195 120.691 14 G. KurtzC. BraunT. SoweryCROWDSTRIKE RACING BY APR 04 ORECA 07 37
+3.388
1'51.667
0.109 120.573 15 P. HyettP. ChatinM. BrabhamAO RACING 99 ORECA 07 35
+3.693
1'51.972
0.305 120.244 16 G. RobinsonF. FragaJ. BurdonRILEY 74 ORECA 07 38
+3.892
1'52.171
0.199 120.031 17 M. JakobsenH. HedmanR. LindhDRAGONSPEED 81 ORECA 07 36
+3.925
1'52.204
0.033 119.996 18 J. SmiechowskiN. BoulleT. DillmannINTER EUROPOL BY PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS 52 ORECA 07 34
+4.223
1'52.502
0.298 119.678 19 L. WillseyJ. BarbosaJ. EdgarSEAN CREECH MOTORSPORT 33 Ligier JS P217 29
+4.794
1'53.073
0.571 119.074 20 L. Perez CompancN. NielsenL. WadouxRICHARD MILLE AF CORSE 88 ORECA 07 33
+4.798
1'53.077
0.004 119.069 21 J. FaranoM. DinanC. EastwoodTOWER MOTORSPORTS 8 ORECA 07 36
+5.411
1'53.690
0.613 118.427 22 D. Andersen
S. Lucas
L. HörrMDK BY HIGH CLASS RACING 20 ORECA 07 35
+6.533
1'54.812
1.122 117.270 23 J. HawksworthB. BarnicoatK. KirkwoodVASSER SULLIVAN 14 Lexus RC F GT3 32
+11.923
2'00.202
5.390 112.011 24 D. SerraD. RigonJ. CaladoRISI COMPETIZIONE 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 34
+12.017
2'00.296
0.094 111.924 25 F. MontecalvoP. ThompsonA. TelitzVASSER SULLIVAN 12 Lexus RC F GT3 30
+12.387
2'00.666
0.370 111.581 26 L. Heinrich
S. Priaulx
M. ChristensenAO RACING 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 31
+12.519
2'00.798
0.132 111.459 27 T. MilnerN. CatsburgE. BamberCORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 29
+12.568
2'00.847
0.049 111.414 28 M. SkeenM. GrenierK. KochKORTHOFF/PRESTON MOTORSPORTS 32 Mercedes AMG GT3 20
+12.672
2'00.951
0.104 111.318 29 R. GunnA. RiberasM. FarnbacherHEART OF RACING TEAM 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 33
+12.686
2'00.965
0.014 111.305 30 R. LacorteG. SernagiottoA. FuocoCETILAR RACING 47 Ferrari 296 GT3 32
+12.807
2'01.086
0.121 111.194 31
F. Perera
J. PepperM. BortolottiIRON LYNX 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 27
+12.807
2'01.086
0.000 111.194 32 M. GoikhbergL. SpinelliD. DeFrancescoFORTE RACING 78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 36
+12.913
2'01.192
0.106 111.096 33 R. WardP. EllisI. DontjeWINWARD RACING 57 Mercedes AMG GT3 32
+12.917
2'01.196
0.004 111.093 34 S. MannF. HeriauM. MolinaAF CORSE 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 34
+12.932
2'01.211
0.015 111.079 35 R. FoleyP. Gallagher
J. WalkerTURNER MOTORSPORT
96 BMW M4 GT3 22
+12.938
2'01.217
0.006 111.074 36
K. Li
A. FjordbachK. BachlerMDK MOTORSPORTS 86 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 33
+13.015
2'01.294
0.077 111.003 37 B. IribeF. SchandorffO. MillroyINCEPTION RACING 70 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 35
+13.182
2'01.461
0.167 110.850 38 J. PotterA. LallyS. PumpellyMAGNUS RACING 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 34
+13.187
2'01.466
0.005 110.846 39
A. Adelson
E. SkeerJ. HeylenWRIGHT MOTORSPORTS 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 33
+13.187
2'01.466
0.000 110.846 40 H. TincknellM. RockenfellerC. MiesFORD MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORTS 64 Ford Mustang GT3 26
+13.220
2'01.499
0.033 110.816 41 M. KirchhoferO. JarvisJ. HinchcliffePFAFF MOTORSPORTS 9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 31
+13.343
2'01.622
0.123 110.704 42 R. De AngelisZ. RobichonI. JamesHEART OF RACING TEAM 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 29
+13.360
2'01.639
0.017 110.688 43 A. GarciaA. SimsD. JuncadellaCORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 28
+13.461
2'01.740
0.101 110.596 44 J. HandD. MullerF. VervischFORD MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORTS 65 Ford Mustang GT3 22
+13.461
2'01.740
0.000 110.596 45 A. Mantella
N. Varrone
T. MerrillAWA 17 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 29
+13.636
2'01.915
0.175 110.438 46 S. YolucR. AndradeS. AndrewsLONE STAR RACING 80 Mercedes AMG GT3 11
+13.692
2'01.971
0.056 110.387 47 O. Triarsi
C. Scardina
A. RoveraTRIARSI COMPETIZIONE 023 Ferrari 296 GT3 31
+13.753
2'02.032
0.061 110.332 48 O. FidaniM. BellL. KernAWA 13 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 29
+13.809
2'02.088
0.056 110.281 49 R. FreyM. GattingS. BovyIRON DAMES 83 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 32
+13.819
2'02.098
0.010 110.272 50 C. SchiavoniM. CressoniL. PulciniIRON LYNX 60 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 34
+14.084
2'02.363
0.265 110.033 51 K. MarcelliD. Formal
G. DoyleWAYNE TAYLOR RACING WITH ANDRETTI
45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 29
+14.185
2'02.464
0.101 109.943 52 R. Hardwick
G. Levorato
C. LewisPROTON COMPETITION 55 Ford Mustang GT3 8
+14.290
2'02.569
0.105 109.848 53 J. AndrettiG. ChavesS. HargroveANDRETTI MOTORSPORTS 43 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 19
+15.353
2'03.632
1.063 108.904 54
S. Monk
K. LeggeT. CalderonGRADIENT RACING 66 Acura NSX GT3 8
+15.570
2'03.849
0.217 108.713 55 B. SellersM. SnowN. VerhagenPAUL MILLER RACING 1 BMW M4 GT3 6
56 G. BruniA. PicarielloJ. AndlauerPROTON COMPETITION 5 Porsche 963 0
C. ZilischERA MOTORSPORT
18 ORECA 07 2
58
M. Franco
A. CostaC. SbirrazzuoliCONQUEST RACING 34 Ferrari 296 GT3 3
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