Day practices: BMW, Acura and Porsche in top five
Sheldon van der Linde in BMW M Hybrid V8 #25 topped combined day practices ahead of the two Acura and the two Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche. Eight drivers drove their fastest lap under the 1:49 mark: 4 Acura drivers, 3 Porsche drivers and van der Linde.
Van der Linde gets BMW on top of combined timesheets
Sheldon van der Linde board in the #25 BMW M Team RLLβs BMW M Hybrid V8 was fastest of the afternoonβs second practice session for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with a 1:47.884 lap time.
π·Β© Luc Warnotte at Sebring. #25 BMW M Hybrid V8.
Blomqvist also under 1:48β mark
Tom Blomqvist was second of the session in the #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06 with a 1:47.998. Together with Van der Linde they a the only drivers under the 1:48β mark of combined sessions. His co-driver Colin Braun was the third Acura driver under the 1:49 setting the 6th fastest lap of the combined day sessions.
π·Β© Luc Warnotte at Sebring. #60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06.
Nick Tandy gets Porsche third spot
Nick Tandy in #7 Porsche 963 was the fastest of the first morningβs first session with his best lap time of 1:48.651. His teammate Felipe Nasr was the third Porsche driver (7th overall) under the 1:49β mark of combined day practices.
π·Β© Luc Warnotte at Sebring. #7 Porsche 963 ahead sister #6
Nick Yelloly in Acura #93 fourth
Nick Yelloly in #93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 was second of the morning session with a 1:48.796 which puts him as fourth overall of combined day sessions. His co-driver Renger van der Zante drove (in the morning session) the eight and last fastest lap under the 1:49β mark.
π·Β© Luc Warnotte at Sebring. #93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06.
Matt Campbell gets the second Porsche in P5
Matt Campbell in Porsche #6 was third fastest of the second session which is the sixth fastest lap of combined session under the 1:49β mark.
π·Β© Luc Warnotte at Sebring. #6 Porsche 963.
73rd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will resume March 12-15 with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is due to start at 10 a.m. ET March 15.
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