IMSA 2022: DPi & LMP @ ROAR Before the 24 Friday practices
A week before the Daytona 24 Hours, a 100-minute qualifying race known as the Motul Pole Award 100 will set the grid for the main 24-hour race that starts on 29 January. Yesterday’s practices saw both Acura dominating the DPi class.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
After finishing second in the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 class in 2021, Blomqvist made his debut in Dpi by turning the fastest lap of the two practice sessions Friday at the ROAR before Rolex 24 at Daytona with the # 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
Filipe Albuquerque posted the second fastest lap with #10 Acura ARX-05 just 0.336 sec. behind sister car completing a successful 1-2 for Meyer Shank Racing.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
Reigning IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou scored third best performance with #01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
The second Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac #02 driven by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Kevin Magnussen and Marcus Ericsson ended fourth of both sessions.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
JDC Miller Motorsports #5 Cadillac DPi is 5th overall.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac Dpi is 6th with a bit more than 1 sec. behind Blomqvist.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
Ally Cadillac #48 ends last of the Dpi cars.
LMP2
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
René Rast topped the LMP2 with the #68 G-Drive Racing by APR Oreca.
LMP3
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ ROAR Before the 24 in Daytona 2022
Sean Creech Motorpsort #33 Ligier JS P320 was the fastest LMP3
