Michelin Racing USA is credited for the following information. In the first practice session for the 12 Hours of Sebring, Renger van der Zande from Cadillac Racing achieved the fastest lap time. He topped the IMSA GTP timesheets with a lap time of 1:48.279s in the #01 V-Series.R. Last year’s winners, Action Express Racing, also had a strong showing with the #31 V-Series.R, posting the second-fastest time of the session with a lap time of 1:48.758, courtesy of Jack Aitken. The #6 Porsche Penske 963 machine, driven by Nick Tandy, was the fastest non-Cadillac entry, securing the third-fastest time of 1:48.941. The top five overall/GTP were completed by Brendon Hartley (+0.796) and Louis Deletraz (+0.940) in the #10 and #40 Acura ARX-06 WTR-Andretti machines, respectively. The first practice session took place at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, starting at 10:05 local time (14:05 GMT). The session had a brief stoppage when Gianmaria ‘Gimmi’ Bruni in the #5 Proton Porsche 963 came to a halt just two minutes into the session. However, the car was quickly cleared, and green flag running resumed after five minutes. Four cars, including the #5 Porsche, were unable to set a time in the session. The Iron Lynx squad faced some challenges with their Lamborghini SC63, which made its IMSA debut in the GTP category. It took them half an hour to record a time, and they ended up in 10th place overall, 2.683 seconds behind the fastest lap time. The top nine cars were separated by only 1.396 seconds. In the LMP2 category, TDS Racing topped the standings with Mikkel Jensen setting a lap time of 1:51.342 in the #11 Oreca 07. The #22 United Autosports Oreca was narrowly beaten, with Paul di Resta posting the second-fastest time, just 0.021 seconds behind the TDS Racing car. The #2 United entry took the third spot in LMP2, 0.216 seconds behind the #11 car, thanks to Ben Hanley’s effort. In the GTD Pro category, Jack Hawksworth led the way in the #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, setting a time of 2:00.202. Daniel Serra in the #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari was second in GTD Pro and second overall among the GT runners, only 0.094 seconds behind Hawksworth. The first place in GTD went to the second Vasser Sullivan car, with Parker Thompson driving the #12 Lexus and achieving a time of 2:00.606. Seb Priaulx in the ‘Rexy’ AO Racing #77 Porsche 911 GT3 R took the third spot in GTD Pro, recording a time of 2:00.798. The second and third-fastest GTDs were the #32 Korthoff Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Mikael Grenier (2:00.951) and the #47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari driven by Antonio Fuoco (2:01.086), respectively. The second practice session will start at 15:05 local time (19:05 GMT).
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