Testing report

Daytona 24h Roar: Porsche tops GTP and GTD in fourth IMSA session

The customer Porsche 963 of Phil Hanson set the pace in the fourth test session of the Roar Before the Rolex 24, the precursor to next weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours.

Hanson lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.216s in his GTP class JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 in perfect track conditions for this one-hour session.

Brendon Hartley was quickest out of the blocks, the ex-F1 driver and three-time Le Mans winner setting a benchmark of 1m36.197s in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 in the early minutes of the session.

He was soon topped by Connor De Phillippi’s #25 RLL-run BMW M Hybrid V8 with a lap of 1m35.468s, which was 0.038s quicker than Tom Blomqvist in Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R managed around the same time.

Neel Jani then took over at the top of the times with a 1m35.329s in Proton Competition’s Porsche 963, set during a short run that was likely a qualifying simulation ahead of tomorrow.

Quick times continued thick and fast after the halfway point, with De Phillippi improving to 1m35.399s, 0.070s away from Jani, and then matched his time to the thousandth of a second at 1m35.329s.

But Hanson unleashed the fastest time of the Roar so far with 20 minutes to go in JDC-Miller’s 963, his 1m35.216s pipping Pipo Derani’s best time from Friday in the AXR Caddy by 0.001s.

Sebastien Bourdais was fourth quickest in Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R, ahead of Blomqvist.

Augusto Farfus was sixth in the second BMW from Hartley, Felipe Nasr (Penske Porsche), Jenson Button (WTR Acura) and Kevin Estre (Penske Porsche).

Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images

#2 United Autosports ORECA LMP2-Gibson: Ben Keating, Nico Pino, Ben Hanley, Patricio O'Ward

United Autosports grabs 1-2 in LMP2

Joao Barbosa led the way early on in the sole Ligier in an ORECA-packed LMP2 class for Sean Creech Motorsport, just head of Ben Keating’s #2 United Autosports machine.

Keating turned the tables by improving his time to a category-topping 1m39.047s, 0.047s faster than Paul di Resta in United’s #22 entry. They were three tenths up on Mikkel Jensen’s #11 TDS-run ORECA, who lapped in 1m39.414s.

Photo by: Art Fleischmann

#86 MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R: Kerong Li, Anders Fjordbach, Larry ten Voorde, Klaus Bachler, #20 MDK by High Class Racing ORECA LMP2-Gibson: Dennis Andersen, Seth Lucas, Laurents Hoerr, Scott Huffaker

Porsche sweeps to 1-2-3 in GTD

Frederic Makowiecki set the early pace in his #120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, the car that is the subject of the Brad Pitt Formula 1 movie filming. His early lap was soon beaten by Klaus Bachler in the #86 MDK Motorsports 911, with 1m46.229s to Mako’s 1m45.999s.

Trent Hindman (Kellymoss with Riley) jumped up to second in the closing minutes, producing a 1m45.990s to make it a Porsche 1-2-3 – a vast improvement on last year’s disastrous showing here for the marque.

Mario Farnbacher was best of the rest for Aston Martin, his #23 Heart of Racing-run Vantage the best placed GTD Pro entry. Dennis Olsen led the US muscle cars in his Proton-run Ford Mustang GT3 in fifth, ahead of Mike Rockenfeller’s Multimatic version.

Former IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe suffered an issue on his first flying lap with his Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S and was stranded out on the track’s backstretch. But he rejoined the session later, finishing 42^nd overall after getting just eight laps in.

Driver Info

Cla	Drivers	#	Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	T. van der Helm R. Westbrook P. Hanson B. Keating JDC/Miller Motorsports	85	Porsche 963	30	1'35.216		134.599
2	G. Bruni N. Jani A. Picariello R. Dumas Proton Competition	5	Porsche 963	31	+0.113 1'35.329	0.113	134.440
3	C. de Phillippi N. Yelloly M. Martin R. Rast BMW M Team RLL	25	BMW M Hybrid V8	29	+0.113 1'35.329	0.000	134.440
4	R. van der Zande S. Bourdais S. Dixon A. Palou Cadillac Racing	01	Cadillac V-Series.R	24	+0.272 1'35.488	0.159	134.216
5	P. Derani J. Aitken T. Blomqvist Whelen Cadillac Racing	31	Cadillac V-Series.R	29	+0.290 1'35.506	0.018	134.191
6	J. Krohn P. Eng A. Farfus D. Vanthoor BMW M Team RLL	24	BMW M Hybrid V8	27	+0.537 1'35.753	0.247	133.844
7	R. Taylor F. Albuquerque B. Hartley M. Ericsson Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	10	Acura ARX-06	31	+0.981 1'36.197	0.444	133.227
8	D. Cameron F. Nasr M. Campbell J. Newgarden Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	Porsche 963	25	+1.001 1'36.217	0.020	133.199
9	J. Taylor L. Deletraz C. Herta J. Button Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	40	Acura ARX-06	29	+1.377 1'36.593	0.376	132.680
10	N. Tandy M. Jaminet K. Estre L. Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	Porsche 963	35	+1.414 1'36.630	0.037	132.630
11	B. Keating N. Pino B. Hanley P. O'Ward United Autosports USA	2	ORECA LMP2 07	29	+3.831 1'39.047	2.417	129.393
12	D. Goldburg P. di Resta B. Garg F. Rosenqvist United Autosports USA	22	ORECA LMP2 07	26	+3.878 1'39.094	0.047	129.332
13	D. Merriman R. Dalziel C. Zilisch C. Rasmussen Era Motorsport	18	ORECA LMP2 07	28	+4.127 1'39.343	0.249	129.008
14	T. Steven M. Jensen H. McElrea C. Milesi TDS Racing	11	ORECA LMP2 07	32	+4.198 1'39.414	0.071	128.915
15	L. Willsey J. Barbosa N. Siegel J. Edgar Sean Creech Motorsport	33	Ligier LMP2	27	+4.251 1'39.467	0.053	128.847
16	G. Kurtz C. Braun T. Sowery M. Jakobsen Crowdstrike Racing by APR	04	ORECA LMP2 07	31	+4.292 1'39.508	0.041	128.794
17	G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon F. Massa Riley	74	ORECA LMP2 07	24	+4.343 1'39.559	0.051	128.728
18	L. Perez Companc N. Nielsen L. Wadoux M. Vaxiviere Richard Mille AF Corse	88	ORECA LMP2 07	24	+4.355 1'39.571	0.012	128.712
19	P. Hyett P. Chatin M. Brabham A. Quinn AO Racing	99	ORECA LMP2 07	28	+4.403 1'39.619	0.048	128.650
20	J. Smiechowski N. Boulle T. Dillmann C. Novalak Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	52	ORECA LMP2 07	32	+4.656 1'39.872	0.253	128.324
21	E. Lux K. Simpson J. Allen S. Alvarez DragonSpeed	81	ORECA LMP2 07	26	+4.898 1'40.114	0.242	128.014
22	D. Andersen S. Lucas H. Laurents S. Huffaker MDK by High Class Racing	20	ORECA LMP2 07	27	+5.506 1'40.722	0.608	127.241
23	J. Farano M. Dinan F. Habsburg S. McLaughlin Tower Motorsports	8	ORECA LMP2 07	25	+6.719 1'41.935	1.213	125.727
24	K. Li A. Fjordbach L. Voorde K. Bachler MDK Motorsports	86	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	29	+10.583 1'45.799	3.864	121.135
25	D. Brule A. Udell T. Hindman J. Andlauer Kellymoss with Riley	92	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	27	+10.774 1'45.990	0.191	120.917
26	A. Adelson E. Skeer J. Heylen F. Makowiecki Wright Motorsports	120	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	25	+10.783 1'45.999	0.009	120.907
27	R. Gunn A. Riberas M. Farnbacher Heart Of Racing Team	23	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	24	+10.850 1'46.066	0.067	120.830
28	R. Hardwick D. Olsen G. Levorato C. Lewis Proton Competition	55	Ford Mustang GT3	27	+10.956 1'46.172	0.106	120.710
29	H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports	64	Ford Mustang GT3	24	+10.994 1'46.210	0.038	120.667
30	S. Mann F. Heriau M. Molina K. Cozzolino Af Corse	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	29	+11.095 1'46.311	0.101	120.552
31	J. Hand D. Muller F. Vervisch Ford Multimatic Motorsports	65	Ford Mustang GT3	25	+11.104 1'46.320	0.009	120.542
32	O. Triarsi C. Scardina R. Agostini A. Rovera Triarsi Competizione	023	Ferrari 296 GT3	28	+11.147 1'46.363	0.043	120.493
33	J. Potter A. Lally S. Pumpelly N. Thiim Magnus Racing	44	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	25	+11.235 1'46.451	0.088	120.393
34	D. Serra D. Rigon A. Pier Guidi J. Calado Risi Competizione	62	Ferrari 296 GT3	26	+11.318 1'46.534	0.083	120.300
35	L. Heinrich S. Priaulx M. Christensen AO Racing	77	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	23	+11.346 1'46.562	0.028	120.268
36	K. Marcelli D. Formal G. Doyle A. Harrison Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	45	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	24	+11.358 1'46.574	0.012	120.254
37	R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto A. Fuoco E. Cheever Cetilar Racing	47	Ferrari 296 GT3	29	+11.369 1'46.585	0.011	120.242
38	O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern A. Lynn AWA	13	Corvette C8.R GTD	29	+11.406 1'46.622	0.037	120.200
39	F. Perera J. Pepper A. Caldarelli M. Bortolotti Iron Lynx	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	26	+11.406 1'46.622	0.000	120.200
40	J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat K. Kirkwood M. Conway Vasser Sullivan	14	Lexus RC F GT3	25	+11.422 1'46.638	0.016	120.182
41	A. Mantella N. Varrone T. Merrill C. Eastwood AWA	17	Corvette C8.R GTD	27	+11.428 1'46.644	0.006	120.176
42	M. Kirchhofer O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe A. Rossi Pfaff Motorsports Driveway.com / Motul / Motomaste	9	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	8	+11.531 1'46.747	0.103	120.060
43	S. Monk K. Legge T. Calderon S. McAleer Gradient Racing	66	Acura NSX GT3	31	+11.570 1'46.786	0.039	120.016
44	M. Franco A. Costa A. Balzan C. Sbirrazzuoli Conquest Racing	34	Ferrari 296 GT3	26	+11.652 1'46.868	0.082	119.924
45	T. Milner N. Catsburg E. Bamber Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	5	+11.661 1'46.877	0.009	119.914
46	B. Sellers M. Snow N. Verhagen S. Van Der Linde Paul Miller Racing	1	BMW M4 GT3	26	+11.711 1'46.927	0.050	119.857
47	M. Goikhberg L. Spinelli D. DeFrancesco S. Mitchell Forte Racing	78	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	20	+11.848 1'47.064	0.137	119.704
48	F. Montecalvo P. Thompson A. Telitz R. Miyata Vasser Sullivan	12	Lexus RC F GT3	11	+11.865 1'47.081	0.017	119.685
49	R. Frey M. Gatting S. Bovy Iron Dames	83	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	27	+11.885 1'47.101	0.020	119.663
50	B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy T. Gamble Inception Racing	70	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	30	+11.934 1'47.150	0.049	119.608
51	K. Habul J. Gounon L. Stolz M. Engel Sun Energy 1	75	Mercedes AMG GT3	26	+11.947 1'47.163	0.013	119.594
52	S. Yoluc R. Andrade S. Andrews A. Christodoulou Lone Star Racing	80	Mercedes AMG GT3	23	+12.055 1'47.271	0.108	119.473
53	R. De Angelis Z. Robichon I. James M. Sorensen Heart Of Racing Team	27	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	21	+12.097 1'47.313	0.042	119.426
54	M. Grenier M. Skeen K. Koch M. Goetz Korthoff/Preston Motorsports	32	Mercedes AMG GT3	27	+12.139 1'47.355	0.042	119.380
55	J. Andretti G. Chaves S. Hargrove T. Preining Andretti Motorsports	43	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	8	+12.247 1'47.463	0.108	119.260
56	R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje D. Morad Winward Racing	57	Mercedes AMG GT3	30	+12.571 1'47.787	0.324	118.901
57	A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	0
58	C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni R. Grosjean M. Cairoli Iron Lynx	60	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	0
59	R. Foley P. Gallagher J. Walker J. Klingmann Turner Motorsport	96	BMW M4 GT3	0
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