Sebring 12 Hours: Penske on top during opening practice sessions

The #7 Acura ARX-05 Daytona Prototype international was quickest in the morning session with Helio Castroneves driving and again in the afternoon with Ricky Taylor at the wheel.

A session one best of 1m48.237s from Castroneves stood as the fastest time of the day so far.

Taylor was over half a second slower in the hotter conditions of the afternoon with a 1m48.841s.

The Spirit of Daytona Cadillac team ended up second fastest over the first two sessions for round two of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Tristan Vautier posted a 1m48.387s in his Cadillac DPi-V.R to end up just a tenth a half down on Castroneves.

Jordan Taylor was third fastest in the Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac with a 1m48.415 set in session one.

Fourth was the Onroak-Nissan DPi in which Olivier Pla posted a 1m48.461s in session one

Joest Mazda driver Jonathan Bomarito was fifth in the opening session with a 1m48.544s, before ending up second fastest in session two in his RT24-P.

The fastest LMP2 time was set in session two by CORE Autosport driver Colin Braun in the second practice period.

He ended up on a 1m49.456s in the CORE ORECA-Gibson 07.

The Ganassi Ford team was quickest in GT Le Mans in both sessions, its two cars ending up separated by just 0.001s

Dirk Muller was quickest in the morning session with a 1m57.567s, before team-mate Richard Westbrook posted a 1m56.566s in the sister Ford GT in the afternoon.

The Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE was second fastest in both sessions with James Calado setting the time on both occasions.

Michael Shank Racing was quickest in GT Daytona with its #93 Acura NSX GT3.

Lawson Aschenbach set the quickest GTD time of the day in the morning with a 2m00.337s.

Daniel Serra was second fastest in class in the AF Corse-run Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE.

Jack Hawksworth topped the times in session two in his Gentilozzi/3GT Lexus RC F GT3 ahead of Mario Farnbacher in the Acura.

Justin Marks crashed the #93 car at Tower Turn with 10 minutes of the afternoon session to go, bringing out the red flags.

Session one times

Pos	Class	Driver	Team	Car	Gap	Laps
1	P	H.Castroneves, R.Taylor, G.Rahal	Acura Team Penske	Acura	1m48.237s	20
2	P	M.McMurry, T.Vautier, E.Cheever	Spirit of Daytona Racing	Cadillac	0.150s	24
3	P	J.Taylor, R.van der Zande, R.H.-Reay	Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac	0.178s	19
4	P	S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, O.Pla	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan	0.224s	17
5	P	J.Bomarito, H.Tincknell, S.Pigot	Mazda Team Joest	Mazda	0.307s	18
6	P	J.van Overbeek, P.Derani, N.Lapierre	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan	0.438s	19
7	P	F.Nasr, E.Curran, M.Conway	Whelen Engineering Racing	Cadillac	0.516s	21
8	P	O.Jarvis, T.Nunez, R.Rast	Mazda Team Joest	Mazda	0.527s	18
9	P	D.Cameron, J.P.Montoya, S.Pagenaud	Acura Team Penske	Acura	0.713s	15
10	P	F.Albuquerque, J.Barbosa, C.Fittipaldi	Mustang Sampling Racing	Cadillac	1.149s	21
11	P	J.French, K.Masson, P.O'Ward	Performance Tech Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	1.220s	20
12	P	S.Trummer, R.Alon, N.Panciatici	JDC-Miller Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	2.141s	16
13	P	C.Miller, S.Simpson, M.Goikhberg	JDC-Miller Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	2.414s	8
14	P	P.Hanson, A.Brundle, P.Di Resta	United Autosports	Ligier/Gibson	2.522s	21
15	P	S.Saavedra, G.Yacaman, R.Gonzalez	AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	Ligier/Gibson	2.670s	21
16	GTLM	J.Hand, D.Muller, S.Bourdais	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford	9.330s	17
17	GTLM	T.Vilander, J.Calado, A.P.Guidi	Risi Competizione	Ferrari	9.582s	23
18	GTLM	R.Briscoe, R.Westbrook, S.Dixon	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford	9.584s	16
19	GTLM	P.Pilet, N.Tandy, F.Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche	9.721s	21
20	GTLM	L.Vanthoor, E.Bamber, G.Bruni	Porsche GT Team	Porsche	9.879s	20
21	GTLM	J.Krohn, J.M.Edwards, N.Catsburg	BMW Team RLL	BMW	10.123s	19
22	GTLM	A.Sims, C.De Phillippi, B.Auberlen	BMW Team RLL	BMW	10.263s	11
23	GTLM	J.Magnussen, A.Garcia, M.Rockenfeller	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet	10.525s	24
24	GTLM	O.Gavin, T.Milner, M.Fassler	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet	10.746s	24
25	GTD	J.Marks, L.Aschenbach, M.Farnbacher	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Acura	12.100s	19
26	GTD	P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda, D.Serra	Spirit of Race	Ferrari	12.187s	21
27	GTD	S.van der Linde, C.Mies, A.Picariello	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi	12.224s	19
28	GTD	J.Potter, A.Lally, A.Davis	Magnus Racing	Audi	12.294s	20
29	GTD	J.Hawksworth, D.H.Hansson, S.Rayhall	3GT Racing	Lexus	12.503s	19
30	GTD	P.Long, C.Nielsen, R.Renauer, M.Jaminet	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	12.692s	19
31	GTD	D.Baumann, K.Marcelli, P.Frommenwiler	3GT Racing	Lexus	12.729s	21
32	GTD	K.Legge, A.Parente, T.Hindman	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Acura	12.787s	13
33	GTD	D.Yount, D.Machavern, M.Palttala	Turner Motorsport	BMW	12.823s	22
34	GTD	K.Habul, T.Jager, M.Grenier	SunEnergy1 Racing	Mercedes	12.898s	18
35	GTD	B.Sellers, M.Snow, C.Lewis	Paul Miller Racing	Lamborghini	12.996s	18
36	GTD	B.Sweedler, T.Bell, F.Montecalvo	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari	13.007s	20
37	GTD	B.Keating, J.Bleekemolen, L.Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports	Mercedes	13.041s	20
38	GTD	C.MacNeil, A.Balzan, G.Jeannette	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari	13.192s	20
39	GTD	C.Gilsinger, R.Eversley, T.Dyer	HART	Acura	13.268s	17
40	GTD	P.Lindsey, J.Bergmeister, T.Pappas	Park Place Motorsports	Porsche	13.372s	17
41	GTD	M.Miller, T.Bechtolsheimer, K.Wittmer	CJ Wilson Racing	Acura	13.730s	23
42	GTD	K.Koch, L.Spinelli, J.Perez	P1 Motorsports	Mercedes	13.772s	10
43	P	J.Bennett, C.Braun, R.Dumas	CORE Autosport	ORECA/Gibson	-	1

Session two times

Pos	Class	Driver	Team	Car	Gap	Laps
1	P	H.Castroneves, R.Taylor, G.Rahal	Acura Team Penske	Acura	1m47.841s	18
2	P	J.Bomarito, H.Tincknell, S.Pigot	Mazda Team Joest	Mazda	0.912s	18
3	P	F.Albuquerque, J.Barbosa, C.Fittipaldi	Mustang Sampling Racing	Cadillac	0.964s	21
4	P	O.Jarvis, T.Nunez, R.Rast	Mazda Team Joest	Mazda	1.222s	19
5	P	J.Bennett, C.Braun, R.Dumas	CORE Autosport	ORECA/Gibson	1.615s	20
6	P	D.Cameron, J.P.Montoya, S.Pagenaud	Acura Team Penske	Acura	1.618s	15
7	P	J.van Overbeek, P.Derani, N.Lapierre	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan	1.701s	20
8	P	P.Hanson, A.Brundle, P.Di Resta	United Autosports	Ligier/Gibson	1.953s	18
9	P	J.Taylor, R.van der Zande, R.H.-Reay	Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac	2.070s	15
10	P	S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, O.Pla	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan	2.233s	17
11	P	S.Saavedra, G.Yacaman, R.Gonzalez	AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	Ligier/Gibson	2.500s	20
12	P	C.Miller, S.Simpson, M.Goikhberg	JDC-Miller Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	2.782s	18
13	P	F.Nasr, E.Curran, M.Conway	Whelen Engineering Racing	Cadillac	2.925s	13
14	P	J.French, K.Masson, P.O'Ward	Performance Tech Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	4.735s	18
15	P	S.Trummer, R.Alon, N.Panciatici	JDC-Miller Motorsports	ORECA/Gibson	5.355s	14
16	GTLM	R.Briscoe, R.Westbrook, S.Dixon	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford	9.725s	17
17	GTLM	T.Vilander, J.Calado, A.P.Guidi	Risi Competizione	Ferrari	9.761s	21
18	GTLM	J.Hand, D.Muller, S.Bourdais	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford	10.049s	14
19	GTLM	J.Krohn, J.M.Edwards, N.Catsburg	BMW Team RLL	BMW	10.561s	17
20	GTLM	A.Sims, C.De Phillippi, B.Auberlen	BMW Team RLL	BMW	10.636s	16
21	GTLM	L.Vanthoor, E.Bamber, G.Bruni	Porsche GT Team	Porsche	10.881s	19
22	GTLM	J.Magnussen, A.Garcia, M.Rockenfeller	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet	10.902s	19
23	GTLM	O.Gavin, T.Milner, M.Fassler	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet	11.158s	19
24	GTLM	P.Pilet, N.Tandy, F.Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche	11.326s	19
25	GTD	J.Hawksworth, D.H.Hansson, S.Rayhall	3GT Racing	Lexus	12.586s	20
26	GTD	J.Marks, L.Aschenbach, M.Farnbacher	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Acura	12.679s	17
27	GTD	P.Long, C.Nielsen, R.Renauer, M.Jaminet	Wright Motorsports	Porsche	12.794s	19
28	GTD	D.Baumann, K.Marcelli, P.Frommenwiler	3GT Racing	Lexus	13.231s	18
29	GTD	S.van der Linde, C.Mies, A.Picariello	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi	13.266s	19
30	GTD	C.MacNeil, A.Balzan, G.Jeannette	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari	13.345s	20
31	GTD	K.Habul, T.Jager, M.Grenier	SunEnergy1 Racing	Mercedes	13.889s	18
32	GTD	B.Keating, J.Bleekemolen, L.Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports	Mercedes	13.922s	18
33	GTD	P.Lindsey, J.Bergmeister, T.Pappas	Park Place Motorsports	Porsche	13.929s	18
34	GTD	K.Legge, A.Parente, T.Hindman	Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Acura	13.980s	13
35	GTD	C.Gilsinger, R.Eversley, T.Dyer	HART	Acura	13.985s	18
36	GTD	K.Koch, L.Spinelli, J.Perez	P1 Motorsports	Mercedes	14.292s	17
37	GTD	B.Sellers, M.Snow, C.Lewis	Paul Miller Racing	Lamborghini	14.359s	18
38	GTD	J.Potter, A.Lally, A.Davis	Magnus Racing	Audi	14.907s	15
39	GTD	B.Sweedler, T.Bell, F.Montecalvo	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari	14.972s	22
40	GTD	P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda, D.Serra	Spirit of Race	Ferrari	15.059s	19
41	GTD	M.Miller, T.Bechtolsheimer, K.Wittmer	CJ Wilson Racing	Acura	15.074s	8
42	GTD	D.Yount, D.Machavern, M.Palttala	Turner Motorsport	BMW	15.892s	5
43	P	M.McMurry, T.Vautier, E.Cheever	Spirit of Daytona Racing	Cadillac	-	3

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Series	IMSA
Teams	Team Penske
Author	Gary Watkins

Sebring 12 Hours: Penske on top during opening practice sessions

The Acura Penske team led the way in both opening sessions of free practice for this weekend's Sebring 12 Hours

Session one times

Session two times

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