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Daytona 24h: Palou keeps Cadillac out front in second IMSA practice

Alex Palou further established Cadillac Racing’s strength after setting the mark in second practice for this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours.

Joey Barnes

Edited: Jan 26, 2024, 8:25 AM

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In a No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, Palou put in a stellar stint and throttled to a flying lap of 1m35.589s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course. The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion secured the top time on the 40th of the entry’s 48 laps logged.

Felipe Nasr pushed the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 to a run that ended up second in overall and in the GTP class at 0.135 behind Palou’s time. Proton Competition’s No. 5 Porsche 963 was third after Alessio Picariello hit a mark that was 0.165s off the pace.

Renger van der Zande, Palou’s team-mate, demonstrated Cadillac’s speed early in the session after pulling off a quick lap of 1m35.670s in the opening minutes. That mark was untouched until Palou’s pace-setting time.

Novalak narrowly paces LMP2

The No. 52 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07, which had a class best 46 laps logged during the session, led the way in LMP2 after Clement Novalak nailed down a flyer at 1m39.416s.

Prior to the GTP machines getting released for the session, DragonSpeed’s James Allen throttled to a lap of 1m39.497s in the No. 81 ORECA, which ended up second among the LMP2 machines by 0.081s in the end.

Malthe Jakobsen had the No. 04 entry for Crowdstrike Racing by APR third in the category, sporting run that was 0.402s off the pace set by Novalak.

Bachler leads the GTD field

Klaus Bachler was fastest in GTD after drawing a lap of 1m47.045 in the No. 86 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for MDK Motorsports.

The entry logged a stout 41 laps, which tied the No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for most in class for the session. Proton Competition’s No. 55 Ford Mustang GT3 of Dennis Olsen was second, 0.040s off the mark set by Bachler.

Conquest Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 ended up third at only 0.061s behind the top time courtesy of Albert Costa Balboa.

The fastest GTD Pro entry was the No. 9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for Pfaff Motorsports, which had a brief moment early on being stopped on course in Turn 4, hit a best lap of 1m47.144s with Alexander Rossi behind the wheel.

The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Corvette Z06 GT3.R failed to make a lap during the session.

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

Driver Info

Main Information

Cla Drivers # Chassis Laps Time Interval km/h 1 R. van der Zande S. Bourdais S. Dixon A. Palou Cadillac Racing 01 Cadillac V-Series.R 48

1'35.589

134.074 2 D. Cameron F. Nasr M. Campbell J. Newgarden Porsche Penske Motorsport 7 Porsche 963 16

+0.135

1'35.724

0.135 133.885 3 G. Bruni N. Jani A. Picariello R. Dumas Proton Competition 5 Porsche 963 52

+0.165

1'35.754

0.030 133.843 4 P. Derani J. Aitken T. Blomqvist Whelen Cadillac Racing 31 Cadillac V-Series.R 21

+0.199

1'35.788

0.034 133.795 5 N. Tandy M. Jaminet K. Estre L. Vanthoor Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 Porsche 963 27

+0.241

1'35.830

0.042 133.737 6 C. de Phillippi N. Yelloly M. Martin R. Rast BMW M Team RLL 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 27

+0.378

1'35.967

0.137 133.546 7 T. van der Helm R. Westbrook P. Hanson B. Keating JDC/Miller Motorsports 85 Porsche 963 49

+0.471

1'36.060

0.093 133.417 8 R. Taylor F. Albuquerque B. Hartley M. Ericsson Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 10 Acura ARX-06 28

+0.815

1'36.404

0.344 132.941 9 J. Krohn P. Eng A. Farfus D. Vanthoor BMW M Team RLL 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 39

+0.998

1'36.587

0.183 132.689 10 J. Taylor L. Deletraz C. Herta J. Button Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 40 Acura ARX-06 39

+1.216

1'36.805

0.218 132.390 11 J. Smiechowski N. Boulle T. Dillmann C. Novalak Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 52 ORECA 07 46

+3.827

1'39.416

2.611 128.913 12 E. Lux

K. Simpson

J. Allen

S. Alvarez DragonSpeed

81 ORECA 07 45

+3.908

1'39.497

0.081 128.808 13 G. Kurtz C. Braun T. Sowery

M. Jakobsen Crowdstrike Racing by APR

04 ORECA 07 43

+4.229

1'39.818

0.321 128.394 14 J. Farano

M. Dinan

F. Habsburg S. McLaughlin Tower Motorsports 8 ORECA 07 41

+4.363

1'39.952

0.134 128.222 15 G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon F. Massa Riley 74 ORECA 07 36

+4.465

1'40.054

0.102 128.091 16 D. Goldburg P. di Resta

B. Garg

F. Rosenqvist United Autosports USA 22 ORECA 07 45

+4.505

1'40.094

0.040 128.040 17 B. Keating

N. Pino

B. Hanley P. O'Ward United Autosports USA 2 ORECA 07 45

+4.543

1'40.132

0.038 127.991 18 D. Merriman R. Dalziel

C. Zilisch

C. Rasmussen Era Motorsport

18 ORECA 07 40

+4.555

1'40.144

0.012 127.976 19

P. Hyett

P. Chatin M. Brabham

A. Quinn AO Racing

99 ORECA 07 42

+4.602

1'40.191

0.047 127.916 20 D. Andersen

S. Lucas

L. Hörr S. Huffaker MDK by High Class Racing 20 ORECA 07 44

+4.641

1'40.230

0.039 127.866 21 L. Willsey J. Barbosa

N. Siegel

J. Edgar Sean Creech Motorsport 33 Ligier JS P217 43

+4.754

1'40.343

0.113 127.722 22 L. Perez Companc N. Nielsen

L. Wadoux

M. Vaxiviere Richard Mille AF Corse 88 ORECA 07 38

+4.767

1'40.356

0.013 127.705 23 S. Thomas M. Jensen

H. McElrea

C. Milesi TDS Racing 11 ORECA 07 18

+5.673

1'41.262

0.906 126.563 24

K. Li

A. Fjordbach L. ten Voorde K. Bachler MDK Motorsports 86 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 41

+11.456

1'47.045

5.783 119.725 25 R. Hardwick D. Olsen

G. Levorato

C. Lewis Proton Competition 55 Ford Mustang GT3 33

+11.496

1'47.085

0.040 119.681 26

M. Franco

A. Costa

A. Balzan C. Sbirrazzuoli Conquest Racing 34 Ferrari 296 GT3 28

+11.517

1'47.106

0.021 119.657 27 M. Kirchhofer O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe A. Rossi Pfaff Motorsports 9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 40

+11.555

1'47.144

0.038 119.615 28 R. Foley P. Gallagher

J. Walker

J. Klingmann Turner Motorsport 96 BMW M4 GT3 12

+11.562

1'47.151

0.007 119.607 29 J. Potter A. Lally S. Pumpelly N. Thiim Magnus Racing 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 36

+11.635

1'47.224

0.073 119.525 30 S. Yoluc

R. Andrade

S. Andrews A. Christodoulou Lone Star Racing 80 Mercedes AMG GT3 26

+11.688

1'47.277

0.053 119.466 31

A. Adelson

E. Skeer J. Heylen F. Makowiecki Wright Motorsports 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 34

+11.702

1'47.291

0.014 119.451 32 D. Serra D. Rigon A. Pier Guidi J. Calado Risi Competizione 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 33

+11.719

1'47.308

0.017 119.432 33 L. Heinrich

S. Priaulx

M. Christensen AO Racing 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 32

+11.726

1'47.315

0.007 119.424 34

F. Perera

J. Pepper A. Caldarelli M. Bortolotti Iron Lynx 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 39

+11.733

1'47.322

0.007 119.416 35 O. Triarsi

C. Scardina

R. Agostini A. Rovera Triarsi Competizione 023 Ferrari 296 GT3 35

+11.747

1'47.336

0.014 119.401 36 D. Brule A. Udell T. Hindman J. Andlauer Kellymoss with Riley 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 35

+11.768

1'47.357

0.021 119.377 37 T. Milner N. Catsburg E. Bamber Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 28

+11.793

1'47.382

0.025 119.350 38 R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje D. Morad Winward Racing 57 Mercedes AMG GT3 35

+11.837

1'47.426

0.044 119.301 39 B. Sellers M. Snow N. Verhagen S. Van Der Linde Paul Miller Racing 1 BMW M4 GT3 36

+11.852

1'47.441

0.015 119.284 40 O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern A. Lynn AWA 13 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 39

+11.887

1'47.476

0.035 119.245 41 R. Gunn A. Riberas M. Farnbacher Heart Of Racing Team 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 29

+11.900

1'47.489

0.013 119.231 42 M. Goikhberg L. Spinelli D. DeFrancesco S. Mitchell Forte Racing 78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 41

+11.997

1'47.586

0.097 119.123 43 R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto A. Fuoco E. Cheever Cetilar Racing 47 Ferrari 296 GT3 34

+12.015

1'47.604

0.018 119.103 44

S. Monk

K. Legge T. Calderon S. McAleer Gradient Racing 66 Acura NSX GT3 32

+12.028

1'47.617

0.013 119.089 45 B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy T. Gamble Inception Racing 70 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 25

+12.142

1'47.731

0.114 118.963 46 K. Habul J. Gounon L. Stolz M. Engel Sun Energy 1 75 Mercedes AMG GT3 29

+12.156

1'47.745

0.014 118.948 47 H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports 64 Ford Mustang GT3 40

+12.160

1'47.749

0.004 118.943 48 J. Andretti G. Chaves S. Hargrove T. Preining Andretti Motorsports 43 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 38

+12.219

1'47.808

0.059 118.878 49 J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat K. Kirkwood M. Conway Vasser Sullivan 14 Lexus RC F GT3 19

+12.264

1'47.853

0.045 118.828 50 R. De Angelis Z. Robichon I. James M. Sorensen Heart Of Racing Team 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 28

+12.420

1'48.009

0.156 118.657 51 F. Montecalvo P. Thompson A. Telitz R. Miyata Vasser Sullivan 12 Lexus RC F GT3 9

+12.420

1'48.009

0.000 118.657 52 S. Mann F. Heriau M. Molina K. Cozzolino Af Corse 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 32

+12.480

1'48.069

0.060 118.591 53 M. Skeen M. Grenier K. Koch

M. Goetz Korthoff/Preston Motorsports

32 Mercedes AMG GT3 26

+12.503

1'48.092

0.023 118.566 54 A. Mantella

N. Varrone

T. Merrill C. Eastwood AWA 17 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 35

+12.507

1'48.096

0.004 118.561 55 C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni R. Grosjean M. Cairoli Iron Lynx 60 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 37

+12.679

1'48.268

0.172 118.373 56 J. Hand D. Muller F. Vervisch Ford Multimatic Motorsports 65 Ford Mustang GT3 30

+12.719

1'48.308

0.040 118.329 57 R. Frey M. Gatting S. Bovy D. Pin Iron Dames 83 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 35

+12.991

1'48.580

0.272 118.033 58 K. Marcelli D. Formal

G. Doyle

A. Harrison Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 38

+13.258

1'48.847

0.267 117.743 59 A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 0

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