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IMSA Sebring 12 Hours
Sebring 12H: Derani continues AXR domination in night practice
Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac turned the fastest lap of the 90min dusk-to-night practice for the 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
David Malsher-Lopez
Edited: Mar 19, 2021, 7:46 AM
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As the track cooled in the final half hour, several drivers turned their fastest lap of the session and three-time Sebring 12H winner Derani’s 1min46.898sec ensured AXR’s Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R was 0.454sec clear of the similar Chip Ganassi Racing machine driven by Renger van der Zande.
Filipe Albuquerque turned the fastest turbocharged lap, slotting the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 into third, a further 0.1sec in arrears, but three tenths clear of Kamui Kobayashi in the second AXR Cadillac, and Sebastien Bourdais in the JDC Miller Motorsports Cadillac.
Olivier Pla claimed Meyer Shank Racing’s best time in the #60 Acura but a second adrift of top spot, while defending Sebring winner Jonathan Bomarito was 1.3sec off in the sole Mazda.
Mikkel Jensen again claimed top spot in LMP2 for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports while Wayne Boyd slotted United Autosports’ entry into second place, half a second from top spot, and just a tenth clear of Gabriel Aubry in the Tower Motorsports by Starworks car.
Mathieu Jaminet was half a second clear of his nearest GTLM opposition, driving the WeatherTech Racing Proton Porsche 911 RSR, with the Rolex 24-winning #3 Corvette C8.R second in the hands of Antonio Garcia, a couple of tenths ahead of its sister car piloted by the impressive endurance extra Alexander Sims.
Connor De Phillippi’s best effort in the #25 BMW M8 ensured there were four GT cars ahead of the fastest LMP3 car, the #91 Riley Motorsports Ligier steered by Jeroen Bleekemolen.
The versatile Dutch driver was half a second clear of teammate Spencer Pigot, while Oliver Askew was third in the #7 Duqueine of Forty7 Motorsports.
Factory Porsche driver Laurens Vanthoor continues to show his class in a 911 GT3 R, clocking a lap in the Pfaff Motorsport entry that was 0.35sec clear of Aaron Telitz’s best effort in the #14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F. Its sister car, the #12, hit early trouble when it shed a wheel on an out lap for Frankie Montecalvo, bringing out a red flag. However, he returned to the track to set 11th fastest time.
Franck Perera was third fastest in the Grasser Racing Lamborghini Huracan, just ahead of Trent Hindman who is clearly adapting well to the Wright Motorsports Porsche, as he again subs for Ryan Hardwick.
Maro Engel was fifth in the Sun Energy1 Mercedes AMG GT, while Earl Bamber was sixth in the faster of the two Hardpoint Racing EBM Porsches.
Qualifying for Saturday’s Sebring 12 Hours begins at 11.15am local (Eastern) time tomorrow.
Cla Num Driver Class Chassis Laps Time Gap 1 31 Felipe Nasr
Mike Conway
Pipo Derani
DPi Cadillac DPi 32 1'46.898 2 01 Renger van der Zande
Kevin Magnussen
Scott Dixon
DPi Cadillac DPi 27 1'47.352 0.454 3 10 Ricky Taylor
Filipe Albuquerque
Alexander Rossi
DPi Acura DPi 30 1'47.442 0.544 4 48 Jimmie Johnson
Kamui Kobayashi
Simon Pagenaud
DPi Cadillac DPi 39 1'47.739 0.841 5 5 Tristan Vautier
Loic Duval
Sébastien Bourdais
DPi Cadillac DPi 36 1'47.855 0.957 6 60 Dane Cameron
Olivier Pla
Juan Pablo Montoya
DPi Acura DPi 28 1'47.945 1.047 7 55 Oliver Jarvis
Harry Tincknell
Jonathan Bomarito
DPi Mazda DPi 34 1'48.211 1.313 8 52 Ben Keating
Mikkel Jensen
Scott Huffaker
LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 35 1'50.270 3.372 9 22 James McGuire
Wayne Boyd
Guy Smith
LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 36 1'50.762 3.864 10 8 John Farano
Gabriel Aubry
Timothé Buret
LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 32 1'50.875 3.977 11 11 Thomas Steven
Tristan Nunez
Thomas Merrill
LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 29 1'51.749 4.851 12 18 Dwight Merriman
Kyle Tilley
Ryan Dalziel
LMP2 ORECA LMP2 07 34 1'52.086 5.188 13 79 Cooper MacNeil
Mathieu Jaminet
Matt Campbell
GTLM Porsche 911 RSR - 19 33 1'56.563 9.665 14 3 Antonio Garcia
Jordan Taylor
Nick Catsburg
GTLM Corvette C8.R 28 1'57.019 10.121 15 4 Tommy Milner
Nick Tandy
Alexander Sims
GTLM Corvette C8.R 30 1'57.205 10.307 16 25 Connor de Phillippi
Philipp Eng
Bruno Spengler
GTLM BMW M8 GTE 33 1'57.223 10.325 17 91 Jim Cox
Dylan Murry
Jeroen Bleekemolen
LMP3 Ligier JS P320 31 1'57.269 10.371 18 24 John Edwards
Jesse Krohn
Augusto Farfus
GTLM BMW M8 GTE 24 1'57.558 10.660 19 74 Gar Robinson
Scott Andrews
Spencer Pigot
LMP3 Ligier JS P320 28 1'57.794 10.896 20 7 Jim Norman
Oliver Askew
Austin McCusker
LMP3 Duqueine D08 29 1'57.984 11.086 21 54 Jon Bennett
George Kurtz
Colin Braun
LMP3 Ligier JS P320 32 1'58.116 11.218 22 38 Rasmus Lindh
Mateo Llarena
Dan Goldburg
LMP3 Ligier JS P320 31 1'58.210 11.312 23 33 Joao Barbosa
Yann Clairay
Lance Willsey
LMP3 Ligier JS P320 35 1'58.740 11.842 24 83 Matthew Bell
Rodrigo Sales
Niklas Kruetten
LMP3 Duqueine D08 27 1'59.689 12.791 25 9 Zacharie Robichon
Laurens Vanthoor
Lars Kern
GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R 29 2'01.241 14.343 26 14 Aaron Telitz
Jack Hawksworth
Kyle Kirkwood
GTD Lexus RC F GT3 36 2'01.601 14.703 27 19 Stephen Simpson
Franck Perera
Tim Zimmermann
GTD Lamborghini Huracan GT3 28 2'01.755 14.857 28 16 Patrick Long
Jan Heylen
Trent Hindman
GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R 33 2'01.882 14.984 29 75 Kenny Habul
Maro Engel
Mikael Grenier
GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 31 2'02.003 15.105 30 99 Rob Ferriol
Earl Bamber
Trenton Estep
GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R 30 2'02.026 15.128 31 1 Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow
Corey Lewis
GTD Lamborghini Huracan GT3 26 2'02.132 15.234 32 23 Ian James
Roman De Angelis
Ross Gunn
GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 30 2'02.180 15.282 33 96 Bill Auberlen
Robby Foley
Aidan Read
GTD BMW M6 GT3 26 2'02.404 15.506 34 44 John Potter
Andy Lally
Spencer Pumpelly
GTD Acura NSX GT3 31 2'02.762 15.864 35 12 Frankie Montecalvo
Zach Veach
Robert Megennis
GTD Lexus RC F GT3 24 2'02.773 15.875 36 28 Daniel Morad
Michael de Quesada
Billy Johnson
GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 36 2'02.833 15.935 37 88 Christina Nielsen
Katherine Legge
GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R 33 2'03.230 16.332 View full results
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