12h of Sebring – H+2: The two Cadillacs fighting at the front

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GTP

The Cadillacs still lead the way at Sebring… and even battle among themselves! After two hours of racing, it is the No. 01 Cadillac which is now in the lead ahead of the No. 31, at the cost of two big overtakes: the first made by Sébastien Bourdais on Pipo Derani at the restart of the first Full Course Yellow, the second by Scott Dixon on Jack Aitken after the pit stop waltz.

First lead change for GTP of the day!

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Behind, we find a mix of Acura and BMW, while the four Porsche are much more discreet this Saturday. The 963s suffer in particular in the braking zones: Felipe Nasr and Julien Andlauer went offshore on a few occasions with their mount. Romain Grosjean took the wheel of the #63 Lamborghini, which is languishing at the bottom of the GTP rankings.

LM P2

Many changes of leaders in the LM P2 category: if the No. 52 Oreca Inter Europol was leading the category at the first time check, the latter was penalized with a drive-through for “non-compliance with the minimum refueling time”, just like the TDS Racing n°11. Ben Keating then regained control of the race, but spun under braking at Turn 3 in the No. 2 United Autosports Oreca. However, the n°2 managed to regain the lead of the race ahead of the n°99 Oreca AO Racing after a good comeback from the American veteran, who gave way to Nico Pino.

A little further in the peloton, Luís Pérez Companc – teammate of Lilou Wadoux – lost control of the No. 88 Oreca Richard Mille AF Corse at the exit of the first turn, in the same place as Mathieu Jaminet during qualifying. If he hit the wall at high speed, the Argentinian was able to leave, but with a badly damaged prototype.

Shortly before the two-hour mark, a second Full Course Yellow was deployed after a major accident by Michael Dinan aboard the No. 8 Tower Motorsports Oreca. The American was pressed into the grass while trying to overtake a GT, and hit the tire wall head-on from the side. The pilot escaped unhurt.

GTD Pro / GTD

As in LM P2, the ranking moved among the GTs: the No. 14 Lexus Vasser Sullivan, in the lead at the first score, was penalized with a drive-through... for having almost run over a member of the mechanics team, who was cleaning the car at the time of the pit stop made under Full Course Yellow!

This penalty allowed the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW to take the lead, but many cars still had to pit when it came time to score under Full Course Yellow.

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