12 hours of Sebring – H+7: Porsche and Cadillac in the fight

The Brazilians Felipe Nasr (Porsche no. 7) and Pipo Derani (Cadillac no. 31) are engaged in a great battle for first place in the 12 Hours of Sebring after seven hours of racing.

Published on 16/03/2024 à 21:47

Valentin GLO

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12 hours of Sebring – H+7: Porsche and Cadillac in the fight

Photo: IMSA

The Live Timing rankings for the 12 Hours of Sebring are available HERE.

GTP

Ricky Taylor, 2nd at the end of the Full Course Yellow, missed his restart. The No. 10 Acura of Wayne Taylor with Andretti Autosport was overtaken in quick succession by the Porsche #7 of Felipe Nasr and Cadillac #01 of Sébastien Bourdais.
Nasr took advantage of the traffic to surprise Pipo Derani (Cadillac no. 31) and put the Porsche no. 7, victorious at the 24 Hours of Daytona at the end of January, back at the top of the standings.

#IMSA – Great move from @FelipeNasr! The No. 7 #PorschePenskeMotorsport #Porsche963 is back in the lead 👊#Raceborn #Sebring12 @IMSA @MichelinRaceUSA pic.twitter.com/6SqTb5wpBf

— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) March 16, 2024

Derani, however, did not admit defeat and remained on the heels of the race leader. The driver of the No. 31 Cadillac took advantage of a pit stop for both cars to complete the seventh hour of the race in the lead.
The No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche was idling before returning to the pits and being brought behind the wall by the mechanics. The left side driveshaft is at fault, but the car could start again in a few minutes. This is the first major reliability problem in GTP since the start of this race.

LM P2

TDS Racing leads the LM P2 category ahead of DragonSpeed and Riley after seven hours of racing. AO Racing left with Paul-Loup Chatin at the wheel after PJ Hyett went off the track the previous hour.

GTD Pro / GTD

Race over for the Iron Dames. After contact at the start of the race caused a technical problem, the No. 3 Lamborghini Huracan GT83 of the Iron Dames was recalled several times behind the wall. With 30 laps behind, the team decided to retire.

That's our race over.

Due to early contact that caused a technical issue, we had to call the car behind the wall several times to repair it. Being 30 laps behind we made the decision to withdraw the car.
Although the weekend didn't go as planned, we have complete confidence in… pic.twitter.com/Edd4Qtq2rt

— Iron Dames (@IronDames_) March 16, 2024