IMSA – Action Express leads testing at Sebring

Action Express Racing set the best time in the first practice session for the 12 Hours of Sebring. BMW was the fastest in GT.

Published on 26/02/2016 à 12:10

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IMSA – Action Express leads testing at Sebring

Christian Fittipaldi set the fastest lap during the test day on Thursday February 25 in Sebring (Florida). The driver of the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP posted a time of 1'51, beating Dane Cameron's No. 965 sister car by two tenths. Pipo Derani completed the top three in the No. 31 Extreme Speed ​​Motorsport Ligier JS P2 with which he took victory last month at the 2 Hours of Daytona (Florida).

Bill Auberlen set the benchmark in GTLM with a time of 1'58"780 at the wheel of a Team RLL BMW M6, almost three tenths better than the Ferrari 458 GTE n°62 du Risi Competizione. La Porsche 911 RSR n°911 complète le trio de tête. Scott Dixon s’est mis en valeur pour his debut on the Ford GT achieving the best time of the afternoon.

Colin Braun was the fastest in PC with a time of 1'53"888 in the No. 09 Core Autosport FLM 54. In GTD, Stevenson Motorsports dominated the category with its two Audi R8 LMS. Lawson Aschenbach completed a lap in 2'01"822. The session was marked by a violent exit from the track by Larry DeGeorge in the #3 Dream Racing Competition Lamborghini Huracan GT27 who hit a wall of tires head-on, but the driver was not injured.

Results Trials 1 et Trials 2

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