VIR – EL1: Connor De Phillippi before the rain

With rain imminent at VIR, Connor De Phillippi rushed to set the fastest lap of the first Free Practice session. The American driver set the reference time in 1:45.196 at the wheel of the No. 4 BMW M3 GT25 BMW M Team RLL which he shares with John Edwards.

“It's always good to set the best time in practice, but we have a lot of things to improve, judges the one who was the first to test the German manufacturer's LMDh in July. Let's just hope it translates when the moment matters. I'm really happy with the balance of the car and we always have good results here. The first half of the session went as planned, and when the rain came we remained cautious because there is no need to take risks when you don't need to. »

C’était 0,296 seconde plus rapide que Matt Campbell dans la Porsche n ° 9 de Pfaff Motorsports, leader du championnat avec son compère Mathieu Jaminet, seulement cinquième du général ce vendredi. Mike Skeen était le plus rapide des GT Daytona (GTD) dans la Mercedes-AMG GT3 No. 32 of the Korthoff Motorsports team in 1:45,348 in this round ofIMSA where only GT3s are invited.

Find the Free Practice 1 rankings HERE