Roar - EL4: Four in a row for Meyer Shank Racing

Fourth Free Practice session at the Roar and fourth consecutive best time for Meyer Shank Racing.

Published on 21/01/2023 à 22:13

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Roar – EL4: Four in a row for Meyer Shank Racing

#60: Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian, Acura ARX-06, GTP: Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud

It is always difficult to draw conclusions from Free Practice since everyone follows their own program, especially when they only precede qualifying for a race which takes place a week later. While it is too early to predict the final result of the 24 2023 Hours of Daytona, Acura is currently the manufacturer setting the most convincing times in Florida.

Thus, for the fourth time in a row in four driving sessions, it was Meyer Shank Racing which set the best time in 1:35.038 through Colin Braun. The defending team beat the other Japanese ARX-06, the No. 10 of Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport by 0.118 seconds.

Le podium de la séance a été complété par la BMW M Hybrid V8 n°24 à 0.334 seconde. Seule l’autre BMW, la n°25, est restée dans la même seconde que les Acura (+ 0.420 seconde), tandis que les Porsche et les Cadillac ont été repoussées au-delà.

GTP Ranking

In LM P2 it was the Briton Ben Hanley who set the best time in the category with a lap of 1:38.633 on the Crowdstrike Racing by APR Oreca. He beat the usual driver IndyCar Rinus VeeKay (TDS Racing n°11) by 0.670 seconds.

LM P2 classification

Chilean Nico Pino dominated the LM P3 standings with the No. 320 Ligier JS P33 of Sean Creech Motorsport.

LM P3 classification

In Grand Touring, Nicki Thiim placed theAston Martin Vantage GT3 n°44 from Magnus Racing at the top of the timesheet in 1:47.276 (1st GTD). It's even a double for the English brand since Hugh Plum was the fastest in GTD Pro for TGM/TF Sport.