Cadillac edges Porsche in evening practice for Rolex 24

The second practice session saw a handful of incidents under the lights

Earl Bamber elevated Whelen Cadillac to the top spot in evening practice for the Rolex 24.

The 35-year-old New Zealand native managed a quick lap of 1 minute, 35.914 seconds in the team’s No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to claim the top spot.

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Julien Andlauer put the No. 7 Porsche 963 second-fastest in the session, just 0.056s behind. Tom Blomqvist ended up third in the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 for Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian, closing out at 0.233s behind.

The LMP2 class was led by Inter Europol Competition’s No. 43 ORECA LMP2 07 courtesy of Antonio Felix da Costa, establishing a class-best time of 1 minute, 39.791 seconds around the 3.56-mile Daytona’s speedway road course.

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’s Antonio Garcia posted the best GTD Pro class. He put the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R on top with a time of 1 minute, 46.742 seconds.

The GTD class saw the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 of Danny Formal post the best time, establishing Wayne Taylor Racing at the top of the timesheets with a flying lap of 1 minute, 46.768 seconds.

There were a few dramas in the session, the first of which started just 15 minutes in as Dudu Barrichello suffered a wheel issue to his Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo and went off in Turn 5, narrowly missing the barriers. Even though the incident brought out a red flag, his No. 27 Heart of Racing Team will retain its pole start from qualifying.

AO Racing’s No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) “Rexy” got extensive work in the pit lane, with the pit crew seen pulling off the front bumper with 44 minutes left. They ended up 10th in the GTD Pro class, and 50th overall in the session.

Paul Di Resta suffered contact courtesy of Carl Bennett, which sent the No. 22 ORECA LMP2 07 for United Autosports USA off track in Turn 7. Di Resta was able to drive off, but went directly to the pits for the pit crew to remove the rear bodywork off the car.

At the conclusion of the second practice session, the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R of 13 Autosport needed to be extinguished as the rear of the car was on fire. Safety crews needed to hit the rear of the car, driven by Matt Bell, multiple times before flames finally vanished.

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cla	num	drivers	class	car	laps	time	gap	int	mph
1	31	Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Frederik Vesti Connor Zilisch	GTP	Cadillac V-Series.R	46	1'35.914			133.620
2	7	Luiz Felipe Nasr Julien Andlauer Laurin Heinrich	GTP	Porsche 963	45	1'35.970	0.056	0.056	133.542
3	60	Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Scott Dixon AJ Allmendinger	GTP	Acura ARX-06	39	1'36.147	0.233	0.177	133.296
4	40	Jordan Taylor Louis Deletraz Colton Herta	GTP	Cadillac V-Series.R	38	1'36.675	0.761	0.528	132.568
5	24	Sheldon Van Der Linde Dries Vanthoor Robin Frijns René Rast	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	42	1'36.709	0.795	0.034	132.521
6	25	Raffaele Marciello Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann Kevin Magnussen	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	39	1'36.857	0.943	0.148	132.319
7	6	Laurens Vanthoor Kevin Estre Matthew Campbell	GTP	Porsche 963	43	1'36.866	0.952	0.009	132.306
8	85	Tijmen van der Helm Nicolas Pino Kaylen Frederick Bryce Aron	GTP	Porsche 963	44	1'37.002	1.088	0.136	132.121
9	10	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Will Stevens Brendon Hartley	GTP	Cadillac V-Series.R	42	1'37.028	1.114	0.026	132.086
10	93	Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Alex Palou Kaku Ohta	GTP	Acura ARX-06	37	1'37.265	1.351	0.237	131.764
11	23	Ross Gunn Roman De Angelis Alex Riberas Marco Sørensen	GTP	Aston Martin Valkyrie	40	1'37.522	1.608	0.257	131.417
12	43	Tom Dillmann Bijoy Garg Antonio Felix da Costa Jeremy Clarke	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	41	1'39.791	3.877	2.269	128.428
13	83	François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Nicklas Nielsen Dylan Murry	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	42	1'39.806	3.892	0.015	128.409
14	99	PJ Hyett Dane Cameron Jonny Edgar Christian Rasmussen	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	37	1'39.975	4.061	0.169	128.192
15	11	Tobi Lutke Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Charles Milesi	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	44	1'40.024	4.110	0.049	128.129
16	22	Dan Goldburg Paul di Resta Rasmus Lindh Gregoire Saucy	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	32	1'40.107	4.193	0.083	128.023
17	04	George Kurtz Alex Quinn Toby Sowery Malthe Jakobsen	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	41	1'40.154	4.240	0.047	127.963
18	52	Mikhail Goikhberg Ben Keating Parker Thompson Harry Tincknell	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	44	1'40.303	4.389	0.149	127.773
19	2	Philip Fayer Ben Hanley Hunter McElrea Mikkel Jensen	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	42	1'40.539	4.625	0.236	127.473
20	8	John Farano Sebastien Bourdais Sebastian Alvarez Kyffin Simpson	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	37	1'40.733	4.819	0.194	127.227
21	343	Jakub Smiechowski George Kolovos Nolan Siegel Nick Cassidy	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	41	1'40.740	4.826	0.007	127.219
22	18	Naveen Rao Ferdinand Habsburg Jacob Abel Logan Sargeant	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	42	1'40.997	5.083	0.257	126.895
23	73	Pietro Fittipaldi Manuel Espirito Santo Christopher Cumming Enzo Fittipaldi	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	42	1'41.075	5.161	0.078	126.797
24	37	Jon Field Oliver Jarvis Seth Lucas Job Van Uitert	LMP2	ORECA LMP2 07	43	1'41.606	5.692	0.531	126.134
25	3	Antonio Garcia Alexander Sims Marvin Kirchofer	GTD PRO	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	39	1'46.742	10.828	5.136	120.065
26	45	Danny Formal Trent Hindman Graham Doyle Marcus Ericsson	GTD	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	38	1'46.768	10.854	0.026	120.036
27	4	Tommy Milner Nicky Catsburg Nicolas Varrone Malthe Jakobsen	GTD PRO	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	35	1'46.832	10.918	0.064	119.964
28	033	James Calado Riccardo Agostini Miguel Molina Alessio Rovera	GTD PRO	Ferrari 296 GT3	39	1'46.941	11.027	0.109	119.842
29	34	Manny Franco Albert Costa Balboa Lorenzo Patrese Thierry Vermeulen	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	33	1'47.073	11.159	0.132	119.694
30	16	Sheena Monk Felipe Fraga Jenson Altzman Romain Grosjean	GTD	Ford Mustang GT3	29	1'47.118	11.204	0.045	119.644
31	911	Ayhancan Güven Thomas Preining Klaus Bachler Ricardo Feller	GTD PRO	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	41	1'47.289	11.375	0.171	119.453
32	13	Orey Fidani Matt Bell Lars Kern Ben Green	GTD	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	36	1'47.292	11.378	0.003	119.450
33	69	Anthony Bartone Maximillian Goetz Jules Gounon Fabian Schiller	GTD PRO	Mercedes-AMG GT3	36	1'47.317	11.403	0.025	119.422
34	80	Scott Andrews Lin Hodenius James Roe Ralf Aron	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	37	1'47.334	11.420	0.017	119.403
35	59	Max Esterson Nikita Johnson Jüri Vips Dean MacDonald	GTD PRO	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	40	1'47.364	11.450	0.030	119.370
36	81	Henrik Hedman Giacomo Altoè Casper Stevenson Matteo Cairoli	GTD	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	37	1'47.390	11.476	0.026	119.341
37	57	Russell Ward Philip Ellis Indy Dontje Lucas Auer	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3	31	1'47.406	11.492	0.016	119.323
38	023	Onofrio Triarsi Kenton Koch Robert Megennis Ye Yifei	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	34	1'47.534	11.620	0.128	119.181
39	96	Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley Jens Klingmann Francis Selldorff	GTD	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	34	1'47.554	11.640	0.020	119.159
40	912	Ryan Hardwick Riccardo Pera Richard Lietz Morris Schuring	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	32	1'47.558	11.644	0.004	119.154
41	19	Valentin Hasse-Clot Rory van der Steur Sébastien Baud Carl Bennett	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	28	1'47.563	11.649	0.005	119.149
42	9	Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Mirko Bortolotti James Hinchcliffe	GTD PRO	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	35	1'47.621	11.707	0.058	119.085
43	62	Daniel Serra Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi	GTD PRO	Ferrari 296 GT3	34	1'47.631	11.717	0.010	119.074
44	21	Simon Mann Lilou Wadoux Antonio Fuoco Tommaso Mosca	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	33	1'47.670	11.756	0.039	119.030
45	70	Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ollie Millroy David Fumanelli	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	31	1'47.686	11.772	0.016	119.013
46	28	Eric Zitza Jan Heylen Dillon Machavern Sven Müller	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	33	1'47.724	11.810	0.038	118.971
47	120	Adam Adelson Elliott Skeer Tom Sargent Callum Ilott	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	23	1'47.930	12.016	0.206	118.744
48	75	Kenny Habul Maro Rene Engel Will Power Chaz Mostert	GTD PRO	Mercedes-AMG GT3	29	1'48.008	12.094	0.078	118.658
49	123	Dave Musial Dave Musial Jr. Peter Ludwig Ryan Yardley	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	34	1'48.048	12.134	0.040	118.614
50	77	Nick Tandy Harry King Alessio Picariello	GTD PRO	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	32	1'48.080	12.166	0.032	118.579
51	36	Mason Filippi Charlie Eastwood Scott McLaughlin Salih Yoluc	GTD	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	34	1'48.081	12.167	0.001	118.578
52	64	Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Mike Rockenfeller	GTD PRO	Ford Mustang GT3	25	1'48.090	12.176	0.009	118.568
53	1	Neil Verhagen Connor de Phillippi Max Hesse Dan Harper	GTD PRO	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	28	1'48.240	12.326	0.150	118.404
54	65	Christopher Mies Frederic Vervisch Sebastian Priaulx	GTD PRO	Ford Mustang GT3	11	1'48.833	12.919	0.593	117.758
55	48	Scott Noble Jason Hart Maxime Martin Luca Stolz	GTD PRO	Mercedes-AMG GT3	27	1'48.835	12.921	0.002	117.756
56	44	John Potter Spencer Pumpelly Nicki Thiim Madison Snow	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	32	1'48.995	13.081	0.160	117.583
57	66	Jake Walker Till Bechtolsheimer Corey Lewis Joey Hand	GTD	Ford Mustang GT3	21	1'49.285	13.371	0.290	117.271
58	12	Aaron Telitz Benjamin Pedersen Frankie Montecalvo Esteban Masson	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	20	1'49.426	13.512	0.141	117.120
59	27	Tom Gamble Dudu Barrichello Zacharie Robichon Mattia Drudi	GTD	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	6	1'49.666	13.752	0.240	116.864
60	14	Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat Kyle Kirkwood Townsend Bell	GTD PRO	Lexus RC F GT3	7	1'50.638	14.724	0.972	115.837