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IMSA: Vautier puts Cadillac on top for wet night practice

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Tristan Vautier led the way in a rain-affected night practice for Saturday’s Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

The Frenchman in the No. 5 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R recorded a quick lap of 1:10.796 to edge out the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac of Kevin Magnussen by 0.026 seconds.

The No. 55 Mazda RT24-P of Oliver Jarvis was third quickest

All of the fast times were set prior to the arrival of rain, which came halfway through the 90-minute session.

Practice 3 Times

Pos

PiC

No.

Class

Drivers

Team

Car

Time

Behind

Gap|Speed

1

1

5

DPi

T. Vautier / L. Duval

S. Bourdais

Mustang Sampling / JDC-Miller MotorSports

Cadillac DPi

1:10.796

+0.000

+0.000s|129.159

2

2

01

DPi

R. van der Zande

K. Magnussen / S. Dixon

Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:10.822

+0.026

+0.026s|129.112

3

3

55

DPi

O. Jarvis/ H. Tincknell

J. Bomarito

Mazda Motorsports

Mazda DPi

1:11.427

+0.631

+0.605s|128.018

4

4

10

DPi

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque

A. Rossi

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05

Acura DPi

1:11.472

+0.676

+0.045s|127.937

5

5

31

DPi

F. Nasr / M. Conway / P. Derani

Whelen Engineering Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:11.526

+0.730

+0.054s|127.841

6

1

52

LMP2

B. Keating / M. Jensen

S. Huffaker

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:11.589

+0.793

+0.063s|127.728

7

6

60

DPi

J. Montoya / H. Castroneves

D. Cameron

Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian

Acura DPi

1:11.647

+0.851

+0.058s|127.625

8

7

48

DPi

J. Johnson / K. Kobayashi

S. Pagenaud

Ally Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:11.671

+0.875

+0.024s|127.582

9

2

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / K. Tilley

R. Dalziel

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:12.323

+1.527

+0.652s|126.432

10

3

8

LMP2

J. Farano / G. Aubry / J. French

Tower Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:13.486

+2.690

+1.163s|124.431

11

4

22

LMP2

J. McGuire / W. Boyd / G. Smith

United Autosports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:13.514

+2.718

+0.028s|124.384

12

5

11

LMP2

  1. Thomas/ T. Nunez

  2. Merrill

WIN Autosport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:14.791

+3.995

+1.277s|122.260

13

1

38

LMP3

D. Goldburg / R. Lindh

M. Jakobsen

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:16.605

+5.809

+1.814s|119.365

14

2

54

LMP3

J. Bennett / G. Kurtz / C. Braun

Core Autosport

Ligier JS P320

1:16.781

+5.985

+0.176s|119.091

15

3

91

LMP3

J. Cox / D. Murry

J. Bleekemolen

Riley Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:16.969

+6.173

+0.188s|118.800

16

1

97

GTLM

K. Estre / M. Christensen

F. Makowiecki

WeatherTech Racing

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

1:17.253

+6.457

+0.284s|118.364

17

4

30

LMP3

A. Balogh / G. Grist / S. Pigot

Jr III Racing

Ligier JS P320

1:17.420

+6.624

+0.167s|118.108

18

2

79

GTLM

C. MacNeil / M. Jaminet

M. Campbell

WeatherTech Racing

Porsche 911 RSR – 19

1:17.508

+6.712

+0.088s|117.974

19

3

24

GTLM

J. Edwards / J. Krohn

A. Farfus

BMW Team RLL

BMW M8 GTE

1:17.554

+6.758

+0.046s|117.904

20

5

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga

S. Andrews

Riley Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:17.656

+6.860

+0.102s|117.749

21

4

25

GTLM

C. De Phillippi / P. Eng

B. Spengler

BMW Team RLL

BMW M8 GTE

1:17.767

+6.971

+0.111s|117.581

Pos

PiC

No.

Class

Drivers

Team

Car

Time

Behind

Gap|Speed

22

6

2

LMP3

N. Kruetten / T. Gamble

A. Meyrick

United Autosports USA

Ligier JS P320

1:18.161

+7.365

+0.394s|116.989

23

5

3

GTLM

A. Garcia / J. Taylor

N. Catsburg

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

1:18.170

+7.374

+0.009s|116.975

24

6

4

GTLM

T. Milner / N. Tandy / A. Sims

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

1:18.216

+7.420

+0.046s|116.906

25

7

83

LMP3

M. Bell / N. Rao / J. Skelton

WIN Autosport

Duqueine D08

1:18.337

+7.541

+0.121s|116.726

26

8

7

LMP3

  1. Pflucker / M. Kvamme

  2. Rzadzinski

Forty7 Motorsports

Duqueine D08

1:19.569

+8.773

+1.232s|114.918

27

1

14

GTD

K. Kirkwood / A. Telitz

J. Hawksworth

VASSER SULLIVAN

Lexus RC F GT3

1:20.342

+9.546

+0.773s|113.813

28

2

42

GTD

D. Yount / J. Conwright

B. Hites

NTE Sport

Audi R8 LMS GT3

1:20.362

+9.566

+0.020s|113.784

29

3

44

GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly

Magnus with Archangel

Acura NSX GT3

1:20.401

+9.605

+0.039s|113.729

30

9

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / J. Burdon

O. Askew

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

1:20.596

+9.800

+0.195s|113.454

31

4

9

GTD

Z. Robichon / L. Vanthoor

L. Kern

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

1:20.599

+9.803

+0.003 113.450

32

5

19

GTD

M. Beretta / M. Goikhberg

F. Perera

GRT Grasser Racing Team

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:20.608

+9.812

+0.009s|113.437

33

6

96

GTD

B. Auberlen / R. Foley / A. Read

Turner Motorsport

BMW M6 GT3

1:20.826

+10.030

+0.218s|113.131

34

7

12

GTD

R. Megennis / F. Montecalvo

Z. Veach

VASSER SULLIVAN

Lexus RC F GT3

1:20.844

+10.048

+0.018s|113.106

35

8

1

GTD

B. Sellers / M. Snow / C. Lewis

Paul Miller Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:20.884

+10.088

+0.040s|113.050

36

9

70

GTD

F. Schandorff / B. Iribe

B. Barnicoat

Inception Racing

McLaren 720S GT3

1:21.266

+10.470

+0.382s|112.519

37

10

23

GTD

R. De Angelis / R. Gunn

I. James

Heart Of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:21.315

+10.519

+0.049s|112.451

38

11

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis / M. Engel

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:21.437

+10.641

+0.122s|112.282

39

12

32

GTD

M. Skeen / G. Cosmo

S. McAleer

Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:21.617

+10.821

+0.180s|112.035

40

13

88

GTD

R. Ferriol / K. Legge / A. Davis

Team Hardpoint

Porsche 911 GT3R

1:22.366

+11.570

+0.749s|111.016

41

10

40

LMP3

T. Archer / J. Vance

M. Hanratty

FastMD Racing

Duqueine D08

1:24.655

+13.859

+2.289s|108.014

42

14

28

GTD

D. Morad / M. de Quesada

D. Juncadella

Alegra Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:43.053

+32.257

+18.398s|88.730

43

15

16

GTD

T. Hindman / P. Long

J. Heylen

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

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