IMSA: Derani Leads Second Practice for 12 Hours of Sebring
Pipo Derani has put Action Express Racing atop the time charts in the second practice session of the day for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors ahead of Saturday’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
The defending DPi champion turned a lap of 1:45.750 in the Whelen Engineering-sponsored Cadillac DPi-V.R to edge out teammate Mike Rockenfeller by 0.376 seconds.
Alex Lynn made it three Cadillacs in the top-three, thanks to a 1:46.288 in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing entry, which was four-tenths ahead of Ricky Taylor in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05.
Taylor’s 1:46.689 time was nearly one-second slower than Derani’s pace-setting lap.
LMP2 was paced by the No. 8 Tower Motorsport Oreca 07 Gibson, while the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P320 Nissan topped LMP3.
Mirko Bortolotti was quickest in GTD Pro in the No. 63 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo.
GTD was paced by the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW of Bryan Sellers.
Practice 2 Results
| Pos | Pic | No. | Class | Drivers* | Team | Car | Time | Behind Gap Mph |
| 1 | 1 | 31 | DPi | P. Derani / T. Nunez/M. Conway | Whelen Engineering Racing | Cadillac DPi | 1:45.750 | – – 127.318 |
| 2 | 2 | 48 | DPi | M. Rockenfeller / K. Kobayashi/J. Lopez | Ally Cadillac | Cadillac DPi | 1:46.126 | +0.376 +0.376 126.867 |
| 3 | 3 | 02 | DPi | E. Bamber / A. Lynn / N. Jani | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi | 1:46.288 | +0.538 +0.162 126.674 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | DPi | R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque/W. Stevens | Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 | Acura DPi | 1:46.689 | +0.939 +0.401 126.198 |
| 5 | 5 | 01 | DPi | R. van der Zande / S. Bourdais/R. Hunter-Reay | Cadillac Racing | Cadillac DPi | 1:46.883 | +1.133 +0.194 125.969 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | DPi | T. Vautier / R. Westbrook/L. Duval | JDC Miller MotorSports | Cadillac DPi | 1:47.595 | +1.845 +0.712 125.135 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | LMP2 | J. Farano / L. Deletraz/R. Pinto de Andrade | Tower Motorsport | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:49.654 | +3.904 +2.059 122.785 |
| 8 | 2 | 52 | LMP2 | B. Keating / M. Jensen/S. Huffaker | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:49.889 | +4.139 +0.235 122.523 |
| 9 | 3 | 81 | LMP2 | H. Hedman / J. Montoya/S. Montoya | DragonSpeed USA LLC | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:50.146 | +4.396 +0.257 122.237 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | LMP2 | S. Thomas / J. Pierson/J. Bomarito | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:50.251 | +4.501 +0.105 122.121 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | LMP2 | D. Merriman / K. Tilley/R. Dalziel | Era Motorsport | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:50.523 | +4.773 +0.272 121.820 |
| 12 | 6 | 29 | LMP2 | F. Van Eerd / G. van der Garde/D. Murry | Racing Team Nederland | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:50.581 | +4.831 +0.058 121.756 |
| 13 | 7 | 22 | LMP2 | J. McGuire / G. Smith/D. Tappy | United Autosports | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:50.953 | +5.203 +0.372 121.348 |
| 14 | 8 | 20 | LMP2 | D. Andersen / A. Fjordbach/F. Scherer | High Class Racing | ORECA LMP2 07 | 1:51.816 | +6.066 +0.863 120.411 |
| 15 | 1 | 38 | LMP3 | D. Goldburg / R. Lindh/C. Shields | Performance Tech Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 1:57.786 | +12.036 +5.970 114.308 |
| 16 | 2 | 33 | LMP3 | J. Barbosa / M. Jakobsen/L. Willsey | Sean Creech Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | 1:57.922 | +12.172 +0.136 114.176 |
| 17 | 3 | 74 | LMP3 | G. Robinson / F. Fraga/K. van Berlo | Riley Motorsports | Ligier JS P320 | 1:57.984 | +12.234 +0.062 114.116 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | LMP3 | E. Castro / H. Gottsacker/U. de Wilde | Muehlner Motorsports America | Duqueine D08 | 1:58.025 | +12.275 +0.041 114.077 |
| 19 | 5 | 36 | LMP3 | J. Andretti / J. Burdon/G. Chaves | Andretti Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 1:58.040 | +12.290 +0.015 114.062 |
| 20 | 6 | 30 | LMP3 | A. Balogh / G. Grist/D. Dickerson | Jr III Racing | Ligier JS P320 | 1:59.251 | +13.501 +1.211 112.904 |
| 21 | 7 | 7 | LMP3 | M. Kvamme / A. Mantella/M. Bell | Forty7 Motorsports | Duqueine D08 | 1:59.284 | +13.534 +0.033 112.873 |
| 22 | 8 | 54 | LMP3 | J. Bennett / C. Braun / G. Kurtz | CORE Autosport | Ligier JS P320 | 1:59.601 | +13.851 +0.317 112.574 |
| 23 | 9 | 13 | LMP3 | O. Fidani / K. Wittmer / L. Kern | AWA | Duqueine D08 | 2:00.069 | +14.319 +0.468 112.135 |
| 24 | 10 | 40 | LMP3 | M. Hanratty / T. Archer/J. Vance | FastMD Racing | Duqueine D08 | 2:00.802 | +15.052 +0.733 111.454 |
| 25 | 1 | 63 | GTDPRO | M. Mapelli / A. Caldarelli/M. Bortolotti | TR3 Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 2:00.861 | +15.111 +0.059 111.400 |
| 26 | 2 | 24 | GTDPRO | P. Eng / M. Wittmann/N. Yelloly | BMW M Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:00.952 | +15.202 +0.091 111.316 |
| 27 | 1 | 1 | GTD | B. Sellers / M. Snow/E. Johansson | Paul Miller Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:01.123 | +15.373 +0.171 111.159 |
| 28 | 3 | 62 | GTDPRO | D. Serra / D. Rigon / E. Cheever | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:01.203 | +15.453 +0.080 111.086 |
| 29 | 2 | 32 | GTD | M. Skeen / S. McAleer/D. Juncadella | Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2:01.405 | +15.655 +0.202 110.901 |
| 30 | 3 | 47 | GTD | R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto/A. Fuoco | Cetilar Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:01.431 | +15.681 +0.026 110.877 |
| 31 | 4 | 12 | GTD | F. Montecalvo / S. Andrews/R. Heistand | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 | 2:01.457 | +15.707 +0.026 110.853 |
| 32 | 5 | 96 | GTD | R. Foley / B. Auberlen/M. Dinan | Turner Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:01.511 | +15.761 +0.054 110.804 |
| 33 | 4 | 14 | GTDPRO | J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat/A. Telitz | VasserSullivan | Lexus RC F GT3 | 2:01.593 | +15.843 +0.082 110.729 |
| 34 | 5 | 25 | GTDPRO | C. De Phillippi / J. Edwards/A. Farfus | BMW M Team RLL | BMW M4 GT3 | 2:01.594 | +15.844 +0.001 110.728 |
| 35 | 6 | 70 | GTD | B. Iribe / O. Millroy / J. Pepper | inception racing | McLaren 720S GT3 | 2:01.690 | +15.940 +0.096 110.641 |
| 36 | 7 | 16 | GTD | R. Hardwick / Z. Robichon/J. Heylen | Wright Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3R | 2:01.913 | +16.163 +0.223 110.439 |
| 37 | 6 | 23 | GTDPRO | R. Gunn / A. Riberas / M. Martin | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 2:01.977 | +16.227 +0.064 110.381 |
| 38 | 8 | 28 | GTD | M. de Quesada / D. Morad/M. Goetz | Alegra Motorsports | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2:02.038 | +16.288 +0.061 110.326 |
| 39 | 9 | 66 | GTD | K. Simpson / T. Bechtolsheimer/M. Farnbacher | Gradient Racing | Acura NSX GT3 | 2:02.063 | +16.313 +0.025 110.303 |
| 40 | 7 | 3 | GTDPRO | A. Garcia / J. Taylor/N. Catsburg | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD | 2:02.396 | +16.646 +0.333 110.003 |
| 41 | 10 | 21 | GTD | S. Mann / L. Perez Companc/Vilander | AF CORSE | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:02.409 | +16.659 +0.013 109.991 |
| 42 | 8 | 93 | GTDPRO | A. Harrison-Henry / K. Marcelli/T. Long | Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR | Acura NSX GT3 | 2:02.495 | +16.745 +0.086 109.914 |
| 43 | 9 | 79 | GTDPRO | C. MacNeil / J. Andlauer/A. Picariello | WeatherTech Racing | Porsche 911 GT3R | 2:02.766 | +17.016 +0.271 109.671 |
| 44 | 10 | 9 | GTDPRO | M. Campbell / M. Jaminet/F. Nasr | Pfaff Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3R | 2:02.783 | +17.033 +0.017 109.656 |
| 45 | 11 | 59 | GTD | J. Miller / P. Gallagher/P. Holton | Crucial Motorsports | McLaren 720S GT3 | 2:02.920 | +17.170 +0.137 109.534 |
| 46 | 12 | 42 | GTD | D. Yount / J. Conwright/M. Llarena | NTE/SSR | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 2:03.093 | +17.343 +0.173 109.380 |
| 47 | 13 | 44 | GTD | J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly | Magnus Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 2:03.272 | +17.522 +0.179 109.221 |
| 48 | 14 | 39 | GTD | R. Megennis / C. Lewis/J. Westphal | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | 2:03.311 | +17.561 +0.039 109.187 |
| 49 | 15 | 27 | GTD | R. De Angelis / I. James/T. Gamble | Heart of Racing Team | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 2:03.499 | +17.749 +0.188 109.020 |
| 50 | 16 | 99 | GTD | R. Ferriol / K. Legge / S. Wilson | Team Hardpoint | Porsche 911 GT3R | 2:03.977 | +18.227 +0.478 108.600 |
| 51 | 17 | 57 | GTD | R. Ward / P. Ellis / M. Dienst | Winward Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | ||
| 52 | 7 | 60 | DPi | O. Jarvis / T. Blomqvist/S. Vandorne | Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian | Acura DPi | ||
| 53 | 11 | 97 | GTDPRO | C. MacNeil / J. Gounon/M. Engel | WeatherTech Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 |