Blomqvist quickest in second practice for IMSA Sebring 12 Hours – Motorsport Week

Blomqvist quickest in second practice for IMSA Sebring 12 Hours – Motorsport Week

Blomqvist exhibited the quickest time in the second practice session for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 12 Hours of Sebring on Thursday, besting the field in the final practice before qualifying.

The No. 25 BMW M8 GTE of Connor de Phillippi, Bruno Spengler and Augusto Farfus, with Tom Blomqvist at the wheel, recorded the quickest time of 1:48.534, edging out the No. 77 Mazda RT24-P of Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez and Olivier Pla by 0.009 seconds.

The No. 24 BMW, piloted by Colton Herta, John Edwards and Jesse Krohn, was third 0.013 seconds off the pace.

The No. 17 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 of Dane Cameron, Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud was fourth, with the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R of Renger van der Zande, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon fifth.

The No. 5 Cadillac of Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Filipe Albuquerque completed the top six.

The two-hour practice session saw several red flags, for the No. 4 Corvette C8.R of Marcel Fassler, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, and for a spin by the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz and Harold Primat.

The No. 8 Tower Motorsports by Starworks Oreca 07 Gibson of Ryan Dalziel, Parker Chase and Scott Andrews also stopped on track, while the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac of Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr and Mike Conway was one of several cars to have a spin.

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the track for qualifying for the 12 Hours of Sebring on Friday.

Tom Blomqvist displayed the swiftest lap time in the second practice session of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 12 Hours of Sebring on Thursday, outperforming the competition in the final preparation prior to qualifying.

In the wheel of the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, Blomqvist, along with Connor de Phillippi, Bruno Spengler and Augusto Farfus, clocked the fastest time of 1:48.534, marginally edging out the No. 77 Mazda RT24-P of Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez and Olivier Pla by 0.009 seconds.

The No. 24 BMW, driven by Colton Herta, John Edwards and Jesse Krohn, had the third fastest time, lagging 0.013 seconds behind the leader. The No. 17 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 of Dane Cameron, Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud took fourth place, with the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R of Renger van der Zande, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon ranking fifth.

Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Filipe Albuquerque took the No. 5 Cadillac to sixth place, as the two-hour practice session featured numerous red flags, including for the No. 4 Corvette C8.R of Marcel Fassler, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, and for a spin by the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz and Harold Primat.

The No. 8 Tower Motorsports by Starworks Oreca 07 Gibson of Ryan Dalziel, Parker Chase and Scott Andrews also stopped on track, while the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac of Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr and Mike Conway was among many that experienced a spin.

Competitors will reconvene on Friday for the qualifying session of the 12 Hours of Sebring in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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