IMSA: Kobayashi fastest over 3 Friday practice sessions for Rolex 24

Kamui Kobayashi turned the fastest lap around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course in the second of Thursday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice sessions for Saturday’s Rolex 24 At Daytona – setting the quick time of the day.

Kobayashi, teaming with seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller and Jose Maria Lopez in the No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R for the four IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, needed just five laps in the 90-minute session to log the best lap. He was encouraged by the session, even if he does not expect the damp conditions experienced Thursday to be an issue during the race.

“The track conditions are damp, not really wet,’’ Kobayashi said after being clocked at 1m35.470s (134.241 mph). “I think the situation is quite good for the race because the weekend seems to be sunshine.

“I felt really good and the team did a great job,’’ he added.

Pipo Derani was second fastest in the No 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac (1:36.964) on a cool, drizzly afternoon that saw plenty of action as teams dialed in their cars for the weekend race. The pole-sitting Daytona Prototype international (DPi) car – and three time defending overall race winner – No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 was only 32nd quickest overall, driver Ricky Taylor more than 13 seconds behind the No. 48. Ten of the 61 entered cars didn’t turn a timed lap in the session.

The No. 20 High Class Racing ORECA LMP2 07 was third quickest overall and tops in Le Mans Prototype 2, with Nico Mueller at the wheel for a lap of 1:37.012. Felipe Fraga set the quick time in Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) in the No. 74 Riley Motorsports Ligier JS P320 that is the defending Rolex 24 class winner.

The final WeatherTech Championship practice before the race starts at 11:20 a.m. Friday. The 24-hour race is scheduled at take the green flag at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, with live coverage on NBC beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Fastest Friday Practice Times

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Time

Behind Gap Mph

1

1

48

DPi

M. Rockenfeller / K. Kobayashi

J. Johnson / J. Lopez

Ally Cadillac

Cadillac DPi

1:35.470

– – 134.241

2

2

31

DPi

P. Derani / T. Nunez

M. Conway

Whelen Engineering Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:36.964

+1.494 +1.494 132.173

3

1

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / A. Fjordbach

F. Scherer / N. Mueller

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:37.012

+1.542 +0.048 132.107

4

2

68

LMP2

F. Heriau / O. Rasmussen

E. Jones / R. Rast

G-Drive Racing By APR

ORECA LMP2 07

1:37.137

+1.667 +0.125 131.937

5

3

81

LMP2

E. Lux / D. Defrancesco

P. O’Ward / C. Herta

DragonSpeed USA

ORECA LMP2 07

1:37.554

+2.084 +0.417 131.373

6

4

29

LMP2

F. Van Eerd / G. van der Garde

D. Murry / R. Veekay

Racing Team Nederland

ORECA LMP2 07

1:37.632

+2.162 +0.078 131.268

7

5

22

LMP2

J. McGuire / G. Smith

P. Hanson / W. Owen

United Autosports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:38.378

+2.908 +0.746 130.273

8

6

69

LMP2

J. Falb / J. Allen / L. Ghiotto

T. van der Helm

G-Drive Racing By APR

ORECA LMP2 07

1:38.952

+3.482 +0.574 129.517

9

7

8

LMP2

J. Farano / L. Deletraz

R. Pinto de Andrade

F. Habsburg-Lothringen

Tower Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:39.956

+4.486 +1.004 128.216

10

8

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / J. Pierson

J. Bomarito / H. Tincknell

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:41.185

+5.715 +1.229 126.659

11

1

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga

K. van Berlo / M. Cooper

Riley Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:43.203

+7.733 +2.018 124.182

12

2

38

LMP3

D. Goldburg / H. Abe / G. Grist

N. Pino

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:43.347

+7.877 +0.144 124.009

13

3

33

LMP3

J. Barbosa / M. Jakobsen

S. Priaulx / L. Willsey

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

1:44.248

+8.778 +0.901 122.937

14

4

13

LMP3

O. Fidani / K. Wittmer / L. Kern

M. Bell

AWA

Duqueine D08

1:44.744

+9.274 +0.496 122.355

15

5

54

LMP3

J. Bennett / C. Braun / G. Kurtz

N. Jonsson

CORE Autosport

Ligier JS P320

1:45.407

+9.937 +0.663 121.586

16

6

6

LMP3

E. Castro / M. Kranz / A. Ori

J. Miller

Muehlner Motorsports America

Duqueine D08

1:46.091

+10.621 +0.684 120.802

17

1

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis / M. Grenier

L. Auer

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.577

+11.107 +0.486 120.251

18

2

28

GTD

M. de Quesada / D. Morad

L. Lundqvist / M. Goetz

Alegra Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.835

+11.365 +0.258 119.960

19

3

59

GTD

L. Bergstein / J. Miller

P. Gallagher / P. Holton

Crucial Motorsports

McLaren 720S GT3

1:46.843

+11.373 +0.008 119.951

20

4

12

GTD

F. Montecalvo / A. Telitz

R. Heistand / T. Bell

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

1:47.010

+11.540 +0.167 119.764

21

5

98

GTD

P. Dalla Lana / D. Pittard

C. Eastwood / N. Thiim

Northwest AMR

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:47.189

+11.719 +0.179 119.564

22

6

70

GTD

B. Iribe / F. Schandorff

O. Millroy / J. Pepper

inception racing

McLaren 720S GT3

1:47.264

+11.794 +0.075 119.481

23

7

21

GTD

S. Mann / L. Perez Companc

N. Nielsen / T. Vilander

AF CORSE

Ferrari 488 GT3

1:47.384

+11.914 +0.120 119.347

24

8

39

GTD

  1. Megennis / C. Lewis

  2. Mitchell / J. Westphal

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:47.600

+12.130 +0.216 119.108

25

9

44

GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly

J. Adam

Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:47.916

+12.446 +0.316 118.759

26

10

64

GTD

T. Giovanis / H. Plumb

M. Plumb / O. Trinkler

TeamTGM

Porsche 911 GT3R

1:47.975

+12.505 +0.059 118.694

27

11

96

GTD

R. Foley / B. Auberlen

M. Dinan / J. Klingmann

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

1:48.080

+12.610 +0.105 118.579

28

12

47

GTD

R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto

A. Fuoco / A. Rovera

Cetilar Racing

Ferrari 488 GT3

1:48.110

+12.640 +0.030 118.546

29

13

71

GTD

M. Goikhberg / F. Perera

M. Llarena / M. Paul

T3 Motorsport North America

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:48.455

+12.985 +0.345 118.169

30

1

14

GTDPRO

  1. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

  2. Kirkwood

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

1:48.725

+13.255 +0.270 117.875

31

14

99

GTD

R. Ferriol / K. Legge / S. Wilson

N. Boulle

Team Hardpoint

Porsche 911 GT3R

1:48.828

+13.358 +0.103 117.764

32

3

10

DPi

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque

A. Rossi / W. Stevens

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05

Acura DPi

1:48.852

+13.382 +0.024 117.738

33

4

02

DPi

E. Bamber / A. Lynn

M. Ericsson / K. Magnussen

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:49.000

+13.530 +0.148 117.578

34

7

7

LMP3

M. Kvamme / A. McCusker

T. Estep / A. Doquin

Forty7 Motorsports

Duqueine D08

1:49.180

+13.710 +0.180 117.384

35

15

27

GTD

R. De Angelis / I. James

D. Turner / T. Gamble

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:49.211

+13.741 +0.031 117.351

36

2

97

GTDPRO

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella

M. Engel / J. Gounon

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:49.639

+14.169 +0.428 116.892

37

3

15

GTDPRO

D. Mueller / P. Assenheimer

A. Cindric

Proton USA

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:49.680

+14.210 +0.041 116.849

38

16

42

GTD

D. Yount / B. Hites

J. Conwright / M. Palttala

NTE/SSR

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:50.246

+14.776 +0.566 116.249

39

4

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor

N. Catsburg

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

1:50.381

+14.911 +0.135 116.107

40

17

19

GTD

B. Sweedler / J. Megrue

G. Altoe / J. Segal

TR3 Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

1:50.521

+15.051 +0.140 115.960

41

9

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / K. Tilley

R. Dalziel / P. Chatin

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:51.190

+15.720 +0.669 115.262

42

5

24

GTDPRO

P. Eng / M. Wittmann

N. Yelloly / S. van der Linde

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M4 GT3

1:51.357

+15.887 +0.167 115.089

43

6

4

GTDPRO

T. Milner / N. Tandy

M. Sorensen

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

1:51.464

+15.994 +0.107 114.979

44

18

32

GTD

M. Skeen / J. Davison

S. McAleer / S. Andrews

Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:53.715

+18.245 +2.251 112.703

45

7

62

GTDPRO

A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado

D. Serra / D. Rigon

Risi Competizione

Ferrari 488 GT3

1:53.829

+18.359 +0.114 112.590

46

5

5

DPi

T. Vautier / R. Westbrook

L. Duval / B. Keating

JDC Miller MotorSports

Cadillac DPi

1:54.631

+19.161 +0.802 111.802

47

19

66

GTD

K. Simpson / T. Bechtolsheimer

M. Miller / M. Farnbacher

Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

1:55.702

+20.232 +1.071 110.767

48

8

26

LMP3

N. Siegel / C. Shields / C. Crews

U. de Wilde

Muehlner Motorsports America

Duqueine D08

1:58.318

+22.848 +2.616 108.318

49

20

75

GTD

F. Schiller / K. Habul / L. Stolz

R. Marciello

Sun Energy 1

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:58.544

+23.074 +0.226 108.111

50

8

2

GTDPRO

L. Vanthoor / P. Pilet / D. Olsen

A. Imperatori

KCMG

Porsche 911 GT3R

2:17.295

+41.825 +18.751 93.346

51

9

63

GTDPRO

R. Ineichen / M. Mapelli

A. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti

TR3 Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

2:22.014

+46.544 +4.719 90.244

52

6

01

DPi

  1. van der Zande / S. Bourdais

  2. Dixon / A. Palou

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

53

10

9

GTDPRO

M. Campbell / M. Jaminet

F. Nasr

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

54

21

16

GTD

R. Hardwick / Z. Robichon

J. Heylen / R. Lietz

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

55

11

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas / M. Martin

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

56

12

25

GTDPRO

C. De Phillippi / J. Edwards

A. Farfus / J. Krohn

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M4 GT3

57

22

34

GTD

K. Washington / J. Sofronas

J. Bleekemolen / K. Bachler

GMG Racing

Porsche 911 GT3R

58

9

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / J. Burdon / R. Lindh

G. Chaves

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

 

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