Jack Aitken vaulted Whelen Cadillac to pole for the sixty fourth Working of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The 30-year-old put down a blistering lap of 1 minute, 33.939 seconds within the No. 31 Cadillac V-Collection.R with three laps remaining to assert the highest spot.
Renger van der Zande, piloting the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 for Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian, was left ending second by 0.102s.
The No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing entry of Louis Deletraz was third, 0.130s behind.
Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)
The midway level of the session noticed the No. 25 BMW M Group WRT entry – again on observe after struggling a hybrid subject in opening apply – of Marco Wittman spin in Flip 1. Shortly after, van der Zande vaulted to the highest spot together with his 1 minute, 34.067 second lap.
Regardless of Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Felipe Nasr making use of heavy stress, notably with the quickest time within the first sector, it wasn’t sufficient to place the No. 7 Porsche 963. On the time the eye was on Nasr, Aitken pulled off the most effective total lap with three minutes remaining.
Finally, Nasr ended up fourth, simply forward of Tom Blomqvist in Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s No. 60 Acura ARX-06.
Because the session got here to a detailed, the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 slowed midway by the lap, with van der Zande weaving and suspected to be out of gas.
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Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
Jeremy Clarke muscled his approach to a category pole after an intense session for LMP2.
Driving the No. 43 Inter Europol Competitors ORECA LMP2 07, he pulled off a fast lap of 1 minute, 39.952 seconds. AO Racing’s PJ Hyett had the No. 99 entry simply 0.008s off the highest mark to safe second.
Daniel Goldburg, within the No. 22 entry for United Autosport USA, was third by 0.144s. Clarke’s fast lap got here with a detailed name moments later, with windy circumstances probably resulting in a big slide in Flip 1. It ended up being an identical scenario for Hyett, who overshot Flip 1 and locked up the rear tires moments later.
The session closed with Naveen Rao spinning the No. 18 entry within the Worldwide Horseshoe. He’s set to begin seventh within the class following a displaying that was 0.882 off the highest mark.
Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) Professional
Alexander Sims orchestrated a clear run to assert pole within the GTD Professional class, pushing to a finest lap of 1 minute, 45.106 seconds within the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports.
Paul Miller Racing’s Neil Verhagen ended up second in school, falling behind the highest spot in school by 0.170s within the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO.
Dean MacDonald took third within the No. 59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for RLL Group McLaren. AO Racing had been uncharacteristically not a challenger within the session, with Nick Tandy’s lap 1.136s behind within the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), which put them final within the class.
Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)
Zacharie Robichon earned the GTD class pole after propelling Coronary heart of Racing’s No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO to a flying lap of 1 minute, 45.113 seconds. The end result marks the Canadian’s second class pole within the Rolex 24.
“It feels unimaginable,” stated Robichon, who has one earlier GTD class win at Daytona (2022). “I’ve been on this place earlier than and I’ve been fortunate sufficient to win this race. These weren’t in the identical yr, however the purpose right here is to make these match.”
The efficiency by Robichon narrowly edged out Winward Racing’s Philip Ellis, who fell brief simply 0.074s within the No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3. Turner Motorsport’s Robby Roley ended up third, 0.152s behind, within the No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 EVO.
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