Overview
- Porsche’s No. 7 and No. 6 963s remained first and second through nine hours at Sebring, with Laurin Heinrich leading Laurens Vanthoor after a three-hour green run ended by a wheel-off for the No. 14 Lexus.
- AO Racing’s No. 99 Oreca continued to control LMP2, while Porsche led both GT classes with Manthey’s No. 911 out front in GTD Pro and the No. 912 leading GTD as AO’s No. 77 recovered to second after an emergency fuel stop and brake change.
- IMSA deemed contact under caution between the No. 6 Porsche and the pole-sitting No. 31 Whelen Cadillac inconclusive; the Cadillac required rear bodywork repairs and later survived an off at Turn 3.
- A high-speed crash for DragonSpeed’s Corvette after contact from the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen LMP2 brought a five-minute stop-and-hold penalty for Parker Thompson, and multiple subsequent cautions kept the GTP pack compressed.
- At Mugello, Maro Engel put GetSpeed’s Mercedes on pole, HAAS RT’s Audi led the opening segment before Herberth pitted for fuel, and the field sits in parc fermé for Sunday’s restart of the split 12-hour race.