Overview
- No. 7 Porsche Penske 963 leads Sebring after three hours following Laurin Heinrich’s charge, with the sister No. 6 Porsche second and the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Cadillac third under caution.
- Earl Bamber’s pole-sitting No. 31 Cadillac required rear bodywork repairs after contact with the No. 6 Porsche under caution, a clash IMSA labeled inconclusive on review.
- LMP2 at Sebring is led by Tower’s No. 8 entry after a position swap with United’s No. 22, as multiple penalties and incidents included a five-minute stop-and-hold for Parker Thompson and DragonSpeed’s No. 81 Corvette retiring after Henrik Hedman’s heavy crash.
- Manthey’s No. 911 Porsche heads GTD Pro ahead of AO’s No. 77, with the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus in third; separate contact at Turn 17 eliminated Risi’s No. 62 Ferrari and Winward’s No. 57 Mercedes, and Vasser Sullivan’s No. 12 went to the garage with a gearbox issue.
- At Mugello, HAAS RT’s No. 21 Audi led the opening 5.5-hour segment after strategy through Code 60s, Herberth pitted late for fuel to surrender the lead, the pole-sitting GetSpeed No. 28 slipped to 14th, and the field is in parc fermé until Sunday’s 6.5-hour finish.