Practice Pace-Setters Emerge at COTA and Silverstone

Overview

• At COTA on Friday, Jeremy Fletcher led both Toyota GR Cup North America practice sessions to reset momentum before the weekend races.
• Mikael Grenier set a 2:04.678 in JMF’s Mercedes-AMG to top the one-hour GT World Challenge America practice for Sunday’s three-hour race.
• Tony Davis went quickest in GT America practice with a 2:06.332 in HP-TECH’s Ferrari, while Tyler Gonzalez led GT4 America practice for the Lone Star Enduro in RAFA’s Toyota.
• Officials at COTA issued warnings and drive-throughs for track-limits breaches during largely clean practice runs, and the debuting Rebel Rock Aston Martin skipped GTWC practice after a Bronze Test gearbox failure.
• At Silverstone, Hugo Cook set the pace in British GT free practice and reigning champion Kiern Jewiss topped pre-qualifying, as 2 Seas fielded a hastily rebuilt car after fire damage in testing.