Acura’s Tom Blomqvist set the pace in the second practice session for the IMSA WeatherTech Sportswear Championship’s 12 Hours of Sebring, with a 1:47.049.
However, #02 Cadillac V.Series.R’s Sebastien Bourdais was hot on the tale of the #60 Meyer Shank Acura ARX-06 driver, with Bourdais just 0.026 off the Briton.
In third was session 1 topper Filipe Albuquerque in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06, a tenth and a half off his Acura stablemate.
In the LMP2 class, Christian Rasmussen topped the session for the second time running in the #18 Era Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson, setting a 1:50.506.
Second was Noah Siegel in the #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR Oreca 07-Gibson, but he was over seven tenths off Rasmussen.
Third was Paul-Loup Chatin, the Frenchman behind the wheel of the #52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsport Oreca 07-Gibson, a further six tenths off Siegel.
In LMP3, Dakota Dickerson topped the times for #30 Jr III Racing Ligier JS P320, with a 1:56.382. Second was Josh Burden in the #74 Riley Ligier JS P320, while in third was the first of the Duqueines, Nico Varrone driving the #17 AWA Duquesne D08.
GTD cars took the first two spots in the GT classes, with Russell Ward the quickest in the #57 Winward Racing Mercerdes-AMG GT3, with a 2:01.218. A few hundredths off Ward was Sebastian Priaulx, at the wheel of the #80 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R.
The first GTD Pro car was third overall in GT, with Tommy Milner setting a 2:01.260 in the #3 Corvette C8.R. Ross Gunn was next, fourth overall in GT, in the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3, just over 0.050 off Milner.
Aaron Telitz was third in GTD in the #12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, while Davide Rigon was third in GTD and sixth in both classes in the #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3.
