Sebring 12h: Derani claims pole to lead 1-2 for Cadillac

The Brazilian skillfully navigated the 17-turn, 3.74-mile circuit and jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a flying lap of 1m48.152s to claim pole in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R prepared by Action Express Racing.

Sebastien Bourdais was able to propel the Cadillac prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing to second, 0.114s behind.

Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti’s No. 40 Acura ARX-06, which missed Thursday evening’s practice due to an engine change, qualified third at 0.441s behind.. Although Ricky Taylor, in sister WTR Andretti entry, set the fastest time in GTP, he received extra work on the machine during the red flag, which voided his overall time of 1m48.038s.

The No. 7 Porsche Penske 963 of Felipe Nasr was fifth, 1.027s behind.

The No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 of Philipp Eng seized fourth at only 0.667s. Phil Hanson had the top time of 1m51.441s in the No. 85 Porsche 963 for JDC-Miller MotorSports until a red flag brought the session to a brief stop. Hanson was left collected sixth, 1.106s off the mark.

The No. 6 Penske Porsche 963 of Matheiu Jaminet, who was out on his maiden run, had a significant shunt after his right rear on went over the curbing at the exit of Turn 1, which sent the car into a wild kickout that led to slamming the nose into the barrier. The incident brought out the red flag and left four minutes and four seconds of running the remainder of the segment.

LMP2

PJ Hyett delivered a stout 1m52.142s flyer to take his first-ever pole behind the wheel of ‘Spike’, AO Racing’s No. 99 ORECA LMP2 07.

“Yeah, I'm kind of speechless about what's happening here," Hyatt said. "Sebring is one of the greatest tracks in the world, and to get pole in a P2 car is a dream come true. I can't believe it. I honestly can't believe it.”

United Autosports USA’s No. 22 ORECA 07 of Daniel Goldburg got close to the top, but ultimately fell 0.171s off Hyatt’s pace-setting time.

After going top briefly with 10 minutes remaining in the class qualifying, Ben Keating pulled off a power slide entering Turn 3 that kicked out the rear of his No. 2 United Autosports USA ORECA 07 and came to a slight halt enough to be lined up with the exit of the corner. He was able to continue and ended up 0.531s in third when the dust settled.

The No. 20 ORECA 07 MKD by High Class Racing, piloted by Dennis Andersen, was stopped on track just offline in Turn 7 to bring out the red flag in the final minute and prematurely ended the segment.

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— AO Racing (@AORacingUSA) March 15, 2024

GTD and GTD Pro

Jack Hawksworth dropped a flyer of 1m58.714s to claim the GTD Pro pole in Vasser Sullivan’s No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3.

The lap came with roughly six minutes remaining, which was sizably ahead of Heart of Racing Team’s No. 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo of Marco Farnbacher by 0.550s.

AO Racing’s Seb Priaulx came away third with the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) in GTD Pro, 0.732s off Hawksworth’s time.

Winward Racing’s Philip Ellis led GTD with a lap of 1m58.778s in the No. 57 Mercedes AMG GT3, which was only 0.064s off the overall GTD class mark set by Hawksworth.

Antonio Fuoco, driving the No. 47 Ferrari 296 GT3 for Cetilar Racing, was 0.236s off of the time set by Ellis to take second in GTD.

Parker Thompson put the GTD entry for Vasser Sullivan third in class in the No. 12 Lexus, ending up 0.365s off Ellis’s time and fifth in overall GTD classes.

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Cla	Drivers	#	Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	P. Derani J. Aitken T. Blomqvist Whelen Cadillac Racing	31	Cadillac V-Series.R	6	1'48.152		124.491
2	R. van der Zande S. Bourdais S. Dixon Cadillac Racing	01	Cadillac V-Series.R	5	+0.147 1'48.299	0.147	124.322
3	J. Taylor L. Deletraz C. Herta Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	40	Acura ARX-06	5	+0.441 1'48.593	0.294	123.986
4	J. Krohn P. Eng A. Farfus BMW M Team RLL	24	BMW M Hybrid V8	5	+0.677 1'48.829	0.236	123.717
5	D. Cameron F. Nasr M. Campbell Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	Porsche 963	6	+1.027 1'49.179	0.350	123.320
6	T. van der Helm R. Westbrook P. Hanson JDC/Miller Motorsports	85	Porsche 963	5	+1.106 1'49.258	0.079	123.231
7	G. Bruni A. Picariello J. Andlauer Proton Competition	5	Porsche 963	5	+1.122 1'49.274	0.016	123.213
8	P. Hyett P. Chatin M. Brabham AO Racing	99	ORECA 07	6	+3.990 1'52.142	2.868	120.062
9	D. Goldburg P. di Resta B. Garg United Autosports USA	22	ORECA 07	7	+4.161 1'52.313	0.171	119.879
10	B. Keating N. Pino B. Hanley United Autosports USA	2	ORECA 07	7	+4.521 1'52.673	0.360	119.496
11	J. Smiechowski N. Boulle T. Dillmann Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	52	ORECA 07	7	+4.613 1'52.765	0.092	119.399
12	G. Robinson F. Fraga J. Burdon Riley	74	ORECA 07	8	+5.126 1'53.278	0.513	118.858
13	G. Kurtz C. Braun T. Sowery Crowdstrike Racing by APR	04	ORECA 07	8	+5.374 1'53.526	0.248	118.598
14	M. Cairoli A. Caldarelli R. Grosjean Lamborghini Iron Lynx	63	Lamborghini SC63	5	+5.422 1'53.574	0.048	118.548
15	S. Thomas M. Jensen H. McElrea TDS Racing	11	ORECA 07	8	+5.430 1'53.582	0.008	118.540
16	L. Perez Companc N. Nielsen L. Wadoux Richard Mille AF Corse	88	ORECA 07	7	+6.129 1'54.281	0.699	117.815
17	C. de Phillippi N. Yelloly M. Martin BMW M Team RLL	25	BMW M Hybrid V8	5	+6.212 1'54.364	0.083	117.729
18	M. Jakobsen H. Hedman R. Lindh DragonSpeed	81	ORECA 07	8	+6.318 1'54.470	0.106	117.620
19	D. Merriman R. Dalziel C. Zilisch Era Motorsport	18	ORECA 07	8	+6.825 1'54.977	0.507	117.102
20	D. Andersen S. Lucas L. Hörr MDK by High Class Racing	20	ORECA 07	6	+7.302 1'55.454	0.477	116.618
21	J. Farano M. Dinan C. Eastwood Tower Motorsports	8	ORECA 07	7	+8.002 1'56.154	0.700	115.915
22	L. Willsey J. Barbosa J. Edgar Sean Creech Motorsport	33	Ligier JS P217	8	+9.172 1'57.324	1.170	114.759
23	J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat K. Kirkwood Vasser Sullivan	14	Lexus RC F GT3	5	+10.562 1'58.714	1.390	113.415
24	R. Ward P. Ellis I. Dontje Winward Racing	57	Mercedes AMG GT3	5	+10.626 1'58.778	0.064	113.354
25	R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto A. Fuoco Cetilar Racing	47	Ferrari 296 GT3	4	+10.862 1'59.014	0.236	113.130
26	F. Montecalvo P. Thompson A. Telitz Vasser Sullivan	12	Lexus RC F GT3	7	+10.991 1'59.143	0.129	113.007
27	R. Gunn A. Riberas M. Farnbacher Heart Of Racing Team	23	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	6	+11.112 1'59.264	0.121	112.892
28	M. Skeen M. Grenier K. Koch Korthoff/Preston Motorsports	32	Mercedes AMG GT3	6	+11.198 1'59.350	0.086	112.811
29	L. Heinrich S. Priaulx M. Christensen AO Racing	77	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	7	+11.294 1'59.446	0.096	112.720
30	A. Garcia A. Sims D. Juncadella Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	7	+11.356 1'59.508	0.062	112.662
31	F. Perera J. Pepper M. Bortolotti Iron Lynx	19	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	7	+11.365 1'59.517	0.009	112.653
32	D. Serra D. Rigon J. Calado Risi Competizione	62	Ferrari 296 GT3	8	+11.382 1'59.534	0.017	112.637
33	B. Sellers M. Snow N. Verhagen Paul Miller Racing	1	BMW M4 GT3	5	+11.434 1'59.586	0.052	112.588
34	T. Milner N. Catsburg E. Bamber Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	6	+11.634 1'59.786	0.200	112.400
35	M. Goikhberg L. Spinelli D. DeFrancesco Forte Racing	78	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	6	+11.645 1'59.797	0.011	112.390
36	S. Yoluc R. Andrade S. Andrews Lone Star Racing	80	Mercedes AMG GT3	6	+11.713 1'59.865	0.068	112.326
37	M. Kirchhofer O. Jarvis J. Hinchcliffe Pfaff Motorsports	9	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	7	+11.731 1'59.883	0.018	112.310
38	H. Tincknell M. Rockenfeller C. Mies Ford Multimatic Motorsports	64	Ford Mustang GT3	5	+11.764 1'59.916	0.033	112.279
39	O. Triarsi C. Scardina A. Rovera Triarsi Competizione	023	Ferrari 296 GT3	6	+12.182 2'00.334	0.418	111.889
40	S. Mann F. Heriau M. Molina Af Corse	21	Ferrari 296 GT3	7	+12.244 2'00.396	0.062	111.831
41	B. Iribe F. Schandorff O. Millroy Inception Racing	70	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	5	+12.275 2'00.427	0.031	111.802
42	R. Foley P. Gallagher J. Walker Turner Motorsport	96	BMW M4 GT3	6	+12.307 2'00.459	0.032	111.772
43	K. Marcelli D. Formal G. Doyle Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	45	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	7	+12.481 2'00.633	0.174	111.611
44	J. Hand D. Muller F. Vervisch Ford Multimatic Motorsports	65	Ford Mustang GT3	6	+12.567 2'00.719	0.086	111.532
45	R. Hardwick G. Levorato C. Lewis Proton Competition	55	Ford Mustang GT3	5	+12.600 2'00.752	0.033	111.501
46	M. Franco A. Costa C. Sbirrazzuoli Conquest Racing	34	Ferrari 296 GT3	7	+12.707 2'00.859	0.107	111.403
47	S. Monk K. Legge T. Calderon Gradient Racing	66	Acura NSX GT3	7	+12.912 2'01.064	0.205	111.214
48	A. Adelson E. Skeer J. Heylen Wright Motorsports	120	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	7	+13.212 2'01.364	0.300	110.939
49	J. Potter A. Lally S. Pumpelly Magnus Racing	44	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	9	+13.361 2'01.513	0.149	110.803
50	R. De Angelis Z. Robichon I. James Heart Of Racing Team	27	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	5	+13.403 2'01.555	0.042	110.765
51	J. Andretti G. Chaves S. Hargrove Andretti Motorsports	43	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	7	+13.806 2'01.958	0.403	110.399
52	K. Li A. Fjordbach K. Bachler MDK Motorsports	86	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	8	+15.818 2'03.970	2.012	108.607
53	O. Fidani M. Bell L. Kern AWA	13	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD	8	+16.927 2'05.079	1.109	107.644
54	A. Mantella N. Varrone T. Merrill AWA	17	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD	8	+16.937 2'05.089	0.010	107.635
55	C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni L. Pulcini Iron Lynx	60	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	7	+17.017 2'05.169	0.080	107.567
56	N. Tandy M. Jaminet F. Makowiecki Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	Porsche 963	2
57	R. Taylor J. Barbosa B. Hartley Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	10	Acura ARX-06	5
58	R. Frey M. Gatting S. Bovy Iron Dames	83	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	2
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