Louis Deletraz led the second practice and combined sessions ahead of qualifying for Sunday’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Five drivers did set a best lap under the 1:16 mark.
Louis Deletraz tops combined practices
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. Louis Deletraz with the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 #40
Louis Deletraz with the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 #40 did set the fastest lap of combined practices in 1:15.422.
Felipe Nasr with #7 Porsche second
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. The #7 Penske Porsche 963 of Felipe Nasr.
The #7 Penske Porsche 963 of Felipe Nasr was edged out by 0.282 seconds setting a best lap of 1:15.704.
Lamborghini SC63 third
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. Both BMW M Hybrid V8 were third and fourth of practice 1 results .
Romain Grosjean did set a best lap of 1:15.840 which puts the Lamborghini SC63 in P3 of combined practices. It is only the third IMSA race for the Italian prototype and a significant improvement from previous races at Sebring and Watkins Glen.
Acura #10 fourth
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. #10 Wayne Taylor by Andretti Acura ARX-06.
Ricky Taylor got his #10 Wayne Taylor by Andretti Acura ARX-06 in P4 of practice 2 by setting a best lap of 1:15.853.
Porsche #6 fifth
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. The #6 Penske Porsche 963.
Mathieu Jaminet in #6 Porsche did improve his yesterday’s best lap by 0.001 second in 1:16.147.
BMW M Hybrid V8 sixth
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. #24 BMW M Team RLL BMW L Hybrid V8.
Philipp Eng with #24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 was sixth in 1:16.147
#01 Cadillac seventh
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. #01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R
Both Cadillac Racing drivers were seventh and eighth of combined practices drivers’ fastest lap in 1:16.177 for van der Zande and 1:16.202 for Bourdais.
Whelen Cadillac Racing eighth
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Indianapolis. Whelen Cadillac Racing #31.
Jack Aitken was ninth fastest driver of combined sessions in 1:16.207 with #31 Cadillac V-Series.R
Schedule
Saturday, 21 September
15:40 – 15:55 hrs: Qualifying GTD-Pro / GTD
16:30 – 16:45 hrs: Qualifying GTP
Sunday, 22 September
11:40 – 17:40 hrs: Race
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