Pipo Derani was fastest in the third practice session for the Roar Before the 24, the Daytona 24 Hours qualifying session, with the Brazilian setting a 1:35.372 onboard the #31 Action Express Cadillac V-Series.R.
Richard Westbrook was second, and the fastest Porsche, in the #85 JDC Miller Porsche 963, just 0.026 off Derani.
BMW Team RLL’s Connor de Phillippi was third in the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, while Scott Dixon was fourth quickest in the sister #01 Cadillac.
Filipe Albuquerque filled out the top 5, meaning there were five manufacturers in the top 5 positions, with the Portuguese over half a second slower than Derani, in the #10 Wayne Taylor Andretti Acura ARX-06.
In LMP2, Nicklas Nielsen was fastest in the #88 Richard Mille AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson. The Dane set a 1:38.576, less than a tenth faster than Charles Milesi, at the wheel of the #11 TDS Oreca. #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR’s Malthe Jakobsen was third, just under a further tenth off Milesi.
Tommy Milner was fastest in GTD Pro, lapping the track in 1:45.844. Second in GTD Pro — and fifth in the combined GT classes — was Harry Tincknell in the #64 Ford Mustan GT3, while Michael Christensen was third, aboard the #77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3.R.
And finally, in GTD, Kyle Marcelli was quickest, behind the wheel of the #45 Wayne Taylor Andretti Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, with a 1:45.986. Second was Thomas Preining in the #43 Andretti Porsche 911 GT3.R, while Julien Andlauer was third in the #92 Kellymoss with Riley Porsche.
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