JDC Miller’s Phil Hanson topped the timesheets for the fourth practice session for the Roar Before the 24, the qualifying session for the Daytona 24 Hours.
The Briton, in the #85 Porsche 963, set a 1:35.216 around the Daytona Road Course to go fastest. In second was Neel Jani, in the other customer Porsche 963, run by Proton Competition, in the #5 Porsche, 0.113 slower.
Third was Connor de Phillippi, behind the wheel of the #25 BMW M Hybrid V8, setting exactly the same time as Jani — 1:35.229. However, as Jani set it first, he got the higher position.
In fourth was veteran Sebastien Bourdais, driving the #01 Cadillac V-Series.R, with the sister #31 Cadillac, with Tom Blomqvist putting in the fastest lap, fifth.
In LMP2, Ben Keating set the fastest time aboard the #2 United Autosports Oreca 07-Gibson, a 1:39.047. This was 0.047 faster than Paul di Resta in the sister #22 United Autosports Oreca.
In third was Charles Zilisch in the #18 Era Oreca-Gibson, just under a quarter of a tenth off Keating.
Three GTD cars topped the combined GT standings. Top was Klaus Bachler, in the #86 MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3.R, setting a 1:45.799. Just under two tenths slower was Trent Hindman in the #92 Kellymoss with Riley, while Fred Makowiecki made it a Porsche GTD 1-2-3 in the #120 Wright Motorsports Porsche.
GTD Pro, then, was topped by Mario Farnbacher in the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, with a 1:46.066.
Second was Dirk Mueller in the #65 Ford Mustang GT3, while third was Daniel Serra on board the #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3.
