Porto Quickest in Second Sebring Practice

Photo: Brandon Badraoui/IMSA

Kiko Porto paced the second and final IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice session prior to qualifying for Friday’s Alan Jay Automotive Networks 120 at Sebring International Raceway.

Porto, in the No. 12 RAFA Racing Team Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, reeled off a chart-topping 2:09.395 to edge out the No. 44 Ibiza Farm Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 of Moisey Uretsky by 0.147 seconds.

The No. 54 Panam Motorsport entry of Caio Chaves made it two Toyotas in the top-three, while the No. 83 BGB Motorsports and No. 2 CSM entries put two Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsports in the top-five, courtesy of Spencer Pumpelly and Morgan Burkhard, respectively.

TCR was led by Karl Wittmer in the No. 93 MMG Honda Civic FL5 TCR ahead of the No. 77 Stallion Motorsports w/ GOU CUPRA Leon VZ TCR of 2025 IMSA 3D Scholarship winner Celso Neto.

The hour-long session saw seveal minor incidents until the session’s lone red flag came out with ten minutes to go for the No. 30 LAP Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 of Scott Thomson, who stopped in Turn 16 but continued.

Thomson’s car will lose its quickest lap in qualifying as a result of bringing out a red flag.

The No. 15 Rockwell Autosport Development Hyundai of Douglas Oakley also stopped in the same corner but rejoined without a red, while co-driver Daniel Hanley did the same in Turn 17.

Allen Patten also had an off-course moment in the No. 66 Van der Steur Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Evo.

The No. 3 CSM Porsche of Jonathan Browne, meanwhile, spun in Turn 7 following the resumption of track action from the red flag but also continued.

Qualifying is set for 2:10 p.m. EST.

RESULTS: Practice 2

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