De Angelis Quickest on Friday in Toronto

Following two practice sessions for Ultra94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama on Friday at Honda Indy Toronto, Roman De Angelis in the No. 78 Mark Motors Racing Porsche paced the field ahead of Race 1 on Saturday.

De Angelis’ best time of the day was set during the afternoon session, a time of 1:12.637.

Entering the seventh and eighth rounds of the Porsche GT3 Cup Canada championship this weekend, De Angelis is seeking his second win of the season to close the points gap on teammate Zach Robichon in the No. 98 Porsche.

Robichon was second on the charts at the conclusion of Friday’s on-track activity, just .396 seconds behind De Angelis.

Third fastest on the day was Remo Ruscitti in the No. 96 OpenRoad Racing Porsche. Ruscitti posted the best lap during the morning session and improved upon his time by nearly 1.5 seconds during the 45-minute afternoon practice.

The Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama field starts off early on Saturday with qualifying at 9:20 a.m. ET.

Race 1 set to go green at 5 p.m. and live timing and scoring for Race 1 is available here. Race 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 1:40 p.m. immediately prior to the IndyCar Series race. Race 2 can be streamed live on IMSA.tv.

RESULTS: Practice 1
RESULTS: Practice 2