Setting the fastest lap of the second free practice session for the 2025 Lone Star Le Mans weekend was the No.20 BMW driven by Sheldon van Der Linde
The South African ace peaked with a lap of 1m51.946, a time that was 0.4s quicker than his nearest pursuer, Antonio Giovinazzi in the #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P Hypercar
Last year’s pole sitter and early race leader Giovinazzi is aiming to avenge the mistake that cost the #51 crew a potential win 12 months ago
Continuing the hugely promising pace of FP1 is the Aston Martin The Heart of Racing Team as the #009 car of Marco Sorensen, Alex Riberas and Roman de Angelis places third on a time of 1m52.457s, a time that is just 0.050s off the #51 Ferrari
Porsche Penske Motorsport achieve much improved pace in FP2 as the #6 963 Hypercar takes fifth place with Matt Campbell re-joining Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor this weekend
#83 AF Corse Ferrari of Yifei Ye, Phil Hanson and Robert Kubica claims sixth as they chase down back-to-back wins at COTA after last year’s success
The #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie joined the sister Hypercar in the leading group with a seventh placed best effort as Harry Tincknell set the car’s best lap
Ferrari show consistency in pace as the #50 car ensures all three of the Prancing Horse Hypercars were ensconced in the Top 10 with eighth fastest lap
Ninth and 10th respectively were the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA entries
Session is red flagged with 3-minutes of the 90-mins remaining after the #81 TF Sport Corvette stops on track at Turn 12
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LMGT3 witnesses United Autosports continue strong form at track they claimed a maiden podium at last year as the #95 McLaren heads the class leaderboard
Sean Geleal laps in 2m06.545s to lead the #85 Iron Dames Porsche with Rahel Frey setting a time just 0.090s off Gelael’s best in car she shares with Michelle Gatting and Célia Martin
Much promise comes from the #88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang squad as Dennis Olsen laps in 2m06.853s in car he shares with Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato
The second of the United Autosport McLarens driven by James Cottingham, Sebastien Baud and Gregoire Saucy is fourth a mere 0.002s off the Ford Mustang in fourth place
Rounding out the top six is the #78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus and the #77 Proton Ford Mustang
The #54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari hits trouble midway through the session as it has a spin at T12 which triggers a brief Full Course Yellow period
The championship leading Manthey 1stPhorm trio of Richard Leitz, Riccardo Pera and Ryan Hardwick have a difficult session and end it a lowly 14th in class
The third and final Free Practice session is scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time on Saturday morning
