Setting the fastest lap of the second free practice session ahead of the 2025 Lone Star Le Mans weekend is the #20 BMW driven by Sheldon van der Linde
The South African ace peaks with a lap of 1m51.946, 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 Heart of Racing, with the #009 Aston Martin Valkyrie of Marco Sørensen and Alex Riberas placing third on a time of 1m52.457s, just 0.050s adrift of the #51 Ferrari
Porsche Penske Motorsport displays much improved form in FP2, as the #6 963 Hypercar takes fifth place with Matt Campbell re-joining Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor this weekend
The #83 AF Corse Ferrari of Yifei Ye, Phil Hanson and Robert Kubica claims sixth as the trio chases back-to-back wins at COTA following last year’s success
The #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie joins the sister Hypercar in the leading group, with a seventh-placed best effort as Harry Tincknell sets the car’s quickest lap
Ferrari shows consistency in pace, with the #50 entry ensuring all three of the Prancing Horse’s Hypercars are ensconced inside the top ten with the eighth-fastest lap
Ninth and tenth respectively are the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA prototypes
The session is red-flagged with three of the 90 minutes remaining, after the #81 TF Sport Corvette LMGT3 entry stops on-track at Turn 12
LMGT3
LMGT3 witnesses United Autosports continue its strong form at the track where the team claimed its maiden LMGT3 podium last year, as the #95 McLaren heads the class leaderboard
Sean Gelael laps in 2m06.545s to outpace the #85 Iron Dames Porsche, with Rahel Frey setting a time just 0.090s off the Indonesian’s best in the car she shares with Michelle Gatting and Célia Martin
Much promise comes from the Proton Competition squad, as Dennis Olsen laps in 2m06.853s in the #88 Ford Mustang; alongside stablemates Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato, the Norwegian is chasing a second rostrum finish of the 2025 campaign this weekend
The second of the United Autosports McLarens driven by James Cottingham, Sébastien Baud and Grégoire Saucy is fourth, a mere 0.002s behind the Mustang
Rounding out the top six are the #78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus and #77 Proton Competition Ford Mustang
The #54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari hits trouble midway through the session as it has a spin at Turn 12, which triggers a brief Full Course Yellow period
The championship-leading Manthey 1st Phorm trio of Richard Leitz, Riccardo Pera and Ryan Hardwick endure a difficult session, winding up a lowly 14th in-class
The third and final free practice session is scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time on Saturday morning.
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