BMW M Hybrid V8 Sets Fastest Time in Daytona Roar Session 2

BMW M Hybrid V8 Sets Fastest Time in Daytona Roar Session 2

By Michael Anderson

January 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM

BMW Team RLL dominated the second Roar Before The 24 session at Daytona, with Dries Vanthoor setting the fastest time of 1m35.424s in the No. 24 M Hybrid V8, surpassing Meyer Shank Racing's morning pace by 0.4 seconds.

Nick Yelloly placed the No. 93 Acura MSR ARX-06 in second with a 1m35.619s, while Lamborghini's SC63, driven by Romain Grosjean, recovered from morning technical issues to complete 46 laps and secure third position with a 1m36.041s.

IMSA race car at Daytona

IMSA race car at Daytona

Notable incidents included the No. 7 Porsche Penske 963's withdrawal after Felipe Nasr experienced a high-voltage alarm, requiring recovery to the Isolation Zone.

In LMP2, TDS Racing's ORECA led with Mikkel Jensen's 1m39.047s, narrowly beating Inter Europol Competition by 0.083 seconds. The GTD class saw the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche top the timesheet with Laurin Heinrich's 1m47.775s, followed by Pfaff Lamborghini and the No. 32 Korthoff Competition Mercedes.

IMSA Daytona ROAR Session 2 Results

IMSA Daytona ROAR Session 2 Results

Vanthoor expressed optimism about the team's progress: "We believe we have taken steps since last year. We've done a lot of testing and there's a lot of hard work going on. We will see next week if it pays off."

Testing continues Saturday at 11:15 am for WeatherTech teams.

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