Heylen Dominates Opening Day of Sebring IMSA Test in Conquest Ferrari

Heylen Dominates Opening Day of Sebring IMSA Test in Conquest Ferrari

By Michael Anderson

February 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Jan Heylen dominated the opening day of IMSA's Sanctioned Test at Sebring International Raceway, leading both sessions in the No.34 Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3. His afternoon time of 2m01.737s was the day's fastest, making him the only driver to break the 2m02s barrier.

Red Ferrari racing at Sebring

Red Ferrari racing at Sebring

Key Session Highlights:

  • GTD cars outpaced GTD PRO class
  • Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 (No.14) led GTD PRO
  • Ben Barnicoat set GTD PRO morning pace (2m03.019s)
  • Aaron Telitz improved afternoon time to 2m02.829s

GTD Class Standings:

  • 1st: Jan Heylen (Conquest Racing Ferrari)
  • 2nd: Maximilian Götz (No.32 Korthoff Mercedes)
  • 3rd: Scott Andrews (No.80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes)
  • 4th: Russell Ward (No.57 Mercedes)

GTD PRO Notable Performances:

  • Chris Mies: 2nd (No.65 Ford Mustang GT3)
  • Ben Barker: 3rd (No.64 Ford Mustang GT3)
  • Jesse Krohn: Most laps (132) in No.48 BMW M4 GT3

Two red flags occurred during the morning session due to incidents involving the No.77 AO Racing Porsche and No.78 Forte Racing Lamborghini.

Tomorrow's schedule adds GTP and LMP2 classes with three sessions:

  • Morning: 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
  • Afternoon: 1:30-6:00 PM
  • Night: 7:00-9:00 PM

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