Having started from the front row in both GTD classes, the reigning IMSA SportsCar champion No. 14 Vasser Sullivan RC F took the lead of the Pro class with Ben Barnicoat at the wheel.
Barnicoat handed over to Toyota’s WEC star Mike Conway, only for an LMP2 car to spin across the track in front of him at the exit of Turn 1, which smashed the front end of the car, requiring extensive repairs.