The #01 Cadillac DPi-V.R lapped the 3.741-mile course in 1min46.756sec on its 25th of 27 laps to eclipse its nearest rival by three-quarters of a second. That second place was held by Tom Blomqvist in the Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05, which was barely three-hundredths faster than the second Ganassi Cadillac pedaled by Earl Bamber.
Mike Rockenfeller ran all 24 laps in Action Express Racing’s extra endurance entry, and wound up fourth fastest. IMSA Radio reported that while WEC team Toyota Gazoo Racing have allowed Rocky’s co-drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez to race the Ally Cadillac, they are not permitted to practice in it until the Saturday morning warm-up session, their priority until that moment being the Sebring 1000-mile WEC race.
