BMW Continues to Lead Roar Before the 24 as Wittmann Tops Third Session
BMW's dominance continued in the third Roar Before the 24 session at Daytona, with Marco Wittmann setting the fastest time of 1m36.798s in the No. 25 BMW Team RLL M Hybrid V8.
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Key Session Highlights:
- Wittmann's time was just over a tenth faster than competitors but didn't beat Friday's benchmark by Dries Vanthoor
- MSR Acura ARX-06 (No. 93) finished second with Renger van der Zande's 1m36.928s
- Penske Porsche (No. 6) completed the top three, within two-tenths of the leader
Notable Performances:
- No. 7 Porsche recovered from earlier technical issues to finish sixth
- Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac was the fastest of its manufacturer in fifth place
- All 12 GTP cars completed over 20 laps, with No. 31 Whelen Cadillac logging the most at 42 laps
Class Leaders:
- LMP2: Riley's No. 73 ORECA (1m40.108s by Felipe Fraga)
- GTD: Forte Racing's No. 78 Lamborghini Huracán (1m48.036s by Mario Farnbacher)
- GTD PRO: Pfaff's No. 9 Lamborghini
The session included one red flag to remove debris and featured a trial run of the new 2025 category split procedure during full-course yellows. The next session begins at 3:10pm ET.
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