Nick Tandy Tops Opening Practice at Sebring in Porsche 963
Nick Tandy led the opening practice session at Sebring in the No. 7 Porsche 963, setting the fastest time of 1m48.651s under sunny conditions. The Porsche Penske Motorsport driver, who shares the car with Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor, aims to secure victory at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
IndyCar at Sebring testing session
The session saw three red flags:
- First for software issues with the No. 6 Penske Porsche 963
- Second when Danny Formal crashed the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini
- Third caused by Jeremy Clarke's No. 43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA off at Turn 5
Class leaders:
- GTP: Nick Tandy (Porsche 963) - 1m48.651s
- LMP2: Nicklas Nielsen (AF Corse ORECA 07) - 1m50.403s
- GTD PRO: Davide Rigon (DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3) - 2m00.866s
- GTD: Russell Ward (Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3) - 2m00.787s
Notable performances:
- Meyer Shank Racing Acuras finished 2nd and 3rd in GTP
- Romain Grosjean's Lamborghini SC63 showed promising pace, within 1.2s of the lead
- Aston Martin Valkyrie's debut saw a delayed start due to a penalty but completed trouble-free running
Race results table at Sebring 2025
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