Porsche Sets Fastest Time as Campbell Dominates Final Day of Sebring Test
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The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 dominated the final day of IMSA's three-day test at Sebring International Raceway, with Matt Campbell setting the best overall time of 1m48.215s across all sessions.
Louis Deletraz placed the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R in second with 1m48.576s, while Felipe Nasr secured third in the No. 7 Penske Porsche, clocking 1m48.613s.
The afternoon session saw the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series.R, driven by Earl Bamber, lead with 1m48.996s. The two BMW M Team RLL cars followed closely, with Marco Wittmann's No. 25 and Dries Vanthoor's No. 24 completing the top three.
The No. 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Valkyrie showed improved performance, with Tom Gamble setting their best lap at 1m50.097s. However, the Lamborghini Squadra Corse SC63 withdrew due to mechanical issues discovered during previous testing.
IndyCar stars Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden joined the test in Porsche vehicles, with McLaughlin completing 92 laps (best: 1m49.453s) and Newgarden logging 44 laps (best: 1m50.334s).
In LMP2, Paul di Resta led the morning session in the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA 07 with 1m49.957s. The afternoon saw Felipe Fraga top the category in the No. 74 Riley ORECA, followed by Hunter McElrea and Mathias Beche in the No. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA.
Notable additions included Antonio Serravalle joining JDC-Miller MotorSports, outpacing teammate Sennan Fielding by one-tenth during his 54-lap run in the No. 85 Porsche.