Aitken Quickest Again In Practice 2

Practice Report: 28th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans

Lead:
Jack Aitken and Cadillac Whelen topped Practice 2 for the 28th annual Motul Petit Le Mans, showcasing impressive speed with the fastest lap of the weekend at 1:10.882 in the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R.

Session Highlights:

Aitken’s lap unseated Filipe Albuquerque, who held second with a 1:11.290 in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac.
Following Aitken and Albuquerque were GTP Championship leader Matt Campbell in the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963, clocking a 1:11.175, and Dries Vanthoor in the #24 Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 (1:11.303).
Ross Gunn in the #23 Aston Martin THOR Team Valkyrie rounded out the top five with a time of 1:11.356.

Incidents:

The session faced three interruptions due to red flags. The #81 DragonSpeed Ferrari suffered mechanical issues early on, impacting its qualifying lap.
The #99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 spun and subsequently was struck by the #65 Ford Mustang GT3, while the #80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 also stranded on track towards the end.

Class Results:

In LMP2, Alex Quinn led with a 1:13.074 in the #04 Oreca 07-Gibson, followed by Hunter McElrea from TDS Racing at 1:13.310.
Oliver Jarvis, Juan Manuel Correa, and Benjamin Pedersen completed the LMP2 top five.
GTD PRO saw Aaron Telitz clock 1:19.180 in the #14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus, narrowly ahead of Sebastian Priaulx’s Mustang.
In GTD, a Ferrari clean sweep was highlighted by Kenton Koch’s 1:19.158 with the #023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari.

Top Performers:

GTP: 1) Jack Aitken (#31 Cadillac) – 1:10.882, 2) Matt Campbell (#6 Porsche) – 1:11.175, 3) Filipe Albuquerque (#10 Cadillac) – 1:11.290.
LMP2: 1) Alex Quinn (#04 Oreca) – 1:13.074, 2) Hunter McElrea (TDS Racing) – 1:13.310.
GTD PRO: 1) Aaron Telitz (#14 Lexus) – 1:19.180, 2) Sebastian Priaulx (#64 Mustang) – 1:19.182.
GTD: 1) Kenton Koch (#023 Ferrari) – 1:19.158, 2) Riccardo Agostini (#021 Ferrari) – time not specified.

Looking Ahead:
Practice 3 is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 PM ET, with teams preparing for qualifying tomorrow.