Audi & Porsche prototypes lead sebring testing today
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On the first official day of practice for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the 2006 American Le Mans Series, Audi's diesel-powered R10 and the Porsche RS Spyder continued to show the pace they displayed during Monday and Tuesday's tests. It was a common thread through all four classes as once again the fastest times were under the track qualifying records.
Allan McNish in Audi Sport North America's No. 2 Audi R10 posted the quickest time of Wednesday morning's one-hour practice session. The 1:47.791 lap at Sebring International Raceway was about a half-second under the LMP1 qualifying record.
It also was 0.863 seconds better than Emmanuel Collard in the No. 6 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder. The leading LMP2 entry, one of two Porsche RS Spyders from Penske Racing, was almost a full second ahead of the No. 7 sister Porsche prototype.
In GT1, the No. 4 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin was quickest in class with a 1:55.782. The defending class co-champion was nearly a second better than both the No. 007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9 and the No. 3 Corvette C6.R.
The Ferrari 430 GT from Risi Competizione was the fastest GT2 car in its American Le Mans Series debut. Ralf Kelleners turned a lap of 2:02.808 to best the No. 51 Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz Esperante GTLM by 0.644 seconds.
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>> Edited by 20vt_mk2dub on Wednesday 15th March 21:54
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