Dries Vanthoor on Top in Final IMSA Practice in Detroit

Dries Vanthoor on top in final IMSA practice in Detroit

Dries Vanthoor topped the timesheets for BMW and WRT in the third and final practice session before the IMSA Detroit Sports Car Classic, with the Belgian setting a 1:06.950 to quickest. His lap, onboard the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, was almost two and a half tenths faster than Jordan Taylor in the #40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac. Third fastest was Felipe Nasr in the #7 Porsche, 0.431 adrift of D. Vanthoor. Fourth was the pacesetter’s older brother, …

Vanthoor puts BMW M Team WRT on top in final IMSA practice in Detroit

A short final practice session ahead of Saturday's 100-minute IMSA Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic ended with Dries Vanthoor at the top of the timesheets.

WRT BMW Fastest In Detroit Morning Practice

All 21 cars took part in a 20-minute pre-race practice session before today’s IMSA Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. A morning warm-up in all but name, all 20 minutes went by with no major incidents, setting the stage for today’s 100-minute race starting at 4:10 PM ET (local time), with live streaming coverage in over 200 countries on the official IMSA YouTube channel, and in the United States on Peacock. Dries Vanthoor in the #24 BMW M Team…

BMW’s Vanthoor Quickest in Final Detroit Practice

Photo: Jake Galstad/IMSA Dries Vanthoor was quickest in the final 20-minute practice sessions prior to the start of this afternoon’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. The Belgian, in the No. 24 Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8, recorded a best lap of 1:06.950 in the 20-minute warmup session, outpacing the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R of Jordan Taylor by 0.246 seconds. Vanthoor’s time was more than 1.5 seconds slower than Earl Bambe…