6 Stevenson Motorsports Andrew Davis, Robin Liddell, Lawson Aschenbach, Matt Bell Audi R8 LMS GT3
Stevenson have consolidated both full season crews in the #6 Audi for Daytona with a one-off backer for the sister car offering a very welcome commercial boost.
The #6 Audi started steadily and was right in the hunt by the final two track sessions, the squad scoring their fastest time in Practice 6 with a 1:47.949
9 Stevenson Motorsports Boris Said, Kenny Habul, Tristian Vautier, Dion Von Moltke Audi R8 LMS GT3
The #9 crew for the Rolex 24 Hours will feature Messrs Said and Haul. Tristan Vautier and Dion von Moltke were tried out at the Roar. The car finished 3rd in Practice 7 with a test best time of 1:48.321
11 O’Gara Motorsport Townsend Bell, Bill Sweedler, Edoardo Piscopo, Richard Antinucci Lamborghini Huracan GT3
1:48.253 was the best time for the #11 Lamborghini the team managing 3rd fastest in class in the fifth Practice session.
16 Change Racing Spencer Pumpelly Corey Lewis Justin Marks, Kaz Grala, Austin Cindric Lamborghini Huracan GT3
The #16 Lamborghini ran fast, but missed a number of sessions, 1:48.559 was its fastest mark, good enough for second fastest in class in session three.
21 Konrad Motorsport Emanuele Busnelli, Jim Michaelian, Kaz Grala, StoltzLamborghini Huracan GT3
The #21 provide to be much the less quick of the Konrad pair, a 1:51.157 in session 6 the best seen from the car.
22 Alex Job Racing David Macneil, Cooper MacNeil, Leh Keen, Shane van Gisbergen Porsche 991 GT3 R
Leh Keen made the best of a Porsche the was responding well to the team’s input into race set-up by posting the overall fastest time of the test in Practice 6 on Sunday morning, 1:47.852.
23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Ian James, Mario Farnbacher, Alex Riberas, Wolf Henzler Porsche 991 GT3 R
A middle of the road, middle of the pack few days for the #23 car saw respectable but not spectacular times from the team’s new Porsche.
“The overall aero package on the new 911 GT3R allows you to brake later,” said Mario Farnbacher. “It is noticeable that we have more grip, which makes it fun to drive. We seem a little down on top speed so we have to improve that aspect. It’s a proper field in GTD. I am sure we will be good. We always run strong in the races!”
“The new car is a huge upgrade from last year,” Wolf Henzler said. “With the ABS brakes and traction control it really helps tire life and overall drivability of the car. The ABS helps the turn in of the car into the corner and makes the new Porsche a lot more stable under braking and over the bumps. The new engine is also a big improvement. Everybody has a new GT3 car, so it is hard to judge how the competition will be for the race. We will have to wait and see.”
Practice 6 saw the car’s best time, 1:48.119
28 Konrad Motorsport Marc Basseng, Fabio Babini, Lance Willsey, Franz Konrad, Rolf Ineichen Lamborghini Huracan GT3
The #28 Konrad Lamborghini drive with a high quality driver line-up and it showed, the Huracan topped both the 3rd and 4th sessions topping out the effort with a 1:48.309 in session 4.
30 Frikadelli Racing Patrick Huisman, Frank Stippler, Connor de Philippi, Klaus Abbelen Porsche 991 GT3 R
No Sabine Schmitz at the test in the Flying Meatball thanks to her Top Gear filming commitments but a heavyweight driving squad meant that the team got plenty of meaningful mileage under the wheels of the #30.
The car was in the mix, fourth fastest in both sessions 4 and 6, the Porsche’s fastest time of the test coming in the latter track session 1:47.963 P6.
33 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dominik Farnbacher Dodge Viper GT3 R
The early sessions of the Roar saw the #33 Viper well up the order, second fastest in sessions 2 and 4 though the car went faster still on Sunday morning with a best time of 1:48.000
44 Magnus Racing John Potter, Andy Lally, Marco Seyfried, Rene Rast Audi R8 LMS GT3
The new Magnus Audi looks very handsome and the team spent the test getting stuck in to a lengthy todo list, a minor whoopsie in a Saturday session the only drama to report with the high points being Session 2 where the Audi ran second fastest in GTD and a fastest time in the test for the car on Sunday morning with a 1:48.070
45 Flying Lizard Motorsports With Krohn Racing Nic Jonsson,Tracy Krohn, Christopher Haase, Pierre Kaffer Audi R8 LMS
The only older spec Audi in the field sports the unmistakeable Krohn Green livery an early test best of 1:48.871 in the second session was the high water mark, the team relying on consistency and reliability against a phalanx of new machinery for the Rolex 24 Hours.
48 Paul Miller Racing Mirko Bortolotti, Bryce Miller, Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow Lamborghini Huracan GT3
Paul Miller racing will have come away happy with their test after being competitive throughout the three days, a best time on Sunday morning of 1:47.881 followed Saturday evening’s session where the #48 Lamborghini finished top of the times.
51 Spirit of Race Peter Mann,Marco Cioci, Matteo Cressoni, Raffaele Giammaria Ferrari 458 Italia
Peter Mann, supported by a veritable ‘Squadra’ of AF Corse talent brings a 458 GT3 to the Daytona fray. the cars’s fastest time (1:48.335 ) came in the final session, but a slightly slower effott topped the second session on Friday.
63 Scuderia Corsa Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan, Robert Renauer, Jeff Segal Ferrari 458 GT3
The planned new Ferrari 488 GT3 has not yet arrived so it’s the ‘old faithful’ 458 for the test, and we believe the race too! 1:48.266 in the final session was the best time for the #6.
73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey, Matt McMurry, Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 R
The #73’s pace at the test was good but the team took time to recover after a substantial off on Saturday that cost them plenty of mileage, the car though was repaired in time to get back to the track on Sunday where the car set its fastest tiome of the test in P6, 1:48.186
93 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating, Damien Faulkner, Gar Robinson, Jeff Mosing, Eric Foss Dodge Viper SRT
A relatively quiet test for the #93 Viper came alight when Damien Faulkner banged in a 1:47.960 P7 in the very final session to top the class times.
96 Turner Motorsport Bret Curtis, Jens Klingmann, Ashley Freiberg, Marco Wittmann BMW M6 GT3
1:48.207 in the final session the best of the Roar for the new #96 M6 GT3 as Turner dial in their new babies.
97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal, Markus Palttala, Maxime Martin, Jesse Krohn BMW M6 GT3
The sister #97 was a tenth slower on the overall fastest times to the sister car. Softly, softly catchy Porsche! 1:48.307 was good enough for P3 in session 6.
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy, Mathias Lauda, Richie Stanaway Aston Martin V12 Vantage
A steady effort from the Aston GT12 liveried #98 saw few heroics. A 1:48.911 the best of the test in Practice session 3.
007 TRG-AMR Santiago Creel, Antonio Perez, Ricardo Perez de Lara, Lars Vilijoen Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Small steps gently taken by the #007 crew, no Sergio Perez, despite what the entry said, and no heroics either, a 1:49.175 in P6 the best time of the test for the second Aston crew.
540 Black Swan Racing Tim Pappas, Nicky Catsburg, Patrick Long, Andy Pilgrim Porsche 991 GT3 R
It was a good test for the new #540 Black Swan Porsche, the team topping the first session with a 1:48.822 and then matching that time in P4 before going just a touch faster in P6, a 1:48.281 the car’s best of the weekend.
