Costa Sets Practice 1 Pace for DragonSpeed at VIR

Lap times for all 23 GT3 entries were separated by just under two seconds, highlighting how closely matched the field is.

Overview

Albert Costa led the opening 90-minute session with a 1:45.032 in DragonSpeed’s No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3.
Russell Ward topped GTD and ranked second overall with a 1:45.471 in Winward Racing’s No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Andrea Caldarelli was third overall and second in GTD Pro for Pfaff Motorsports, with Neil Verhagen fourth for Paul Miller Racing.
Frederik Schandorff ranked second in GTD for Inception Racing, with Daniel Serra third in class for Conquest Racing.
A brief red flag for debris at Turns 4–5 halted running around the 15-minute mark, and most quickest laps were set early; Practice 2 is scheduled for 10:35 a.m. ET Saturday with qualifying later in the afternoon.