Overview

• Dennis Marschall set Friday’s benchmark with a 2:01.536 for Harmony Racing in night practice, leading a Ferrari 1-2.
• Giancarlo Fisichella’s LM Corsa Ferrari trailed by 0.028 seconds, with Laurens Vanthoor’s Absolute Racing Porsche 0.099 seconds back in third.
• Bingo Racing’s Callaway Corvette topped FP1 on a 2:01.549 before Lorenzo Patrese put Harmony ahead in a drying FP2 on 2:02.101, with Bronze entries repeatedly prominent.
• Night practice featured two red flags from an off for Yusaku Maezawa and an explosive engine failure for JMR’s No. 99 Corvette that ended its session.
• K-tunes’ No. 98 Ferrari changed engines after turbo issues, skipped night practice with dispensation to continue, and pre-qualifying and three-stage qualifying run Saturday before the six-and-a-half-hour race.