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Vanthoor Tops Final Road America Practice as Mapelli Faces Penalty

Practice incident penalties will shape this afternoon’s qualifying grid following final session pace.

Overview

  • Dries Vanthoor set the quickest lap in Practice 2 with a 1:49.676 in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 to lead the GTP field.
  • Stewards ruled Marco Mapelli at fault for his collision with Benjamin Pedersen, stripping the No. 9 Pfaff Lamborghini of its best qualifying time.
  • Malthe Jakobsen led LMP2 with a 1:52.823 lap, Alexander Sims paced GTD Pro at 2:04.247, and Onofrio Triarsi topped GTD at 2:04.866.
  • The mid-session clash triggered an 18-minute red flag for barrier repairs after Mapelli’s car hit the concrete wall.
  • Qualifying kicks off at 4:40 p.m. CST today with live coverage available on Peacock and IMSA’s YouTube channel.