Lamborghini Leads Free Practice at Indy 8 Hour
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Loris Spinelli set the fastest time during Free Practice for the DESDER Indy 8 Hour, driving a Lamborghini. With just four hundredths of a second separating the top three, the competition remains tight as the event progresses.
Lamborghini Tops Free Practice
The DESDER Indy 8 Hour kicked off with Chicago Performance and Tuning Co's Lamborghini, driven by Loris Spinelli, clocking in the fastest lap during Free Practice. Spinelli's time of 1m23.686s narrowly edged out Loek Hartog's Kellymoss Porsche by just 0.024 seconds, and Alex Sedgwick's Dollahite Racing Ford, which followed closely behind by another 0.016 seconds.
Notable Competitors
Spinelli's performance was a fraction slower than the earlier test session's fastest lap set by Ayhancan Güven. Among the top four, Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indy 500 winner and GT3 debutant, drove his Random Vandals BMW, finishing two tenths behind Spinelli's time.
Incident Reports
The session saw some disruptions, with GMG's Porsche, piloted by Riccardo Pera, finishing fifth. Notably, both Pera's car and Güven's Porsche caused a red flag early on. Güven stopped at Turn 6 while Alex Palou's Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG experienced a brake disc explosion at Turn 1.
Upcoming Schedule
In the Pro class, Robby Foley from Turner Motorsport set the quickest time, finishing eighth overall. Meanwhile, the Scuderia Corsa Ferrari, driven by Conrad Grunewald, led the Am class, although only two of the three cars managed to complete laps as daylight faded.
Track activity continues on Friday with Pre-Qualifying starting at 09:50 EST, available for live viewing on SRO's GT World YouTube channel.