Both Porsche Penske Motorsport cars will start this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Petit Le Mans inside the top six after a strong qualifying session.
The #7 car, shared by
The #6 car followed closely behind with a best time of 1m 10.284s, driven by
A thrilling battle for championship glory will take place on Saturday, as the #6 car leads the standings by 128 points over its sister car.
The #24 BMW, which is the only car still in contention for the championship, finished qualifying in ninth place.
Porsche also leads the manufacturers' standings ahead of the last of 11 races and has a two-point advantage over second-placed Acura.
Campbell was fastest at the start of the 15-minute session with a 1m 14.071s and improved by a second on his next run before taking the lead with a 1m 11.016s.
The car with starting number 7 and Nasr at the wheel set the fourth-fastest time eight minutes before the end with a best time of 1m 16.039s.
At the start of the final phase, both Porsche 963s were close together, with just 0.005 seconds separating the two cars, with the number 6 car in front.
By the checkered flag, the number 7 car had improved to fourth place again, while the number 6 car was sixth.
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The #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports car, driven by Max Esterson in his first GTP outing, finished 12th with a time of 1m10.939s.
In the GT classes, AO Racing's Laurin Heinrich put the #77 "Rexy" car in fifth place on the grid for tomorrow's race, while Adam Adelson for Wright Motorsports will start from 16th place in the GTD class.
The race on the 2025 Road Atlanta will start on Saturday, October 11 at 12:10 local time / 18:10 CEST.
