Thursday's opening practice session for Motul Petit Le Mans began on damp, drying track soaked by overnight rains. Mild temperatures of 60 degrees and overcast skies kept speeds from reaching their ultimate potential, and for much of the session, LMP2 cars led the lap times as the GTP car struggled .
Proton Competition's reach in the world of motorsports continues to expand. A longtime competitor in WEC GTE, and the team running WeatherTech Racing's Mercedes AMG in GTD PRO in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Proton expanded to include the full schedule of European Le Mans Series in 2.
Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella drove the #79 Mercedes-AMG GT3 to the checkered flag finishing first in class, scoring the team's third victory of the seaso
It was a great day to be in a Mercedes AMG at Indy, and less so to be a polesitter as WeatherTech Racing and Winward Racing took the respective victories in GTD PRO and GTD in the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.