IMSA: Starworks regains top spot in PC/GTD

Renger van der Zande and Alex Popow regained the top spot in Prototype Challenge practice at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca early Saturday morning, with a fastest lap of 1:20.094 in the No. 8 Starworks Oreca/Chevrolet. They were just under .2 seconds faster than CORE Autosport's Colin Braun and Jon Bennett, who still hold the fastest time of the weekend, and the only PC lap in the 1:19s, set late Friday.

The No. 52 of Robert Alon and Tom Kimber Smith was third fastest in the PR1/Mathiasen car.

In GT Daytona, the No. 23 Alex Job/Team Seattle Porsche 911 GT3 R, with drivers Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas, was on top again with a lap of 1:25.639, followed by the No. 96 BMW M6 GT3 of Turner Motorsports and drivers Bret Curtis and Jens Klingmann. Third was the No. 73 Park Place Porsche of Patrick Lindsey and Jorg Bergmeister.

All four IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classes begin qualifying for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix Presented by Mazda at 4:30 p.m. ET today.